Zendmen Travel aims to recruit the best guides, drivers and cooks. We select our guides based on their enthusiasm in tourism, level of knowledge and interpersonal skills. Upon selection, we undertake a serious training course before we send them on their apprenticeship under tour leader’s supervision. Therefore, we proudly assign well trained and experienced guides on our tours.
All of our drivers are skilled off-road drivers and have driven the toughest expedition routes through difficult mountain terrain, sand dunes, marsh forest and across rivers. In addition, many of them are talented at spotting wild animals in the countryside and are good mechanics, in the rare event of minor failures of vehicles.
Our expedition cooks may offer you pleasant surprises occasionally during our tours and expeditions in Mongolia’s countryside. Whether you are vegetarian or vegan, our cooks can easily prepare delicious meals from selected expedition menu. As an ethical tour operator, we source meat and vegetables from the areas where we are travelling as much as we can.
Tuya -Tour Leader
Tuya graduated as an French and English translator and teacher in 1999. She is one of our most experienced tour leaders, and is an active hiker who has travelled all over Mongolia. She began working for MXP in 2004, combining her career as a guide with that of a teacher, mother, and is a caring figure on our trips.
Tsengel – Tour Guide
Tsengel trained as a professional tour guide with the Mongolian Guide Association, and is also a student of finance and economics. She is an experienced trekker and has travelled extensively, guiding tours around Lake Khovsgol, Kharkhorin, the Gobi Desert and western Mongolia. In addition she is a talented violinist, and always popular with our clients on tours.
Zolo – Operational Co-ordinator
Zolo has been with us since 2013, and handles all day-to-day arrangements to make sure that your trip runs smoothly. He has a degree in bussiness management from the Seruuleg University of Mongolia. He speaks English and his cheerful nature and talent for singing make him great company on our trips.
Gerelee – Expedition Cook
Gerle is a great cook. Her creative expedition menu and meticulous attention to food safety always impress our clients. Her treats may be as simple as a hot tea or coffee in your tent, or a range of fresh salads or French tartiflet on your camp dining-table. She has even been known to surprise guests with a birthday cake in the middle of the Gobi Desert.
