Trans Gobi

Nomadic Road's August 2025 Trans Gobi expedition was a 2,900-kilometre overland crossing of Mongolia's southern desert, the longest distance of any of the company's Gobi routes. The convoy worked through dirt roads and extended sand-dune sections, threading across the country south to north and west to east in ways that few overland operators attempt. The Gobi is Asia's largest desert, and the Trans Gobi format is built for travellers who want the route at full scale. August is peak summer in Mongolia, with long bright days, cool nights and the country at its most populated by nomadic families on summer pasture. The 2025 group included several returning Nomadic Road participants and a handful of first-timers drawn specifically by the distance. Driving days were long, often nine or ten hours, and several stages involved navigating by GPS across open valley floor with no road at all. The convoy fanned out across gravel plains, picking lines independently, then regrouping at the next waypoint. Wildlife and culture punctuated the route. Bactrian camels appeared regularly, the two-humped kind native to Mongolia. Gazelles spooked at distance. The convoy stopped at several nomadic camps to share tea and dried curd. One unexpected afternoon involved an extended visit with a family of eagle hunters in the western fringe of the route. By the end of the 2,900 kilometres, the August 2025 Trans Gobi expedition had delivered Mongolia at the deepest, most off-grid scale Nomadic Road runs. The Trans Gobi format is not for first-time overlanders, but for travellers ready to commit, it is one of the catalogue's defining routes.