Gaya's Guest House

Cut a long story short, initially when Mongolia came to my mind it was all vast land w nothing but horses and gers then I figured there's desert too! (Don't let the blue sky fool you, it was freezing cold some night -20 degrees!) So i had to go see for myself, but the problem was where do i even begin to plan this, and that's when I found the gem of a person, Gaya!✨️ As I solo travel, I enjoy meeting and listening to stories where, despite many struggles and hardships in life, they didn't give up and created something amazing! That person was Gaya in Mongolia for me. It was her childhood dream to be a guide, but language was an issue along w other problems but after many years, her dream was finally alive and like me, many people have stayed at her guest house, and she has helped hundreds of people for their Mongolian trip. So it's not just a guest house, but she can also help plan or arrange an itinerary that suits you 🙌 Also, safety is number 1 for me as a solo female traveller, and she ensured I felt safe and at home throughout my trip. Kept me warm day and night, fed me good healthy food, and I got to experience staying in a ger with a local nomadic family eating staple nomadic meals and milk tea! #bucketlist more coming soon Shout out to @gayasguesthouse.mongolia for such a special memory. If you are considering visiting Mongolia, feel free to email with your time and budget. I suggest only serious enquiries as you can understand she is a busy woman running a business. All the details and Mongolia travel itinerary is published on the blog. link in bio.

Gaya is the real deal! She is a strong, kind, friendly and helpful host to all travelers. It is clear she loves what she does and takes great joy in meeting people from around the world. Gaya will coordinate different excursions for the interested traveler as well as assist with and coordinate bus rides to and from UB. Oh, and we were lucky enough to cross paths with her daughter the day before she left for UB to study at a University. What an intelligent, kind girl! Thank you for everything, Gaya!

I truly enjoyed my stay at Gaya’s apartment. It is in the center of Kharkhorin close to attractions, restaurants, and markets. Gaya and her family are such a wonderful hosts. They greeted me with smile and with so much kindness. The communication prior to arrival was great. They’ve arranged everything for me from airport pick up to planning my itineraries on my entire visit to Mongolia. I had such a wonderful experience visiting the country because of Gaya, she prepared meals for the road, breakfast at her apartment and even made soup in the evening, shared some vodka and horse milk. Through her I got to meet other local families and enjoyed lunch with them and I enjoyed the beauty of nature in Mongolia through all the activities that she meticulously planned. Her husband Togi was such an amazing driver, he ensured we navigated and arrived safely to our destinations through unpaved and rocky roads. I also got to meet their daughter Nomi who is very sweet. They are such a lovely family. I highly recommend Gaya’s guesthouse and apartment if you are visiting Kharkhorin in central Mongolia. I give them a five star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gaya and family, thank you so much for opening your home and for everything. I will see you all again. Take care!

Gaya’s place is the best! We stayed for 3 nights in one of the gers. (Ages 55, 17, 15.) it was very comfortable, very clean & very cheap (by UK standards). Gaya is a quite remarkably helpful person & very welcoming. She arranged private transportation from UB, and, for return to UB, booked bus tickets for us and delivered us to the bus station. She also took postage to the post-office for us. I heard she even writes destination signs for hitch-hikers who can’t write or speak Mongolian. He daughter, who also helps guests, seems to speak English as fluently as Gaya. Karakoram is super-interesting historically and the walking is great. Gaya’s place is the perfect base for all of this.