Thirsty Horse Mongolia LLC
Last update: 17th January 2026
21st March: Spring Equinox Opening Ceremony at THM (also on-line)
Motorcycling in Mongolia begins on 1st April: Open Day at THM (on-line)
One to three day treks in Tov Aimag.
A relaxed, Central Mongolia trek focused on our light dualsport bikes.
21st June: Mid Summer Celebration
Mongolia's premier festival, featuring wrestling, archery and horse riding
Our own Jesse (James) Thomas and William (The Kid) Knight, invite you for a full 10 day week of fun and adventure, coordinated with the Nadaam Festival. ADV bikes.
Focused on India-Mongolia Friendship, but all are welcome.
Following on from the India-Mongolia Friendship Week
Yes, the Red Devil is alive and well, living with us, and heading for redemption. This is a very special trip. Deep desert zen.
21st September: Red Devil Closure and Equinox Party, back in Nisekh
Zuunmod, Mansushir Monastery, Tonukuk Stel, Chingis Khan Statue Complex, Terelj N.P., Gachurt Ger camp and feast with musical entertainment. Exploring the forests with a picnic lunch. Tool River Road to Altabulag Els for camp, practice, exploring and barbeque.
Tool Gol River Road, Altanbuleg Els,, Khustsain N.P., Bagaa Gazarin Chuluu, Mandalgobi, Ikh Gazarrin Chuluu, Ancient fort. Tonyukuk Stel, Ghengis Khan Statue Complex, Terelj N.P. Gachurt ger camp for an evening meal and traditional music concert. Gachurt forest exploration and picnic lunch.
Hosted and led by Jesse and William, a full 10 day week of motorcycling adventure: exploration, wild camping, barbeques, riding instruction and practice sessions, and a programme of entertainment.
A very international week. All welcome.
The Izh Planetta, a 350cc Russian motorcycle, appeared in "The Long Way Round" documetary by featureing Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boreman, but then everyboy knows that. Now it lives with us - and the story continues.
We run 3 fleets: Light ADV, Light Dual Sport and Classic Dual Sports.
CF Moto 450 MTs and Royal Enfield Mark II Himalayans.
Voge 300 Rally - the staple of our fleet.
We are proudly building a classic fleet. Currently featuring Honda 650cc Dominators and Royal Enfield Mark I (410cc) Himalayans.
CF Lite 230cc and Loncin 200cc. lighter and lower dual sports. Great to ride and freindly. Good ladies bikes too.
A big part of our approach. We keep 3 Loncin 200s specifically set up for training in difficult conditions.
THM was founded in 2008 by Anthony and Urtaa promarily as an adventure tourism company but also promoting Mnogolian cultural activoties. We first offered motorcycling trekking with Chinese made 250cc dual sports, now all retired. Then rebuilt a fleet of Ural and Dneiper sidecar outfits with the help of British friends and enthousasts.
There is a special love of Uaz jeeps, which are used as support vehicles and a dedicated self-drive jeep trekking activity is planned for 2027. Activities were interrupted by the Covid period but now we are back. Jesse Thomas and William Knight helped with the initial set up, back in 2009, re-united with the company in Mongolia in 2025, and are now set to lead a dedicated trek session annually, starting in 2026.
The name comes from the book "The Thirsty Horse of Mongolia", written by Anthony Sansom. The book featured an introduction by Damdingin Deberel, MP for Hovd Aimag, was illustrated by six Mongolian professional artists and and national schools competition, and won the Writer's Notes 1st Prize for junior adult fiction published in the USA in 2008.
Founders: Anthony Sansom. A life time adventurer, author, videographer and musician. Urtnasan Jambaa. A Mongolian national steeped in the culture and history of her country. Urtaa researches and prepares our historical and cultural events.
Mongolian trekking is all about distance and remoteness, control of pace, margins of safety, and how to survive when it all goes wrong and you find yourself alone. All of our trekking actvities include an element of training for confidence and improvement. We will support you fully, but we also want to set you free.
We are a family. We are not just selling motorbike rides, we are promoting an approach to life: Travel adventure for discovery, experience and fun, and we are making friends with like minded people. If that is you, then we want you to join our family.
Everyone who undertakes an activity with us gets a THM log book, which is for life. Come back anytime and do some more trekking with us, and the more experience you have, the more we will trust you and support you.
Internationally: Partly to promote the company, partly just for fun, and definitely so that we can meet with you: we organise some modest promotional events internationally. We love everyone, but we have special historical ties with India, Korea, France, Greece, Hong Kong, the UK, Canada, the USA, Australia, and of course our neighbours Russia and China.
Thirsty Horse Mongolia LLC, ATb 2 - 5, Khan Uul 10, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia. Tel: +976-85601-2806
