Mongolia , Tashanta to Olgii Advice!!

[klausmong1]

Just an advice for travellers to be a bit carefull on the way from the border to Olgii

There are some small villages and if you stop there you are surrounded by young mongolian males right away.

And then they start asking about how much travellers you coulkd see at the border, how much your bike is worth, how much money you have and so on.

For me it was soon clear that I have to be double aware of them.

And I moved a few meters further because I did not want to deal with them.

And then they try to give you advice, the will tell you that blue wulf ger camp is closed and they have better tips.

After we left, some things were stolen from a bike ( tools )
Another driver recogniced a male, who bought a bike from him a year ago after an accident ( and later he came up and wanted money back because the bike was "not good" ) Stupid Ass.

And what they also do:
they call a few people in Olgii which wait for you at the entrance and want to bring you in a small and very simple ( but cheap 7 5$ ) Ger camp.

And If you stay there they know all about you!!!

And what also happened to a friend of us, he did not want to go to Olgii and start the northern route right away. So they told him it is to late and he should stay with them in the small village and can have cheap room.

But he wanted to leave so they told him a way where they knew they would not come through and retourne to theyr place.
He was just smart enough and knew that this way would not work out.

So thes guys are real bastards and better not stop there and if they come just leave.

If you want a good place so the Blue Wulf ger camp in Olgii is 10$ with breakfast and WiFi and Showers ( no, I am not dealing with them, I just like the place )
And you can change money to a fair rate and get help and mostly meet other travellers.
And have safe parking for your bike.

Generally i was in this area now 2 times, 2013 and 2015.
With the Kazhak people around Olgii I had a lot of bad expirience.
A lot of stealing, betraiing and being really unfriendly.
They really try to rip off tourists if possible.
1st year I thought this might be just a bad experience, but if the same happens the 2nd year and to many other bikers, I think this is more likely there a regular thing.

As soon you exit this area everyone ( or mostly everyone ) is friendly again.

Another story:
At the border in Kosh Agach/Tashanta we went with our bikes in front of the line like we did in every other country before ( we were 4 bikers and met before the border )
It came almost to a serious fight because some Mongolian Kazhaks had really a big problem that we did that.
We had the choice of fighting or just backing up and try later again.
Even the russian border guards did not understand what the Kazhaks did.

ANd by the way, Kazhak people in Kazhakstan I really liked, they have been friendly everywhere to me, but nut in Mongolia.