The formation of the Gobi Desert is closely tied to tectonic and climatic forces. When the Indian subcontinent collided with Eurasia millions of years ago, the Himalayan mountain range rose skyward.

After breakfast, fly over a vast steppe to Dalanzadgad. This is the gateway to the Gobi desert, comprised of mountains, sand dunes and fossil beds. Upon arrival, you will meet our drivers and ...

I was sat on a mountainside in the middle of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, as the sun fell below the horizon. Below me lay a stunningly beautiful oasis, where I hoped to catch a glimpse of the ...

The region boasts unique and diverse natural landscapes, with oases dotting the Gobi Desert to the south of the eastern Tianshan Mountains, and forests and grasslands sprawling across the northern ...

To one side are the city limits, to the other the eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains, a 200km-long divider separating the southern flanks of Inner Mongolia’s Gobi Desert and arid – yet ...