Who are we in Mongolia
At Fishing Mongolia
Fishing Mongolia is a department of Happy Camel Tours & Expeditions who is specialised in fishing and hunting tours and trips. Happy Camel grew out of a long experience of travelling in Mongolia and meeting many Mongolians. When Bernard first arrived in 1996 as agricultural engineer, he learned how society lived and worked.
In 1999, with the support of Francis , he formed a bread baking company which is well known by tourist and the expat which is "Chez Bernard" Café – Tea Room. As many tourists asked for tours, advice and logistical support, the idea rapidly came to enlarge the range of activities. Happy Camel was formed in 2001 in order to fulfil the dreams of the curious adventurer.
Today we have a dedicated Happy Camel - team of translators, guides, drivers and other contacts throughout the country who will be happy to assist you while travelling in Mongolia. Also we have at our disposal all the needed equipment and infrastructure to offer our guest an adequate logistical support. To be in the heat of the action, our main office is located in Ulaanbaatar.
Happy Camel aims to offer its guests a great experience of expedition travel where "en rout" meetings and actions differentiate its tours from others. We are aware of the consequences tourism can have on a country, all our tours are organised with due respect for people, culture and nature.
Surf around our web site to learn more about what Happy Camel can offer you and don't hesitate to Contact Us for any further information.
The Staff of Happy Camel
Bernard
Bernard van der Haegen graduated as Agricultural Engineer from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) in 1994. After his studies he travelled for one year through India, Nepal and Tibet. From 1996 until 1998 he worked in Mongolia as engineer for several development organisations. Through his many fields missions he acquired a good understanding of the Mongolian people, their culture and their economy. Throughout the years he learned the local language he speaks today without any problem. In 1999, with the help of Francis de Beir, he founded the bread making company and the well-known "Chez Bernard" Café – Tea Room. Expansion went on and in 2001 he founded Happy Camel.
Francis
Francis de Beir graduated as Doctor of Law from the University of Ghent. He made a career in the textile business. He advised us a lot while creating Happy Camel and still today he's a good source of help.
Timur
Timur, grew up along the Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia. In 1992 he moved to Ulaanbaatar in order to start his university studies. In 1997 he graduated as mining engineer from the Technical University of Mongolia. For more than 3 years he worked as engineer for Bumbax golg mining company. In the summer of 2001 he guided several tourist groups. Today he's the manager of Happy Camel's "Extreme Travel" "Fishing" branches and "Hunting" branches. He speaks Mongolian, Russian and English.
Daka
Daka was born in 1979 in Ulaanbaatar. She graduated from high school in 1996 after what she interred the Mongolian Technical University where she studied Food Technology. After her studies she left for the USA where she improved her English during a period of 1 year. Since she's back from the USA she has been working for Happy Camel, first as a guide, now manager of Happy Camel's "Travel companies" branch. She organised all tours for foreign travel companies we work with.
Otgon
Otgon, born in Zavkhan Aimag moved with her parents to Khatgal where she grew up along the shores of the Hovsgol Lake. In 1996 she entered the Mongolian National University in Ulaanbaatar where she studied Russian, English and German for 4 years. After her graduation in 2000 she spend 1 year in Germany improving her languages. Today she's working as manager of Happy Camel's "Budget Travel" branch.
Chimgee
She first worked as waitress for "Chez Bernard Café" in Ulaanbaatar. She now studies "Tourism" at the Mongolian National University. During the summer months she runs "Happy Guesthouse" in Ulaanbaatar. She considers her job as a training in the field of tourism. She has contacts with foreigners and has a good chance to improve her English.
Some more staff
We have a whole range of drivers, guides and cooks.
We also have specialised people for our horse riding, trekking, fishing, canoe, camel and mountain bike tours
Timur, Puugi (guide), Bernard
Ganguu (driver)
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