MONGOLIA REWILD YOUR MIND

MONGOLIA

REWILD YOUR MIND

1–15 August 2026

Beyond silence, within yourself.

After the success of the Atacama Rewild Your Mind, the collaboration between Willy Mulonia and Andrea Bariselli returns in 2026 with a new, extraordinary journey.
This time, the destination is Mongolia, a land under The Great Blue Sky where the horizon seems endless and silence becomes a living presence to dwell in.

A journey designed for those who wish to slow down, listen, and reconnect with themselves through direct experience of landscape, body, and community.
An exclusive itinerary reserved for 8 participants, where adventure meets awareness.

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WHY MONGOLIA

Mongolia is vastness, wind, pure open space.
Dirt tracks disappearing into the steppe, rivers to cross, smooth hills, night skies like mirrors.
It is not a place to conquer, it is a place to traverse.
An ideal environment for those seeking a deeper form of travel, where external movement speaks to internal movement.

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THE MEANING OF REWILD YOUR MIND

To Rewild Your Mind means to return to the natural, the untamed, the essential.

During the journey we will work on the connection between mind, body, and environment through the Thalea Method, led by Andrea Bariselli, including:

• presence practices
• daily journaling
• sensory observation
• moments of silence and shared reflection

A path that uses movement as a doorway into awareness, turning each stage into a fragment of one’s inner journey.

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AN AUTHENTIC EXPEDITION

As always, the experience will be led by Willy Mulonia, with his vision of travel as encounter, simplicity, and respect for places and people.
By his side, Andrea Bariselli, explorer of inner deserts, will bring the psychological and contemplative dimension that made the Atacama experience truly unique.

The result is a journey that is not just crossing — it is transformation.

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TRIP DETAILS

📅 1–15 August 2026
👥 Max 8 participants
🚴‍♂️ Bikepacking expedition
🚐 Van support
🏕 Nights in tents and traditional yurts (ghers)
🌄 Routes through steppe and high plateaus
🧠 Thalea Method: neuroscience, mindfulness, journaling
🌌 Professional guidance by Willy Mulonia & Andrea Bariselli

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WHAT TO EXPECT

• the slow, steady rhythm of the steppe
• effort as a teacher
• immensity as reflection
• silence as a space of knowing
• a small group becoming a community
• nights under The Great Blue Sky so vast it reframes everything

An experience where adventure, introspection, and untamed nature converge.

Cancellation Policy

Refund and cancellation

Where, for whatever reason, one person is obliged to withdraw, the person must give written notice to Project Adventure Cycling.

Refund will be calculated with this penalty:

– In case of cancellation, an administrative fee of €300 will be charged.
– 30% of the total trip cost for cancellations up to 45 days before departure
– 40% of the total trip cost up to 30 days before departure
– 50% of the total trip cost up to 21 days before departure
– 75% of the total trip cost up to 14 days before departure
– After this date no refund will be given.

There will be no refunds for those who do not show up at the start of the trip or withdraw during the course of the tour.
There will be no refunds for those who are unable to start or complete the tour due to a lack or inaccuracy of personal travel documents (i.e Visa or Passport).

The traveller understands that some destinations pose more of a risk than other destinations due to weather conditions, socio-political situations and the geography of the region. The traveller acknowledges that factors such as, but not limited to, weather conditions, landslides, floods, flight cancellations or delays, strikes, labour issues, power failures, restrictive governmental laws or regulations, riots, insurrection, war or other (hereinafter called “Force Majeure Event”) are not the fault of Project Adventure Cycling and may hinder, delay or even prevent the Traveller’s ability to make or complete the trip. The traveller acknowledges that the Project Adventure Cycling shall not be liable to the traveller for any delay or cancellation of the trip due to a Force Majeure Event. The traveler is neither entitled to a refund nor any other payment for damages from the Project Adventure Cycling in the event that the trip is cancelled or delayed due to a Force Majeure Event. Please note that we are never responsible for any airfare ticket expenses.

Included + Non Included

The price includes

– Bike guides depending on the number of participants
– 3 nights in 4* Bayangol hotel (BB, twin/double)
– 5 nights in tourist ger camps on twin share basis plus dinner and breakfasts
– Welcome and farewell dinner in Ulaanbaatar
– Airport transfers
– Transfer from Kharkhorin to Ulaanbaatar
– A Russian van as support vehicle
– National park fees
– Travel insurance coverage
– Thalea Method: neuroscience, mindfulness, journaling
– Professional guidance by Willy Mulonia & Andrea Bariselli

The price does not include

– Meals that are not indicated
– Free camping’s night dinners and morning breakfasts
– Drinks and alcohol
– Gratuities
– Return airfare and baggage fees, bike equipment
– Excursions, extra activities
– Additional costs in case of logistical changes (extra transfers etc.)
– Anything not included in “The price includes” section

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Willy Mulonia

Founder & President

Willy Mulonia, expert lonely traveler and cyclist for more than 30 years. He made several solo expeditions, but the most important is without a doubt the 28,640 bike trip from Ushuaia (Patagonia) to Prudhoe Bay (Alaska). He raced in the Crocodile Trophy (Australia) in ’98 and the famous Iditarod Trail Invitational (ITI) in Alaska in 1999, 2000, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2022 as well as many other mountain bike stage races all over the world. In 2003 he founded the bike travel agency Progetto Avventura, now renamed Project Adventure Cycling. In 2010, with the help of all the team of PA-Cycling he created the Mongolia Bike Challenge, one of the most important MTB stage race in the world. Today you can find him guiding most the tour offered by Project Adventure Cycling.

Andrea Bariselli

Thalea Method Founder

Andrea Bariselli is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and founder of the Thalea Method. For over fifteen years, he has explored the deep connection between mind, body, and nature, integrating neuroscience, mindfulness, and immersion in extreme environments. He is the author of the podcast A Wild Mind, which has surpassed 1.5 million listens, becoming a reference point in the Italian landscape. In 2024, he published a book of the same name with Rizzoli, an inspiring journey into the connections between the brain and nature. He collaborates with athletes, companies, and research institutes worldwide, leading transformative experiences where science and spirituality meet.

THE TRACK

THE STAGES

2 August — Arrival in Ulaanbaatar

Arrival in Ulaanbaatar. Transfer to the hotel organised by PA-Cycling.

Preparation of bicycles, briefing session.

3 August — Free day in Ulaanbaatar

Free day in the city. Sightseeing and cycling tour of the city.

4 August — Stage 01 — 87 km | 990 m

The adventure begins in style, with an epic first stage in which we will cover 87 kilometres and 990 meters of accumulated altitude gain. We will enter the overwhelming Mongolian wilderness via a series of dirt tracks. As we leave the familiar civilization behind and enter the nature, we start to get used to these immense landscapes. Our sight covers more and more distance.

Tonight we will sleep in our first Ger Camp under an incredible blanket of stars.

5 August — Stage 02 — 101 km | 910 m

In the second stage of the trip we are already fully immersed in the Mongolian steppes. Today we cycle up and down continuously, gaining altitude until, at kilometre 58, we reach an altitude of 1,500 meters and begin a beautiful descent of almost 30 kilometres until we cross the Tynn River and reach our destination for the day: the second Ger Camp, which awaits us with all the comforts to help us regain our strength.

6 August — Stage 03 — 65,5 km | 670 m

Today we are facing a period of recovery. Now fully immersed in the Mongolian universe, it is quite possible that horses will greet us as we pass and that, if we look up into the sky, we will see huge eagles watching our progress.

The sensation of immensity that Mongolia gives us today is intensified by the distance and the mixture of landscapes that each small peak we conquer and each valley we cross gives us.

Today we will sleep in our tents, free camping, under the sea of stars.

7 August — Stage 04 — 71,3 km | 440 m

The fourth stage of our adventure through the Mongolian steppes takes us along tracks and paths that continue to lead us into the heart of the steppes.

The landscape changes, as does the type of terrain: we start to find sandbanks and lake areas.

At around kilometre 60 we reach Lake Tara and enter a curious and humid valley that leads us to the third Ger Camp of the trip, the one in front of the “Little Gobi”.

8 August — Stage 05 — 71,8 km | 650 m

The day starts in style: crossing the sand dunes of the “Little Gobi”. We may well have to put our feet on the ground and push the bike for a short distance. The effort will be rewarded by the incredible scenes we will pass through.

We continue along roads and tracks until, at around kilometre 40, we reach a small village called Bürd, where we will stock up on provisions for the night (which we will spend free camping) and for tomorrow’s breakfast.

9 August — Stage 06 — 73,3 km | 800 m

Shortly after we start pedalling, we pass through the small village of Yesönüil, where we will stock up on provisions for the day and for the night, which we will spend again in free camping.

Today we pass the Sangiin Dalai nuur lake and enter a slightly more mountainous area. We will be over 2000 metres and camp at 1900 metres above sea level.

10 August — Stage 07 — 85,2 km | 670 m

Our seventh stage takes us, on a gentle descent (where we will also have to face some ascent) to the meeting point of the great valley where the fourth Ger Camp awaits us, with open arms and a hot meal.

Today we will notice how the landscape is changing and the seas of the steppes begin to be surrounded by mountains.

11 August — Stage 08 — 83,8 km | 1200 m

Last stage of the journey. Today we will cover the 84 kilometres that separate us from Kharkhorin. It is an epic journey that takes us up rivers and valleys to a wooded peak from where we can see our goal, the ancient capital of Mongolia and once the centre of the known world.