If you are in contact with us to customize your tour, you are already aqcuainted with Zak. An Eagle Scout, a culture buff, and an avid traveler, Zak loves life-changing experiences and has a passion to teach and share those experiences with anyone he can.

After graduating from University, Zak had his first cultural immersion when he moved to an island in rural Japan. After four years and wanting more, he joined the United States Peace Corps and was sent to a small town in western Mongolia. He spent two years living with a family in a Mongolian yurt and worked in education and youth development. Much like Japan, he completely immersed himself in the culture and customs of his local community, becoming fluent in the Mongolian and proficient with the morin khuur (horse head fiddle) and Khoomii (Mongolian throat singing). After completing his service, Zak worked as a business development manager for a foreign investment real estate firm in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

Realizing that rural Mongolia was where his heart remained, Zak recruited Tudevee in founding Big Mongolia Travel and hasn't looked back since. Zak has a passion for working on projects that can benefit the local wildlife and endangered species. Ask him how you would like to be involved!