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  Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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  • Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
      Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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  • Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
      Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Terelj a week trip

by Tulka

Gorkhi Terelj National park is well known for it?fs Strange shaped beautiful rock formations This is a very convenient recreation area to spend few days?BThe river valleys, Blooming flowers, forest, Rocky summits, and impressive color combination of meadow attract thousand of people every year, from the beginning of the June until late September it?fs normally very crowded and seems there are more tourists than the locals,,In addition to wonderful scenery it offers quite many interesting places to visit. Aryapala Buddist meditation temple which is high on a mountain, One hundred lama cave which has a small hidden space inside , During the time of purge monks gather there all together secretly and do buddhist ceremonies. Lama stone which has a shape of Monk reading a book, and the Turtle rock is the most prominent one,Horse riding, and Hiking around the granite rocky mountains are the...

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Karakorum

by iwys

Karakorum was the capital of the Mongol Empire and the site of the country's first Buddhist temple and lamasery.Although it is believed that Ghengis Khan had his main tented encampment there and that he proposed the idea of building a great city, there is no concrete proof of that. The city was actually founded by his son and successor, Ogedei Khan in 1229.It temporarily lost its importance when Kublai Khan moved his capital to Beijing, but later khans reaffirmed its preeminence.The great lamasery of Erdene Zuu was established there in 1586. It was reduced to rubble by warring tribes, but it is still the most important archaeological site in Mongolia.

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The Three Beautiful Mountains

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Gurvan Saixan Yi or, the Three Beautiful Mountains, is a legendary Gobi oasis.It's at the eastern end of the Altai mountain range, which forms a vertical rock barrier along the northern edge of the Gobi Desert.It is not a conventional, Saharan style of oasis, with palm trees, but a narrow rock gorge cut into a sheer wall of metamorphic rock.The sides of the gorge are vertical, but there are rock ledges with clumps of stunted juniper. The bottom of the gorge, which only sees the sun when it is directly overhead, is filled with snow and ice. There are hundreds of small birds and animals lapping at the edges of the melting ice.I saw, jerboas, rabbits, snow finches and a solitary Great Rosefinch. Higher up, I saw Argali mountain sheep, Griffon Vultures, Black Vultures and a nest of lammergeiers, some of the biggest birds in the world, which feed on bone marrow by carrying bones high up into...

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Stay in a yurt

by iwys

Most Mongolians really do live in yurts, known locally as gers. They are warm and snug. There is a central stove, fuelled by dried animal dung, as there no trees on the steppes.Even around the capital city there are yurt suburbs.You can rent a yurt at South Gobi Tourist Camp, if you really want to get away from it all. If you find that you just can't live without one, it is possible to buy one, ship it back home and erect it in your back garden. A friend of mine did that.

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The Gobi Desert

by iwys

You can fly down to the Gobi Desert from Ulaanbaatar and stay in a yurt at South Gobi tourist camp. Male travellers, however, should not attempt to ride the two-humped, bactrian camels, whilst wearing tight jeans.Most of Gobi is a hard gravel plain, which you can drive across in a jeep. As well as the camels, you may see coveys of sandgrouse.

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Visit the lamas

by iwys

Some of the most beautiful buildings in Mongolia are the Tibetan-style lamaseries. The biggest is Gandan, in the suburbs of U.B. Entrance is free.Walk around and turn every prayer wheel that you see. You will send someone's prayer to heaven. People attach their prayers to the wheels on little pieces of paper.

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Camel Trekking

by Tulka

Gobi is one of the featured destination, A place of everlasting peace, two humped Bactrian Camels are grazing in a middle of nowhere will really admire everybody, They are huge and even you get very closer to them they don't cake and keep eating the Saxual tree, Camels are very calm animal and the steps are slow and amazing comfortable, you will see them with very well decorated saddle which can keep you safely.Camels are get used to be mounted from the left side the hardest part to get on it is to get up and set down with a camel. Camels never listen anyone else except the owner and when the herder say **SUG SUG** and pull the rope which is in a nose they just lay down and wait for he to get on them. You could easily find camels by 7-10$ from the Tourist camp and less cheap from the locals.Most of the tour companies, travels agencies and tour operators organize camel trekking around...

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SUKHBAATAR SQUARE

by kiwigal_1

Sukhbaatar was the hero of the revolution. This square is named after him. Pictured are Batenkh - (my host family) and I infront of his memorial statue. The State Parliament house borders one side of the square.

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See A Yurt built

by hjohnso4

It is quite amazing by any standard to see how quickly a 3-5 man team can put up or tear down a yurt. The nomadic way of life is a given in most of Mongolia but you will not appreciate what a perfect dwelling the yurt is for such a lifestyle until you see one torn down, transported and rebuilt.

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Gobi Desert

by hjohnso4

Its endless, but not so barren in many spots as you would believe. There is game to be seenI travelled through the region south of Gobi-Altai City, in and around the south-eastern edge of the Altai Mountain range. The travel is brutally rough, espacially as you pass through the mountain ranges. Your back may not thank you after a 9-hour day of driving, driving, bumping....

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The Continental Hotel  Ulaanbaatar

 1 Review and 23 Opinions  during my stay in UB I was completely cought of guard by this hotel. now they have a new fitness... 

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Chinggis Khaan Hotel  Ulaanbaatar

 1 Review and 46 Opinions  Very good high end hotel. Modern, recently built. Very good service. We went there with very low... 

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Bayangol Hotel  Ulaanbaatar

 2 Reviews and 69 Opinions  I stayed here for a couple of nights - the first and last night’s of my Mongolian tour. This 4-star... 

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Q:  We have the opportunity of visiting Ulaanbaator for two days in December this year. Could anyone tell me how difficult it is to... 

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A: That depends, do you know what -20 to -30 C fells like? The locals are used to it. Just because it's cold, doesn't mean the whole city goes into hibernation. Things are... 

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