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Avoid Russian minibuses

by Saagar

Of all the vehicle breakdowns witnessed in Mongolia (more than in any country I've been to), the most-stranded vehicle was this, the Russian minibus or van. If you are offered a tour in these ones by a travel agent, ensure you are staying on a much-frequented and preferably paved (and not-so-pot-holed) road. This one did not only have old reserve tires (plural), but also an extra axel brought as reserve. Didn't help much; according to the passengers, this was the 3rd severe breakdown in a week, and they were two days behind schedule. Operated by a well-known tourist agency recommended by other VT members!

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A "Russian Jeep" and driver-mechanic!

by Saagar

Do not leave home without it!By the help of a travel agent or through networking, get hold of a sturdy "Russian Jeep" and a driver who can also do wire/chewing-gum mechanical work en route. You will secure a successful trip around Mongolia. There are per kilometer rates, or on longer trips and off the main roads and after some negotiation, day rates. Food for the driver and fuel should be included in the fare. If you plan for 100 USD per day you should be ok. Once you share this between 3-4 passengers, you are doing real well. Avoid the Russian-made minibuses that are likely to break down any time.

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Horse riding

by anzzz

A good means of transportation in Mongolia is a horse. They are plentiful and not too expensive to buy or to rent. As I'm not an experienced horse rider, we just went for a short one-hour tour and that was totally enough for me! The general rent price level for a horse and the equipment for one hour was 1-2 USD.Just bear in mind that should you hurt yourself while riding the horse (or even camel...) the nearest doctor can be several hours ride/drive away.

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Difficulties of moving around in Mongolia

by anzzz

The roads being almost non-existent, you can easily get stuck. Luckily for our Russian car even this situation wasn't too bad and we managed to continue our way. As soon as we had got stuck and came out of the car for a while, the little boy on the little horse came from somewhere to wonder what was happening. I don't think there are often events like this taking place in his neighbourhood :)

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Roads in Mongolia...missing!

by anzzz

The countryside of Mongolia is fantastic. In fact the whole country comprises of more or less countryside, the capital Ulan Bator is the only real city. If you only see Ulan Bator, you haven't seen anything of Mongolia!There aren't too many roads in Mongolia, so travelling is slow and inconvenient. There is almost no public transportation so in fact the only way to move around is to rent a car and a driver.

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Horseback

by sachara

On our way from Khujirt to Karakorum we met these three horsemen. Our busdriver stopped, just to say hello to the horsemen and for a small chat.Horses are the pride of Mongolia. There are not many nomads in the country, who haven't learn to ride a horse as soon they can walk.The horse is still one of the most important means of transportation in the countryside, like it allready is for thousands years. The last decades some countrymen also have acquired a motorbike, but most still use horses.Horses, galopping across the steppe, is that not one of the images you got, when thinking of Mongolia ??

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Ride in the grasslands

by sachara

The 54 KM long track from Khujirt to Karakorum (Kharkorin) is rather rough. Sometimes there were even five tracks leading up the grass hills. Our busdriver was used to drive this kind of tracks. Sometimes there was no track or he just found his way through the grasslands, as if he was riding his horse.The route was very scenic in a green flat or shelving landscape with amazing skies. We saw a lot of marmots, hawks, falcons and some cranes. Sometimes we saw a small group of gers with horses, cows, goats, sheep or yaks around. I enjoyed this ride in this wonderful environment, so for me it could last for hours.

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Trans-Mongolia Railway

by sachara

We came to Mongolia overland, by train.The Trans-Mongolian leaves from Moscow at Tuesday evening and arrives in Ulaanbaatar at Sunday morning. We descended In Ulaanbaatar, while the train continued to Beijing, arriving there at Monday afternoon. The train coming from Moscow is a Russian train. We had a compartment for four persons. In every carriage is hot water available for making tea. For each carriage there are fixed times to visit the restarauant car, the first days a Russian one and at the Mongolian border a Mongolian one.

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Plane on the steppe

by sachara

In Mongolia are 81 airports of which 31 permanent ones. Only 8 have a paved runway. The pilots use landmarks for navigation, so there are no flights with a lot of fog.We had a domestic flight with MIAT, the major internal airline, from Ulaanbaatar to Khujirt. The flight was 45 minutes in a small plane for 50 persons. The plane was very old, it smelled terribly, the tyres had no profile, the seatbelts couldn't be closed, my seat couldn't stay in the upright position, the wall just beside my seat became very hot.I tried to relax and enjoy the beautifull landscape.Then the door at the rear opened up a bit with a lot of noise. Somebody ran from the cockpit to that door, trying to fix it. I felt relieved, when we could land, allthough we saw no airstrip. There was just grassland and a bus, waiting for us. It looked like the pilots and the busdrivers fly and ride in the steppe, as if they are...

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Horse-Camel

by archan4698

Its possible to horseback ride around Mongolia as much or as little as you wish. Many Tours offer horseback trips as part of the excursion to the hoodorr(countryside, I think my mongolian is slipping). Some people wish to solo it around on their own with a horse, which is also possible. However a few tips, In October the weather drops dramtically to freezing, make sure you and your ride are prepared. To buy a horse is about 100 dollars and up. You will prolly have to have a mongolian bargian for you, as the seller will not want to part with their strongest, tamest horses. If you get a horse, please make stops whenever you can to a local ger you encounter, they will be very interested in a horse-riding foreigner. Its a good idea to bring some small gifts as well, cheap pocket knives, post cards, lighters, tea, or other practical gifts.

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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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