Sep 25, 2020 - ACCOMMODATION

Accommodations The Chinggis Khan airport is located 10 kilometers away from the city. There are many hotels and motels on the main road in the Ulaanbaatar city. Also some people rent their houses for the tourists. Another option is guests could drive to the “Terelj National Park” and rent lodge there. It takes about 80km from the airport. There are many ger camps ( ger - a traditional yurt). HOTELS/RESORTS Name Category Cost Amenities Audience Stars Ulaanbaatar Hotel Hotel 76$ Dining room. Restaurant, gym Right in the middle of the city,...

Sep 18, 2020 - Transportation

Transportation GETTING TO YOUR LOCATION The main transportations in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia are air travel, ground travel and rail travel. Air: There is only “Chinggis Khaan International Airport” currently working and new airport is at the end of its construction. It is located 15.2 km away from the center of the city and it takes 33 minutes to go by car. However, it depends on the traffic. Miat Mongolia Airlines, Aero Mongolia, Hunnu Air are the domestic airlines and Aeroflot, Korean Air, Air Chine and Turkish Airlines offers scheduled...

Sep 14, 2020 - INTRODUCTION

LOCATION Mongolia is a country that located between China and Russia. There are only these 2 countries in the border of Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar is the capital city and it is in the slightly east of the center of Mongolia. It is the biggest and most populated city. HISTORY In history, there is a research that capital city has moved 28 times between 1640-1855. It is because of the nomadic traditional life style. People used to set a religious leader as the head of the country and every time the head of the country changes, they move the...

Sep 3, 2017 - Ulan Bataar to Temnik

Our final day in Mongolia. This morning we went on a city tour of Ulan Bataar, which took in some of the more outlying attractions of Ulan Bataar. We started with Gandan Khiid, the largest monastery in Ulan Bataar. No photos allowed inside as the monks were performing a 3 hour chanting ceremony. The monastery seemed fairly plain and basic in contrast to other Buddhist monasteries in Asia. However, Buddhism was outlawed by the communist regime, so has only been actively practised again since 1990, with 60% of the population being Buddhist. A...

Sep 2, 2017 - Terelj National Park to Ulan Bataar

Raining this morning which put a dampener on our archery lessons, but still gave it a go. I wasn’t very good – our Mongolian guide called me a princess and agreed I should stick to making dumplings. On our way back to Ulan Bataar we stopped in the national park to see some yaks. This afternoon is a free afternoon in the city. A bit of a museum afternoon. Visited the National Museum of Mongolia which was really interesting, covering Mongolian history from the Bronze Age to current day. Discovered a lot I didn’t know such as involvement in...

Sep 1, 2017 - Ulan Bataar to Terelj National Park

Drove out in a mini bus to the Terelj National Park passing through the suburbs of Ulan Bataar on the way. We are staying in the National Park in a ger camp – not as touristy as I had expected but not really an authentic experience either. Quite comfortable with 3 people to a ger. In the afternoon there were 2 different hiking options: a 1 hour hike or a 2-3 hour hike (10km). We are at 1600m altitude, so while not high enough for altitude sickness, high enough to make breathing more difficult and climbing hills more of a struggle. 4 of us...

Aug 31, 2017 - Chinese/Mongolian Border to Ulan Bataar

I think we all had a sleep in this morning after our long night at the border. We continued through the Mongolian steppes until we reached Ulan Bataar at 1430hrs. Changed some currency at the station before going on a quick orientation walk around the city centre. 2 million people live in the capital in a relatively small area and there is no metro system, resulting in heavy traffic congestion. The architecture is a peculiar mix of styles including extremely modern, Soviet era ugliness and more classical styles. Around the edges of the city...

Jul 15, 2017 - 15th July - last day in Mongolia

We started the day by hiring the guesthouse driver to take us to the Museum for Intelligence. When we arrived, it was closed - 3000 tugriks for nothing! So we walked along Chinggis Avenue, and over Peace Bridge, to the Winter Palace. This was definitely a highlight of my time in Mongolia. It used to be a monastery, and now is a museum - very controversial for the locals. Fascinating buildings, intricate art works, a museum of weapons, one building (that was the home) set up with period furniture and thrones, carriages, and clothes. Also a...

Jul 14, 2017 - Bus back to Ulaan Baator

Today was an 8 hour bus trip from Tsetserleg back to Ulan Baator This is our shiny red bus that took us today. This is a town that we passed (view from my window) Another view of the countryside from my window

Jul 13, 2017 - Mountain bike riding

Today we hired mountain bikes and set out to explore the district on our own. We rode to a river 5km away. The area was really beautiful. The ride was not our favourite time of our holiday. In Mongolia, a man makes his own road - literally. It was so bumpy!! The actually riding was very easy as the district is fairly flat. I had not ridden a mountain bike before, and although very different to my bike at home, th large wheels were great. The bikes also had 21 gears - a step up from my 3 gears at home. We were also fortunate to have...

Jul 12, 2017 - Hiking

Today was basically filled with a hike up a valley that started near town. There was a stream that we crossed many times. A visit to a stuffed animal museum before the climbing started. It was a good walk, with great views. We discovered some small waterfalls. In the afternoon we met 2 interesting couples. The first was a German couple who live in London. They are pushbike riding from from Sydney to London. They left Sydney two years ago. They have seen so many interesting things, that they spent one year in Australia, and another year...

Jul 11, 2017 - Naadam second and final day

Gordon has given me permission to post this email he wrote yesterday - I thought it described our day very well: Went to national festival today (Naadam). Weird wrestling, weird dancing, weird singing, various games and archery - where the judges stood next to the targets(!) and, in some cases, actually tried to snatch the flying arrows out of the air! The big event is the finish of a long horse-ride - kids ride a very long way bareback(!) with no protective gear, and thunder over the finish line. A very tough and unforgiving path to...