Beautiful Places in Mongolia

Travel To Mongolia
Karakorum

Mongolia’s ancient capital, Kharakhorum, Chinggis Khaan’s fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the Orkhon valley, at the crossroads of the Silk Road. It was from there that the Mongol Empire governed, until Khubilai Khaan moved it to Beijing. The symbolic ruins of Kharakhorum (Harhorin), monumental walls (400 m of length) with 108 stupas, surround the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia Erdene Zuu Monastery, built in 1586. In 1792, it housed 62 temples and 10,000

lamas; since 1990, it has become an active monastery again. Turtles carved from the stone marked the boundaries of the  complex. Nearby, Turkish monuments and rock inscriptions erected in 8-9th centuries in memory of outstanding fighters for  independence.Travel by air, Located 370 km away from Ulaanbaatar Elevation is 1600 metres above sea level. World famous place for its wounderful relics of the past. In order to get acquainted with Khujurt one has to visit the ruins of the ancient town Kara Korum, wel-known througout the world, where in the 13-th and 24-th centuries the capital of Mongolia was situated. At the time it was a busy, splendid, big city city with high culture. Those who whould like to visit Kara Korum can also see the former Buddhist monastery at Erdene-Zuu erected in the 16-th century. Quite a surprise for the scentists was the discovery of a burial of a Mongolian woman which dates to approximately the 14-th century where also two Egiptian masks, a wooden comb and a bronze mirror in a silk case wre found. The ruins of this ancient capital of Mongolia Kara Korum and the Erdene Zuu monastery with their 108 stupas are undoubtely at great interest to travellers.

The Gobi Desert The Gobi Desert is a vast zone of desert and desert steppe covering almost 30 percent of the Mongolian territory. The area is often imagined as a lifeless desert like in many other parts of the world. In reality, most part of the Gobi Desert is a land of steppes and it is the home for camel breeders rich with wildlife and vegetation. Wild asses, camels, snow leopards, mountain sheep and gazelles flourish here, as do different types of flora.Dinosaur skeletons and their petrified eggs have been preserved here to the present day. Mongolians consider that there are 33 different Gobi, where sandy desert occupies only 3 percent of the total territory. Climate is extreme with 40 degrees Celcius in summer and severe winter. The Great Gobi Reservation established in 1975 was designated by the United Nations as the fourth largest Biosphere Reserve in the world in 1991.  One and a half hour's travel by plane. Located 600 km from Ulaanbaatar, in foothills of the Altai mountains at an altidude of 1521 metres above sea level. Two areas have been set aparlin the reserve. One, spreading over 44/9 hectares, claims the largest part of the Trans-Altai Gobi, the other, covering 881000 hectares is within the Dungar Gobi Lake Khovsgol Known as “ The Dark Blue Pearl ”,  Lake Khovsgol is Mongolia’s largest and deepest lake. Located in the northernmost province, it is the largest tributary stream of  Lake Baikal in Russia. Lake Khuvsgul is 136 km long,36 km wide, 262 metres deep and is located at an altitude of 1645 m above sea level and is frozen from January until April or May. It's the second largest fresh water lake in Central Asia. It's inhabited by nine species of fish including the Siberian grayling and lenok. Fishing and sport fishing are becoming popular in the lake area. Taiga Fauna and Flora,Tsatan, practicing raindeer breeding are the main attractions for tourist. A ferryboat operates between Khatgal and Khanh, two towns on the southern and northen shores of the lake that is within the boundaries of the Khovsgol National Park.  Different ethnic groups live in the area: Khalh, Darhadt, Butyat. Tsaatans are raindeer herders. Lake Khovsgol is on the important migration route for birds from Siberia, thus facilitating marvelous opportunities for birdwatching. Khan Khentii The native land of Chinggis Khaan, Khan Khentii is covered with forests, taiga, and mountain forest steppe.  It is the land described in The Secret History Of Mongols, a literary monument of the nation, and is a protected area located north-east of the capital city. Bayanzag Bayanzag(Rich Saxaul) is a must for tourist routes in South Gobi aimag. There is a picturesque saxaul forest the place is named after. Bayanzag is a worldwild renowned place famous for dinosaur bones and eggs discovered there. Archeologists claim that the area has also a lot of unearthed objects from the Stone Age. Yoliin Am The Valley in the Zuun Saikhan mountain located 45 km from Dalanzadgad, in the centre of South Gobi aimag, is called Yolyn Am. The narrow Valley between high rock walls has breathtaking dramatic scenery, and no doubt is one of the beautiful places in the country. In rainy summers hundreds of small waterfalls appear in the rocky walls. Frekking camel and horse riding tours are available to the valley. Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar is to mark its 360th anniversary of foundation on October 26, 1999. Its cornerstone was laid first nearby current Burd soum, Uvurhangai aimag, but the capital had changed its location more than twenty times prior to settling down in the present day site at the altitude of 1,351 metres above the sea level along the River Tuul trimmed by Bogd Khan Mountain in the south and surrounded by three other mountain ranges. Similar was the story with its name: Urgoo ( 1639-1706 ); Ih Huree (1706 - 1911); Niislel Huree ( 1911 - 1923 ); and finally Ulaanbaatar (since 1924). It is the home for the quarter of the nation’s population. The capital city is the hub of international and domestic flights, train service and long distance buses. As the cultural and academic centre of the nation, Ulaanbaatar is the seat of major art and culture establishments, museums, and educational institutions. Monasteries are an integral part of the city. Chuluut River The Chuluut (stony river) is a river flowing down through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in central Mongolia, and a tributary of the Ideriin gol. It is 415km long, the width at the mouth into the Ider river is 80m, the maximum depth is 3m. It is usually frozen from November to April. This river locates at 30km from Tariat soum of Arkhangai province. Chuluut canyon stretches 25km in long, above 20m in high. Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, about 80km north-east of Ulaanbaatar in the region of Tov Aimag, is a deservedly popular destination. At 1600m, the area is cool and the alpine scenery is magnificent. Terelj was first developed for tourism in 1964 and 30 years later it became part of the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. One of the most visited sights within the National Park is the Turtle Rock, (Melkhii Khad in Mongolian) which is one of many rock formations, that is shaped like a turtle.