Mongolian most specific great attractions for the international travellers

Top Attractions

Gorkhi Terelj national park and Khan Khentii protected Area

The park lies at 1600 metres high and offers great opportunities for hiking, horse-riding, rafting and rock climbing. Being only an hour from Ulan Batar its a popular year round retreat for local Mongolians wishing to escape the city. The wild nature of Terelj isnt diminished by its proximity to the city, rather its rustic scenery and nearby location make it an ideal beginning or finishing spot for your travels in Mongolia.

Karakhorin Mongolia

Karakorum ancient capital city, Erdene zuu biggest monastery
Karakhorum 360km. Mongolia 's ancient capital Karakhorum, Genghis Khaan´s fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the Orkhon Valley , at the crossroads of 'The Silk Road'. Visit the Erdenezuu monastery. This Monastery was built in 1586. Not a single nail was used in the construction of the ornate temples, only a few of which remain standing after the communist purges.

Khongoryn els sand dunes

Khongoryn els Sand Dunes are the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. Also known as the ‘singing dunes’, they are up to 800 m high, 20 km wide and about 100 km long. Top of the dunes can be climbed and the views of the desert from the top are indescribable.

Bayanzag

Bayanzag is area of red cliffs  a particularly beautiful area, a huge shelf of rock and sand that descends down into many canyons that meander down to the desert floor.  The rock and sand were an array of colors from yellow, orange and red, setting a breathtaking backdrop. which were formed by the erosion of sand and rock over many thousands of years.  Flaming Cliffs where named by Roy Andrew Chapman who visited Mongolia in 1920.  During the two years he searched through the desert he discovered a paleontologist dream come true.  The Flaming Cliffs were a treasure of complete fossils as well as fossilized dinosaur eggs.

Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur, Khorgo volcano

fresh water lake, is certainly the highlight of Arkhangai Province. Surrounded by extinct and crater us volcanoes (part of the Tarvagatain Nuruu range), the lake, bird life and mountains are protected within the 73000-hectare Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park. The lake, which was formed by lava, flows from a volcanic eruption many millennia ago. There are wonderful hiking opportunities around the northeastern side of the lake, including to Khorgo Volcano (2968m), about 900m above the lake.

Hovsgol lake Mongolia

Certainly worth visiting. Hovsgol lake is 136 km long and 36 km wide and located in Hovsgol province, north western Mongolia. Its 380 cubic km of water make it the fourteenth largest freshwater lake in the world by Volume, with over 1%of the world’s fresh water. At its deepest, the lake dives 262 meters. Hovsgol Lake  located in high mountain, forest.
Hovsgol Lake and its surrounding area 838,000 hectares has established  as a National Park in 1992. Hovsgol shares many similarities in origin, flora, and fauna with its larger and more famous sister, Russia’s Lake Baikal, which is just 200 km to the east.

Altai tavan bogd mountain

Majestic Altai Mountains supervise the western frontiers with China and Russia.
Its wonderful peaks, covered in vast glaciers, are home to Argali sheep, Ibex, Lynx and the elusive Snow Leopard.  Tavan Bogd range, the highest mountains in Mongolia. Here, facing cold glaciated peaks and vast moraines beneath them time stands still. This would be huge spiritual challenge and offers a wealth of cultural experience in the caring company of local nomads and hunters.