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When you travel through this region you go sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar visiting a number of Buddhist temples, museums, and art galleries. In addition you are able to go to the opera, ballet, drama theaters, and circus and concert halls. It would be interesting for you visit Narantuul, market center. In this region you will enjoy different natural beauties with high basalt or rocky or forestry mountain ranges or colorful steppes with all hue flowers that have various aroma say Terelj National Park, Khustai National Park with Prejvalsky horses and many clear watered rivers, Tuul, Orkhon, Selenge, Tamir and blue lakes like Terkhiin Tsagaan lake, Eight lakes and Ogii and noisily falling Orkhon water fall and extinct volcanoes. There are many acting Buddhist monasteries like Erdenezuu, Tovkhon, Ovgon and Zaya Gegeenii khiid, and Khara Khorum, ancient capital where lived several generations of Great Mongol Khaans including Chinggis Khaan.Kharakhorum city
The ancient capital of the Mongolian Empire in the 13th century was Karakorum. Karakorum is located on the banks of the Orkhon River and on the northeastern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. Karakorum existed for 140 years but was the capital of the empire for only 32 of those. It served first as a base camp for the leader of the Kreit tribe, before being used by Chinggis Khan in 1222 as a supply point for the Mongol armies. During Ugudei's reign, the son and successor of Chinggis Khan, Kharakorum become a true urban, diplomatic and commercial center. The town was largely inhabited by foreigners including officers and secretaries of the empire, merchants, diplomats, and artists. Kharakorum was burned down by the Chinese Min Dynasty in the late 15th century. Today, almost nothing remains of the imperial site of Kharakorum. The bricks and stones of the ruins were reused to build Erdene Zuu Monastery. The most important remains of the imperial capital are two granite tortoises. The Palace of Ugudei (Palace of 10,000 Prosperities) was built in the southwest part of town on the shores of an artificial lake and only its foundations remain.
Khogno Khan Mountain
Khogno Khan is a unique combination of Mongolian mountains, forest, and desert landscape all in one location. It is also the location of Batkhan Mountain Nature Reserve and the Uvgun Khiid Monastery, renovated in 1994. The panoramic view from the mountain will give an fantastic impression of Mongolia's size. On a clear day able to see over 200 kilometers over the landscape. The area is populated with Maral stag (elk), wolves, seer, foxes, as well as lizards and insects typical of the Gobi.
Orkhon Waterfall
Orkhon Waterfall is the main attraction of this region of Mongolia. It was formed about 20,000 years ago by a unique combination of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The waterfall cascades from an impressive height of 23m / 25 yards with a width of 10m / 11 yards. The scenery from deep inside the gorge is breathtaking and is a perfect place for photo opportunity of nature and wildlife.
Hustain Nuruu National Park
Hustai National Park lies in the foothills of the southern Khenti Mountain Range about 100km south west of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. It takes its name from birch trees growing in surrounding mountain forests. In Mongolian khustai means "with birch" and nuruu means "mountains".
The park's area was used at the turn of the century as a hunting ground for Bogd Khaan, the last ruling Khaan of Mongolia, and afterwards by Mongolian political officials. While nomads have also used the park as a pasture reserve for their stock, the park has never had a permanent settlement or been used for agriculture. This limited use has allowed the preservation of one of the world's most threatened ecosystems: steppe. Steppe and forest steppe are being destroyed throughout Central Asia, along with their endemic genetic resources, through ploughing for cultivation, overgrazing, excessive burning or wood collection.
Mountain steppe areas are a blend of species representative of Siberian taiga and Central Asian steppe. Forest habitat is found on the cooler, moister northern slopes while steppe vegetation such as Siberian Needlegrass (Stipa sibirica) is predominant on the other slopes. Hustai National Park is a fine example of the wide river valleys separated by hilly terrain that characterise forest steppe.
Mongolians are tremendously proud of their natural heritage and proclaimed their first protected area more than 200 years ago. Despite the country's difficult transition to a free market economy and successive changes of government, the Mongolian Parliament has strengthened environmental laws and announced plans to extend the protected area system from 14% to 30% of the country's landmass.
The national park was originally set up in 1993 as a nature reserve for the first reintroduction of the Przewalski's Horse (Equus przewalskii) to Mongolia. Today the Hustai Trust runs the park, funded mainly by tourism receipts. The Trust owns the main ger camp at Hustai, and also administers the park, making it the best managed protected area in Mongolia.
The Przewalski's Horse is called takhi in Mongolian. It became extinct in the wild and was last seen in the Dzungarian Gobi in the late 1960s. It survived only in zoos and private parks around the world. The reintroduction program began in 1992. Horses were selected for maximum genetic diversity and gathered at semi-reserves in the Netherlands. Over a two year period, they formed socially normal herds, each consisting of a stallion and his harem of mares. Then they were flown to Mongolia from Luxembourg airport. These shipments (of 16 horses each time) continued every two years until 2002.
Terelj National Park
Terelj National Park is a wonderful area to visit and relax. In the area thier is the UB II Hotel and also Ger camps to stay for the day or longer. Activities such as hiking, horse and camel rides are also available. Terelj National Park, about 80km north-east of Ulaanbaatar, is a deservedly popular destination. At 1600m, the area is cool and the alpine scenery is magnificent, and there are great opportunities for hiking, rock climbing, swimming (in icy water), rafting, horse riding and, for hard-core extreme sports fanatics, skiing in the depths of winter. Most visited is the turtle rock and the dinosaurs park.
Terelj National park was first developed for tourism in 1964 and 30 years later it became part of the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. To the north-east, the park joins into the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, comprising over 1.2 million hectares of the Tov, Selenge and Khentii aimags. The Khan Khentii park is almost completely uninhabited by humans, but it is home to endangered species of moose, brown bear and weasel, to name but a few, and to over 250 species of birds. Parts of the tiny section of the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park developed for tourism are a bit touristy: some ger camps have concrete car parks, ugly electricity poles, TV antennae and discos at night; and locals overcharge for goods and services. But you can easily get away from all this if you want.
In later summer, the mosquitoes at Terelj can be appalling - at times, the worst in the country - so make sure you have insect repellent with you.
How to travel there:
A large mass of nomads live and breed their cattle in the Central part of Mongolia. Through this part you can travel for 3-21 days by jeep, vans, motorbikes, cycles, on horseback and horse cart. You will stay mostly in Ger camps. Special tours can be horse riding, mountain biking, and bird watching fishing, cultural and historical.
The ancient capital of the Mongolian Empire in the 13th century was Karakorum. Karakorum is located on the banks of the Orkhon River and on the northeastern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. Karakorum existed for 140 years but was the capital of the empire for only 32 of those. It served first as a base camp for the leader of the Kreit tribe, before being used by Chinggis Khan in 1222 as a supply point for the Mongol armies. During Ugudei's reign, the son and successor of Chinggis Khan, Kharakorum become a true urban, diplomatic and commercial center. The town was largely inhabited by foreigners including officers and secretaries of the empire, merchants, diplomats, and artists. Kharakorum was burned down by the Chinese Min Dynasty in the late 15th century. Today, almost nothing remains of the imperial site of Kharakorum. The bricks and stones of the ruins were reused to build Erdene Zuu Monastery. The most important remains of the imperial capital are two granite tortoises. The Palace of Ugudei (Palace of 10,000 Prosperities) was built in the southwest part of town on the shores of an artificial lake and only its foundations remain.
Khogno Khan Mountain
Khogno Khan is a unique combination of Mongolian mountains, forest, and desert landscape all in one location. It is also the location of Batkhan Mountain Nature Reserve and the Uvgun Khiid Monastery, renovated in 1994. The panoramic view from the mountain will give an fantastic impression of Mongolia's size. On a clear day able to see over 200 kilometers over the landscape. The area is populated with Maral stag (elk), wolves, seer, foxes, as well as lizards and insects typical of the Gobi.
Orkhon Waterfall
Orkhon Waterfall is the main attraction of this region of Mongolia. It was formed about 20,000 years ago by a unique combination of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The waterfall cascades from an impressive height of 23m / 25 yards with a width of 10m / 11 yards. The scenery from deep inside the gorge is breathtaking and is a perfect place for photo opportunity of nature and wildlife.
Hustain Nuruu National Park
Hustai National Park lies in the foothills of the southern Khenti Mountain Range about 100km south west of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. It takes its name from birch trees growing in surrounding mountain forests. In Mongolian khustai means "with birch" and nuruu means "mountains".
The park's area was used at the turn of the century as a hunting ground for Bogd Khaan, the last ruling Khaan of Mongolia, and afterwards by Mongolian political officials. While nomads have also used the park as a pasture reserve for their stock, the park has never had a permanent settlement or been used for agriculture. This limited use has allowed the preservation of one of the world's most threatened ecosystems: steppe. Steppe and forest steppe are being destroyed throughout Central Asia, along with their endemic genetic resources, through ploughing for cultivation, overgrazing, excessive burning or wood collection.
Mountain steppe areas are a blend of species representative of Siberian taiga and Central Asian steppe. Forest habitat is found on the cooler, moister northern slopes while steppe vegetation such as Siberian Needlegrass (Stipa sibirica) is predominant on the other slopes. Hustai National Park is a fine example of the wide river valleys separated by hilly terrain that characterise forest steppe.
Mongolians are tremendously proud of their natural heritage and proclaimed their first protected area more than 200 years ago. Despite the country's difficult transition to a free market economy and successive changes of government, the Mongolian Parliament has strengthened environmental laws and announced plans to extend the protected area system from 14% to 30% of the country's landmass.
The national park was originally set up in 1993 as a nature reserve for the first reintroduction of the Przewalski's Horse (Equus przewalskii) to Mongolia. Today the Hustai Trust runs the park, funded mainly by tourism receipts. The Trust owns the main ger camp at Hustai, and also administers the park, making it the best managed protected area in Mongolia.
The Przewalski's Horse is called takhi in Mongolian. It became extinct in the wild and was last seen in the Dzungarian Gobi in the late 1960s. It survived only in zoos and private parks around the world. The reintroduction program began in 1992. Horses were selected for maximum genetic diversity and gathered at semi-reserves in the Netherlands. Over a two year period, they formed socially normal herds, each consisting of a stallion and his harem of mares. Then they were flown to Mongolia from Luxembourg airport. These shipments (of 16 horses each time) continued every two years until 2002.
Terelj National Park
Terelj National Park is a wonderful area to visit and relax. In the area thier is the UB II Hotel and also Ger camps to stay for the day or longer. Activities such as hiking, horse and camel rides are also available. Terelj National Park, about 80km north-east of Ulaanbaatar, is a deservedly popular destination. At 1600m, the area is cool and the alpine scenery is magnificent, and there are great opportunities for hiking, rock climbing, swimming (in icy water), rafting, horse riding and, for hard-core extreme sports fanatics, skiing in the depths of winter. Most visited is the turtle rock and the dinosaurs park.
Terelj National park was first developed for tourism in 1964 and 30 years later it became part of the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. To the north-east, the park joins into the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, comprising over 1.2 million hectares of the Tov, Selenge and Khentii aimags. The Khan Khentii park is almost completely uninhabited by humans, but it is home to endangered species of moose, brown bear and weasel, to name but a few, and to over 250 species of birds. Parts of the tiny section of the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park developed for tourism are a bit touristy: some ger camps have concrete car parks, ugly electricity poles, TV antennae and discos at night; and locals overcharge for goods and services. But you can easily get away from all this if you want.
In later summer, the mosquitoes at Terelj can be appalling - at times, the worst in the country - so make sure you have insect repellent with you.
How to travel there:
A large mass of nomads live and breed their cattle in the Central part of Mongolia. Through this part you can travel for 3-21 days by jeep, vans, motorbikes, cycles, on horseback and horse cart. You will stay mostly in Ger camps. Special tours can be horse riding, mountain biking, and bird watching fishing, cultural and historical.