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Traveling in this region you will cross Khan Khentii high forested mountain ranges thick grassed flowers coloring meadows and many clear watered rivers for example Kherlen Onon, Balj and sight lost steppes for Menen and migrating birds gathering lakes like Ganga and area of more than 200 extinct volcanoes and many historical places. The Great Khan Chinggis was born in this place and Chinggis Khaan's monument and Bereeven Khiid (Temple) are located in this region.The Eastern Steppes are the last big remaining intact grasslands in the world. Thousands of hectares of wide open grassland stretch completely flat with almost no sign of human habitation. These are the great grasslands of Eastern Mongolia.The area is completely flat with large herds of grazing white-tailed gazelles. Mongolians say that when the herds are on the move the whole ground looks like it is slowly moving as these graceful animals dart their way across the steppe. In the east you will also find pockets of small lakes with an abundance of birdlife. It is a perfect area for the avid birdwatcher.
Ganga Lake (Sukhbaatar province) has a spectacular Whooper Swan migration in September and nearby Altan Ovoo has a famous Naadam Festival every four years. Many famous horse trainers in the Mongolian equestrian racing tradition are from Sukhbaatar province.
Numrug Nature Reserve is on the eastern most tips of Mongolia in Dornod province, and really perhaps not a part of the steppe lands. As it consists of Manchurian forests, thus more like a Hangai region. It is the only patch of Manchurian forest in Mongolia, with the rare Ussurian Moose. The Numrug River empties into the Khalkhiin River, bordering China. You will want to travel here late in season when there are fewer mosquitos.
Khukh Nuur (Blue Lake) in northern Dornod province is the lowest elevation of Mongolia at 550 meters above sea level.
The Birth places of Chinggis Khaan
Chinggis Khaan, the man who created one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen had his humble beginnings as a small boy called Temuujin on the banks of the Onon River in the area of Mongolia known as Khentii. The homeland of Temuujin is in the present day Khan Khentii National Park with its unique wilderness area. The park covers 1.2 million hectares of rugged mountain scenery, forests, wetlands and alpine tundra in the north-east of Mongolia. The Onon and Kherlen Rivers flow through its borders and there are therapeutic hot springs which have been used for centuries for their healing qualities. Rare mammals including the endangered musk deer and moose, brown bear, wolf, fox, roe deer and elk roam in the forests. Historians come to study the ancient burial grounds and Turkish stone engravings.
How to travel there:
Eastern Steppes is a "driving destination". Meaning the jeep tracks are pretty good for being Mongolia as the attractions is far between. You may cut overland travel short by flying to or from Choibalsan the capital of Dornod province, where there are some reasonable hotels. From there it is still a full day's drive be it east or north to get to Buir Lake, Khalh River, Ugtam Uul monastery or Mongol Daguur Nature Reserve. Nature Tours are happy to customize trips to anywhere in the Eastern Steppes. Many of our staff is from this region why we know it intimately.
In Eastern Mongolia you will have 5-14 days trip by 4x4 jeeps, horseback riding, and photo safari, hiking and mountain biking tours. Special tours can be exploring tour of the Secret History of Mongols, places of related events with Chinggis Khaan, bird watching, fly fishing, and motorcycling while staying mostly at tents.
For birders, the Uldz River (Mongol Daguur Nature Reserve) and nearby lakes are stunning birding locations as is the Khalh River delta emptying into Buir Lake, with many Spoonbills. Mongol Daguur Nature Reserve is breeding area for five separate species of cranes.
Ganga Lake (Sukhbaatar province) has a spectacular Whooper Swan migration in September and nearby Altan Ovoo has a famous Naadam Festival every four years. Many famous horse trainers in the Mongolian equestrian racing tradition are from Sukhbaatar province.
Numrug Nature Reserve is on the eastern most tips of Mongolia in Dornod province, and really perhaps not a part of the steppe lands. As it consists of Manchurian forests, thus more like a Hangai region. It is the only patch of Manchurian forest in Mongolia, with the rare Ussurian Moose. The Numrug River empties into the Khalkhiin River, bordering China. You will want to travel here late in season when there are fewer mosquitos.
Khukh Nuur (Blue Lake) in northern Dornod province is the lowest elevation of Mongolia at 550 meters above sea level.
The Birth places of Chinggis Khaan
Chinggis Khaan, the man who created one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen had his humble beginnings as a small boy called Temuujin on the banks of the Onon River in the area of Mongolia known as Khentii. The homeland of Temuujin is in the present day Khan Khentii National Park with its unique wilderness area. The park covers 1.2 million hectares of rugged mountain scenery, forests, wetlands and alpine tundra in the north-east of Mongolia. The Onon and Kherlen Rivers flow through its borders and there are therapeutic hot springs which have been used for centuries for their healing qualities. Rare mammals including the endangered musk deer and moose, brown bear, wolf, fox, roe deer and elk roam in the forests. Historians come to study the ancient burial grounds and Turkish stone engravings.
How to travel there:
Eastern Steppes is a "driving destination". Meaning the jeep tracks are pretty good for being Mongolia as the attractions is far between. You may cut overland travel short by flying to or from Choibalsan the capital of Dornod province, where there are some reasonable hotels. From there it is still a full day's drive be it east or north to get to Buir Lake, Khalh River, Ugtam Uul monastery or Mongol Daguur Nature Reserve. Nature Tours are happy to customize trips to anywhere in the Eastern Steppes. Many of our staff is from this region why we know it intimately.
In Eastern Mongolia you will have 5-14 days trip by 4x4 jeeps, horseback riding, and photo safari, hiking and mountain biking tours. Special tours can be exploring tour of the Secret History of Mongols, places of related events with Chinggis Khaan, bird watching, fly fishing, and motorcycling while staying mostly at tents.
For birders, the Uldz River (Mongol Daguur Nature Reserve) and nearby lakes are stunning birding locations as is the Khalh River delta emptying into Buir Lake, with many Spoonbills. Mongol Daguur Nature Reserve is breeding area for five separate species of cranes.