 Gun-Galuut
Nature Reserve is one of the most
famous nature reserves of Mongolia. Being recently
founded, the breathtaking park is full of wildlife
including Wild Mountain sheep Argali. Winter
in Gun-Galuut is famous for mild temperature,
snowy mountains, stunning scenery and a great
chance to view wildlife while enjoying some
good hiking or horse riding.
 Terelj
National Park is a great place for
hiking, skiing and horse riding. Easily reached
from Ulaanbaatar, Terelj is a favourite destination
for both foreign and domestic tourists. There
you can visit the wonderful Temple of Meditation
and the interesting Turtle Rock.
Hustai National Park is the
place where the wild Takhi- Przewalski horses
have lived peacefully since 1993 when they were
reintroduced to their native land Mongolia.
Here we are able to see and photograph these
beautiful wild horses at pasture and Red Deer,
Wolf, Asian Marmot, various species of waterfawls
and prey birds etc., as well.
"Elsen tasarhai" is a part
of the Great Mongolian Sand dunes and extends
about 80 km. The scenery is a perfect combination
of desert, picturesque mountains, river and
green grassland and makes you feel like you
are in heaven.
 The
city of Kharakhorum was flourished
in the IV-IX century by the Kirgis tribe and
in 1220 the great Emperor Chinghis Khaan declared
it as the capital city of his vast Empire. Many
other Mongolian Khaans used Kharakhorum as the
capital of Great Mongolian Empire, however,
the Chinese Ming soldiers burnt the city several
times in 15-17th century. Today there are many
interesting sites left to visit; the legendary
turtle rock sculptures, Buddhist stupas and
the ruins of this once great city to name a
few.
 Erdenezuu
("One Hundred Treasures") was the
first Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian Empire.
It was established in 1586 on the orders of
Abtai Sain Khaan, a direct descendent from Genghis
Khaan. The monastery has a massive square wall,
420 meters in length each side, a total of 108
Stupas and 17 temples. Today Erdenezuu monastery
still shows its glory with collections of many
priceless religious objects and incredibly beautiful
Mongolian arts.
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