This country is completely in mainland; its terrain mostly
consists of deserts, steppes, lakes, canyons and cliffs.
The weather conditions extremely diverse
From the cold in the Northwest, where the wild reindeers run free
in the Larch forest to the arid climate of the Gobi Desert in the Eastern area.
Sometimes you can experience all four seasons in one day in Mongolia.
Mongolia’s population is 3 million people, 1/3 of them are nomadic.
They mostly live on herding like horses, cows and sheep from thousands of years ago and almost remained intact these practices till today.
Mongolia used to be considered as a typical country of Buddhism in socialist countries before.
Conferences of Asian Buddhist organization for peace were held in Mongolia
many times because the majority of people here are Buddhist.
Conferences of Asian Buddhist organization for peace were held in Mongolia
many times because the majority of people here are Buddhist.
Mongolia is also the place where the Americans explorer Roy Chapman Andrews found fossilized dinosaur eggs – one of his important findings in 1920 in the Southern Gobi desert.
If lucky, visitors may be invited by Mongolian to Shaman ceremony with the ancient religions of blessing and healing.
Ulaanbaatar or Ulan Bator is the capital and largest city in Mongolia. From May to October, it is the ideal time to travel here. You can choose to travel self-supporting or book a tour from travel agencies with the cost for a packaged 7 day journey around 20 million.
Currently, there are not direct flights from Vietnam to Ulan Bator; you’ll have to depart from Noi Bai or Tan Son Nhat airport, transit in some other places to get there. Air fares range from 300 USD to 1,000 USD/ one way depending on time and promotion.