Experienced travelers from all over the world argue that it is more rational to plan tours to Mongolia in such a way as to start exploring the country from Ulaanbaatar and focus on visiting the Khustai National Park, the Mongol Els Desert, the city of Krakorum - the ancient capital, as well as the Hubsugul and Terkhiyn Tsagan Nuur lakes . The advantage of this route is that all these destinations are located within a relatively small territory and, traveling along them, you can in a short time get inspired by the country's peculiarities: get to know the way of life of nomads, visit the northernmost desert of the world, see reindeers and much more .
So, tourism in Mongolia begins with the main city of the country. The current situation in the world has made its own adjustments, and thus, at the moment, the smallest number of cultural property is concentrated in Ulan Bator . That is, the capital of Mongolia can no longer vividly tell about the life and original mentality of local residents. Therefore, to get acquainted with the ethnographic features of this country, you need to go a little further than the city center. However, the capital of Mongolia can please tourists who have free time for just pleasant walks.
In Ulan Bator, you can visit the main square, which is called Sukhbaatar. There are also monuments that are of great historical value, and nearby are the House of Culture, the Opera and Ballet Theater, as well as the National Museum. In the museum you can learn a lot about the history of the country and the significance of the many attractions that the capital of Mongolia opens to travelers. The Museum of Natural History will also be interesting to visit, where there will be an opportunity to admire unique exhibits, for example, skeletons of dinosaurs and fragments of meteorites.
Thus, the capital of Mongolia provides many reasons for exploring and traveling through it. But the most interesting objects to visit are at least a hundred kilometers from Ulan Bator. There is located Hustai Nuruu. This is the National Park of Mongolia, which is famous, first of all, for the most numerous herd of Przewalski horses in the world. Tourists have the opportunity to admire these animals when they come to a watering place. In addition to horses, a lot in the park and marmot tarbagans.
The Mongol Els gives a partial picture of the great Gobi Desert, which is distinguished by a wide variety of landscapes. This northern outskirts is two hundred kilometers from the capital of Mongolia. Travelers will be interested in riding camels, watching the movement of sand and spending the night in a real desert.
As for the lakes, they are located much further, but worthy of attention, as they are distinguished by their special beauty. A trip to Lake Tsagan Nuur will especially appeal to fishing enthusiasts. And those who are not particularly interested in fishing can watch the herds of yaks and try their milk, butter from it and cream. The air in this area is unusually fresh and clean.