Ulaanbaatar
🗓 1–2 daysThe capital and trip gateway.
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The destinations worth building your trip around.
Ulaanbaatar is the gateway, but the country is about the landscape: stay with nomadic families, ride horses across the steppe and explore the Gobi Desert.
Best as an organised overland trip; distances and roads are tough.
The destinations worth building your trip around.
Ready-made routes — tap a duration to see the plan.
The capital and trip gateway.
Dunes, canyons and dinosaur fossils.
Steppe, rocks and ger stays near the city.
The capital and trip gateway.
Dunes, canyons and dinosaur fossils.
Steppe, rocks and ger stays near the city.
Horse-riding and nomadic homestays.
The capital and trip gateway.
Dunes, canyons and dinosaur fossils.
Steppe, rocks and ger stays near the city.
Horse-riding and nomadic homestays.
Visa rules change frequently. Some nationalities are visa-free for short stays; others need an e-Visa before travel. Always verify with the official Mongolia immigration / e-visa website before travelling.
Khongoryn dunes and flaming cliffs.
Ger stays and horse-riding the steppe.
A giant equestrian monument.
Wrestling, archery and horse racing (July).
Turtle Rock and accessible wilderness.
