City: Mongolia
Top Things to do in Mongolia
10 Sights & Landmarks in Mongolia That You Shouldn't Miss
Mongolia /mɒŋˈɡoʊliə/ ( listen) (Monggol Ulus in Mongolian; Монгол Улс in Mongolian Cyrillic) is a landlocked unitary sovereign state in East Asia. Its area is roughly equivalent with the historical territory of Outer Mongolia, and that term is sometimes used to refer to the current state. It is sandwiched between China to the south and Russia to the north. Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, although only 37 kilometres (23 mi) separates them.
Restaurants in Mongolia
1. Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 34 reviews
2. Khongoryn Els
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5.0 based on 66 reviews
Reviewed By EnduroExpedition - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Biggest sand dunes in Mongolia. You will experience how amazing it is to ride an enduro bike in the endless steppes of Mongolia. On the way we will stop by at Yoliin Am Canyon which is full of glacier almost all year round.This national park area is a home to many animals such as Gobi bear, the world famous argali sheep and many others. Once we reach the dunes, we spend the night in our tents right next to the sand mountains, the beginnings of the Gobi desert.
3. Holy Mother Tree of Mongolia
4. Mongolian Heroes’ Memorial
5. Uurtiin Tokhoi Cliff
6. Chenresig Temple
7. Manzshir Monastery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By chaletaria
Although guide books say this is in Ulaanbaatar, trust me, it is not. You will need to hire a taxi (return), which is best done via your hotel and agreed up front price. It takes 1+ hours to drive there (though it's a scenic drive). The site is very impressive; although ruined (apart from 1 building) it has many ruins and several cave-like decorated meditation niches. The site is a moderately rugged walk uphill (note- no disabled access at all), but worthwhile. Lower down are various outdoor artefacts (giant cauldron, statues etc). The taxi driver will wait for you. Allow at least 2 hours for the site. I’d recommend doing this as a whole day outing.
8. Migjid Janraisig Sum
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4.5 based on 183 reviews
Reviewed By lucialtraveler
We visited Gandan monastery. It is walking distance from city center (It is around 1.5 kms). Migjid Janraisag is huge spectacular statue. It was intersting to visit.
9. Erdene Zuu Monastery
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4.5 based on 115 reviews
Reviewed By chaletaria
Not necessarily the easiest place to get to, but worth the trip. A mostly intact Mongolian (Tibetan) Buddhist monastery. The wall paintings are particularly worth seeing in the Western and Eastern Temples. A short walk from the rear is the famous tortoise and the site of Karakoram (really nothing left to see). As it is a long way from Ulaanbaatar it’s best combined with other nearby attractions (eg. Karakoram Museum, Tovkhon)
10. Genghis Khan Statue Complex
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4.5 based on 1,550 reviews
Chinggis Khaan Statute complex is situated 54 km from Ulaanbaatar City, with the view of beautiful natural scenery on the bank of the Tuul River, a historical place where Chinggis khan’s golden whip was found. Today, for a memory of the man of the millennium, a 40 meters high stainless steel statue of Chinggis Khaan on a horseback is the largest among the statues in the world. Inside the statue we operate a restaurant, souvenir shop, two museums and conference hall. Visitors can go up the statue using the elevator or the stairs to the head of the horse where they can have a panoramic view of the beautiful landscape.
Reviewed By Rarisang - Melbourne, Australia
We observed many statues in Mongolia, many of Genghis Khan and our guide from Juulchin Tours said they are very popular and more are built every year. This one is certainly impressive - massive on a hillside- glinting in the sun. It really dominates the landscape. We walked up the broken steps to the statue entrance and into a huge lobby with a striking enormous leather Mongolian boot. We went to the basement to look through exhibits of the evolution of gers from ancient times to now and the role of prized large Mongolian dogs - especially in the north to scare off wolves in winter. Then we watched an old video made before the statue was finally completed. Next it was up in a lift to the third floor and walk up narrow stairs before reaching the final steps to the top of the horse's head and a fantastic view across the landscape. Our guide took us there about 10.00am on a sunny autumn morning before the bus loads of tourists arrive and queues develop.
