Gandantegchinlen Monastery

Gandantegchinlen Monastery

The Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a Mongolian Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the “Great Place of Complete Joy”. It currently has over 200 monks in residence. The Migjid Janraisig Temple is an important part of Gandan Monastery. The temple houses […]

Sukhbaatar Square & Parliament House

Sukhbaatar Square & Parliament House

Sukhbaatar Square is the central square of Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar. The square was named after Damdinii Sükhbaatar after his death in 1923. He was the revolutionary hero and declared Mongolia’s final independence from the Chinese. The center of the plaza features an equestrian statue of Damdinii Sukhbaatar, while a large monument dedicated to Cninggis Khaan […]

Moltsog Els Sand Dunes

Moltsog Els Sand Dunes

Moltsog Els (sand dunes), is one of the few regions of the Gobi covered by sand dunes. It is located in Bulgan soum, Umnugovi province. These magnificent sand dunes are surrounded by hills with willow trees, streams and bushes.

Khermen Tsav

Khermen Tsav

Khermen Tsav is a canyon with beautiful oasis located in a distance of 400 kms from Dalanzadgad city. The canyon is full of 30 meters high natural formations of cliffs, and looks like remains of ancient cities and temples, iceberg drifting on a sea, huge dinosaurs, turtles and crocodiles. Hermen Tsav is known not only […]

Yoliin Am Canyon

Yoliin Am Canyon

Yolyn Am is a deep and narrow gorge in the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains-National Park in southern Mongolia. The valley is named after the Lammergeier, which is called Yol in Mongolian. Sheltered by high cliff walls on both sides of the canyon, thick ice gorges remain frozen even on summer’s hottest days.

Bayanzag – Flaming cliffs

Bayanzag – Flaming cliffs

The Flaming Cliffs also known as Bayanzag is a region of the Gobi Desert in the Ömnögovi province of Mongolia. It was given this name by American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews, who visited in the 1920s. Bayanzag/Flaming cliffs is an important site for both archeological and paleontological finds. Complete dinosaur skeletons, including One-horned dinosaur (protocertops) […]

Khongor Sand Dunes

Khongor Sand Dunes

Khongoryn Els also called Duut Mankhan is popularly known as the “Singing Sands”. It lies within the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in Mongolia. The sand dunes extend to over 965 square kilometres (373 sq mi) areaKhongor sand dunes stretch from the southernmost corner to the far west of the country. There is a small river […]