Top 20 Things To Do In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2020

Visit Hustai National Park, home to the Takhi (Przewalski wild horses), to see the endangered horse species roaming freely on rolling hills of beautiful Mongolia along with other wildlife animals. The Park covers a vast area providing visitors a variety of outdoor activities to enjoy, including Takhi and bird watching, hiking, horseback riding, photography, and ancient ruin sight-seeing...etc.

Ulaanbaatar Explorer Tour aims to provide an enthusiastic and authentic way to get-to-know Ulaanbaatar. After a hotel pickup, begin this 5-hour sightseeing tour all around Ulaanbaatar. Led by a local guide, you'll pass through the most iconic sights, neighborhoods, and unique places where tourist don't usually go. Enjoy interesting conversation with stories and facts about the city. Your guide will pause for photo stops as you pass the quick attractions. Explorer tour is an excellent choice for those who wish to experience the real Ulaanbaatar City with their family and friends. 

This full-day tour showcases the major sights of Ulaanbaatar including the Gandan Monastery, the Museum of Ethnology, Bogd Khan Palace, and Zaisan Hill. A cycle tour through the lanes and stalls of the lively Naran Tuul market, also known as the “Black Market,” is also a highlight. The tour ends with a stop at a local cashmere and wool factory outlet where you may purchase garments knit from the fine fibers of Mongolian goats. Lunch, bottled water, and hotel pickup and drop-off are included.   

This private and bespoke excursion throughout Ulaanbaatar is lead by a dedicated and professional guide who is specially tailored for you. You will be fully immersed into Ulaanbaatar and be introduced to areas and places less traveled by tourist in Ulaanbaatar because there is so much more to Ulaanbaatar than Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan).

If you come to Ulaanbaatar, you should not miss Genghis Khan Statue Complex which is currently the biggest (131ft/40m tall) equestrian statue in the world. It is connected to Ulaanbaatar by a paved road of 34mi/54km. The complex includes a recreation area, restaurants, and souvenir shops occupying the base of the structure. From here, you could use an elevator or walk to the head of the horse through chest and back of the horse neck where you will have a fantastic panorama view over the nearby area.  

If you have very limited time to see Mongolia, this is a perfect tour for you. Terelj National Park is a great place to visit because it is only a short ride away from Ulaanbaatar where you could enjoy natural scenery with open fields, gorgeous mountains, and many more. On this tour, you will be taken on a horse ride, meet a nomadic family, and visit the tallest statue in the world. So many activities have been packed into this day trip so that you could experience Mongolian lifestyle and wanting to come back again!

Ulaanbaatar’s ger district is home to hundreds of thousand of people, packed tightly in astonishing density, which is also what the city used to look like before the old Soviet apartments started declaring itself. A ger district is a narrow alleyway formed by joining together household fences. When you hear people speak of “the ger district,” they often refer to the neighborhoods formed by these alleys. This tour will take you to visit the renowned ger district of Ulaanbaatar for a day!

Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is a protected area in Tuv Province, 81 miles (130 kilometers) east of Ulaanbaatar, for conservation of globally endangered species. It comprises of three zones: tourism, limited, and the Core, which are steppes of the ecosystem with rocky mountains, small lakes, rivers, streams and wetland covering an area of approximately 20,000 hectare. Although the reserve is comparatively small, the diversity of ecosystem here is impressive.

If you have limited time to see Mongolia, this is a perfect tour for you. Terelj National Park is a great place to visit because it is only a short ride away from Ulaanbaatar where you can enjoy the natural scenery with open fields, gorgeous mountains and much more. On this tour, you will be taken on a horse ride, meet a Nomadic Family and a visit to the tallest statue in the world. So many activities have been packed into this one day trip so that you could experience Mongolian lifestyle and come back again and again!

The Gobi desert is far away for a short weekend or a day's visit; therefore, this "semi-Gobi" in central Mongolia is your chance to experience desert life. Imagine a picture that consists of the Rocky Mountains in the back, sand dunes extending over dunes, green trees in and by the dunes, and a river flowing along the dunes. That is what Semi-Gobi looks like! Camel riding or horse riding is also included in this tour.

Throat singing is an amazing Mongolian practice that you should not miss. You will learn of the history and different types of throat singing as well as the practical approach for how to perform it through the knowledgeable team. By the end of the lesson, you will gain an appreciation of this art that has been passed down through generations.

Spend a day discovering Mongolia’s booming capital of Ulaanbaatar on an 8-hour guided tour of the city’s main attractions, providing an overview of Mongolian history and culture. Highlights include Chinggis Square, Zaisan Hill, Gandan Monastery, and the National Museum of Mongolia. Lunch and hotel pickup and drop-off are included. 

There's a certain magic to visiting Mongolia, and this tour allows you to experience Mongolia's gorgeous scenery and culture. Spend the day exploring Terelj National Park, visit with a nomadic family, and see the statue of the legendary Mongol horseman, Genghis Khan.  

Join this day trip to visit Amarbayasgalant Monastery for an unforgettable cultural experience as well as soaking up beautiful scenery and landscape of north central Asia.

A tour without having an excited night party at a club is no doubt incomplete. Mongolia is a beautiful place not only made by nature but also, of course, the lively touch given by its people, too. The youngsters of Mongolia enjoy each day with excitements and fun. Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba are some of the favorite Latin dances mostly preferred by them. If you have intentions to experience such an amazing night at a club with all these energetic people, you will be picked up from your hotel and taken to the best of dance clubs in Mongolia at 9pm. Whether you are a beginner or advanced level dancer, a free lesson will be provided to you.

In Mongolian traditions, horses are one of the most respected and beloved animals of all species and considered as "spiritual animals." Today, horses still play a major role in Mongolian people's daily lives despite the modernization of this country. An equestrian vacation in Mongolia is just as much of a cultural experience as an equine experience. This one day horseback riding tour is a perfect choice for you to experience the nomadic lifestyle that includes a visit to a historical temple and a nomad family.

Manjusri Monastery is a former Buddhist monastery established in 1733 and destroyed by Mongolian communists in 1937. Its ruins are located approximately 15 kilometers south of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar at the southern slope of Bogd Khan Uul Mountain.

Mongolian shamanism is an all-encompassing system of belief that includes medicine, religion, a cult of nature, and a cult of ancestor worship. In 13th century, the leading shaman declared Genghis Khan the representative of Mongke Koko Tengri (the "Eternal Blue Sky"), the supreme god of the Mongols. With this declaration of divine status, it was accepted that his destiny was to rule the world. Religious tolerance was practiced in the Mongol Empire; however, to defy the Great Khan was equivalent of defying the will of God. Central to the system were the activities of male and female intercessors between the human world and the spirit world, Shamans (böö) and Shamanesses (udgan). Yet, they were not the only ones who could communicate with the spirit world. Nobles and clan leaders also performed spiritual functions and so did commoners. The hierarchy of Mongolian clan-based society was reflected in the manner of worship.