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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Due to its distance and short summer season, Mongolia has long been ignored by travelers.
However, as the country opens more to tourism by alleviating the entry conditions for international visitors and raising its infrastructure, 2023 may be the best time to reach there yet.
Here are 10 reasons for travelers to start planning their exhausted Mongolia visits for a long time.
While the Mongolian Government declared 2023-2025 to 2025 to 2025 to visit Mongolia ,, more than 34 countries can release the country until the end of 2025.
The addition of various European countries, including Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Spain and England, as well as Australia and New Zealand, now brings the number of total countries and regions on the VISA-MUAF list to 61.
The full list is here.
Chinggis Khaan International Airport, which was built after years of delays, an epidemic and a few discussions, was finally opened in the summer of 2021.
Approximately 3 million passengers per year (twice the old airport), 500 new aircraft parking and domestic and budget flights to support an increase in the airport, the airport is a pleasant contribution to the country’s efforts to grow tourism.
Budget flights from Eznis Airways to Hong Kong have been restarted since the opening of the airport, and negotiations have been reported to continue direct flights to the USA.
The recently opened Chinggis Khaan Museum offers a beautiful and fresh look at the turbulent history of Mongolia.
With more than 10,000 works over 2,000 years, the museum explores the history and the empire of the Mongols and finally lost.
The works of the museum are presented on eight floors with six permanent and two temporary exhibition halls. Guided tours are offered free of charge between 10: 00-16: 00 every Saturday and Sunday.
When most people think about Mongolia, music festivals in the heart of one of the world’s largest deserts and protection -oriented art installations are the last things that come to mind.
However, the game time, Gobi Spirit, Intro Electronic Music Festival and Kharkhyorum 360 Visual Art and Music experience, such as festivals are all changing.
In addition to the mixture of Mongolia’s eclectic rapper, groups and folk singers, international groups, DJs and musicians from all over the world can be one of the most popular places in the world for festival lovers.
The annual Naadam event has always been a great reason to visit Mongolia, but now the festival celebrated its 100 years of 100 years, as usual to participate in 2023.
Although the origins of the festival were rooted in Cengiz Khan days, Naadam officially became a national holiday 100 years ago when he used horse racing, wrestling and archery competitions to keep his fighters in the form among wars.
Today, the festival, which is held at Ulaanbaatar at the National Sports Stadium, has a few more bells and whistles than it is on the days of the big inn.
A seat at the opening ceremony on July 11 is always one of the most difficult tickets to score goals in the city.
Try your hand at the Mongolian Road Archery
Mounted archery is one of the most successful archers of sports and a resurrection in Mongolia thanks to men like Altankhuyag Negui, such as the Archery Academy Namnaa.
Here, the locals learn the foundations of the Mongol archery before installing a horse and moving their new skills to another level.
In the summer, the students and the academy members held weekly shows for the relevant spectators. Academy also offers daily training sessions for those who want to try this intensive sport.
While talking about giving life to the oldest traditions of Mongolia, the resurrection of Mongol Bichig or the traditional Mongolian scenario, written from top to bottom and read from left to right, has seen a great resurrection in recent years.
Visit the Master Calligraphist Repair to learn from Samandbadraa Purev about this important cultural heritage. And when you are there, take a look at the dormitories full of the works of Tamir.
Match the publication of Husqvarna’s new Norden 901 Expedition motorcycle with Eagle Hunter Tour, where the nomadic off-Road has been announced, and you have one of the fastest adventures in Mongolia.
The tour takes 1,700 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar to Ms.-Ulgii, and the six riders, who met the famous eagle hunters of Mongolia at the end of the riders.
The only thing faster than this adventure is the selling rate of nomadic off-road tours.
Professional maniacist Joel Rauzy has been leading dog tours in Lake Frozgul, which has been frozen for 18 years.
With less crowded, lower hotel rates and the chance to see that it completely freezes one of the world’s largest fresh water lakes, it is something else to see and experience winter in Mongolia.
Rauzy’s company Mongolia wind, each person for their own light and the dog for the dogs are assigned lake tours. Following Rauzy’s leadership, mushrooms will make a cycle of the lake. Activities include ice fisheries, travelers stay in winter dormitories and spend time with nomadic families during the journey.
Scandinavian design is hitting Mongolia in Lodge
Located in the heart of the state of Selenge on the Yeruu River, Yeru Lodge is the brain of Eirik Gulik Johnsen, the founder of Norway, who first visited Mongolia in 2017.
A minimum of Scandinavian restaurant and a dining area, a handful of dormitories for the remaining guests, two Pétanque courts, skiing, a driving range, a mountain bike and a yoga area, Lodge is a target for nature lovers.
It comes from a well out -of -grilled, lodge solar panels, thermal heating uses and the entire water of the property comes from a well -owned well and recycled after use.
In addition, all glass, metal and plastic used in the hut are recycled and food wastes are converted to compost used to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs on -site.
Lodge will open in April 2023.
