Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

Official Visitor Guide

Spring 2010
Mongolian

National
Tourism Center

www.mongolia-tourism.mn

MONGOLIAN NATIONAL TOURISM CENTER

Giving the priority significance to the Mongolian National
Tourism Center in the implementation of complex objectives of
the millennium development, basic direction and policy of tourism sector of the country, the Government and its Ministry of
Environment and Tourism exert every effort. As a result, the National Tourism Center was established according to the Government resolution # 152 on May 20, 2009 with status of the state
owned self-financing enterprise so as to publicize and implement the Law on Tourism and other related legislation, conduct
the tourism research and training, as well as implement the relative projects. The center has started its activities with Marketing
Research and Information departments, and Administration
service division. Furthermore, the Center is planning to extend
a scale of its operation and open its branches inside and outside
the country.
In the forthcoming years, the Center will put up forth its all
strength in order to publicize Mongolias tourism abroad as well
as improve the service of the sector in the country and provide
its sustainable development. For this purposes, 1) Outside the
country: ensure the organized participation of domestic tourism companies in the annual international tourism fairs such as
WTM- London, ITB Berlin, KOTFA Seoul, JATA Tokyo , CITM
Beijing and ITF Taipei. In the future, open new market or coordinate with tendency of the UNWTO (For instance, in Spain,
Italy, Scandinavia, Australia, India, etc). 2) In the country: organize continuously the International tourism fair in Ulaanbaatar
in every December, expand and regularize its activities. Also, it is
planned to set up the incorporative data base on the Mongolian
tourism to conduct permanently the specialized trainings so as
to increase the capacity of the tourism sectors personnel.

Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia

Official Visitor Guide

Spring 2010
CONTENTS:
Welcome to Ulaanbaatar

About Mongolia

Nomadic Hospitality

10

Events

12

National Parks

14

Stage & Screen

16

Museum & Galleries

21

Transport

28

Accommodation

33

Restaurant & Pubs

36

Shopping

39

Useful Information

42

MONGOLIAN NATIONAL TOURISM CENTER

www.mongolia-tourism.mn

Welcome to Ulaanbaatar

WELCOME TO ULAANBAATAR

The modern Mongolian capital city, Ulaanbaatar, is a city

with a history over a year. After Mongol Empires capital Karakorum was collapsed, Urguu city was founded in 1639 by the
first religious Mongolian leader, Bogd khan. The capital had
changed its location 29 times before settling in its present
day situation. Since then, Capital city has been flourishing
with so many modern stylish developments.
Nowadays, Ulaanbaatars population is more than million residences live at present. Todays capital Ulaanbaatar
(means red-hero) receives over 300 hundreds of tourist in a
year. When you first visit Ulaanbaatar city, it probably seems
like European stylish city rather than Asian countrys city.
There are many destinations are available for tourist people
as you visit such as, many European restaurants and pubs,
traditional food services, historical museums, national parks,
monasteries, churches, plenty of night clubs, shops and departments stores in which you could purchase Mongolia traditional clothes as well as souvenirs.
Also, there are enthusiastic Mongolian traditional concerts take place nearby the downtown. City is surrounded
by mountains, however, city has historical river and during
the summer time, outdoor activities take place at the river.
Mountains are very good
target, too for not only
hiking toward mountain,
but also winter activities
offered.

GANDAN MONASTERY
The Gandan-tegchinlen Khiid Monastery, formerly known as Gandan
Monastery, is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian

The monastery was established in 1835 by the Fifth Jebtsundamba, then Mongolias highest reincarnated lama. It
would become the principal center of Buddhist learning in

Welcome to Ulaanbaatar

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 400 monks in
residence. It features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara.
It came under state protection in 1994.

Mongolia. In the 1930s, the Communist government of

Mongolia, under the leadership of Horloogiyn Choybalsan
and under strong pressure from Joseph Stalin, destroyed
over 700 Mongolian monasteries and massacred over 10,000
Buddhist monks. However, the Gandantegchinlen Khiid
monastery escaped this destruction. It was closed in 1938
but reopened in 1944 and allowed to continue as a functioning Buddhist monastery, under a skeleton staff and named
Gandan (or Ganden) Monastery, as a token homage to traditional Mongolian culture and religion. With the end of communism in Mongolia in 1990, restrictions on worship were
lifted.

SUKHBAATAR
SQUARE
This square,
the has particular
historical significance, because
it was here, in
1924, that Sukhbaatar stood and
proclaimed the
victory of the
Revolution
for
Independence,
marking finally the overthrough of Mongolias external and
internal enemies. The monument to Sukhbaatar, therefore
occupies pride of place in the center of the Square, and all
major festivals and events have taken place here since that
date. In 1924, a year after the premature death of Sukhbaatar
by pneumonia the first National Congress adopted the first
Constitutional liquidated the monarchy, proclaimed Mongolia as a republic and the square renamed as Sukhbaatar
Square.
This date marks the birth of Modern Mongolia and a new
era in the history of its people.

About Mongolia

ABOUT MONGOLIA
MONGOLIA AT GLANCE
LOCATION:

Central Asia, bordering Russia and China

AREA:

1,566,500 sq. km.

POPULATION:

2.9 million

HIGHEST POINT:

Khuiten peak (4,374 m) in the Tavan bogd mountain in

the Altai Mountain Range

CLIMATE:

Continental, with little precipitation and sharp seasonal

fluctuations

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE: 20oC in summer and -24o C in winter

GOVERNMENT:

Parliamentary democracy with a president elected

every four years

REGIONS:

21 aimags (provinces) or administrative regions

CAPITAL:

Ulaanbaatar informally know as UB

LANGUAGE:

Mongolian, Kazakh.

RELIGION:

Buddhist Lamaism, Muslim (primarily in the southwest), shamanist and Christian

PUBLIC HOLIDAY:

Tsagaan sar (3 days) Feb, Naadam/national holiday/ July

11-13, Mother and Child day June1

ENTRY REGULATION:

Full valid passport with an entry and exit visa

CURRENCY:

Tugrug (1 USD = 1420 approximately by March 2010)

TV SYSTEM:

PAL/SECAM

TIME:

Three time zones: GMT +6, +7, +8

MONGOLIA IN BRIEF
Mongolia is a country imbued with the glimmer of a legendary past of epic proportions and a place full of immense
pos- sibilities today.
Modern day Mongolia is a nation building a new place for
itself in a world transformed by technology, global economics, large political changes and rapid regional development.

Mongolia is one of the few countries in the temperate

belt of the northern hemisphere with its vast territory, perfect ecosystem and virgin land. Mongolia ranked as the seventh largest country in Asia for its territory, which covers an
area of 1.564.100 sq. km. It is one of the land-locked countries. Mongolia lies in 41 35 N. Lat and between 87 44 and
119 56 E. Long in the north of Central Asia. Mongolia bordered to the north by Russia and to the east, south and west
by China. Its total borderline is 8161.8 km long, 3485 km of
which is with Russia and 4676.8 km is with China. Within
Mongolia, the Mongol Altai Mountains occupy an extensive
area of 2392 km from west to north. There is a distance of
1259 km between the Soyon mountain ranges in the Gobi
in the south. Mongolian landscape is divided into different
regional parts of are Gobi and desert zones in the south, flat
and steppe zones in the east, taiga and forest zones in the
north, and highest rocky mountain ranges in the west.

About Mongolia

LAND

CLIMATE
Mongolia lies in the temperature zone and has four extremely continental seasons: that is, hot summer and very
cold winter. The country is situated at the heart of the central Asian continental, far from seas and oceans, in the lee of
surrounding high mountains-all factors that contribute to its
dry climate.
It has about 250 sunny days a year; as a result, Mongolia
is called Land of the blue sky. All of season, you will feel like
on top of the world.

RELIGION
Way far from the 13th century, Mongolia became freedom of religion in which includes Shamanism, Buddhism,
Christianity, as well as Muslims.
Mongolians are the people who live very close to nature
and they know quite well how to take care of the nature. As
a result of their nature conservation, Mongolian original re-

About Mongolia

ligion became shamanism from

the HUNS time as well as during
the 13th century; Chinggis Khaan
was given his name by shaman
leader.
As Mongol Empire collapsed,
the first Buddhism is introduced
to Mongolia from the Tibet in the
16th century.
Moreover, Mongolian Buddhism is often described as a part
of Tibetan Buddhism, which is in many ways. However, there
are enough distinct features to refer to the practice as Mongolian Buddhism. Christianity has developed a large following in last period of the years. Muslim people mostly are Kazakh people, who live in the western Mongolian part, hunt
with eagle during the winter time.

LANGUAGE
Over
the
800 hundreds
of years ago,
Mongolian
language was
accustomed
to
popular
through out the
world because
of the Mongol
Empires existence.
Mongol language is an Altaic group language that related
to the Turkish language, and other Turkic languages. Altaic
languages feature vowel concord which means that back
and front vowels do not mix together in the same word and
it is difficult to learn Mongolian language for English speaking people as well as Chinese and others.
For the Mongolian scripts, Mongolian has been written
a variety of different scripts, such as, a special version of the
Cyrillic script developed, and later introduced in Mongolia
together with a complete spelling revision in 1940: but the
most enduring is which Mongols borrowed from the Uigurs
over the last 800 hundred years ago. According to Mongol
history, this script was instituted at the order of the Chinggis
Khaan in the 13th century.

About Mongolia

Mongolia: The Center of World History

Mongolian history reached is zenith in the thirteenth century when Chinggis Khaan collected the tribes of the steppes,
named them Mongols, and with a nation of one million members and an army of only a hundred thousand horsemen, he
conquered the most powerful civilizations of the era and created the greatest empire in world history. Under the leadership of
Chinggis Khaan and his descendants, the Mongols created the
first truly modern empire. They sought to introduce a universal
political and economic system with an international law, complete religious freedom, an international paper money system,
and even a universal alphabet.
Mongolia is a treasure awaiting the arrival of travelers from
around the world. Today, once again people around the world
are rediscovering the richness of Mongolia history and of modern Mongolian culture.
A few fortunate travelers will have the opportunity to discover Mongolia for themselves, to ride where the horses of Genghis
Khan once trod, to walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs, to sleep in
gers where the Mongol army assembled, and to smell the eternally pure wind of the Mongolian steppe.
At first glance, the vast panoramic scenes of the Mongolian
countryside may appear empty, but if the traveler bends over
to look closely at the ground the whole history of the earth can
be revealed in a single rock. It might be a piece of a wall built by
the Huns, or part of a tool made by the Turks, or maybe a piece
of sediment from the ancient oceans that covered this land, or a
fossilized piece of wood or even dinosaur bone form millions of
years ago. In the twentieth century, Mongolia was a land frozen
in time and beyond the reach of tourists.
Today, the green steppes are again open to visitors from
around the world.
By Author Jack Weatherford
/GENGHIS KHAN & THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD/

Nomadic Hospitality

NOMADIC HOSPITALITY
Mongolian proverb
Happy is he whom guests frequent.
Joyful is he at whose door guests horses are always tethered.
There are few places in the
world provide an opportunity
to get lifestyle experience that
has not changed lot over hundreds of years. Learn to enjoy
Mongolian hospitality; being
by a family is the best way to
discover the country. Traditions are so different that it is
possible that you might unknowingly offend your guests
in some way. The best way to
observe what goes on around
you is to enter a family ger for
the first time. Moreover, strangers could enter a ger without
knowing door because the hard conditions of Mongolian
life have given them a tradition of friendliness and there is
unwritten hospitality law exists. When visitor enter a ger,
herdsmen share their food, tea and make a conversation
about your journey and probably you might be asked stay
over night if you are late to move on next your destination.
Before you leave a family, they wish you the best journey and
standing outside of the ger until you leave the family.

CULTURE
Mongolia being a nomadic nation has developed a
strong tradition of vocal music. The closeness to nature and
the animal husbandry that the Mongolians have embraced
for hundreds of years has enabled a variety of amazing vocal styles to develop. They can be divided into a number of
categories: Long Song, Short Song, khoomii (throat singing), Praise, Epic, Legend Songs,
Games Songs, imitations and
Sacred/Animist Song.

ARTS
Mongolia has produced
many extraordinary artists during its rich history. The greatest Mongolian artist known to
us is Bogdo Gegen Zanabazar
(1635-1723). Zanabazar was
recognized as the first Jebtsun-

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In 2005 a spectacular collection of Zanabazar and School

of Zanabazar masterpiece sculptures was sold in New York
by the Rossi & Rossi Gallery.

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damba Khutuktu, or Bogdo Gegen by the fifth Tibetan Dalai

Lama. Zanabazars exquisite gilt bronze sculptures combine
breathtaking renderings of Buddhist deities with powerfully
expressive lifelike characteristics.

URTYN DUU (LONG SONG)

For the Mongolians, the long song evokes the vast drawn
out steppes. Its nostalgic tendencies generate a preference
for slow tempos, long melodic lines, wide pitch intervals
and the absence of measured rhythm. The scale used is a
five note (pentatonic) scale with no semi tones. Long songs
are sung by women and men and are usually accompanied
by the Morin Khuur (Horse Head Fiddle) or sometimes the
Limbe (Transverse Flute).

KHOOMII (MONGOLIAN OVERTONE SINGING)

Khoomii is a magical style of singing found in the central
Asian Altai mountain range. It is particularly strong in Western Mongolia, Tuva (which is part of the Russian Federation),
the Gorno Altai region, Karkhassia, Baskhiria and the Kalmyk
Mongol region by the Volga River.
Khoomii is known as Overtone singing in the west and
is a technique which allows one person to sing two or even
three distinct pitches at the same time. The singer utilizes
the harmonic or overtone series to do this.

MORIN KHUUR
Without doubt the
most quintessential of
Mongolian instruments
is the Morin Khuur, which
loosely translates as the
horse instrument but
more affectionately as
the Horse Head Fiddle.
The Morin Khuur is Two
Stringed spiked fiddle.
The strings are made from
the tail of a horse and
run from the end of the
spike at the base, over the
wooden bridge on the body, over the nut and through the
neck to the tuning pegs or ears. The strings are called thick
and thin and also male and female.

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Events

EVENTS
HOLIDAY/FESTIVAL
TSAGAAN SAR LUNAR YEAR

The festival of the lunar

New Year, Tsagaan Sar, is celebrated in or around February
depending on the Mongolian
lunar calendar. Tsagaan Sar,
meaning White Month or Moon,
is one the main two big public
annual events. It marks the end
of winter and the beginning of
spring and the new years cycle.
The day before New Years Day is
known as Bituun, meaning to
close down. At the eve of the old year there is a celebration called Bituuleg.
There is a big amount of covered food, where the meat is covered by for
instance a layer of dough. Traditionally the celebration would last for three
days, but a period of seven days is currently aloud for visiting people and up
to a month for wishes.

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NAADAM FESTIVAL

Naadam, the `manly

games, is a festival of
the three mayor traditional sports in Mongolia: wrestling, horse
racing and archery. It
is the biggest event in
Mongolias public life.
All over the countryside
small Nadaams are celebrated and in the first
part of July (11, 12 and 13) the national Nadaam in Ulaanbaatar is celebrated.

This event lasts for three days of

which the first is mainly reserved for the
competitions and the third is dedicated
to merry-making. The origin of this festival should go back centuries as an annual sacrificial ritual honouring various
mountain gods or to celebrate a community endeavor.

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March 1-2
Khuvsgul International Cup 2010 Ice Fishing Competition
Organization: Sayan-Radian Co.,Ltd, Munkh saridag Travel Co.,Ltd
Where:
Ih Har Us River, Lake Khuvsgul,
Khuvsgul province
Telephone:
976-11-3314218, 88089141,
976-22823, 99380366
E-address:
www.sayan-radian.ru,
Sayan-radian@magicnet.mn,
Lake_hovsgol@yahoo.com
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Events

SPRING EVENTS

March 19-21
Mongolian Camel 2010 Festival, Conference of Sheepmans
Organization: Aimag Local Government Office, Department of
Environment and Tourism of aimag, Sainshand sums
Government office
Where:
Dornogobi province, Sainshand sum
Telephone:
99143942, 93027028
E-address:
www.boajg.blog.banjig.net,

b_nasanjargal99@yahoo.com
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22 March
Nauryz (Kazakh Traditional Spring Holiday)
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May 10
Camel Polo

Organization: Aimag Local Government Office, Department of

Environment and Tourism of aimag, Bogd, Guchin-Us,
Togrog sums Government office
Where:
Uvurkhangai province, Bogd sum,
Telephone:
01322-2-3260, 99069306, 93077766
E-address:
www.bishirtugei.bblog.mn, uvurkhangai_tourism@
yahoo.com

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National Parks

NATIONAL PARKS
HUSTAI NATIONAL PARK
It takes about 2 hours to get there by vehicle from capital,
Hustai National Park lies in the foothills of the southern Khenti Mountain Range about 100km south west of Ulaanbaatar,
the capital city of Mongolia. It takes its name (sometimes
also known as Khustain Nuruu National Park) from birch
trees growing in surrounding mountain forests. In Mongolian khustai means with birch and nuruu means mountains. The park has
never had a permanent settlement or
been used for agriculture. This limited
use has allowed the
preservation of one
of the worlds most
threatened ecosystems: Steppe and
forest steppe.
In 1993, Hustain Nuruu was upgraded from protected
area status to reserve status and conservation measures
were strengthened. In 1998, the areas status was upgraded
once more and Hustain Nuruu Reserve became Hustai National Park. As a national park, regulations on land use were
tightened and all grazing and hunting was forbidden.
The Takh is the last surviving ancestor of the modern
domestic horse. Also known as Przewalskis Horse, the species once roamed the steppe of Central Asia and Europe,
but since 1968 has been extinct in the wild. Hustai National
Parks Takhi re-introduction project is part of a world-wide
initiative to return the highly endangered species to its Mongolian homeland.

Web site: http://www.hustai.mn

TERELJ NATIONAL PARK

It takes about less than an hour to get there by vehicle;
The National Park is a very popular area both the locals on
a weekend and foreign tourists. The park lies at 1600 meters above sea level and offers great opportunities for hiking, horse-riding, rafting and rock climbing. The park is over
1.2 million acres large. The landscape is looking a little bit
like the Alps. It is a national park that started to develop in
the 1960s and officially was classified as a National Park in
1994. It is almost uninhabited by humans, only by a few nomads and farmers. Inside the park, there are ranges of protected animals such as birds (250 species), moose, bears and

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wolves. As it becomes developed for tourism, some of the

Ger camps have concrete car parks and electricity. Camps
are not at the same place depending of the season, there are
summer camps, and winter camps which are open mostly all
year long. Horse, Camel and Yak riding short trip is available.
When you visit there, you will discover old temples, beautiful
appearance of the Rocks; The Turtle Rock, or called Melkhi
Khad by the locals, is an interesting rock formation looking
like a turtle. The Turtle rock is set in a valley; it was about 20
minutes drive from my gear camp.
If you are fit and slim, you can climb behind the rock and
access the head of the turtle; here you can find a very small
hole where you squeeze through. When if you managed
that, once here there is a superb view point over the valley.

GUN GALUUT NATURE RESERVE

Although it owns small part area, Gun Galuut is the state
combined from diversity of ecosystem. It includes complex
of high mountains, steppes, rivers, lakes wetlands and are
kept enough as its original condition as well. Whoever visiting enjoys to see Gun-Galuut vast steppe seems to meet the
sky, the imposing mountains Baits and Berkh, a home land of
rare creatures, Ikh-Gun and Ayaga lakes, a paradise of birds,
Kherlen, the longest river of Mongolia and Tsengiin Burd
wetland, in where water and wetland birds lay their eggs.
Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is a local protected area for
conservation of global threatened species. The Nature Reserve (NR) is founded by the Citizens Representative Hural
(Local Parliament) of Bayandelger County, Tuv Province in
2003. This place contains 3 zones which are tourism zone,
limited zone, and core zones. All are the ecosystem of steppe,
Rock Mountains, small lakes, river, streams and wetland in
which includes 20.000 hectare.
The fauna and flora of the NR havent been researched
properly but currently 63 mammal
species, 81 bird
species, 3 amphibian species and 38
fish species are recorded. Most common species are
Grey Wolf, Marmot,
Souslik, Pika, Vole,
Fox, Corsac, Jerboa
and Frog.

Website: www.argalipark.com
Email:
info@argalipark.com

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Stage & Screen

STAGE & SCREEN

Ulaanbaatar is known as a Mongolian creative capital. With live performance on
offer almost every night of the year, it is easy to see why.
The city is home to many of the countrys significant art organizations, including Mongolian NATIONAL FOLK SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE, OPERA AND BALLET
THEATRE, TUMEN EKH ENSEMBLE, STATE ACADEMIC DRAMA THEATRE AND TRADIONAL AND MODERN BANDS PLAY AT THE COMMON TOURIST PLACES IN THE CITY.
There is nothing Mongolians love more than music and the urge to burst into song
happens spontaneously. Nowadays Ulaanabaatar has pop group, like the Irish, on
the whole prefer traditional music, horsehead-fiddle, contortion, traditional dancers
and throat singer. Singers and musicians are greatly valued in Mongol communities.

THEATERS
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STATE ACADEMIC DRAMA THEATRE
Tel:
324621, 99199794, 88087088
GEGEEN MUZA 2009 AWARDS
20-27th March, 2010
Every year the State Academic Drama Theatre holds the Gegeen Muza awards
to honour theatre productions and performers. This year, the 7th week-long
awards event will take place between March 20 27. A different performance
will be held each night of the week at 7pm including: Unfortunately I Love
You by Ungut Ineed will be held on the 20th, Please Talk To Me Mother!
by the Music and Dance Theatre of Bayankhongor province will take place on
the 21st, Can I Please Borrow Your Wife will be performed on the 22nd, the
Yellow Sea Anguish play on the 23rd, Bodonchir Setsen by Borjigon Theatre
of Govisumber province on the 24th, Unfortunately I Love You by the Musical
Drama Theatre of Uvurkhangai province on the 25th and Thunderstorm by
X-Tuts on the 26th. The awards ceremony will be held on March 27 at 7pm at
the State Academic Drama Theatre.
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THE MONGOLIAN NATIONAL FOLK SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE
Tel:
323954, 99283116, 88083116
Website: www.mon-ensemble.mn
Our performance including following programs:
National Great Orchestra

National long songs and folk songs

Traditional musical instrument Morin Khuur
Folk dances
Tsam Dance /religious dance/
Throat singing
Contortions

Schedule for May: A MOTHERLAND WITH KHUUMII FOLK ART CONCERT,

NOMAD NATIONAL BALLET

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CENTRAL CULTURAL PALACE
Tel:
321444, 328833, 323954
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STATE PHILHARMONIC HALL
Tel:
70118012

2010 concert programme of the State Philharmonic:

2010.03.04 7 pm Cinema night 3 World best movies music Symphony
orchestra, Conductor B. Lkhagvasuren
2010.03.08 7 pm Music to my mother jazz concert Bayan Mongol jazz
orchestra, Conductor B. Ganbat
2010.03.18 7 pm World best music concert Morin khuur fiddle
ensemble, Conductor Ts. Batchuluun
2010.03.25 7 pm H. Berlioz Fantastic Symphony new classic concert
Symphony orchestra, Conductor D. Nyamdash
2010.04.02 7 pm Playing love /World and Mongolian best movie
music/ Morin khuur fiddle ensemble, Conductor D.
Tuvshinsaikhan
2010.04.15 7 pm American music new concert Symphony orchestra,
Conductor B. Lkhagvasuren
2010.04.16 7 pm Contemporary composers music concert
Morin khuur fiddle ensemble, Conductor D. Tuvshinsaikhan
2010.04.29 7 pm American best jazz new concert Bayan Mongol jazz
orchestra, Conductor B. Ganbat
2010.05.07 7 pm P. I Tchaikovsky concert classic concert. Symphony
orchestra Conductor N. Butenbayar, D. Nyamdash, B.
Lkhagvasuren
2010.05.09 7 pm Victory concert
Bayan Mongol jazz
orchestra, Conductor B. Ganbat
2010.05.21 7 pm Solo concert new concert. Solo musicians

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Morin khuur fiddle ensemble

2010.05.27 7 pm C. Debussy and M. Ravels concert Symphony
orchestra, Conductor D. Nyamdash
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THE AMERICAN CENTER FOR MONGOLIAN STUDIES (ACMS)
Tel:
350 - 486
Address: NUM Building # 5. Room 305.
Schedule:
2010.3.18 5 pm, The Inner Mongolian Dance,Andai, as Dance
Therapy
2010.4.01 5pm, Speech Perception in Khalkha Mongolian: A
Psycholinguistic Survey
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L ALLIANCE FRANCAISE de MONGOLIE
Tel:
351914
Website: www.afm.mn
French Song, Poetry + Dictation
The Mongol-France Center will hold French song, poetry and dictation panels
for Mongolian students studying French. The song panels will take place on
the 10th and 24th of March from 2pm 6pm. The poetry panels will be held
on the 12th, 19th and 29th of March from 3pm 5pm, and the dictation
panel will take place on the 17th and 31st of March from 3pm 4pm.
Golden Feather French Language Competition
The AFM will hold a French language competition for Mongolian students
studying French on March 24 at 2:30pm at the AFM center. Please register
before March 20 at the AFM.
French Film Festival
AFM is holding the first French film festival in Mongolia this March. The
festival will be held in conjunction with the Swiss, Canadian, Hungarian
and Vietnamese embassies, and will take place at Tengis movie theatre from
March 25 - 30 at 7pm each night.
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TENGIS MOVIE THEATER
Tel:
313105, 312719, 91913307
Website: www.tengis.mn
Tickets: Adults 4000tug, children 3000tug (on Tuesday and Wednesday
tickets: 2500tug)
Shutter island
Two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, are summoned to a
remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the
mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the islands fortress-like
hospital for the criminally insane.
Valentines day
A diverse group of Los Angelenos navigate their way through romance

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and heartbreak over the course of one Valentines Day. Couples and
singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending
relationships in a day in the life of love.
Wolfman
Lawrence Talbot is a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after
his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to
find his brother...and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.
Cop out
Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition
baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed
gangster. Jimmy is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only
hope to pay for his daughters upcoming wedding, and Paul is his partneragainst-crime whose preoccupation with his wifes alleged infidelity makes
it hard for him to keep...
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TUMEN EKH NATIONAL SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE
Tel:
322238, 96664374, 96650711
Schedule: On March - 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11st, 15th, 17th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd,
24th, 27th, 31st

On April - 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12nd, 14th, 16th, 19th, 21st,
23rd, 26th, 28th, 29th
Our ensemble is going to perform at 18:00 every day from 1st May 2010
through 1st November 2010.
...................................................................................................................
MOON STONE FOLK SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE
99186171 and 99288399
Tel:
Schedule: Folk art concert - March 20, 2010 to April 20, 2010 19:00
oclock on Friday, 17:00 oclock on Saturdays, Sundays;
From April 20, 2010 Everyday at 18:00 oclock
...................................................................................................................
TORGO FASHION SALON
Tel:
324957, 919190508, 99122448
Address: Located in the D block of Golomt complex, West main road

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Mongolia is believed to be one of the cradles of humanity. Archaeological digs have uncovered remains of early
humans spread over Central Asia dating back to nearly 800
000 years ago. Every aimags (province) center has its own
museum and there are others in different part of the country, however; the best exhibits in most area of interests are in
Ulaanbaatar. Many of the museums have interesting collections and are well worth a visit. Be aware that most of museums charge extra tax for the use of camera both for take
picture and make movie.

Museum & Galleries

MUSEUM & GALLERIES

...................................................................................................................
BOGD KHAAN PALACE MUSEUM
Tel:
342195
Timetable: Everyday 9.30am 4.30pm (Closed on Wednesday, Thursday)
Tickets: Adults 1000tug, children 300tug, tourists 2500tug
The palace construction began to its construction in 1889 and continued
for more than a decade, was completed in 1906. the palace complex has 10
Buddhist temples and two storey wooden house built by blueprints sent by
Russian Tzar Nikolai 3. Bogd Khan lived in this house for more than 20 years
with his Queen Dondog-Dulam. Since 1926 the palace has been serving as
a museum.
...................................................................................................................
CHOIJIN LAMA MONASTERY MUSEUM
Tel:
328547
Timetable: Everyday 10am- 4pm (Closed on Monday, Tuesday)
Tickets: Adults 2500tug, children 500tug, student 1000tug
Location: Genden Street, north of The National Culture & Recreation
Park
This complex of temples was built between 1904 and 1908 for the Choijin
Lama (a monastic title) Lubsankhaidav, the State Oracle and younger
brother of the VIII Bogd Gegeen, and is one of the most beautiful monasteries
in Mongolia. Where kept Buddhist ritual use and includes artworks, original
silk icons and Tsam dancing masks.
...................................................................................................................
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF MONGOLIA
Tel:
70110183
Timetable: Everyday 10am 4:30pm (Closed on Monday, Tuesday)
Tickets: Adults 2500tug, students 1000tug, children 300tug, children
under school age enter free .
This museum was established in 1956 as one hall containing exhibits of
geography, flora, fauna, and fossils. Since then the museum has constantly
enriched its exhibits and in 1992 became The Natural History Museum,
consisting of 40 different halls.

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONGOLIA
Tel:
70110911; 70110912)
Website: www.nationalmuseum.mn

Everyday 10 am 4:30 pm (Closed on Sunday, Monday)
Tickets: adults 2500tug, children 600tug, students/ seniors 1200tug,
family ticket 3000tug
Tel:
(+976) 70110913; 70110914
Fax:
(+976) 11 326 802
Address: P.O.Box-332. Juulchin Street 1. Ulaanbaatar 46. Mongolia
The museum was established in 1924. Currently it has seven halls with
exhibits showing the history of Mongols since the first arrival of humans
on Central Asia. There are more than 46,000 exhibits of archaeological,
historical, and ethnographical interests.
...................................................................................................................
MONGOL COSTUMES MUSEUM
Tel:
328140, 328840, 91910917
Timetable: Everyday 9am 6pm
Tickets: Tourists 2000tug, adults 1500tug (Please call for advance)
Fashion show on reservation
...................................................................................................................
CALLIGRAPHY MUSEUM
Tel:
315388
Website: www.inkway.mn
Timetable: Everyday 10am 6pm
Ticket: Entrance is free
...................................................................................................................
A&D MUSEUM OF ART
Tel:
99115997; 317837
Website: www.mongolianantique.com
Timetable: Everyday 9am 6pm (Closed on Sunday)
Tickets: Tourists 2000tug, adults 2000tug, students 1000
Please call in advance to visit
...................................................................................................................
BADAMKHAND MUSEUM OF ART
Tel:
99050832
Timetable: Weekdays 10am 6pm (Closed on weekend)
Address: Khan-uul district Zaisan Dreamland hothon 3-1
...................................................................................................................
THEATRE MUSEUM
Tel:
311320
Timetable: Everyday 9am 5pm (Closed on weekend and opened on
reservation in advance)
Tickets: Adults 1500tug, Primary and high school children 200tug,
University students 300tug, tourists 1,000tug

Museum & Galleries

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INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL MUSEUM
Tel:
461470
Timetable: Everyday 10am-6pm (Closed on Sunday and open on
advanced reservation)
Tickets: Adults 2000tug, primary and high school children 1000tug,
young children 500tug, tourists 3,000tug
...................................................................................................................
POSTAGE and STAMP MUSEUM
Tel:
362972
Website: www.stamp.mn
Timetable: Everyday 9am-6pm
Tickets: Entrance is free
...................................................................................................................
MONGOL MILITARY MUSEUM
Tel:
261782, 261863, 261959, 454292, 261784
Timetable: Everyday 10am-5pm
Tickets: Adults 1000tug, school children 300tug, tourists 2000tug
Lkhagvasuren Street, 2 km northeast from the British Embassy
Divided into two sections, the east wing shows Mongolian military history
from the Stone Age to the period of Manchu occupation. The west wing
shows post-independence military history (1921 to present day). There are
over 2000 items on display including flags, uniforms, and weapons (note the
gun made in 1372).
...................................................................................................................
MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF VICTIMS OF POLITICAL PERSECUTION
70110915
Tel:
Timetable: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Tickets: Adults 500tug, school children 200tug, University students
300tug, tourists 2,500tug
...................................................................................................................
MUSEUM OF ULAANBAATAR CITY HISTORY AND REFORMATION
Tel:
450960
Timetable: Everyday 9am-6pm
Tickets: adults 1000tug, school children 300tug, University students
500tug, tourists 1500tug
...................................................................................................................
MUSEUM OF MONGOLIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Tel:
342650, 99244135
Timetable: Everyday 10am 4.30pm (Closed on Wednesday)
Tickets: Adults 1500tug, children 500tug, tourists 2500tug
...................................................................................................................
RAILROAD HISTORY MUSEUM OF ULAANBAATAR
Tel:
244493
Address: Bayangol district, Zamchnii street 1.

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Timetable: Everyday 9am 5pm

Tickets: adults 1000tug, children and University students 500tug,
tourists $2
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CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUM OF CHINGGIS KHAAN
Tel:
99188143
Address: Khan-Uul district, Yarmag, street 18, # 433, behind the 41st
school, near the KHAN Bank branch)
Timetable: Open Everyday 10am 6pm
Tickets: adults 1000tug, children 300tug, tourists 2000tug
...................................................................................................................
ART GALLERY OF THE UNION OF MONGOLIAN ARTISTS
Tel:
327474
Website: www.uma.mn
Timetable: Everyday 10 am - 6 pm
Tickets: Entrance is free
...................................................................................................................
MODERN ART GALLERY
Tel:
327177, 331687
Timetable: Everyday 9am- 5pm
Tickets: adults 2000tug, children 400tug, students 1000tug
...................................................................................................................
ZANABAZAR FINE ART MUSEUM
Tel:
326061, 326060, 326837
Website: www.mongolianationalmuseum.mn More information on
Zanabazar himself is available at www.zanabazar.mn.
Timetable: Monday - Friday: 10 am 5pm
Tickets: Adults 2500tug, children 200tug, student 400tug
Named after the pre-eminent religious leader and artist of the 17th century,
the highlights of this museum include the four buddhas sculpted by
Zanabazar, a mandala done in silver and gold threads and pearl beads, and
the famous painting One Day in Mongolia, attributed to the artist Sharav.
...................................................................................................................
RED GER ART GALLERY
Operated by the Arts Council of Mongolia, supporting Mongolias finest
young artists.
Tel:
319015, 99235422
Address: Located in Zanabazar Museum of Fine Art
Website: www.artscouncil.mn
Timetable: Monday - Friday: 10am 5pm
Tickets: Entrance free
...................................................................................................................
BLUE SUN CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY
Tel:
99860122, 95259374
Address: located in the building # 23 opposite to the Ulaanbaatar Bank

Museum & Galleries

Website: www.bluesun.mn
Timetable: Everyday 10am- 5pm
Tickets: Entrance free
...................................................................................................................
KHAN BANK ART GALLERY
Tel:
332333, /3264/
Address: located in Khan Bank new building, Seoul street
Timetable: Mon-Fri 9am - 6pm
Tickets: Entrance free
E-mail: artgallery@khanbank.com
...................................................................................................................
PEARL ART GALLERY
Tel:
326793, 99138281

Located in the 220 myangat #25-31
Timetable: Everyday 11am - 7pm (Closed Sunday)

Entrance free
...................................................................................................................
5+ STUDIO GALLERY
Tel:
88812615; 88890124)
Address: located in Union of Mongolian Artists Studio B, 2nd floor,
room 210, Erkhuu Street, Sukhbaatar District (west side of the
US Embassy, on big ring road)
Website: www.arts5plus.com
Timetable: Everyday 11am - 5pm
Tickets: Entrance free
...................................................................................................................
XANADU ART GALLERY
Tel:
310239, 99110873
Address: Juulchin Street, north of the State Department Store, beside
the Tedy Center
Website: www.xanaduartgallery.org
Timetable: Monday-Friday: 10 am - 7 pm, Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm, Closed
Sunday
Tickets: Entrance free
...................................................................................................................
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SHOWROOM
Tel:
318070
Address: located in the National Information Technology Park, Science
and Education Exhibition Hall
Website: www.itpark.mn
Timetable: Monday to Friday 10am2pm and 3pm5:30pm
Tickets: adults 1000tug, children 500tug

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Transport

TRANSPORT
Mongolian proverb
Mans joy is in wide open empty space.

TRAIN
Mongolias 1,000
km railway line from
the Moscow Russian border to the
Beijing Chinese border passes through
Ulaanbaatar
and
several other towns.
A spur line connects
Darkhan to the copper mines of Erdenet; another spur line connects Ulaanbaatar with the coal mines of Baganuur. A separate railway
line exists in the east of the country between Choibalsan and
the Trans-Siberian at Borzya; however, that line is closed to
passengers beyond the Mongolian town of Chuluunkhoroot.
For domestic transport, daily trains run from Ulaanbaatar to
Darkhan, Sukhbaatar, and Erdenet, as well as Zamyn-Uud,
Choir and Sainshand. Mongolia uses the 1,520 mm (4 ft 1156 in) (Russian gauge) track system. The total length of the
system 1,810 km. Getting a ticket in Ulaanbaatar can be very
difficult during the summer tourist season, so you need to
plan ahead.

International Voyages
1.Beijing-Moskow

Friday

2.Moskow-Beijing

Monday

3.Ulaanbaatar-Moskow

Tuesday, Friday

4.Moskow-Ulaanbaatar

Monday, Sunday

5.Erlian-Ulaanbaatar

Monday, Friday

6.Ulaanbaatar-Erlian

Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

7.Beijing-Ulaanbaatar

Wednesday

8.Ulaanbaatar-Beijing

Thursday

9.Huh hot-Ulaanbaatar

Tuesday

10.Ulaanbaatar-Huh hot

Tuesday, Saturday

11.Ulaanbaatar-Irkutsk

Everyday

12.Irkutsk-Ulaanbaatar

Everyday

For more information: Tel: 976-21-243012

E-mail:
info@mtz.mn, www.mtz.mn

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Transport

AIR TRANSPORTATION

Chinggis Khaan International Airport outside of Ulaanbaatar is the only airport in Mongolia that offers international flights. Direct flights are available from Berlin, Moscow,
Beijing, Hohhot, Seoul, Yekaterinburg, and Tokyo. Of the 32
remaining airports with unpaved runways, 2 of them have
runways over 3,047 m, 3 have runways between 2,438 and
3,047 m, 24 have runways between 1,524 and 2,437 m, two
have runways between 914 and 1,523 m, and one has runways under 914 m. Mongolia also has 1 heliport.
Domestic carriers, as of 2007, include MIAT, Aero Mongolia, and Eznis Airways. They offer service between Ulaanbaatar and some of the aimag centers.

MIAT INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHEDULE

From Ulaanbaatar
Beijing

Everyday

Berlin

Thursday, Sunday

Moscow

Thursday, Sunday

Tokyo

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

Seoul

Everyday

Osaka

Tuesday, Friday
To Ulaanbaatar

Beijing

Everyday

Berlin

Thursday, Sunday

Moscow

Thursday, Sunday

Tokyo

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

Seoul

Everyday

Osaka

Tuesday, Friday

For more information: 1881

Website:
www.miat.com
E-mail:
reservation@miat.com

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Transport

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

The main objective of the domestic road network is to
provide connectivity between aimag centers and Ulaanbaatar, and between aimag centers and their surrounding
region. To achieve this, Mongolia has a state road network
of just over 11,200 km, of which only about 1,500 km are
paved, 1,440 km has a gravel surface and 1,346 km has an
improved earth surface. Over 6,900 km is earth tracks. On the
state road network there are 364 bridges with a total length
of just over 13,500 meters (an average length of 37 meters).
But of these, 178 are of wooden construction and account
for about 20 percent of the total length.

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Tel/Fax:
Mobile:
E-mail:
Website:

Accommodation

(976) 7018-5669
98115669, 99085669, 88115669
info@jeepservice.mn
www.jeepservice.mn

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Accommodation

Hotel name

Telephone:

Website:

Ulaanbaatar

320620

www.ubhotel.mn

Terelj Hotel

99992233

www.tereljhotel.com

Bayangol Hotel

312255

www.bayangolhotel.mn

Palace Hotel

343565

www.palace.mn

Chinggis Khaan Hotel

313380

www.chinggis-hotel.com

Amarbaysgalant Hotel

312413, 312385 www.eb3-amarbaysgalanm.mn

Edelweiss Hotel

312186

www.edelweiss.mn

Continental Hotel

323829

www.ubcontinentalhotel.com

White house hotel

365158, 367872

www.whitehousehotel.mn

Puma imperial Hotel

313043

www.pumaimperialhotel.mn

Diplomat Hotel

312206

www.diplomats.com

341750, 340750
322899

www.peacebridgehotel.com

Decor Hotel

70118520

www.decor-hotel.com

Flower Hotel

458330

www.Flower-hotel.mn

Mika Hotel

310566

www.mika.mn

Voyage Hotel

312198

www.voyagehotelt.mn

330565, 328600

www.narantuulhotel.com

313786

www.bishreltplaza.mn

Peace bridge Hotel

Narantuul Hotel
Bishrelt Hotel

Accommodation

Ulaanbaatar city recommend you numbers of comfortable hotels in which good services and meal

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Address: Chinggis khaans avenue 25 A Ulaanbaatar 210136,

Mongolia
Telephone: 976-11-343565 , 77449673
Mobile: 976-99099673
Fax:
976-11-343001
E-mail: palace@mongol.net
Web site: www.palace.mn

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RESTAURANT & PUBS

Mongolians eat meat with some fat, which sustains them through the long
period of winter time, especially in the countryside. However, there are
numerous of newly opened international restaurants and pubs in the capital,
including French, Italian, Indian, American, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
...................................................................................................................
DETROIT AMERICAN BAR
Tel:
320033
Everyday 9:30 pm Live performance by Yuppo
Friday
9:30 pm Live performance
...................................................................................................................
RIVER SOUNDS
Tel:
320497, 99293232, 99145757
Mon
10:30 pm Live performance by Black and white
Tue-Wed 10:30 pm Live performance by Yuppo
Thursday 10:30 pm Live performance by A-Sound
Fri-Sat
10:30 pm Live performance by Black and White
Sun
10:30 pm Live performance by Yuppo
...................................................................................................................
GRAND KHAAN IRISH PUB
Tel:
336666
Mon-Tue 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine band
Wednesday 9:00 pm Live performance by Lemons band
Thursday 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine band
Fri-Sat 9:00 pm Live performance by Beer band
...................................................................................................................
STRINGS
Tel:
367845, 91995504
Everyday 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine group
Sunday 9:00 pm Live performance by Mongolian band
...................................................................................................................
IKH MONGOL
Tel:
331206
Monday 9:30 pm Live performance by L-Guards
Tuesday 9:30 pm Live performance by The Lemons
Wednesday 9:30 pm Live performance by Fire
Thursday 9:30 pm Live performance by Altan Urag
Friday
9:30 pm Live performance by Fire
Saturday 9:30 pm Live performance by X-Vit
Sunday 9:30 pm Live performance by Altan Urag
...................................................................................................................
ARTE RESTAURANT
Tel:
70111585
Schedule: Tuesday -Friday 8:30 pm Live performance

Restaurant & Pubs

M-CLUB
Tel:
319866
Website: www.m-club.mn
M-Cinema, M-Play station 3, M-lounge, M-Bowling are available
...................................................................................................................
LOS BANDIDOS
This place is advertised as the only Mexican and Indian restaurant in
Mongolia, a claim that we wont try to argue with. It serves nachos, fajitas,
enchiladas and burritos, as well as meals hot from the tandoori oven.
...................................................................................................................
CALIFORNIA
One of Ulaanbaatars most popular restaurants, this place has an array
of eclectic menu items, including a Thai steak salad with Caesar dressing,
authentic chicken tacos and shorlog (shish kebab with cream sauce). All of
these are recommended. There is a huge variety of food to choose from and
the portions are generous and heavy on the calories (this place is a real diet
killer). Its also one of the few places in town that is open for breakfast.
...................................................................................................................
CAFE AMSTERDAM
At the time of writing this place was set to open as Mongolia first literary caf. The
Dutch owners have promised caf au lait, pannekoeken (crepes) and homemade
cheese (in season), as well as shelves of books that you can borrow, trade or buy. Poetry
readings and guest speakers are expected so check the chalkboard for upcoming events
...................................................................................................................
bds Mongolian barbeque
Location: Seoul Street-9, West of Ayanchin Outfitters
Timetable: 11am 11pm every day
Tel:
311191, 96653934
Email:
info@nomadsgroup.mn
...................................................................................................................
CITY NOMADS RESTAURANT & BAR
Location: on the right of the Wrestling Palace, Negdelchin Hotel
Timetable: 12pm -12am
Tel:
454484
Tue-Fri: 8:30 pm Live Performance
...................................................................................................................
ZING RESTAURANT
Location: Opposite of the Trade & Development Bank, Next to the
Golden Pen shop
Tel:
7011-0505
...................................................................................................................
COSY NOMADS restaurant & home decor
Location: Next to the Sarnaikh Supermarket, Near the Zaisan Memorial,
South of Ulaanbaatar
Tel:
344001, 88680044

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Address: Club Havana Building, Jamyangun street, 1st khoroo,

Sukhbaatar district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Tel:
976-70134600
Fax:
976-70111347
E-mail: tibukuro2000@yahoo.co.jp

Ulaanbaatar offers wide variety of shopping opportunities; best buys including paintings, cashmeres, camel wool
products, leathers, traditional clothing, national handicrafts,
boots, carpets, jewelry, souvenirs, and national costumes.
Most of the shopping is possible to accept international
credit cards such as VISA, Master Card, American Express and
JCB.

Shopping

SHOPPING

WHERE TO SHOP
The State Department store is
the largest shopping mall in Mongolia, a leftover
of the Soviet occupation. You can
find
cashmere
and leather here,
in addition to
whatever else you
might find in a department store. On the top floor there is a
large souvenir shop with a massive variety of trinkets available. WARNING! The State Department store is the home of a
very aggressive ring of pick pockets that are not monitored
by the store. Another unique product of Mongolia is Cashmere. The fabric, made from the fur of the Cashmere goat, is
only found in the central Asian areas of Mongolia, Pakistan,
and India. The Gobi , Goyo, and Buyan Cashmere company is
the premier cashmere producer and distributor in Mongolia,
and their products are high quality, if not always up to date
in fashion design. If you find something you like, however,
you will get away with deep discounts on a very high quality
and popular fabric.

SKY SHOPPING CENTER

If you are based
on the east side of
town, the Sky Shopping Center may be
more
convenient
than the State Department Store and
offers similar goods
and services. Its behind the Chinggis
Khaan Hotel.

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Shopping

Shopping

SOUVENIR HOUSE
Souvenir house is available
around downtown in capital
Ulaanbaatar. On the top of the
floor you will get variety of hand
made souvenir products. Also
east south of the state department store there is a souvenir
house is available for your shopping.

MERKURI MARKET
Merkuri market is sort of a flea
market for food where you can
bargain with individual vendors for all manner of imported
goods, meat, cheese and vegetables, as well as luxuries such
as caviar and crab sticks.

NARANTUUL BLACK MARKET

Naran Tuul Market, east of the Center, is also known as
the Black Market (Khar Zakh), but its not the sort of place
where you go to change money illegally and smuggle goods
- though this certainly happens.
The market is huge, one of the biggest in Asia and in
summer up to 60,000 people a day squeeze inside. Theres
an around Tug50 entrance fee. You can buy cheap gear for a
camping trip, among other things, but the real reason to visit
is to marvel at this enormous emporium.
Inside the market you will see long white building with
blue roof, in here where you can buy food.

INTER NOM BOOK STORE

Baga touruu, next
to the IT Park XANADU
BOOKS & WINES Ground
floor Marco Polo Plaza,
besides Choijin Lama
Museum,
Tel: 319748 web:
www.xanadu.mn

English language books,

travel guide, popular fictions,
children book and more The market is notorious for pickpockets and bag
slashers so dont bring anything you dont want to lose. Dont carry anything
on your back, and strap your money belt to your body.

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Useful Information

USEFUL INFORMATION
TIPS FOR TOURISTS
MONGOLIA IS ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES IN THE WORLD
but like in many other countries tourists need to be aware of
the dangers and apply common sense -Be careful when you
are in the market, shopping centers, museums and theatres,
and also on public transport. We have pickpockets in Mongolia too! -If you have lost anything or had something stolen,
you should report it immediately to the nearest police station or police officer. -It is better to buy souvenirs, precious
things, cashmere and leather goods in shops and not from
street vendors and get a receipt and custom certificate from
the shop. -Please, do not buy anything precious, antique
items and products of animal origin offered by individuals.
-It is not a good idea to walk around suburbs and dark places
in Ulaanbaatar after 23.00 hours. If you do go out to nightclubs or bars leave your valuables in a safe place. -Use only
officially registered tour operators, if in doubt ask the Tourist
Information Center. -Use only recognizable designated taxis
and buses. -If you decide to travel individually, hiring a car
and a driver, agree the contract before you set off. Also take
a good quality road network map, GPS and other orientation
instruments if possible.
You should carry a photocopy of your travel documents
at all times. Never leave money, valuables and hand baggage unattended. -In the countryside you should carry your
own first aid kit and any necessary medicines. Also take
some canned and packaged food from Ulaanbaatar and
other larger settlements. -Although there are fresh water
rivers in Mongolia, you should drink purified or boiled water. -Do not litter the surroundings and always carry a bag
for rubbish when traveling in the countryside. Do not harm
the environment, flora and fauna. On the whole Mongolians
are Buddhist, but Mongolians are very tolerant of other religions. When visiting Buddhist monasteries and temples, you
need to take into account the following in order to avoid cultural misunderstandings.
- Do not dress immodestly when you visit a Buddhist
temple, and take your hat off -Do not take photos or videos
of anything or anyone without permission. - Do not make a
loud noise or smoke inside. -When entering a temple do not
step on the door threshold. -Never touch the Buddha images
and other things in the temple because these are considered
sacred.

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USEFUL ADDRESSES
CHINGGIS KHAAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Location: 25 km from Center of Ulaanbaatar, Khan-Uul district. flight
information
Tel:
1980
...................................................................................................................
INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY STATION
Location: Teeverchid Street Railway information
Tel:
94194, 194
...................................................................................................................
ULAANBAATAR RAILWAY INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY TICKETING CENTER
Location: Teeverchid Street
Timetable: 8am-7.30 pm
Tel:
94133, 944366, 944367
...................................................................................................................
ACCIDENT AND MEDICAL CENTERS
Hospital Number 2

Tel :
450129, (Emergency): 310945
Location: Peace Avenue near the British Embassy
SOS Medica Mongolia

Tel:
345526, 345527
Location: Gutal Corporation Building in Khan-Uul District.
Yonsei Friendship Hospital

Tel:
310945
Location: Peace Avenue, Next to the Maternity hospital 1
...................................................................................................................
OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION AND FOREIGN CITIZENS
Location: Chinggis Avenue, Khan Uul district, on the way of Chinggis
Khaan Airport.
Tel:
93141011, 70133448, 93141013, 1882
Timetable: 9 am -6 pm
Visa extension: one week 15 US$, over one week costs 2 US$ per day. If
you are planning to stay more than 30 days in Mongolia you are required
to register at the Office of Immigration, Naturalization and Foreign Citizens.
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POSTAL SERVICE
You can buy stamps in post offices in Ulaanbaatar and aimag provinces.
There is a poste restante at the Central Post Office in Ulaanbaatar. Bring
along your passport as proof of identification. Some local post offices are:
Central Post Office:The largest and most central post office located near the south
west corner of Sukhbaatar Square.
Post Office 44:Peace Avenue opposite Center Point, Chingeltei District, 20th Building, Tel: 322310
Post Office 46:Parliament Building near the Natural History Museum

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DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND

CONSULAR OFFICES
EMBASSY | CONSULATE SECTION | HONORARY CONSUL
AUSTRIA
Location: Baga-toiruu, opposite to
Tsetseg shop
TEL: 324298

KOREA
Location: Sukhbaatar district, Olympic
Street 10
Tel: 321548, 310153

BELARUS
Location: Sukhbaatar district, 43a Olympic
Street 20, next to the Continental hotel
Tel: 318481

LAOS
Location: Sukhbaatar district, Ikh
Toiruu 59
Tel: 326440

BULGARIA
Location: Sukhbaatar District, Olympic
Street 8
Tel: 322841

MALAYSIA
Location: Zuunselbiin khoroo, 39-iin
Tel: 345336

CANADA
Location:Enkh Taivany Orgon
Choloo
Tel: 328285
CHINA /PRC/
Open: 9:30am-12pm on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday
Address: P.O. Box 672 Zaluuchuudyn Urgun
Chuluu-5
Tel: 320955, 323940, 311903
Fax: 311943
Email: chinaemb_mn@mfa.gov.cn
Web: http://mn.china-embassy.org/eng/
http://mn.chineseembassy.org/eng/
CUBA
Location: Sukhbaatar district, Negdsen
Undestnii Street 5
Tel: 323778
CZECH REPUBLIC
Location: Sukhbaatar district, Olympic
Street 12, Tengeriin Tsag Building
Tel: 321886
FRANCE
Location: Chingeltai district, Enkh Taivanii
Orgon Choloo 3
Tel: 324519
GERMANY
Location: Sukhbaatar district, Negdsen
Udestnii Street 7
Tel: 323325, 323915, 320908
HUNGARY
Location: Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo 1
Tel: 323973, 320972
INDIA
Location:
Sukhbaatar district, Zaluuchuudyn Orgon
Choloo 10
Tel: 329522, 329524
JAPAN
Location: Sukhbaatar District, Olympic
Street
Tel: 320777
KAZAKHSTAN
Location: Chingeltei istrict, 4th khoroo,
Diplomatic Complex 95/11
Tel: 312240

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NORTH KOREA /DPRK /

Location: Negdsen Undestnii Street 12
Tel: 325663
POLAND
Location: Chingeltei district, Diplomatic
Complex 95
Tel: 320641
RUSSIA
Location: Sukhbaatar district, Enkh
Taivany Orgon Choloo A-6
Tel: 327191, 312851
Working hours: 9am6pm On
weekends closed.
E-mail: mono_nsr@yahoo.com
Tel: 99054046, 324597
Address: Seoul street, Sant Asar Hotel,
Room # 209
SWITZERLAND
Location: Chingeltei district, Diplomatic
Complex 95, #4-36
Tel: 331422
SLOVAKIA
Location: Chingeltei district, 1st
khoroo, Jigjidjav Street 4/1
Tel: 319254, 687455
THAILAND
Location: Chingeltei district, Arizona
Complex, 1st floor
Tel: 320138, 311 333
TURKEY
Location: Chingeltei district, Enkh
Taivany Orgon Choloo 5
Tel: 311200
UKRAINE
Location: Khan-Uul district - 36
Tel: 343503
USA
Location: Sukhbaatar district, Ikh
Toiruu 59
Tel: 329095, 329606
VIETNAM
Location: Bayanzurkh district, Enkh
Taivany Orgon Choloo 47
Tel: 458917

FEDEX

Location: Tuushin Hotel 1st floor

Tel:
320591, 55257657
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EMS

Useful Information

International express
____________________________________________

Location: Central Post Office

Tel:
31001
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TNT International Express

Tel:
313389
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UPS

Location: Bayanzurkh district, Nisora1st floor

Tel:
70157001
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DHL international

Location: Peace avenue -15A, UB 48

Tel:
310919, 313331

USEFUL
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
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Fire.....................................................................101
Police.................................................................102
Ambulance.........................................................103
Emergency Department.....................................105
Traffic Police.......................................................124, 321008
Immigration Office.............................................93141011, 70133448
Ulaanbaatar Telephone Inquiry..........................1109, 109
Airport Inquiry...................................................1980
MIAT-International Ticketing Center...................322118, 1881
MIAT-Domestic Ticketing Center.........................322686, 1881
AEROFLOT-Russian Airlines.................................320720
AIR MARKET Ticketing Center.............................305050
AIR TRANS Ticketing Center................................313131, 323232
AIR NETWORK Ticketing Center..........................322222, 323333
Railway Inquiry..................................................24194
International Railway Ticketing Center...............24133, 244844
Domestic Railway Ticketing Center.....................24137
City Taxi..............................................................344499, 300000
National Tourism Center.....................................330778, 330675

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Contact address:
Department of Road and transportation -1,

Chinggis Avenue -11, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

P.O.B-1520, index 211213 Central Post Office
Tel:
(976) - 11- 330675
Fax:
(976) - 11- 330778
Website: www.mongolia-tourism.mn
E-mail: marketing@mongolia-tourism.mn