UlaanbaatarMONGOLIA

Official Visitor Guide

AUGUST 2010

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NationalMONGOLIAN

CONTENTS:Welcome to Mongolia 4About Ulaanbaatar 8Nomadic Hospitality 10Events 12National Parks 14Entertaiment 16Museum & Galleries 20Transport 28Accommodation 33Restaurant & Pubs 38Shopping & Leisure 42Useful Information 45New publication 49

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Official Visitor Guide

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ABOUT MONGOLIAMONGOLIA AT GLANCELOCATION: 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 south-west), 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 (MNT). USD 1 = MNT 1366 (in August, 2010)

TV SYSTEM: PAL/SECAM.

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

MONGOLIA IN BRIEFMongolia is a country imbued with the glimmer of a leg-

endary 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 econom-ics, large political changes and rapid regional development.

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LANDMongolia is one of the few countries in the temperate

belt of the northern hemisphere with its vast territory, per-fect ecosystem and virgin land. Mongolia ranked as the sev-enth largest country in Asia for its territory, which covers an area of 1.564.100 sq. km. It is one of the land-locked coun-tries. Mongolia lies in 41° 35’ N. Lat and between 87° 44’ and 119° 56’ E. Long in the north of Central Asia. Mongolia bor-dered 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.

CLIMATEMongolia lies in the temperature zone and has four ex-

tremely continental seasons: that is, hot summer and very cold winter. The country is situated at the heart of the cen-tral 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.

RELIGIONWay far from the 13th century, Mongolia became free-

dom 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-

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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 Bud-dhism 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 Mon-golian Buddhism. Christianity has developed a large follow-ing in last period of the years. Muslim people mostly are Ka-zakh people, who live in the western Mongolian part, hunt with eagle during the winter time.

LANGUAGEOver the

800 hundreds of years ago, M o n g o l i a n language was a c c u s t o m e d to popular through out the world because of the Mongol Empire’s exis-tence.

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 speak-ing 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.

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MONGOLIA: THE CENTER OF WORLD HISTORYMongolian history reached its zenith in the thirteenth cen-

tury when Genghis Khaan collected the tribes of the steppes, named them Mongols, and with a nation of one million mem-bers and an army of only a hundred thousand horsemen, he conquered the most powerful civilizations of the era and creat-ed the greatest empire in world history. Under the leadership of Genghis 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, com-plete 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 mod-ern Mongolian culture.

A few fortunate travelers will have the opportunity to dis-cover Mongolia for themselves, to ride where the horses of Genghis Khaan 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/

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WELCOME TO ULAANBAATAR

The modern Mongolian capital city, Ulaanbaatar, is a city with a history over a year. After Mongol Empire’s capital Kara-korum 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, Ulaanbaatar’s population is more than mil-lion residences live at present. Today’s 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 country’s 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 de-partments stores in which you could purchase Mongolia tra-ditional clothes as well as souvenirs.

Also, there are enthusiastic Mongolian traditional con-certs 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 tar-get, too for not only hiking toward mountain, but also winter activities offered.

GANDAN MONASTERYThe Gandan-tegchinlen

Khiid Monastery, formerly known as Gandan Monastery, is a Tibetan-style monastery in

the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to

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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.

The monastery was established in 1835 by the Fifth Jebt-sundamba, then Mongolia’s highest reincarnated lama. It would become the principal center of Buddhist learning in

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, be-cause it was here, in 1924, that Sukhbaatar stood and pro-claimed the victory of the Revolution for Independence, marking finally the overthrough of Mongolia’s external and internal enemies. The monument to Sukhbaatar, therefore oc-cupies pride of place in the center of the Square, and all ma-jor 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 Con-stitutional 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.

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NOMADIC HOSPITALITYMongolian proverb

Happy is he whom guests frequent. Joyful is he at whose door guest’s horses are always tethered.

There are few places in the world provide an opportunity to get lifestyle experience that has not changed lot over hun-dreds of years. Learn to enjoy Mongolian hospitality; being by a family is the best way to discover the country. Tradi-tions are so different that it is possible that you might un-knowingly 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, strang-ers 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.

CULTUREMongolia 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 vo-cal styles to develop. They can be divided into a number of categories: Long Song, Short Song, khoomii (throat sing-ing), Praise, Epic, Legend Songs, Games Songs, imitations and Sacred/Animist Song.

ARTSMongolia has produced

many extraordinary artists dur-ing its rich history. The great-est Mongolian artist known to us is Bogdo Gegen Zanabazar (1635-1723). Zanabazar was recognized as the first Jebtsun-

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damba Khutuktu, or Bogdo Gegen by the fifth Tibetan Dalai Lama. Zanabazar’s exquisite gilt bronze sculptures combine breathtaking renderings of Buddhist deities with powerfully expressive lifelike characteristics.

In 2005 a spectacular collection of Zanabazar and School of Zanabazar masterpiece sculptures was sold in New York by the Rossi & Rossi Gallery.

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 West-ern 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 KHUURWithout 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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HOLIDAY/FESTIVALTSAGAAN 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 be-ginning of spring and the new year´s cycle. The day before New Years Day is known as Bitu-un, 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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The Naadam Festival is locally termed “eryn gurvan naadam” the three games of men. The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horse-racing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling. All over the countryside small Naad-ams are celebrated during the midsummer. The national Naadam festival is celebrated on July 11-13 in Ulaanbaatar.

Wrestiling

The wrestling competitions be-gin around noon on the first day of the festival and end on the second day. Mongolian wrestling is similar to wrestling found but they have other two important differences. First, there are no weight divi-sions. A small wrestler can be pit-ted against someone two times his weight. This can lead to some very interesting matches. Second, there are no time limits.

512 or 1024 powerful wrestlers make fighting for championship in Na-adam. Winner gets title Arslan (Lion). When an Arslan wins two years in a row he becomes an avarga or titan.

And top 4 ranked wrestlers become Zaan (elephant) and everyone who ranked in top 16 becomes a Nachin (falcon). Wrestlers wear and wrestling costumes zodog, shuudag and the heavy, traditional Mongolian boots are called a gutal.

Horse racing

Mongolians have a high re-gard for horses since, for centuries, they have relied on them for trans-port, sustenance, and companion-ship. During the races, up to 1,000 horses can is chosen to compete. There are six categories of horse racing, based on the age of the horses. For example, three-year-old horses, called shudlen, race for 10 miles (16 kilometers) and six, seven year olds (ikh nas, azarga) for 17 miles (30 kilometrs).

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Little boys and girls who aged 5-12 years , ride horses in racing and horse trainers prepares their horses for 3-4 months.

Archery

The sport of archery originated around the 11th century, during the time of Khanate warfare. Contestants dress in traditional costumes and use a bent bow constructed of horn, bark, and wood. The arrows, made from willow branches and vulture feathers are shot at round, leather targets with grey, yellow or red rings. Men must stand 75 meters and

women 60 meters from the target. Judges, standing near the targets, assess each shot with a cry, called a uukhai, and a raised hand. The winning archer, or mergen, is the one who hits the targets the most times.

EVENTSAugust 4WESTERN MONGOLIAN TRADITIONAL ART FESTIVAL AND CHILDRENS MINI NAADAM 2010Organization: Ontsiin tasarkhai Co.,Ltd &

local office of Mongolian Art Assocation in UVS province

Where: Turgen soum, UVS province

Telephone: 311964, 99191761Web: www.ottour.com E-mail: contact@ottour.com.....................................................................................................................August 5The Grand Orchestra of the Mongolian National

Song & DanceOrganization: New Juulchin LLCWhere: Gorkhi Terelj National parkTelephone: 319401Web: www.juulchinworld.comE-mail: info@juulchinworld.com.....................................................................................................................August 7-22“Mongolia Bike Challenge” Organization: PROGETTOAVVENTURA EVENTS, S.L.

& Mongolia Expeditions & Tours LLCWhere: Dundgovi, Umnugovi, Uvurkhangai

& Arkhangai provincesTelephone: 329279Web: www.mongoliabikechallenge.comE-mail: info@mongoliabikechallenge.com

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August 19-31Hot Air BalloonOrganization: Panoramic

Journeys. Ltd Where: Sukhbaatar

squareTelephone: 316942,

99081979Web: panoramicjourneys.comE-mail: goyo@panoramicjourneys.com...................................................................................................................

August 21Golden NaadamOrganization: New Juulchin LLCWhere: Gorkhi Terelj National parkTelephone: 319401Web: www.juulchinworld.comE-mail: info@juulchinworld.com

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NATIONAL PARKSHUSTAI NATIONAL PARK

It takes about 2 hours to get there by vehicle from capi-tal, Hustai National Park lies in the foothills of the south-ern Khentii 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 world’s most threatened ecosys-tems: Steppe and forest steppe.

In 1993, Hustain Nuruu was upgrad-ed from protected area status to re-serve status and conservation mea-sures were strength-ened. In 1998, the area’s status was up-graded once more and Hustain Nuruu Reserve became Hustai National

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Park. As a national park, regulations on land use were tight-ened and all grazing and hunting was forbidden.

The Takhi is the last surviving ancestor of the modern domestic horse. Also known as Przewalski’s Horse, the spe-cies once roamed the steppe of Central Asia and Europe, but since 1968 has been extinct in the wild. Hustai National Park’s Takhi re-introduction project is part of a world-wide initiative to return the highly endangered species to its Mon-golian homeland.

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

TERELJ NATIONAL PARKIt 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 of-fers 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 1960’s and officially was classified as a National Park in 1994. It is almost uninhabited by humans, only by a few no-mads and farmers. Inside the park, there are ranges of pro-tected animals such as birds (250 species), moose, bears and 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 su-perb view point over the valley.

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ENTERTAIMENTUlaanbaatar 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 country’s significant art organizations, includ-ing Mongolian NATIONAL FOLK SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE, OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE, TUMEN EKH ENSEMBLE, STATE ACADEMIC DRAMA THEATRE AND TRADIO-NAL 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.

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STATE ACADEMIC DRAMA THEATRE28 June -3 July “Theatre- Children-Future” International Theatre

Festival Please call or visit for a detailed schedule. Tel: 324621, 99199794, 88087088...................................................................................................................

Central Cultural PalaceTel: 321444, 99171509On the east side of the Sukhbaatar Square

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MONGOLIAN NATIONAL SONG AND DANCE ACADEMIC ENSEMBLETel: 323954, 99225069, 99292688Website: www.mon-ensemble.mn

We offer our best folk pepormance for visitors AT 6 PM EVERYDAY FROM MAY UNTIL END OF SEPTEMBER annually. Our performance including following programs: • NationalGreatOrchestra

• Nationallongsongsandfolksongs

• TraditionalmusicalinstrumentMorinKhuur

• Folkdances

• TsamDance/religiousdance/

• Throatsinging

• Contortions

...................................................................................................................STATE PHILHARMONIC HALLTel: 70118012

Please call in advance to visit

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THE AMERICAN CENTER FOR MONGOLIAN STUDIES (ACMS)Tel/Fax: (976-11) 350486Email: info@mongoliacenter.orgWebsite: www.mongoliacenter.orgAddress: Room 304, Building No.5, National University of Mongolia,

Baga toiruu, Sukhbaatar district, Ulaanbaatar...................................................................................................................L’ ALLIANCE FRANCAISE de MONGOLIETel: 351914Website: www.afm.mn...................................................................................................................

TENGIS MOVIE THEATERTel: 313105, 312719, 91913307, 91913313 / English / Website: www.tengis.mnTickets: Adults 4000tug, children 3000tug (on Tuesday and Wednes-

day tickets: 3000tug)Despicable me The last Air BenderIron Man 2Please call or visit for a detailed schedule. ...................................................................................................................TUMEN EKH NATIONAL SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLETel: 322238, 96664374, 96650711Schedule: 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

Wonderful Mongolian culture performance by Moon Stone ensemble, 2010. The performance consists of folk long song, horse head fiddle, throat singing, contortion, the mask dance, folk dance bielgee, folk song and chamber music.

Performance is everyday at 16PM and 18 PM.

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Tel: 99186171, 70118514Tickets: Contracted organizations: 6USD Foriegner: 8 USD Children: 3 USD Mongolian: 7000 tugE-mail: tsukihouse@yahoo.com...................................................................................................................TORGO FASHION SALONTel: 324957, 919190508, 99122448Address: Located in the D block of Golomt complex, West main road

STATE ACADEMIC THEATRE OF OPERA AND BALLETTel: 70110389, 91141538, 99054570Address: Located in the D block of Golomt complex, West main roadWeb: www.opera-ballet.mnSchedule: 3rd 5 PM “IL trovatore” opera 4th 5 PM “Choijid Tara” ballet ...................................................................................................................

“ALTAIN ORGIL” Folk ethnic music band performance “Altain Orgil” as a folklore band was founded in 1993 with the aim

to introduce glorious Mongolian history, culture and rich traditional folk heritage to the world. The band plays traditional instruments Horse Fiddle together with other Mongolian ethnic instruments combining those with throat singing, long singing, praises and traditional songs and performances from dancers and contortionist.

Tel: 454484, 96649554, 99013884Performance schedule: At City Nomads Restaurant & BarAugust: Everyday 7:30pm

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MUSEUM & GALLERIES

Mongolia is believed to be one of the cradles of human-ity. 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 coun-try, however; the best exhibits in most area of interests are in Ulaanbaatar. Many of the museums have interesting collec-tions and are well worth a visit. Be aware that most of mu-seums charge extra tax for the use of camera both for take picture and make movie.

...................................................................................................................BOGD KHAAN PALACE MUSEUMTel: 342195Timetable: Everyday 9.30am – 4.30pm (Closed on Wednesday, Thursday)Tickets: Adults 1000tug, children 300tug, tourists 2500tugThe 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: 328547Timetable: E v e r y d a y 10am- 4pm (Closed on Monday, Tuesday)Tickets: A d u l t s 2500tug, children 500tug, student 1000tugLocation: G e n d e n Street, north of The National Culture & Recreation Park

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This complex of temples was built between 1904 and 1908 for the Choijin Lama (a monastic title) Lubsankhaidav, the State Oracle and younger broth-er 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 MONGOLIATel: 70110183Timetable: Everyday 10am – 4:30pm (Closed

on Monday, Tuesday)Tickets: Adults 2500tug, students

1000tug, children 300tug, chil-dren 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 Mu-seum, consisting of 40 different halls....................................................................................................................NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONGOLIATel: 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 3000tugTel: (+976) 70110913; 70110914Fax: (+976) 11 326 802Address: P.O.Box-332. Juulchin Street 1. Ulaanbaatar 46. Mongolia

The museum was established in 1924. Currently it has seven halls with ex-hibits showing the history of Mongols since the first arrival of humans on Central Asia. There are more than 46,000 exhibits of archaeological, histori-cal, and ethnographical interests.

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MONGOL COSTUMES MUSEUMTel: 328140, 328840, 91910917Timetable: Everyday 9am – 6pmTickets: Tourists 2000tug, adults 1500tug (Please call for advance)

Fashion show on reservation...................................................................................................................CALLIGRAPHY MUSEUMTel: 315388Website: www.inkway.mnTimetable: Everyday 10am – 6pmTicket: Entrance is free...................................................................................................................A&D MUSEUM OF ARTTel: 99115997; 317837Website: www.mongolianantique.comTimetable: Everyday 9am – 6pm (Closed on Sunday)Tickets: Tourists 2000tug, adults 2000tug, students 1000Please call in advance to visit...................................................................................................................BADAMKHAND MUSEUM OF ARTTel: 99050832Timetable: Weekdays 10am – 6pm (Closed on weekend)Address: Khan-uul district Zaisan Dreamland hothon 3-1...................................................................................................................THEATRE MUSEUMTel: 311320Timetable: Everyday 9am – 5pm (Closed on weekend and opened on res-

ervation in advance)Tickets: Adults 1500tug, Primary and high school children 200tug,

University students 300tug, tourists 1,000tug...................................................................................................................INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL MUSEUM

Tel: 461470Timetable: 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 MUSEUMTel: 362972Website: www.stamp.mnTimetable: Everyday 9am-6pmTickets: Entrance is free...................................................................................................................

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MONGOL MILITARY MUSEUMTel: 261782, 261863, 261959, 454292, 261784Timetable: Everyday 10am-5pmTickets: Adults 1000tug, school children 300tug, tourists 2000tug

Lkhagvasuren Street, 2 km northeast from the British Em-bassy

Divided into two sections, the east wing shows Mongolian military his-tory 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

Tel: 70110915Timetable: Mon-Fri 9am-5pmTickets: Adults 500tug, school children 200tug, University students

300tug, tourists 2,500tug...................................................................................................................MUSEUM OF ULAANBAATAR CITY HISTORY AND REFORMATIONTel: 450960Timetable: Everyday 9am-6pmTickets: adults 1000tug, school children 300tug, University students

500tug, tourists 1500tug...................................................................................................................MUSEUM OF MONGOLIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINETel: 342650, 99244135Timetable: Everyday 10am – 4.30pm (Closed on Wednesday)Tickets: Adults 1500tug, children 500tug, tourists 2500tug...................................................................................................................

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RAILROAD HISTORY MUSEUM OF ULAANBAATARTel: 244493Address: Bayangol district, Zamchnii street 1.Timetable: Everyday 9am – 5pmTickets: adults 1000tug, children and University students 500tug,

tourists $2...................................................................................................................CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUM OF CHINGGIS KHAANTel: 99188143Address: Khan-Uul district, Yarmag, street 18, # 433, behind the 41st

school, near the KHAN Bank branch)Timetable: Open Everyday 10am – 6pmTickets: adults 1000tug, children 300tug, tourists 2000tug...................................................................................................................ART GALLERY OF THE UNION OF MONGOLIAN ARTISTSTel: 327474Website: www.uma.mnTimetable: Everyday 10 am - 6 pmTickets: Entrance is free...................................................................................................................MODERN ART GALLERYTel: 327177, 331687Timetable: Everyday 9am- 5pmTickets: adults 2000tug, children 400tug, students 1000tug...................................................................................................................ZANABAZAR FINE ART MUSEUMTel: 326061, 326060, 326837Website: www.zanabazarfam.mnTimetable: Summer time table: 09am -17.30pm every day

Winter time table: 10am-16.30pm Monday - FridayTickets: Adults 2500tug, children 200tug, student 400tugNamed after the pre-eminent religious leader and artist of the 17th century, the highlights of this museum include the four buddhas sculpted by Zanaba-zar, a mandala done in silver and gold threads and pearl beads, and the fa-mous painting “One Day in Mongolia”, attributed to the artist Sharav....................................................................................................................RED GER ART GALLERYOperated by the Arts Council of Mongolia, supporting Mongolia’s finest young artists.Tel: 319015, 99235422Address: Located in Zanabazar Museum of Fine ArtWebsite: www.artscouncil.mnTimetable: Monday - Friday: 10am – 5pmTickets: Entrance free...................................................................................................................

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BLUE SUN CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERYTel: 99860122, 95259374Address: located in the building # 23 opposite to the Ulaanbaatar BankWebsite: www.bluesun.mnTimetable: Everyday 10am- 5pmTickets: Entrance free...................................................................................................................KHAN BANK ART GALLERYTel: 332333, /3264/ Address: located in Khan Bank new building, Seoul streetTimetable: Mon-Fri 9am - 6pmTickets: Entrance freeE-mail: artgallery@khanbank.com...................................................................................................................PEARL ART GALLERYTel: 326793, 99138281 Located in the 220 myangat #25-31Timetable: Everyday 11am - 7pm (Closed Sunday) Entrance free...................................................................................................................5+… STUDIO GALLERYTel: 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.comTimetable: Everyday 11am - 5pmTickets: Entrance free...................................................................................................................XANADU ART GALLERYTel: 310239, 99110873Address: Juulchin Street, north of the State Department Store, beside

the Tedy CenterWebsite: www.xanaduartgallery.orgTimetable: Monday-Friday: 10 am - 7 pm, Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm, Closed

SundayTickets: Entrance free...................................................................................................................INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SHOWROOMTel: 318070Address: located in the National Information Technology Park, Science

and Education Exhibition HallWebsite: www.itpark.mn Timetable: Monday to Friday 10am–2pm and 3pm–5:30pmTickets: adults 1000tug, children 500tug

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TRANSPORTTRAIN

Mongolia’s 1,000 km railway line from the Moscow Rus-sian 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 sepa-rate railway line ex-ists 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 115-6 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.

AIR TRANSPORTATIONChinggis Khaan International Airport outside of Ulaan-

baatar is the only airport in Mongolia that offers interna-tional 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 run-ways under 914 m. Mongolia also has 1 heliport.

Domestic carriers, as of 2007, include MIAT, Aero Mon-golia, and Eznis Airways. They offer service between Ulaan-baatar and some of the aimag centers.

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Flight Days DEP ARR Flight Days DEP ARR Effective Date

Ulaanbaatar - Beijing ULN PEK Beijing - Ulaanbaatar PEK ULNOM223 Mon, Wed, Sat 0620 0830 OM224 Mon, Wed, Sat 0930 1155 29MAR - 30OCTOM223 Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun 1800 2010 OM224 Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun 2110 2335 28MAR - 29OCTOM227 Mon, Sat 2200 0010(+1) OM228 Tue, Sun 0640 0905 05JUN - 27SEPOM227 Wed 2200 0010(+1) OM228 Thu 0640 0905 07JUL - 25AUG

Ulaanbaatar - Seoul ULN ICN Seoul - Ulaanbaatar ICN ULNOM301 Mo, Tu, Fr, Su 0645 1050 OM302 Mo, Tu, Fr, Su 1205 1435 28MAR - 29OCTOM301 We, Sa 1330 1735 OM302 We, Sa 1835 2105 31MAR - 30OCTOM301 Th 0645 1050 OM302 Th 1205 1435 03JUN - 30SEPOM305 Fr 1610 2015 OM306 Fr 2115 2345 04JUN - 24SEPOM305 Tu, Su 1610 2015 OM306 Tu, Su 2115 2345 04JUL - 31AUGOM305 Mo 1330 1735 OM306 Mo 1835 2105 05JUL - 30AUG

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHEDULE March 28, 2010 - October 30, 2010

Ulaanbaatar - Tokyo ULN NRT Tokyo - Ulaanbaatar NRT ULNOM501 Mo 0655 1230 OM502 Mon 1325 1735 29MAR - 25OCTOM501 We 0655 1230 OM502 Wed 1330 1740 28APR - 05MAYOM501 Wed 0655 1230 OM502 Wed 1330 1740 02JUN - 29SEPOM501 Fri 0655 1230 OM502 Fri 1330 1740 06AUG - 27AUGOM501 Sat 0655 1230 OM502 Sat 1330 1740 03APR - 30OCT

Osaka - UlaanbaatarOM505 Tue, Fri 0620 1120 OM506 Tue, Fri 1220 1600 02JUL - 31AUG

Ulaanbaatar - Berlin ULN TXL Berlin - Ulaanbaatar TXL ULNOM135 Thu, Sun 0820 1200 OM136 Thu, Sun 1400 0545(+1)* 28MAR - 28OCT

Ulaanbaatar - Moscow ULN SVO Moscow - Ulaanbaatar SVO ULNOM135 Thu, Sun 0820 1055 OM136 Thu, Sun 1945 0545(+1)* 28MAR - 28OCT

Moscow - Berlin SVO TXL Berlin - Moscow TXL SVOOM135 Thu, Sun 1155 1245 OM136 Thu, Sun 1400 1830 28MAR - 28OCT

Abbreviation: For more information please contact:* - Next day Tel: +976 (11) 1881, 322610, 312423

Fax: +976 (11) 313385, 379919E-mail: reservation@miat.com

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StationsDeparture from Ulaanbaatar Arrive in Ulaanbaatar

Train No Departure Arrival Train No Departure ArrivalDay Time Day Time Day Time Day Time

Moscow 3 Thursday 13.50 Monday 14.28 4 Tuesday 21.35 Sunday 6.30Moscow 5 Friday 13.50 Tuesday 14.28 6 Wednesday 21.35 Monday 6.30Moscow 5 Tuesday 13.50 Saturday 14.28 6 Thursday 21.35 Tuesday 6.30Irkutsk 263 Everyday 21.10 Everyday 2.31 264 Everyday 16.50 Everyday 6.10Beijing 24 Thursday 7.15 Friday 14.04 23 Saturday 07.45 Sunday 13.20

Beijing 24 Friday 7.15 Saturday 14.04 23 Tuesday 07.45Wednes-

day13.20

Beijing 4 Sunday 7.15 Monday 14.04 3 Wednesday 07.45 Thursday 13.20Hoh khot 34 Monday 20.00 Tuesday 21.28 33 Friday 22.00 Sunday 10.35

Hoh khot 34 Friday Saturday 33 MondayWednes-

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Erlian 22 Thursday 20.00 Friday 10.25 21 Friday 17.10 Saturday 10.35Sunday Monday Monday Tuesday

INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES

DOMESTIC VOYAGESTO ULAANBAATAR FROM

FROM ULAANBAATAR

Directions Train numbers Arrival time Days/Beijing – UB - Moscow/ 3 13.20 4/Moscow - UB - Beijing/ 4 06.30 7

/Beijing – UB/ 23 13.20 3/Moscow - UB / 6 06.30 1,2

/Erlan - UB/ 21 10.35 2,6Hoh hot-Zamiin Uud-UB 33 10.35 3,7

Zamiin Uud-UB /fast/ 43 10.35 1,5Zamiin Uud-UB 275 09.25 Every dayZuunbayan-UB 275 09.25 2,6

Choir- Baganuur-UB 285 08.05 1,6Zuunharaa-UB/Tunh,Mand/ 282 05.40 Every daySuhbaatar-UB/Tunh,Mand/ 272 16.20 Every day

Sukhbaatar /Irkutsk, Nayshki/-Sh.gol-Darhan-UB 264 06.10 Every dayErdenet- Darhan-UB 274 07.40 Every day

Sainshand-UB 285 08.05 Every dayBor Undur-UB 285 08.05 1,4,6

Directions Train numbers Leave time Days/Beijing - UB - Moscow/ 3 13.50 4/Moscow - UB - Beijing/ 4 07.15 7

/UB - Beijing/ 24 07.15 4/UB - Moscow/ 5 13.50 2,5

/UB - Erlan/ 22 20.00 7,4UB-Zamiin Uud-Hoh hot 34 20.00 1,5

UB- Zamiin Uud /fast/ 44 20.00 3,6UB- Zamiin Uud 276 16.30 Every dayUB-Zuunbayan 276 16.30 4,7

UB-Zuunharaa /Tunh,Mand 281 17.30 Every dayUB-Sukhbaatar /Tunh,Mand 271 10.30 Every day

UB-Sukhbaatar 263 21.10 Every dayUB-Darhan-Sh.gol-Erdenet 273 20.20 Every day

UB-Sainshand 286 09.35 Every dayUB-Bor Undur 286 09.35 3,5,7

Phone number: 24194, 24193, 24137

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Ulaanbaatar Hotel«««««

Tel: 320620Website: www.ubhotel.mn

Terelj Hotel «««««

Tel: 99992233Website: www.tereljhotel.com

Bayangol Hotel ««««

Tel: 312255Website: www.bayangolhotel.mn

Chinggis Khaan Hotel ««««

Tel: 313380Website: www.chinggis-hotel.com

Kempinski Khan Palace Hotel ««««

Tel: 463463Website: www.kempinski.com/ulaanbaatar

Palace Hotel ««««

Tel: 343565Website: www.palace.mn

ULAANBAATAR CITY RECOMMEND YOU NUMBERS OF COMFORTABLE HOTELS IN WHICH GOOD SERVICES AND MEAL

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Continental Hotel «««

Tel: 323829 Website: www.ubcontinentalhotel.com

Decor Hotel «««

Tel: 70118520Website: www.decor-hotel.com

Edelweiss Hotel «««

Tel: 312186Website: www.edelweiss.mn

Flower Hotel «««

Tel: 458330 Website: www.Flower-hotel.mn

Narantuul Hotel «««

Tel: 330565, 328600 Website: www.narantuulhotel.com

Puma imperial Hotel «««

Tel: 313043 Website: www.pumaimperialhotel.mn

White house hotel «««

Tel: 365158, 367872Website: www.whitehousehotel.mn

Address: Chinggis khaan’s avenue 25 A Ulaanbaatar 210136, Mongolia

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

Fax: + 976 11 325241Telephone: + 976 99112575E-mail: idrehouse@yahoo.comWebsite: www.idretour.comAddress: Bus station for long distance near

by the railway station bld-22-01

We have had a very positive feedback from all over the world’s guests staying in our guesthouse.

Idre’s Guesthouse

Juulchin - Bayalagtourist camp

Juulchin-Bayalag tourist camp is located in 55 km from Ulaanbaatar in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park.Fax/Tel: +(976)-11-302241Mobile: 96651635, 8808878 99678874, 99018815

Location: BayanZurkh District, Peace Avenue East Cross Road. P.O.B- 49/71

Tel: +976-11- 455108, +976 - 11 - 457970Fax: +976-11- 455016E-mail: info@discover.mnWeb: www.discover.mn

UNDRUUL HOTEL & RESTAURANT

Discover Mongolia Building, 2nd floor, Chinggis avenue-11 Tel: 99299918, 319371, 330675, Fax: 330778

e-mail:erdenetsetseg@mongolia-tourism.mn web: www.mongolia-tourism.mn

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GRAND KHAAN IRISH PUBTel: 336666Mon-Tue 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine band Wednesday 9:00 pm Live performance by Lemons bandThursday 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine bandFri-Sat 9:00 pm Live performance by Beer band.....................................................................................................................STRINGSTel: 367845, 91995504Everyday 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine groupSunday 9:00 pm Live performance by Mongolian band

RESTAURANT & PUBSMongolians eat meat with some fat, which sustains them through the long period of winter time, especially in the countryside. However, there are nu-merous of newly opened international restaurants and pubs in the capital, including French, Italian, Indian, American, Korean, Japanese and Chinese....................................................................................................................DETROIT AMERICAN BARTel: 320033Friday 9:30 pm Live performance by UFO...................................................................................................................RIVER SOUNDSTel: 320497, 99293232, 99145757Mon 10:30 pm Live performance by Black and white Tue-Wed 10:30 pm Live performance by YuppoThursday 10:30 pm Live performance by A-SoundFri-Sat 10:30 pm Live performance by Black and White Sun 10:30 pm Live performance by Yuppo

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IKH MONGOLTel: 331206Monday 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 .....................................................................................................................M-CLUBTel: 319866Website: www.m-club.mnM-Cinema, M-Play station 3, M-lounge, M-Bowling are available....................................................................................................................CITY NOMADS RESTAURANT & BAR Location: on the right of the Wrestling Palace, Negdelchin Hotel Timetable: 12pm -12am Tel: 454484 Tue&Fri: 7:30 pm Live Performance Altain Orgil...................................................................................................................ZING RESTAURANTLocation: 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 UlaanbaatarTel: 344001, 88680044

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Address: Behind wrestling palace, Enkhtaivan Avenue-16, Bayanzurkh distt. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Tel/Fax: 99195007 (976-11-480214)

HAZARANORTH INDIAN RESTAURANT

Come and enjoy royal Mughalai feast in Award winning, authehtic

Indian restaurant

• Horse-head fiddle performance

• Drawling song

• Contortion

• Mongolian traditional folk dance

• National minority music performance

Mon -Tue 9:00pm Live performance by Dream Ticket Wednesday 9:00pm Live performance by DashdondogThursday 9:00pm Live performance by Dream Ticket Fri - Sat 9:00pm Live performance by Dashdondog

“Live music & Lovely meals”TEL: 99034088, 99070739, and 464988

ADDRESS: BZD, 13th khoroo, 1st floor of Royal House Hotel.

ROYAL IRISH PUB & RESTAURANTHAVE A LUNCH AND FREE PERFORMANCES

Everyday from: 13:30FREE PERFORMANCE

Every night from: 9:00pm

NO TAX

In accordance with tourist season of 2010, Royal House hotel is cooperating with Ensemble of Soldier’s Songs and Dance and we offer the tasteful lunch with free cultural performances.

ZOCHIN FAMILY RESTAURANTLocation: in front of the “Achlal” department store, Bayangol districtTimetable: 11am-12 pm everydayTel: 36-46-64...................................................................................................................ZOCHIN LOUNGELocation: next to “Mungun zaviya”, Peace avenue, Chingeltei districtTimetable: 11 am-12 pm everydayTel: 7011-0460...................................................................................................................ZOCHIN IRISH PUBLocation: right side of the “Moscow” complex, III, IV khoroolol, Bayan-

gol districtTimetable: 11am-12 pm everydayTel: 30-20-15

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BROADWAY MARQUIS RESTAURANT Location: left side of the road “Tedy” mobile center, Chingeltei districtTimetable: 11am-12 pm everydayTel: 31-32-31...................................................................................................................BROADWAY NIBLO’S GARDEN RESTAURANTLocation: next to “Mungun zaviya”, Peace avenue, Chingeltei districtTimetable: 7 am-12 pm everydayTel: 33-11-23...................................................................................................................BROADWAY WINTER GARDEN RESTAURANTLocation: in front of the “Achlal” department store, III, IV khoroolol,

Bayangol districtTimetable: 11 am-12 pm everydayTel: 36-00-99...................................................................................................................BROADWAY PALACE REATAURANTLocation: in front of Naiman sharga exchange center, Chingeltei districtTimetable: 11 am-12 pm everydayTel: 33-33-39

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SHOPPINGUlaanbaatar offers wide variety of shopping opportuni-

ties; 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.

WHERE TO SHOPThe State

D e p a r t m e n t store is the largest shop-ping mall in Mongolia, a leftover of the Soviet occupa-tion. You can find cashmere and leather here, in addi-

tion to whatever else you might find in a department store. On the top floor there is a large souvenir shop with a mas-sive variety of trinkets available. 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 CENTERIf you are based on the east side of town, the Sky Shop-

ping Center may be more convenient than the State Depart-ment Store and offers similar goods and services. It’s behind the Chinggis Khaan Hotel.

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THANN Signa-ture Sanctuary and Shop Mongolia is branch of Thann Sanctury in Thai-land, which has 24 branches in all over the world. Thann has high reputa-tion on its premium standard of healing Thai Massage and Natural skin care products.

Thann Shop futures facial, body and hair care products, Thai herbal tea, aromatherapy candles and essential oils.

Treatment menuAbhyanga (Ayurvedic Body Massage)

Traditional Thai Massage

THANN Aroma Massage

THANN Sanctuary Signature Massage

Facial Purifying/Revitalizing/ Anti-aging

ALTAI CASHMERECashmere fiber is a rare natural harvest and a traded com-

modity in the world. Therefore it is valued worldwide for its lightness, softness and warmness and in high demand.

Mongolia is one of the world’s leading cashmere supplier that produces from twenty one to twenty five percent of raw cashmere worldwide.

Due to the difficult geological conditions and harsh climate a fiber of the mongolian goat is tend to be longer and thinner. These are the essential elements of production of the finest quality cashmere in the raw material. Did you know that it takes three to four goat’s fiber to make a finest quality cashmere garment.

Altai Cashmere company purchases raw materials that meet the highest quality standard requirements. We col-lect raw materials throughout the country through our own

representatives located in the provinces and at open auctions. We accumulate sufficient raw materials during the season in order to keep full production throughout the year.

Our Address: Naran Plaza, 3rd Floor, Chinggis Avenue#29Tel: 70117683, 70107683, 99156973

E-mail: jargalmaa.yrce@narangroup.mn, agima3@yahoo.comOpen Hour: Mon-Sat 9:30~21:00, Sun 9:30-20:00

THANN THAI MASSAGE SPA AND SHOP IN MONGOLIA

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SOUVENIR HOUSESouvenir 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.

NARANTUUL BLACK MARKETNaran Tuul Market, east of the

Center, is also known as the Black Market (Khar Zakh), but it’s 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. There’s 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.

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USEFUL INFORMATIONTIPS FOR TOURISTSMONGOLIA 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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AUSTRIA Location: Baga-toiruu, opposite to Tsetseg shop TEL: 324298

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

BULGARIALocation: Sukhbaatar District, Olympic Street 8Tel: 322841

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, 311903Fax: 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 REPUBLICLocation: Sukhbaatar district, Olympic Street 12, Tengeriin Tsag BuildingTel: 321886

FRANCE Location: Chingeltai district, Enkh Taivanii Orgon Choloo 3 Tel: 324519

GERMANY Location: Sukhbaatar district, Negdsen Udestnii Street 7Tel: 323325, 323915, 320908

INDIA Location: Sukhbaatar district, Zaluuchuudyn Orgon Choloo 10Tel: 329522, 329524

JAPANLocation: Sukhbaatar District, Olympic StreetTel: 320777

KAZAKHSTANLocation: Chingeltei istrict, 4th khoroo, Diplomatic Complex 95/11Tel: 312240

KOREALocation: Sukhbaatar district, Olympic Street 10Tel: 321548, 310153

DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND CONSULAR OFFICESEMBASSY | CONSULATE SECTION | HONORARY CONSUL

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

MALAYSIALocation: Zuunselbiin khoroo, 39-iin Tel: 345336

NORTH KOREA /DPRK /Location: Negdsen Undestnii Street 12Tel: 325663

POLANDLocation: Chingeltei district, Diplomatic Complex 95Tel: 320641

RUSSIALocation: Sukhbaatar district, Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo A-6Tel: 327191, 312851Working hours: 9am–6pm On weekends –closed. E-mail: mono_nsr@yahoo.comTel: 99054046, 324597Address: Seoul street, Sant Asar Hotel, Room # 209

SWITZERLANDLocation: Chingeltei district, Diplomatic Complex 95, #4-36Tel: 331422

SLOVAKIALocation: Chingeltei district, 1st khoroo, Jigjidjav Street 4/1Tel: 319254, 687455

THAILANDLocation: Chingeltei district, Arizona Complex, 1st floor Tel: 320138, 311 333

TURKEYLocation: Chingeltei district, Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo 5Tel: 311200

UKRAINE Location: Khan-Uul district - 36 Tel: 343503

UNITED KINGDOMLocation: Bayanzurkh district, Next to “Anu ujin” HotelTel: 461330, 468133

USALocation: Sukhbaatar district, Ikh Toiruu 59Tel: 329095, 329606

VIETNAMLocation: Bayanzurkh district, Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo 47Tel: 458917

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USEFUL ADDRESSESCHINGGIS KHAAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTLocation: 25 km from Center of Ulaanbaatar, Khan-Uul district. flight

information Tel: 1980...................................................................................................................INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY STATIONLocation: Teeverchid Street Railway informationTel: 24194, 1949...................................................................................................................ULAANBAATAR RAILWAY INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY TICKETING CENTERLocation: Teeverchid StreetTimetable: 8am-7.30 pm Tel: 24133, 243861, 243856...................................................................................................................ACCIDENT AND MEDICAL CENTERSHospital Number 2 Tel : 70150233 Location: Peace Avenue near the British Embassy SOS Medica MongoliaTel: 464325, 464327Location: 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 CITIZENSLocation: Chinggis Avenue, Khan Uul district, on the way of Chinggis

Khaan Airport.Tel: 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....................................................................................................................POSTAL SERVICEYou 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 Build-ing, Tel: 322310

Post Office 46: Parliament Building near the Natural History Museum

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INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS____________________________________________FEDEX Location: Tuushin Hotel 1st floor Tel: 320591, 55257657____________________________________________EMSLocation: Central Post OfficeTel: 1613____________________________________________TNT International Express Location: South side of State Circus, APT #44Tel: 311111, 311655____________________________________________UPS Location: Bayanzurkh district, “Nisora”1st floor Tel: 70157001____________________________________________DHL international Location: Peace avenue -15A, UB 48Tel: 310919, 313331

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS____________________________________________Fire ....................................................................101

Police ................................................................102

Ambulance ........................................................103

Emergency Department ....................................105

Traffic Police ......................................................124, 321008

Immigration Office ............................................1882

Ulaanbaatar Telephone Inquiry .........................1109, 109

Airport Inquiry ..................................................1980

MIAT-International Ticketing Center ..................322118, 1881

MIAT-Domestic Ticketing Center ........................1881, 322610

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

DISCOVER MONGOLIA MAGAZINEAuthor: Mongolian National Tourism CenterLanguage: English

MONGOLIA GUIDE BOOKAuthor: Mongolian National Tourism CenterLanguage: English, German, French, JapanesePrice: 8000 tug

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINEAuthor: Sustainable Tourism Development CenterLanguage: MongolianPrice: 5000 tug

DISCOVER MONGOLIA DVDAuthor: Mongolian National Tourism CenterLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Japanese, Korean, German, Russian, ChinesePrice: 6000 tug

YOU CAN BUY THE BOOKS IN EVERY BOOKSTORES OF ULAANBAATAR.

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