Stay at resorts that offer stunning landscape views,
like Three Camel Lodge, Khubsgul Juulchin Resort, or Bayangobi Resort…take
an overland safari and travel by jeep, camel,
train, kayak or canoe, stopping along the way at nomadic camps…sip tea
and get to know the locals at one of the gers
that scatter the plains…take a privately-chartered
plane to some of the remote outposts…attend the summer Naadam
Festival, when Mongolians arrive on horseback from all over the country
to celebrate…travel along shores of Lake Hovsgol
to watch the birds migrate to their northern breeding grounds…enjoy
a homestay at a camp of herders of domesticated
reindeer near the Siberian border…take in the healing power of mineral
baths and mountain hot springs…check
out the Buddhist art and historical treasures
in Ulaanbaatar…shop for unique textiles, carpets,
and handicrafts…meet with artists, performers, or specialists
in fields including historians, paleontologists, and geologists…take a
private viewing tour of dinosaur fossils
in the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.
