Why Go?Eastern Mongolia is where heaven and earth fuse into one – a boundless blue sky colliding with an equally limitless sea of green. The occasional shack or ger reminds you that humans do inhabit this landscape, but for the most part it’s an un-spoilt amphitheatre of bounding gazelle, scurrying marmots and jeep tracks that squiggle endlessly into the distance. This is one of the world’s last great unharmed grassland ecosys-tems, and you can imagine yourself galloping along it on horseback. The new oil fields are bringing change, however, so get here before the prairie disappears. The other major feature of the region is the Khan Khentii Mountains. This was the homeland of Temujin, the embattled boy who grew up to become Chinggis Khaan. Travelling by horseback or jeep, you can visit places associated with the world’s greatest conqueror. The final frontier, this is by far the most remote part of Mongolia, and a venture into its depths is a challenge even for the most experienced of travellers.

PoP 191,400 / AreA 286,200 sq km

Eastern Mongolia

When to Go

Mid-Jul Naadam festival held in many towns and villages.

Sep Autumn brings a riot of or-anges and yellows to the Khan Khen-tii Mountains.

Late Sep– mid-Oct Thousands of migratory swans descend on Ganga Nuur.

F DNOSAJJMAMJ

Choibalsan°C/°F Temp

-30/-22

-20/-4

-10/14

10/50

30/86

20/68

0/32

0

0.8/20

2.4/60

4/100

3.2/80

1.6/40

Rainfall inches/mm

Best Chinggis Khaan Sights¨¨ Burkhan khalduun (p168)

¨¨ Deluun Boldog (p166)

¨¨ Chinggis khaan obelisk (p167)

¨¨ khajuu Bulag (p167)

Best Off-the-Beaten-Track¨¨ Buir Nuur (p172)

¨¨ Ikh Burkhant (p173)

¨¨ shiliin Bogd Uul (p177)

¨¨ Ganga Nuur (p176)

Khentii .......................162Chinggis Khot (Öndörkhaan) .............162Khökh Nuur ................165Öglögchiin Kherem ....165Dadal ......................... 166Dornod .......................169Choibalsan .................169Kherlen Bar Khot ....... 171Khalkhiin Gol ............. 172Sükhbaatar ................ 174Baruun-Urt ................ 174Dariganga ..................176Shiliin Bogd Uul ......... 177

©Lonely¨Planet¨Publications¨Pty¨Ltd

EastErn M

on

golia

EastErn M

on

golia

EastErn M

on

golia M

oN

Go

liA H

iGH

liGH

TS

161

66 66

66

66666

66666

6

66

66

66

66

6666

66

66

66

66 66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

Y

_

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

^

^

^

]

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

\

R

R

R

R

R

#ä

#

#

æ

æ

#

#

#

#

#

##

#

#

#

#

÷

÷

÷

÷

÷

÷÷

÷

÷

÷

÷

#á

#Ú

Wal

l of

Chi

nggi

s K

han D

ORN

OD

CHIN

A

RUSS

IA

SELE

NG

E

TÖV

DO

RNO

GO

VD

UND

GO

V

KHEN

TII

SÜKH

BAAT

AR

Toso

n K

huls

tai

Nat

ure

Res

erve

Taga

an O

voot

Uul

(123

6m)

Vang

iinTs

agaa

nU

ul (1

099m

)

Burk

han

Kha

lduu

n

Ono

n-Ba

ljN

atio

nal

Park

A

Ögl

ögch

iinK

here

m

Tam

tsag

Bas

in O

ilFi

eld

Khe

rlen

Bar

Kho

t

Chi

nggi

sO

belis

k

Nöm

rög

Stri

ctly

Prot

ecte

d A

rea

Dor

nod

Mon

gol

Stri

ctly

Pro

tect

edA

rea Lk

hach

inva

ndad

Uul

Nat

ure

Res

erve

Gan

ga N

uur

Nat

ure

Res

erve

Mon

gol D

agur

ASt

rict

ly P

rote

cted

Are

aM

ongo

l Dag

uur

BSt

rict

ly P

rote

cted

Are

a

Ugt

am U

ulN

atur

eR

eser

ve

Ono

n-Ba

ljN

atio

nal

Park

BK

han

Khe

ntii

Stri

ctly

Pro

tect

edA

rea Bat

shir

eet

Bin

der

Bay

andu

n

Chu

luun

khor

oot

Dar

khan

Khe

rlen

Bay

an-U

laan

Nor

ovlin

Öm

nöde

lger

Das

hbal

bar

Tsag

aan-

Ovo

o

Kha

lzan

Gur

vanz

agal

Ber

kh

Tum

ents

ogt

Bay

anK

huta

gB

ayan

mön

kh

Sol

ovye

vsk

Erde

s (M

arda

i)

Ölz

it

Erde

nets

agaa

n

Mat

ad

Asg

at

Mön

khK

haan

Uul

baya

n

Bay

ande

lger

Hǎi

lā’ě

r

Choi

bals

an

Baru

un-

Urt

Sain

shan

d

Gal

shar

Bay

an-U

ul

Yala

lt B

ag

Kha

lkh

Gol

ULAA

NBA

ATAR

Măn

zhōu

lĭ

Chin

ggis

Kho

t(Ö

ndör

khaa

n)

Mön

gönm

orit

Tsen

kher

man

dal

Kha

lun

Us

Ras

haan

t

Khö

khN

uur

Buir

Nuu

r

Yakh

Nuu

r

Khö

khN

uur

Bald

anBa

raiv

un K

hiid

#6

Dad

al#1

#3D

arig

anga

#2Sh

iliin

Bog

d U

ul

#8

#5#4

Kha

lkhi

in G

ol

#7

Del

gerk

haan

Bui

r Nuu

r

Nor

ther

nD

orno

d

#̂

010

0km

050

mile

s#e

1 S

pend

a fe

w d

ays

arou

nd

Dada

l (p1

66),

a pr

etty

vill

age

of lo

g ca

bins

and

Chi

nggi

s Kh

aan

lege

nds.

2 P

ay y

our r

espe

cts

to th

e lo

cal d

eitie

s w

ith a

n as

cent

of

sac

red

Shili

in B

ogd

Uul

(p17

7).

3 T

our t

he a

rea

arou

nd

Darig

anga

(p17

6), r

ich

in

cultu

ral r

elic

s an

d ee

rie

volc

anic

land

scap

es.

4 C

onte

mpl

ate

the

war

m

emor

ials

and

impr

essi

ve

ston

e st

atue

s ar

ound

Kh

alkh

iin G

ol (p

172)

.

5 Tr

avel

acr

oss

the

step

pe to

w

atch

the

sun

rise

and

set o

ver

the

imm

ense

Bui

r Nuu

r (p1

72).

6 S

eek

out t

he re

stor

ed

Bald

an B

arai

vun

Khiid

(p16

5)

and

get b

less

ed b

y a

loca

l lam

a.

7 G

o in

sea

rch

of m

yste

rious

te

mpl

e ru

ins

and

sham

ans

in

Nor

ther

n Do

rnod

(p17

3).

8 R

esto

re y

our h

ealth

with

m

edic

inal

spr

ing

and

lake

wat

ers

arou

nd D

elge

rkha

an (p

167)

.

Eas

tern

Mon

goli

a H

ighl

ight

s