⭐ 8.2
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Gandan Monastery, National Museum, Sukhbaatar Square, Black Market, and the world's most extreme capital.
⭐ 9.2
South Gobi
Gobi Desert
Khongoryn Els sand dunes, Yolyn Am ice canyon, dinosaur fossil sites, and vast empty sky above.
⭐ 8.9
Tuv
Terelj National Park
Ger camps among granite boulders, Turtle Rock, Ariyabal Monastery, and nomadic family homestays.
⭐ 9.1
Khuvsgul
Khuvsgul Lake
Mongolia's Blue Pearl — one of the world's deepest lakes, reindeer-herding Tsaatan people, and taiga forest.
⭐ 8.9
Uvurkhangai
Karakorum Ancient Capital
Chinggis Khan's ancient capital — Erdene Zuu monastery and the ruins of the Mongol Empire's heart.
⭐ 9.4
Bayan-Ulgii
Eagle Hunters Festival
Kazakh eagle hunters competing in Golden Eagle Festival — the most extraordinary cultural event in Asia.
⭐ 8.8
Arkhangai
White Lake and Tsenkher
Volcanic craters, white lake, hot spring spa, and central Mongolian steppe at its most beautiful.
⭐ 9.1
Bayan-Ulgii
Altai Mountains
Eagle hunting, snow leopard territory, Potanin Glacier, and the most dramatic western Mongolia scenery.
⭐ 8.8
Uvurkhangai
Orkhon Valley
UNESCO cultural landscape — ancient capital ruins, Orkhon waterfall, and nomadic herding heartland.
⭐ 9.2
Ulaanbaatar
Naadam Festival
Three manly games — wrestling, archery, and horse racing — the greatest Mongolian cultural celebration.