Tourist Attractions
Gurvansaikhan Natural Park
Stretching from the border with Bayan-khongor almost to Dalanzadgad, the 2.7 million hectare Gurvansaikhan Natural Park is the highlight of the aimag, and the overwhelming reason why any tourist comes here, unlike other national parks in the Gobi, the Gurvansaikhan, does contain a few attractions, and its facilities – ger camps and roads are reasonably good.
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Taikhar Stone
The nondescript town of Ikh Tamir is 22km along the main road west of Tsetserleg. The reason to stop here is to inspect the enormous Taikhar Chuluu rock formation. The rock is the subject of many local legends; the most common one is that a great baatar, or hero, crushed a huge serpent here by hurling the rock on top of it.
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Orkhon waterfall
Apart from the springs at Khujirt, the main attraction in the area is the Orkhon waterfall The waterfall is situated in the historically significant Orkhon Valley, whose river flows an incredible 1120km to the North before it joins the mighty Selenge Gol. Also called Ulaan Tsutgalan, the waterfall was formed by a unique combination of volcanic eruption and earthquake about 20.000 years ago the fall is naturally most impressive after heavily rain.
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Erdene zuu
Erdene zuu monastery was built by Avtai Sain Khan on the ruin of the Mongolian capital Karakorum in 1586. It was the first great Buddhist Monastery of Mongolia. It is part of the World Heritage Site entitled Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape.
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Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur
Khorgo volcano – a dead volcano (2240m high) covered with basalt is easy to climb. Interesting bubbles of solidified lava named “Basalt ger” containing sometimes ancient rock paintings. From the crater you have a good view to Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur which is rich of fish and different birds are breeding here. As the lake is 2060 above sea level, it is frozen until June.
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Altai 5 Bogd Natural Park
This stunningly beautiful park stretches south from Tavanbogd Uul and includes the three stunning lakes of Khoton Nuur, Khurgan Nuur and Dayan Nuur. It’s remote area, divided from China by the high wall of snowcapped peaks, and known to local Kazakhs as the Syrgali region.
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Baga gazriin chuluu
This is another granite rock formation in the middle of the dusty plains. In the 19th century, two revered monks lived here in gers – remnant of their rock drawing can be found in the area.
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Kharkhorin
Ancient capital Kharkhorin city was located on the right bank of Orkhon River and on the north-eastern slopes of the Khangai Mountain and founded by Chinggis khan in 1220, was not only the capital of the vast Great Mongolian Empire but the epicenter of trade along the Silk Road.
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Steppe nomads
The whole family lives inside a 40-square-meter round ger with no walls to separate them. Here they sleep, cook, eat, study and bathe. For Westerners, who greatly value their privacy and personal space, it would be hard to imagine living like that, but it seems only natural for those who grew up that way.
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