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Tsagaan sar For more than 2,000 years Mongolians have been celebrating Tsagaan Sar or the White month, to mark the end of winter and beginning of spring. The holiday takes place January- February according to the lunar calendar. Tsagaan Sar is the celebration of new life and symbolizes wealth and prosperity in the family. The holiday is celebrated for three days where the elderly and most respected and close family members are visited first. The holiday provides opportunity for people to gather, celebrate and exchange news and gifts. Families prepare for the ... Read more |
THE NOMADS' DAY CULTURAL FESTIVAL 17, 18 Mongolian's nomadic culture and lifestyle is preserved in an annual two-day festival that features importantly on the country's event's calendar. Nomads' Day festival is one of the biggest and most colorful activities in the country and showcases various aspects of the nomadic way of life to tourist, while giving nomad families the opportunity to pass on generations of skills required surviving on Mongolia's vast steppe regions.... Read more |
The grand orchestra of the mongolian natThe Grand Orchestra of the Mongolian National Song and Dance consists of stringed, wind, and percussion instruments. The Grand Orchestra will perform outdoors amongst the green landscape of beautiful Gorkhi Terelj National Park. You will hear spectacular masterpieces of classical music and the best of Mongolian melodies at the same time. The Grand Orchestra is composed of nearly 80 musicians performing on traditional Mongolian musical instruments ORGANIZER: Juulchin World Tours Tel: 11-319401 Web: www.juulchinworld.mn E-mail: ... Read more |
Travel Routes and AttractionsLocated in the plateau of Central Asia between Russian Siberia and China, Mongolia covers an area of 1.566.500 sq.km, which is roughly the size of Western Europe. The country is mountainous with an average altitude of 1580 meters above sea level, which makes Mongolia one of the highest countries in the world. The lowest point is Hoh Nuur depression at 560 meters above sea level and the highest point is the Khuiten peak at 4374 m. The capital Ulaanbaatar lies at 1500 m above sea level. The geography of the country is characterized by great diversity. From the north to the south, it can be divided into 4 areas: mountain forest steppe, mountain steppe and, semi-desert and desert. In contrast to most visitors’ expectations, much of the country’s territory is mountainous. ... Read more |
The southern Mongolia Omnogobi or South Gobi aimag people take tremendous pride in their land stretching nearly 2,000 km across the bottom third of Mongolia - and with many good reasons! Over 250 species of plant grow on the territory of the aimag including medicinal plants and herbs such as astragalus, gentian, flavor nitracia, cynomorium, agriophyllium, and trees such as saksaul, oleaster, populus diversifolia and elm.... Read more |
Western Mongolia Khovd Province Peaceful and harmonious co-existence of more than 10 ethnic groups makes up the unique fabric of KHOVL. AIMAG, prime destination for any traveler in search of ethnographic and cultural experience. The many man stones, deer stones, and Turkic tombstones are a strong evidence of the rich social structure of the a... Read more |
Northern Mongolia Lake Huvsgul. This majestic clear-watered lake contains 65% of all the fresh water of Mongolia and furthermore, 1% of the world’s fresh water supply. Nine species of fish inhabit the lake, including Siberian grayling and lenok. Nearby taiga forest, forest steppe, moun tains, and the lake itself provide habitat for 68 species of... Read more |
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