Which Mongolian Sites to see
 

I was hoping someone else had already asked this question, but it does not seem that the sights of Mongolia are a hot topic here on FlyerTalk.

I am heading to Mongolia for work and am planning to take about 9 days at the end of July to travel around ahead of time. I have seen Terelj and UB, but am trying to decide amongst all the other fabulous-sounding, but far-flung places to see. High on the list are:

- Lake Khovsgol/Khuvsgul and Darkhad Depression (would probably have to catch a local flight to Moron)
- Gurvan Saikhan national park

Whatever else is recommended (probably more interested in hiking than horseback riding). Any suggestions?

Thanks!

See if you can fish some useful info from some other earlier threads, such as:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/asia/...ns-needed.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/asia/...-any-tips.html

Yes, I read those. There wasn't much useful there, but if that's the extent of FlyerTalkers knowledge, then I guess I'll have to turn somewhere else.

Thanks!

A day trip to see the wild horses is really worthwhile.

I used Tudevee (actually his brother did the tour): [email protected]

Great tour.

I'll be there over Naadam as well, with 2-3 free days on both sides. Anything do-able in 1-2 days would be nice, though I'm sure that really limits possibilities. Booking a reasonable hotel there over the peak days was the priority, but in hindsight a 5-6 day bloc on either side might've been better. Though I was right up against the peak time on KE awards (am finally using some KE miles).

I remember watching the Lonely Planet show & one of the budget-traveling interviewees saying you either needed a lot of time or a lot of money. ULN really sounds under-served by airlines if the economy is booming like they say.