Mongolian Gobi

The Mongolian government established the Great Gobi National Park in 1975 and the UNESCO designated as the Great Gobi as the fourth largest Biosphere Reserve in the world in 1991. Mongolians consider that there are 33 different Gobis , where sandy desert occupies only 3 percent of the total territory. The area is often imagined as a lifeless desert like in many other parts of the world. But unlike such thoughts Gobi is a home for thousands of people and cattle rich with wildlife and vegetation. It is also known as world’s first Dinosaur land. Dino’s skeletons and their petrified eggs have been preserved here to the present day. Wild asses, camels, snow leopards, mountain sheep and gazelles flourish here, as do different types of flora.

Eagle valley ( Yol Am )

Gurvansaikhan Mountains are three rocky hills, the highest point of them is at 2815 meter above the sea level. The Eagle valley is wonderful mountain valley with wide entrance, it narrows gradually into a remarkable gorge. A crystal clear mountain river that flows out of the gorge, makes its path through tick ice formed during the winter. Because sun light rarely reaches the bottom of the canyon ice remains through out of the year surviving hottest Gobi summer. Following the canyon to the high rock walls has breathtaking dramatic scenery, and no doubt it is one of the most beautiful places in the country.

Khongor Sand Dune (Khongoryn Els)

This is a Mongolian largest sand dune’s range reaching a height of 800 meters at its highest point. The Khongoryn River flows along the sand dunes and gives birth to oases. The sand dune change the color with each hour of one day, from yellow to silver to rise colored at dawn / sundown. This dune is considered one of the biggest dunes with it is length of 180 km and width of 3-5 km. The dunes make sound like plane engine in a windy day so it has been named as “Singing Dunes”.

Bayanzag / Flaming Cliffs /

The site is believed once was a bottom of Ancient Sea which excited 60-70 million years ago. Here a lot of Palentological findings have been discovered. The place is known as Flaming Cliffs, named by Roy Andrew Chapman, an American explorer, who had visited Mongolia in 1920s. 2 full years he had searched through the Mongolian Gobi Desert and found dinosaur fossils from Bayanzag site. He brought his palentological findings on 70 camels. Chapman presented Mongolia one large skeleton on show in the Ulaanbaatar Natural History Museum. He found 10 kinds of dinosaurs 8 were found from Mongolia .

Baga Gazariin Chuluu

The 1751-meters high granite stone mountains in the territory of Adaatsag soum, Dundgobi aimag /Middle Gobi province/, is another place with unique scenery that many tourists compare with lunar scenes. The mountain contains remaining of an old temple. The site is famous with its mineral springs, among which an eyes spring, that gives a wonderful feeling of freshness to your eyes is widely recognized.

Ongi Goliin temple

Site of a ruins of big monastery of BariYonzon Khamba on the bank of the Ongiin River. This monastery, formerly the biggest in the Gobi area, once had 28 temples and other buildings on the south slope of the Rocky Mountain. This monastery was badly destroyed during the Stalinist purges in 1930s. Since 1994 people rebuilt one Temple. Now 10 lamas are preaching there. Site offers you great walking tour with wonderful view of river, mountains and old ruins.

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