Get adventurous in the very interesting country of Mongolia

Mongolia, the land of the Nomads. This country is landlocked. Its lies between china on the south and Russia on the north. Kazakhstan on the west. The population density in Mongolia is amongst the least in the whole world.

Mongolia is also called the “land of Blue skies”. There are about two hundred and fifty sunny days in a year. The winters are very cold; and the temperature could go well below zero degrees. The land is made with different types of terrain; ranging from desert terrain to a mountain terrain.

According to history, the Huns in Mongolia were ruling, and they were known to be quite violent. To protect themselves from the Mongols, the Chinese started to build walls. These walls were what is now the great wall of china. Many empires took control of the Mongol region over the years. Until, Genghis Khan; reunited the tribes and became the leader of these tribes.

Mongolia is the sixth largest country in Asia. Its is about four times the size of japan and roughly twice the size of Texas. Mongolia is known for its wrestling, archery and horse-racing. Apparently Genghis Khan made it mandatory for his soldiers to participate at these games. This is because; he wanted them to remain fit at all times. Hence, the Naadam games had started. Soon to be a national event. The entire even takes place in Ulaanbaatar and is celebrated from eleventh to the thirteenth of July.

According to an old Mongolian legend, a woman, once disguised as a man won the wrestling competition. Hence from then, the Mongol wrestlers started wearing an open chested long sleeve wrestling costume. Originally meant to show that every participant is male. The best time to visit Mongolia would be from august till October. The temperature is warm and the nights are bearably cold. During this time, the festivals are on and you will get to experience a lot of cultural events. If you are the adventurous type then don’t hesitate to try the local mare’s milk.

Singing, dancing wrestling and horse racing during the winters are some of what you will get to experience when you come here. Let us check out some of the places that you can go visit while you are here in Mongolia.

UVS Nuur Lake:

This is the largest lake in Mongolia and is also a world heritage site.

Gun Galuut Nature Reserve:

This is a major Eco tourism destination in Mongolia.

If you want to move around in Mongolia, Russians jeeps and four wheel drives, mini buses act as a public transport system as well. Local buses are also available. If you want to travel in comfort, you may as well go ahead and book a private jeep either with or without a driver.

If you just want to move around. Then you can use horses. This is the general local means of transport.