Khövsgöl Lake – mountain hike
The highest mountains around lake Khövsgöl lie on the west side, on which resides the road going up north of the lake along the scenic shoreline.
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Category: Mongolia
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Jun
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Jun
Jun
Khövsgöl Lake – in the fog
Lake Khövsgöl (Khövsgöl Nuur), located in the northwest of Mongolia, near the Russian border, is the largest fresh water lake in Mongolia by volume and second largest by area, behind the Lake ...
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27
Jun
Jun
On the way to Khövsgöl lake
On the 300 km from Togoo vulcano to Khövsgöl Lake we pass through Mörön the administrative center of Khövsgöl Aimag (province) in northern Mongolia
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26
Jun
Jun
Uran-Togoo and Tulga crater
Togoo is an extinct volcano in the western side of Uran-Togoo Tulga Uul Natural Monument in Bulgan province, 80 km west of Bulgan town.
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25
Jun
Jun
Amarbayasgalant Khiid Monastry
Amarbayasgalant Monastery or the “Monastery of Tranquil Felicity”, is one of the three largest Buddhist monastic centers in Mongolia.
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20
Jun
Jun
Gobi Desert Tour – Rashaant and drive back to UB
Rashaant is a sum (district) of Bulgan Province in northern Mongolia. With its amazing rock formations, it faces the sand dunes of the Semi-Gobi desert.
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19
Jun
Jun
Gobi Desert Tour – Erdene Zuu monastry & Rashaant (sandstorm)
The Erdene Zuu Monastery is the oldest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. It is located 2 km north-east from the center of Kharkhorin city and ...
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18
Jun
Jun
Gobi Desert Tour – Ruins of Ongi Monastery & Saikhan-Ovoo
Ongi Monastery is the collective name for the ruins of two monasteries that face each other across the Ongi River in Saikhan-Ovoo district of Dundgovi Province. Founded in 1660, it was one of the ...
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17
Jun
Jun
Gobi Desert Tour – Bayanzag (Flaming Cliffs)
The Flaming Cliffs site, also known as Bayanzag is a region of the Gobi Desert in which important fossil finds have been found. It was given this name by American paleontologist Roy ...
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16
Jun
Jun
Gobi Desert Tour – Khongoryn Els (sand dunes)
Khongoryn Els sand dunes lie at the extreme south of the Gobi Desert, extending up to the foot of the high Altai Mountains range. The sand dunes spread over a band of 6 to 12 km wide ...
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