Exploring Mongolia
Travel back in time as your read this MSNBC’s feature story on Mongolia. If it entices you to come and see the steppes for yourself, here are some facts from the author:
WHEN TO GO: Mongolian winters are bitterly cold, with nighttime temperatures often as low as minus 18. June through September, daytime temperatures in the high 60s to low 70s.
GETTING THERE: The Mongolian airline MIAT flies to Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul, Moscow and Berlin. Ulan Bator also is served by Air China, Russia’s Aeroflot and Korean Airlines.
COSTS: For a 1 1/2-day trip to Terelj National Park from Ulan Bator, we paid $194 for two people including transportation, accommodation, and three large meals. Roundtrip airfare to Ulan Bator from Beijing was $385.
MONEY: Bring cash. The ATMs in Mongolia aren’t connected to international networks like Cirrus, though apparently some take credit cards. The currency is the tugrik, which is freely convertible.
If you’d like to have a tour guide with you (not a bad idea, really), check out the authors recommendation: SSS Travel or call (011) (976-11) 328-410.
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1 opinion for Exploring Mongolia
She Who Loves to Travel
Jun 22, 2007 at 11:23 am
Finally, a place colder than Canada!! And I highly recommend the tour guide. We had a day to kill in Martinique a few years ago and we hired a tour guide for the day (to help with the language) and he showed us things that we would never have found on our own. He was well worth the money spent!
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