Don't miss the Ulaanbaatar city tour when you are staying in Ulaanbaatar - capital city of Mongolia. We will appreciate toorganize your city tour in Ulaanbaatar, which includes the main historical and cultural sites of the city; you can enjoy many sightseeing’s by this city tour of Mongolia.
Ulaanbaatar City
Tour (One day trip)
Ulaanbaatar was, for centuries, a mobile “tent city” that followed the Royal Court around the country. Today, its oldest buildings date from the 17th century, when the city finally settled in its present location by the Tuul River. Considering its size, the capital supports an amazing range of culture. The capital city is the hub of international and domestic flights, train service and long distance buses. As the cultural and academic center of the nation, Ulaanbaatar city is the seat of major art and culture establishments, museums, and educational institutions. Monasteries are an integral part of the city.
Duration: 09:00 – 19:00 from May 01 – Oct 01
09:30 – 18:00 from Oct 01 – Apr 30 – Folklore concert is not available and all museums will work as winter schedule – 2 days of 7 days of week. That’s why, we may change the Museum as one of available one depending on your tour date.
| Itinerary |
Included the price: |
09.00 am: Pick up from your accommodation and meet the group.
This is group tour; you’ll be joined with international group and due their pick up timing, the tour will start from 09:30.
09:30 – 10:30 – Visit to Gandantegchilen monastery
10.30 – 12:30 – Visit to National Museum of Mongolia History
12:40 – 13:00 – Visit to Sukh – Baatar square
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
14.30 – 16:00 – Visit to Memorial Zaisan hill and Buddha Park |
- Guiding and interpreting service
- Renting transport + driver with petrol,
- Pick up/ drop off
- Lunch
- 3 Museum ticket
- Folklore Concert ticket
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OCT 2012 – OCT 2013 |
1 PERSON |
2 PERSONS |
3 – 5 PERSONS |
6 – 8 PERSONS |
| Summer time |
Price per person: |
260USD |
200USD |
185USD |
150USD |
| Winter time |
Price per person: |
250USD |
190USD |
175USD |
140USD |
TRIP BACKGROUND:
GANDAN MONASTERY - GANDANTEGCHILEN MONASTERY:
Opening hours:
Summer time: (May 15th – Sep 15th 2013)
Every day: 09:00 – 18:00
Last Entry TBA
Winter time: (Sep 16th - May 14th 2013)
Every day: 09:00 – 17:00
Last Entry TBA
Media fee:
Photography: TBA₮
Video: TBA₮
Gandantegchilen monastery
The center of Mongolian Buddhism and largest functioning monastery and temple complex in Mongolia, built in 1810 –onwards, partly destroyed in the 1930’s partly reconstructed after 1990. Houses for 6 temples and buddhist university. The main attractive sight is standing god statue called Megjid Janraiseg, which is god of good fortune and happiness.
The Megjid Janraiseg (Avalokiteshvara) temples were built 1911-1912 to celebrate the end of Manchu domination and it is said, to heal the Bogd Gegeen from blindness. It is in a mixed Chinese and Tibetan style and inside is the 25.6 meter and 20 ton Avalokiteshvara-Janraiseg statue. The deity was consecrated in 1996, is hollow and contains a stroehouse of precious items including sutras, madicinal herbs, bundles of Buddhist mantras and even a fully furnished ger. The statue was built with donations of Mongolian people as symbol of Buddhist revival in the mid 1990’s.
THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY:
Opening hours:
Summer time: (May 15th – Sep 15th 2013)
Everyday: 10:30 – 17:30
Last Entry 15:30
Winter time: (Sep 16th - May 14th 2013) Monday and Tuesday is off.
Five days a week
: 10:00 – 16:30
Last Entry 15:30
Media fee:
Photography: TBA₮
Video: TBA₮
 Facilities: Some labels in English. There are gift or souvenir shops. The museum covers 5 areas: Geology, Zoology, Botany, Anthropology and Paleontology of Mongolia. The Paleontology exhibits include dinosaur's skeletons and eggs unearthed in the gobi desert of Mongolia. While most of the exhibits cover the natural history of Mongolia. The museum is undergoing expansion and will cover the natural history of the whole world.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONGOLIA:
Opening hours:
Summer time: (May 15th – Sep 15th 2013)
Everyday: 09:30 – 18:00
Last Entry 17:00
Winter time: (Sep 16th - May 14th 2013)
Everyday: 09:30 – 17:30
Last Entry 16:30
Media fee:
Photography: 10000₮
Video: 15000₮
Facilities: “The National Museum of Mongolia was established in 1924. The Museum’s collections contain about 50000 historical, archeological, and ethnographical artifacts from prehistoric times to present – day Mongolia.” (National Museum of Mongolia booklet.) A special gallery exhibits the clothing and accessories of Mongolia's 20-odd ethnic groups. The ethnographic section features a furnished “Ger” and collection of saddles. You can find library and gift or souvenir shop. Most item’s descriptions are in Mongolian and English. “A representive selection of exhibits is displayed in 10 halls, arranged according to historic periods and topics”. (National Museum of Mongolia booklet.)
SUKHBAATAR SQUARE:
Opening hours: Open for public at any time, any date of four season
In July 1921 in the center of Ulaanbaatar, the 'hero of the revolution', Damdin Sukhbaatar, declared Mongolia's final independence from the Chinese. The Square now bears his name and features a statue of him astride his horse. The words he apparently proclaimed at the time are engraved on the bottom of the statue: 'If we, the whole people, unite in our common effort and common will, there will be nothing in the world that we cannot achieve, that we will not have learnt or failed to do.'
Today, the Square is occasionally used for rallies, ceremonies and even rock concerts, but is generally a serene place where only the photographers - standing in a straight line selling their services - are doing anything
THE WINTER PALACE OF BOGD KHAAN:
Opening hours:
Summer time: (May 15th – Sep 15th 2013)
Everyday: 09:30 – 18:00
Last Entry 17:00
Winter time: (Sep 16th - May 14th 2013) Wednesday and Thursday is off.
Everyday: 09:30 – 17:30
Last Entry 16:30
Media fee:
Photography: TBA ₮
Video: TBA₮
 Facilities: Built between 1893 and 1903, the museum consists of the winter home of the Bogd Khaan, the last political and religious leader of Mongolia, and His personal temple. Inside the home is the Bogd Khaan's ornate ger, covered with snow leopard skins, The Main Gate of the temple were made without a single nail.
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