Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Songdo Hospital
( 7011 1163; Choidog Gudamj; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 8am-noon Sat)
Modern Korean-run hospital with examinations starting at T20,000.
place for dental work. In the same building as SOS Medica Mongolia Clinic.
9am-6pm Mon-Fri)
This clinic has a staff of Western doctors on call 24 hours (after
hours call 9911 0335). Its services don't come cheap (examinations start from around
US$195), but it's the best place to go in an emergency.
MONEY
Banks, ATMs and moneychangers are widespread. Banks with the best services include
Golomt, Khan Bank and Trade & Development Bank. ATMs (you'll find them in depart-
ment stores, mini markets and hotel lobbies) dispense tögrög; you can get dollars or
euros from a bank teller, with your debit card and passport (expect a fee of around 1% to
3% from your home bank). The moneychanger on the ground floor of the State Depart-
ment Store is handy but rates here are not the best. The moneychangers at Ard Kino and
Ikh Naiman Sharga have the best rates.
Both Golomt and Trade & Development Bank will allow you to receive money wired
from abroad. It will cost the sender about US$40 to wire any amount of money; there is
no charge for receiving cash.
9am-7pm)
There
are several exchange offices on this square, on Baga Toiruu.
ing contains several moneychangers on the ground floor. The exchange rates here are the
best in UB. The sign on the building says:
Trade & Development Bank
(T&D Bank; 11-327 095; 9am-4pm Mon-Fri)
Will change
travellers cheques into tögrög for a 1% fee or into US dollars for a 2% fee. Will also re-
place lost Amex travellers cheques.
PERMITS
If you are travelling to border areas such as Altai Tavan Bogd National Park in Bayan-
Ölgii, the
General Office of Border Protection
( 11-454 142; Border Defence Bldg;
10am-12.30pm & 2-5pm Mon-Fri)
, in the east of the city, is the place to go for permits. Per-
mits are free but you must send a Mongolian on your behalf to apply. The office requires
a passport photocopy and a map showing your route. The office is in a grey building just
west of the Mongolian Military Museum.
