Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Gobi Highlights
Take one step forward and slide three steps back on the awesome sand dunes of
Khongoryn Els
(
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)
.
Go fossil hunting at
Bayanzag
(
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), the beautiful 'flaming cliffs', rich in di-
nosaur bones and fossil eggs.
Look out for ibexes as you trek through the ice-filled canyon of
Yolyn Am
(
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Camp by the river before picking your way through the monastery ruins of
Ongiin
Khiid
(
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)
.
Shimmy up a granite face or just clamber over boulders in the eerie, moonscape-
like
Ikh Gazryn Chuluu
(
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).
Search for the
Khavtsgait Petroglyphs
(
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)
; remote, prehistoric rock
carvings that overlook the desert.
Get truly off the beaten track and venture south to
Khermen Tsav
(
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), a
canyon some insist is more spectacular than Bayanzag.
Getting There & Away
There are plenty of shared minivans and jeeps, as well as the (normally) daily public
buses, heading from Ulaanbaatar (UB) to all the Gobi aimag (province) capitals. Remem-
ber the travel times given are indicative only and don't take into account breakdowns and
time spent in
guanz
(canteens) drinking
airag
(fermented mare milk) and watching sumo.
Flying is also an option to Dalanzadgad, Altai and Bayankhongor. If you are travelling
