Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
The world's coldest capital and gateway to the Mongolian steppe — a city of Soviet concrete and Buddhist monasteries, where every traveler is just passing through on the way to yurt camps, the Gobi Desert, and endless sky.
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Bogd Khan Mountain National Park
Nature
The world's oldest protected nature reserve (est. 1778) immediately south of Ulaanbaatar, with hiking trails through boreal forest and mountain steppe, a summit at 2,268 meters with views of the entire Tuul River valley, and native wildlife including wolves, ibex, and golden eagles. The urban hiking escape of UB.
📍Bogd Khan Mountain, south of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Hustai National Park Ulaanbaatar
Nature
A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 100km west of Ulaanbaatar where the Przewalski's horse - the world's last truly wild horse species, reintroduced from extinction - roams the Mongolian steppe alongside wolves, red deer, and over 200 bird species. The dawn and dusk jeep safaris are the best wildlife experience within day-trip distance of Ulaanbaatar.
📍Hustai National Park, Tov Province, Mongolia