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Explore with Mongolia Travel Tips: Your Guide to Adventure
Discover the essence of Mongolia with our expert travel guides. Packed with mongolia travel tips, this blog ensures you uncover the land's hidden wonders and plan your ultimate adventure. Explore the steppes, embrace nomadic traditions, and make the most of your journey following our mongolia travel tips.
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Ulaanbaatar's Airport Wins Design Award as World Bank Backs Murun Upgrade Study
Chinggis Khaan International Airport has won an STE Awards 2026 design prize in Hong Kong, and the World Bank will fund a study on upgrading Murun Airport, the Khuvsgul gateway. What changes for travellers, and what does not yet.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
17 hours ago6 min read
Vatican Hands Mongolia Copies of 38 Mongol Empire Letters to the Popes
The Vatican has given Mongolia copies of 38 Mongol Empire documents, from Güyük Khan's 1246 letter to the Pope to Khubilai Khan's papal correspondence. What they are, the Yuan law code in Korea, and where to see this history.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
17 hours ago6 min read
Hustai and Bayanzag Named in Green Destinations Top 100 Stories 2026
Hustai National Park and Bayanzag, the Flaming Cliffs, are on the Green Destinations Top 100 Stories 2026. What each site was recognised for, the new takhi viewing window and what it means for your trip.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
17 hours ago6 min read
Mongolia or Inner Mongolia? What Travellers From Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong Should Know
Mongolia is an independent country; Inner Mongolia is a region of China. How the two came apart, what differs for visitors, and the visa-free stays and winter flights for travellers from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Nov 36 min read
Halal Food and Muslim-Friendly Travel in Mongolia: Planning a 2027 Trip
Planning halal travel in Mongolia for 2027? JAKIM's recognition of a Mongolian certifier, the mosque in Ulaanbaatar, Muslim Bayan-Ölgii, how meals work on tour, visa-free stays for Malaysia and the Gulf, and winter flights from Singapore.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Nov 36 min read
Staying With a Herder Family in Mongolia: Etiquette and a Day in the Life
How to behave as a guest in a Mongolian herder family's ger: the threshold, the seating order, tea and food with the right hand, gifts, dogs and photos, plus what a herder's day looks like in each season.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Nov 36 min read
Natsagdorj at 120: Mongolia's Poet of "My Native Land", From Leipzig to Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia marks 120 years since the birth of poet Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj. A new memorial plaque in Leipzig, an anniversary stamp, and where travellers can find his statue, his opera and his closed museum in Ulaanbaatar.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Nov 36 min read
Mongolia Tourism Record: 925,588 Visitors by October, 1 Million Target Next
Mongolia welcomed a record 919,104 foreign tourists by 29 October 2026, and official statistics show 925,588 for January to October, up 21%. Where visitors come from, how close the 1 million target is, and what it means for 2027 trips.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Nov 36 min read
Mongolia Events Calendar 2027: Festivals Month by Month
Our month-by-month Mongolia events calendar for 2027: which festival dates are official, including Naadam and the Sagsai Golden Eagle Festival, and when the ice, camel, eagle, deel and yak festivals usually take place.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Nov 36 min read
Orkhon Waterfall Ice Festival 2026: Ice Climbing in Uvurkhangai on 5–6 December
Mongolia's 2026 national events calendar puts the waterfall ice festival in Uvurkhangai on 5–6 December. What happens at the ice-climbing championship on the frozen Orkhon Waterfall, what is still unannounced, and how to plan a winter trip.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Nov 35 min read
What's On in Mongolia This Week: Romeo and Juliet Ballet, 3–8 November 2026
What's on in Mongolia from 3 to 8 November 2026: Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet at Ulaanbaatar's Central Cultural Palace, a historical tragedy at the Drama Theatre, the socialist-era museum show and a concert in Darkhan.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Nov 35 min read
Mongolia Visa 2027: No Decision on Visa-Free Entry Yet, and a Scam Warning
Mongolia's 30-day visa-free entry for 34 countries ends on 31 December 2026 and no 2027 extension has been announced. Who is affected, which passports are unaffected, and how to spot the visa scams the Immigration Agency is warning about.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 306 min read
Mongol Empire Treasures Tour Europe: Ulaanbaatar's History Museums Guide
Mongol Empire treasures are on show in Leeds and Berlin, but the deepest collections stay at home. Our guide to Ulaanbaatar's three history museums: what each covers, winter hours, closed days and how to plan a visit.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 306 min read
Winter in Mongolia from Singapore: A 6-Day Trip on MIAT's Direct Flights
MIAT flies Singapore–Ulaanbaatar nonstop from 15 December 2026 to 17 January 2027. Flight times, visa-free stays for Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, and a warm, 6-day winter itinerary.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 274 min read
Mongolia's Winter Festivals 2027: Ice, Camels and Eagles (Usual Dates)
Ice-climbing on a frozen waterfall, camel races in the Gobi, the Blue Pearl Ice Festival on Lake Khuvsgul and the spring eagle festival: the usual timing and last confirmed dates for Mongolia's winter festivals.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 275 min read
Winter Tourism in Mongolia 2026–27: What's New and How to Plan
Mongolia wants winter visitors. The government's Winter Tourism Development Plan, MIAT's Singapore flights, frozen Lake Khuvsgul, ice festivals and dog sledding: what is new for 2026–27 and how to plan.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 275 min read
Dog Sledding in Mongolia: A Winter Day in Terelj National Park
Dog sledding in Terelj National Park is the easiest winter adventure from Ulaanbaatar. How the day works, how cold it gets, what to wear, and how it fits a short winter trip in 2026–27.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 275 min read
Mongolia Fuel Update: Imports Steady, Prices Up as Winter Begins
Mongolia imported 40,800 tonnes of AI-92 petrol in the first 20 days of October 2026. Stocks, the new pump price, flight fuel and what it all means for tours and winter trips.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 276 min read
Mongolia for a Quiet Reset: Stars, Silence and the Geminids This Winter
The Geminid meteor shower peaks over a dark Mongolian sky on 13–14 December 2026, just as MIAT's seasonal Singapore flights begin. How to plan a quiet reset of stars, silence, lakes and herder life.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 255 min read
Uvurkhangai's Heritage Defender Drive: How to Visit Orkhon Valley Heritage
Uvurkhangai province is guarding its 6,619 registered monuments in a Heritage Defender campaign until 1 December 2026. What you can see in the Orkhon Valley, what archaeologists found this year, and the rules every visitor should know.
Enkhzaya Ganbold
Oct 246 min read
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