Category: Northern Mongolia

The Uran Togoo is a national protected area in the Bulgan Province of Mongolia. It is located about 60 kms directly west of Bulgan city around the extinct volcanoes Uran Togoo, Tulga, Togoo, and Jalavch Uul. The main highlight is Uran Uul mountain extinct volcano is located on the half way point between the two […]

Amarbayasgalant Monastery is one of the three largest Buddhist monastic centers in Mongolia. The monastery complex is located in the valley near the Selenge river in Selenge province in northern Mongolia. The construction of the monastery temples, towers and other buildings, completed in 1737. The monastery is one of only few monasteries that survived the […]

Mongolian shamanism is ethnic religion that has been practiced in Khuvsgul area where people most commonly practice shamanism. Some of the most powerful shaman live in this area. The shamanism rituals is based on the view that besides the visible world the shaman interacts with many other worlds or universes, and that contacting the spirits […]

The beautiful, mountainous Darkhad Valley, is located in the Far North of Mongolia. The area is home to some of the most powerful shamans in Mongolia. Darkhad Basin lies 50 km west of Lake Khuvsgul. Most of the Tsaatan minority, or the reindeer breeders, live in this region. This ethnic people’s lifestyle and traditions are […]

Lake Khövsgöl (Khuvsgul) is the largest freshwater lake in Mongolia by volume and second largest by area. It is located near the northern border of Mongolia. The lake is 136 kilometers long, 36 kilometers wide, 262 meters deep from its surface to the bottom and make up over 1% of the world’s fresh water. Khuvsgul […]