Have you ever heard of Gobi desert? or know where exactly is it? The Gobi desert is 5th largest desert in the world also known as the coldest. The Gobi is a Mongolian word that means a place with less plant vegetation and sandy soil. Due to less vegetation, there are not many animals. However […]
Mongolia might be known for its Gobi desert, nomadic way of living, or starry nights but have you ever heard of Blue Pearl Ice Festival? In this article, We will lead you through one of the coolest Ice festivals in the world. Every year the first week of March Mongolia celebrates the “Blue Pearl” Ice […]
Since Mongolia is not a very well know travel destination. In this article, we will help you to get to know about Mongolia as a first-time traveler. 1. What is Mongolian currency, and how much cash should I bring? The Mongolian currency is the tugrik (MNT). 1 JPY equals 24 MNT. And 1 USD equals […]
There are roughly 6,000 languages spoken in the world today. Do you know what language Mongolians speak? How to communicate in Mongolia? To answer the question above Mongolians speak Mongolian. Mongolia is not a widely spoken language in the world, there are about 10 to 12 million Mongolian speakers including Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China, […]
From July 10th to July 15th, during the most pleasant days of summer, it is Mongolian biggest festival, Naadam day. The Festival continues for 5 days straight and the whole country is on vacation during Naadam days, enjoying the festive atmosphere. Main celebrations continue for three days from the 10th to the 12th of July, […]
The most remote yet the most beautiful part of Mongolia – Western Mongolia covers the Bayan-Ulgii, Hovd, Uvs, and Zavkhan provinces. The western part of Mongolia is a go-to destination for adventure seekers, and active travelers with its high mountains covered snow, beautiful lakes, and culture of ethnic Mongolians, falconry, and horsemanship. There are plenty […]
It’s not new news that Mongolia has extremely harsh cold weather, especially in winter. Winter in Mongolia starts in November and continues for almost 5 months with nearly -30C degrees cold weather and a lot of snow. But that also means that Mongolia has beautiful winter and exciting festivals are coming near. So here we […]
Japanese pop culture is famous in Mongolia! Anime, music, movie, and more. With help of Japanese pop culture festival is being co-organized by the Embassy of Japan in Mongolia, and the Mongolian Japanese Pop Culture Lovers Association since 2012. Mongolian Japanese Pop Culture lovers association is just a group of kids. The festival presents […]
Horse branding in Mongolia is an ancient tradition of Mongols that shows specific respect the horses. Mongolians have a tradition to brand their foаl in autumn, when foul is 2 or 3 years old branding event will take place in either autumn or spring. In the past horse brand made out the bronze only as […]
Mongolians have a long tradition of cutting children’s first hair even nowadays. Boys’ hair has to be cut at odd age years such as 3 or 5 and girls are reverse such 2 or 4 etc. This is due to the fact that the odd number symbolizes the arga or male energy (yang) and the […]
