#Ulaanbaatar Sign Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Address:
Seoul St 61, Ulaanbaatar 13091, Mongolia
Opening times:
Open year round, 24/7Open
The capital city, Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, where 1.3 million people out of Mongolia's just over 3 million population, is the country's economic, cultural and political center and has a number of tourist attractions and hosts the most varied types of entertainment. The city is divided into 9 districts and 122 khoroos. Ulaanbaatar is located on the bank of the Tuul River and surrounded by four sacred mountains with dense pine forests on the northern slopes and grassy steppes on the south. Mostly described, as sunny, peaceful and open, Ulaanbaatar is a city of contrast where modern life comfortably blends with Mongolian traditional lifestyle.
Ulaanbaatar is a unique city that represents 2 different aspects of living. One aspect, high rise buildings characterize the city center shows the modern lifestyle, however, the other, visitors arriving either from the Chinggis Khaan (Buyant-Ukhaa) airport or by train to the main railway would not fail to notice thousands of traditional Mongolian "Gers" in the vicinity, an area referred to by locals as "ger district" shows a glimpse of the nomad lifestyle.
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Mongolia
Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. With a population of 1.6 million, it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature.
The municipality is located in north central Mongolia at an elevation of about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in a valley on the Tuul River.
The city was founded in 1639 as a nomadic Buddhist monastic centre, changing location 28 times, and was permanently settled at its modern location in 1778.
There is a lot of Temples and Monastery in Mongolia.
Public bus and taxi fares are pretty cheap to move around.There is no taxi sign for the taxis so whenever i need taxi i have to stand nearby the bus stop and waves to request a taxi service
Traffic jam is a daily basis issue in ulaanbatar,so please plan your time accordingly to get one place to another.
Public bus transport card can be purchased and top up near the bus stop , just inside a small little shop with "u" signed on top.Pay by cash.
You can find a lot of cafes and Korean restaurants in ulaanbatar.You can also find Asian food here,around 7-10 USD per meal in food court .
For those like to shop ,please go Narantuul- is a huge open market ( partly indoor partly outdoors) where locals come to buy anything and everything: equipment for horse riding, for the ger, clothings, school supplies etc.
As a tourist you will have to negotiate the prices in this market .
If you like Cashmere, Mongolia’s most well-known Gobi cashmere brand, has moved into a flagship store at Galleria, a shopping centre near Sukhbaatar Square, a major city landmark flanked by imposing government buildings.#ulaanbatar