Mongolia travel guide

Journey west to the Altai Mountains

Hunters use trained golden eagles to hunt foxes, marmots and wolves

Ghengis Khan - Mongolia's most famous son is immortalised near Ulaan Bataar

Ghengis Khan - Mongolia's most famous son is immortalised near Ulan Bator

Spend a night in a traditional Mongolian yert

Spend a night in a traditional Mongolian yurt

Horses graze on the banks of Lake Khuvsgul

Horses graze on the banks of Lake Khovsgol

Visit in July to watch fearless wrestlers at the Naadam Festival

Discover the Buddhist monastery of Erdene Zuu

A Nomadic horseman moves across the vast Mongolian Steppe

Camel ride across the dunes of the Gobi Desert

Travel on one of the world’s greatest train routes

Set foot in Gandan Khiid – the country’s largest Buddhist monastery

Golden eagles soar above snowy peaks, native horses race across the plains and desert dunes roll towards the horizon. Landlocked between Russia and China, this is the land of Genghis Khan and a place of sheer wilderness and raw adventure. In Ulaanbaatar (the world’s coldest capital), horses trot between the cars, and modern offices rise over traditional ‘gers’ (yurts), while beyond these streets are vast forests, endless grasslands and midnight-blue lakes.

For the ultimate overland adventure, travel here on the Trans-Mongolian railway, boarding in St Petersburg and following the Trans-Siberian line through Russia, before branching south to the Mongolian Steppes and Gobi Desert. Step off to meet nomadic herders, hike to hot spas, and tuck into mutton, noodles or Mongolian dumplings.