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Terelj Lodge is situated in a prime sight of Gorkhi Terelj National Park offering a stunning view of the picturesque valley and convenient access to attractions within the national park. All facilities and services of Terelj Lodge are designed to meet your needs to indulge in the comfort of luxurious resort and at the same time experience unique lifestyles of Mongolian nomads. Terelj Lodge excels over any other tourist resorts in Mongolia by its service standards and better yet exceeds the expectations of its guests by offering a wide variety of service options and unique experiences. Cultural experiences Did you know that it takes only about half an hour for Mongolians to build or dismantle their homes for movement? Believe it or not, try dismantling a ger and move loading it on a yak cart and have your own unique night away from the resort. It is an unforgettable experience and rare opportunity that you enjoy once in lifetime. Terelj Lodge support

Music is an important part of Mongolian culture. This is particularly the case in the countryside as families and friends will sing and play music together as a past time. A visitor to a countryside ger will often be coaxed into a song. Mongolians sing to their animals, sing about the environment, sing about nomadic lifestyles and sing about their patriotism.  Arguably the most popular and unique of these vocal traditions is hoomei, often called throat singing, a difficult and painful form to master. Hoomei’s entrancing melodies can be heard at most ensemble performances in the city—which are usually like a Mongolian cabaret, featuring a number of different acts—and it’s not something you want to miss. A method of signing multiple notes simultaneously, hoomei produces sounds that defy description; whether spirit or spacecraft, the songs evoke something otherworldly and powerful.  Mesmerizingly beautiful, the memory of these tunes promises to be some

Dear Colleagues, Greetings from Mongolia! We would like to inform you that our company Steppe Nomad travel and tours the company of Look Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar will take part in travel exhibition BIT 2011 Milan Italy on 17-21 Feb and we will be glad to meet with you during the event at pavilion#2, stand #C80.  If you will take part or visit the BIT 2011 Milan, hope you will find time to visit us. To have more comfortable meeting we would like to previously set up the meeting. In the exhibition Mr. Battulga Tumurdash, President and CEO of the company will take a part. After the Exhibition he will stay a few more days in Italy and European countries and able to visit your offices and meet personally. We look forward to meeting with you during the exhibition and beyond and we will wait for your reply. We wish you the business prosperity and good activity in 2011 year and hope for our cooperation in future. With best regards and wishes, Steppe Nomad Team

Further north from Khangai region the mountains get higher and forests get denser and soil gets more fertile as it approaches the most irrigated part of the country. Overlapping with Khangai range in the south smaller range of Sayan dominates the north central Mongolia, occupying most mountainous part of Huvsgul aimag (province) territory. The main feature of this region is abundance of clear water lakes and rivers with the most outstanding being the Huvsgul Lake. Known as the “dark blue pearl” of Mongolia, lake Huvsgul is one of the country’s largest lakes and it features one of the most spectacular areas of the country. Huvsgul lake is 136 kilometers long and 36 kilometers wide stretching from north to south. Huvsgul is the 14 th largest fresh-water lake in the world by volume and its 380 cubic kilometers of water make up over 1% of the world’s fresh water. The lake is elevated at 1,645 meters above sea level and, at its deepest, the lake i

  The Khan Hentii Mountain range boasts largest uninhabited land of the country despite its proximity to the capital city of Mongolia. Hentii, one of the three great ranges starts from just east of Ulaanbaatar and stretches to the great eastern plains. There are several peaks that rise above 2,500 meters above sea level, with the highest one being Asralt Khairkhan (2,800 meters). Being the ancestral home Chinggis Khaan, the Hentii Mountain Range encompasses many places that are related to the life of the great khaan.                 Khan Hentii Protected Area occupying much of the region covers over 1,2 million hectares of the rugged Hentii Mountains, bordered with Terelj National to the west. Covered by forests, wetlands, alpine tundra, and permanent snow and ice fields, the core of this remote wilderness area is totally uninhabited and accessible only by foot or horseback. Three large rivers – the Tuul, Onon and the Herlen have their sources fr

Tour to central Mongolia Most of Central Mongolian territory is predominated by Khangai Mountain Range, the most extensive from the three major ranges and other smaller ranges. This is the most vegetated part of the country and encompasses several natural zones including mountain and mountain steppe zone, and Siberian taiga forest. Fertile soil and numerous rivers, streams and lakes support a variety of plants and the area is habitat to a huge array of animal species including, elk, Siberian roe deer, wolf, fox, wild boar, ibex, lynx and brown bear, just to name a few.                 The landscape of Khangai Mountain Range is very different from the Altai Mountains. While high rocky cliffs, and deep basins are dominant in both Mongol Altai and Gobi Altai, Khangai Range is featured by broad, warped dome-shaped mountains covered with grass and trees. Khangai is the water source for many rivers including the largest Mongolian rivers Selenge, Orkhon, Id