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About Mongolia

     
Set in the heart of Central Asia, Mongolia is a vast country covering an area the size of Western Europe. With a population of just two and a half million, many of whom are nomadic, this makes it one of the least densely populated countries on earth. The climate is extreme, with winter temperatures falling to - 30 °C or lower and summers + 30 °C or more, so the tourist season is short, lasting from June through to September.

For 80 years during the last century, Mongolia was under Communist rule and until 1990 very few Westerners had been allowed to enter. Tourism is still not well developed, but this is part of the charm of the country, and makes travel to Mongolia more exciting, more of an adventure.

The most famous character in the history of Mongolia is Genghis Khan (also written "Chinggis Khaan") who, in the thirteenth century, created the largest empire the world has ever known. During a visit to Mongolia, one can travel to the valley where he established his capital, and ride horses or mountain bikes in the land where the Mongol Hordes once ruled.


     

The nation has always been nomadic, and to a large extent still is. There are three cities and a few small towns, but the rest of the population still live a lifestyle that has changed little since the days of Genghis Khan. Mongolian people have a tradition of hospitality, and passing travelers are always made welcome, be they city boys from Ulaanbaatar or lycra-clad foreign cyclists.

Mongolia's great glory is in the space, beauty and variety of the landscapes. The Gobi Desert, Altai and Khangai mountains ranges, central steppe, taiga forest, lakes and rivers, make this a wonderful travel destination for the outdoor enthusiast. Ride motorbikes, mountain bikes, horses, camels or yaks in this unspoiled wilderness to experience peace, fun and friendship in a special vacation to Mongolia.


Internet Resources
 

   
 

On the Internet are many sources of information about Mongolia. Below are some good sites for further reading:


Mongolia facts

www.cia.gov

The world fact book produced by the CIA gives an up to date list of facts on all subjects about present day Mongolia.



Mongolian embassies

www.bikemongolia/embassies.htm

Lists all Mongolian Embassies and Consuls worldwide with contact numbers.


About naadam festival


www.csen.org


Center for the study of Eurasian nomads: information about the Naadam festival.



Mongolian history


www.geocities.com

An easily readable and enjoyable account of the history of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire

 



Group Tours...

Gobi Desert 2012

see more informatonThe Gobi Desert of Outer Mongolia is one of the world's most exotic places. The big golden dunes are pretty much virgin sand except for the occasional trail of camel footprints. Ride over 1500 km to see Mongolia's Painted Desert as well as the valley where Roy Chapman Andrews discovered the first nest of dinosaur eggs.


Khorgo Volcano 2012

see more informationWhite Lake & Khorgo Volcano National Park on the edge of the Khangai range in Central Mongolia is a thrilling place to ride a motorcycle. Travel across mountain, desert, steppe and forest to get to the lake created 20,000 years ago following eruption of the Khorgo Volcano.



Motorbike Dadal 2012

see more informationGenghis Khan was born in Dadal in 1162. Riding mainly off-road across remote mountains and river valleys, it is 600 km from Ulaanbaatar to the village where the great leader of the Mongol Empire was born 800 years ago. His mother cooked horse spleen soup on that day, so the lake that now covers the place where their ger once stood is known as "Spleen Lake".



Group Tours...

Bulgan Trail 2012

see more informatonTravel by train to the copper mining city of Erdenet, then cycle 300 km in the remote mountains and valleys of Bulgan and Selenge provinces to finish at the remarkable Buddhist monastery of Amarbayasgalant.


Khangai Mount Trail

see more informationFly to the northern edge of the Gobi Desert then cycle 400 km over the remote and spectacular Khangai mountain range to finish at Kharkhorin where the center of the great Mongol Empire once stood.



Tailor-Made Trips

see more informationTake your group to the heart of Mongolia and ride in the mountains and valleys of this amazing country. We can make a trip anywhere in Mongolia that is especially suited to your cycling experience and interests....








 

 

 

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