Adrenaline junkies may want to spend an afternoon at the base camp of Fly Mongolia, a burgeoning adventure centre run by local aviation enthusiast, Alex Amiya. Tandem paragliding (US$35) and ultralight aircraft tours (US$100) are two popular activities. With more time you can take a four-day paragliding lesson (US$180). Alex can teach in English, French, Russian or Mongolian. Note that spring is a dangerous time to paraglide in Mongolia because of the unpredictable winds. September is best for beginners. Fly Mongolia also has 4WD go-carts (per hour US$15). The camp is off the main Gachuurt road, 1km before Hotel Mongolia (look for the wooden sign by the road). Be warned that the place is pretty disorganised (even by Mongolian standards) and Alex may not be available when you get there.