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  1. voldumkrog avatar

    Re: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

    by voldumkrog 10 January 2012

    Just read in LP Mongolia it takes two days in a jeep to go north of Olgii to Ulaangom! Can anybody give me an ide of how long the trip…

  2. tomongolia avatar

    Re: Regional Nadaam?

    by tomongolia 04 July 2011

    Hi You asked: +Naaadam, end of July, within a few hours drive of UB?+ Rural Naadam in the following Aimag's (provinces) 22-23 and 29-30…

  3. lauro avatar

    How to go alone from Olgii to Ulaangom and than to Moron??

    by lauro 16 June 2010

    Tomorrow 17/6 I`ll flight from UB to Khovd. I am alone and my idea is to get a tour of 2 or 3 days around Khovd and than by minibus go…

  4. ou avatar

    RE: 3 week itinerary

    by ou 31 March 2010

    UB to Amarbayasgalant is definitely doable on one day. From then on to Ulaangom looks very ambitious. Can't really comment on the rest.…

  5. kalomania avatar

    Ulaanbataar to Olgii by land - possible in 30 days?

    by kalomania 12 July 2009

    Hi, I am planning to enter Mongolia from China in about a week and leaving it to Russia or Kazakhstan. I would be interested to know…

  6. miketrekker avatar

    RE: Screw Lonely Planet: Mongolia

    by miketrekker 15 November 2008

    The route instructions you indicate are for travelers with their own vehicle. If you are relying on public transport, and it sounds like…

  7. miketrekker avatar

    Re: Screw Lonely Planet: Mongolia

    by miketrekker 14 November 2008

    I am the author of the Mongolia guide and having read dreamsignals86’s review I thought I’d chime in. Dreamsignals86 first says the…

  8. mbem avatar

    Re: UB airport to downtown

    by mbem 08 September 2008

    Hi there, I was in Mongolia 3 years ago from beginning of August to beginning of October. I did most of my travelling after 10 September…

  9. nothing22 avatar

    Traveling from Western Mongolia to Xinjiang, China

    by nothing22 03 June 2008

    Hi all! So I've gone through some old threads and it looks like the Western Mongolia ->China by land thing is settled and it is not possible…

  10. Mongolia_guide avatar

    Re: How to book internal flights from outside

    by Mongolia_guide 28 March 2008

    Hi That's true you can not book a air ticket via internet. There are 3 airline company in Mongolia. Here is the option, You can ask…

  11. tomsant avatar

    reality checl

    by tomsant 17 June 2007

    I got a business visa for Kazakhstan from UB last year but needed a letter of invite from a company in KZ - don't ask me how much hassle…

  12. debs13 avatar

    Itinerary thoughts

    by debs13 14 June 2007

    I just got chills thinking of what an incredible time you're going to have in this region. I don't know Ulaangom but I can share what…

  13. tomsant avatar

    Changing Money in the West

    by tomsant 13 June 2007

    There are banks in Ulaangom and Olgi that should be able to arrange a cash advance on a Visa card (certainly there is in Khovd, a friend…

  14. lasdj avatar

    Itinerary thoughts

    by lasdj 12 June 2007

    Howdy all,
    I am hoping for some advice

    My plan is to fly into Ulaangom,
    then spend a couple of days in the Kharkhiraa valley.…

  15. lasdj avatar

    Changing Money in the West

    by lasdj 12 June 2007

    Hey,
    I'm about to embark on a trip to Mongolia and am pretty stoked to fly to Ulaangom and drive around to khovd via Olgii. It'll…

  16. nightrox avatar

    from Moscow to Ulaangom

    by nightrox 05 June 2007


    At the moment some of us are planning a one-way trip to Ulaangom from UB by vehicle (not sure yet what kind of vehicle). If you…

  17. Altaigaruda avatar

    from Moscow to Ulaangom

    by Altaigaruda 04 June 2007

    #2
    Yes, it may be possible. Otherwise try to cross the border towards Olgii (more "traffic") and afterwards to Ulaangom.…

  18. everbrite avatar

    from Moscow to Ulaangom

    by everbrite 04 June 2007

    I think it may be possible but it will require a great deal of charades, jumping and pointing and such.

    I sometimes suggest that…

  19. Silvalula avatar

    from Moscow to Ulaangom

    by Silvalula 04 June 2007

    hi ruth

    wow - thank you very much! i think with this informations we can venture this travel. as soon as we're there we'll update…

  20. AndyS6866 avatar

    Mongolia - June/July 2007

    by AndyS6866 14 April 2007

    Hi there Martin,
    I'm going to be in Mongolia June/July this year........I'm open as to where I go. I was thinking about UB and then…

  21. mbem avatar

    Backpacking without a tour group, and visa as such

    by mbem 02 April 2007

    From Ulaanbaatar in spetember 2005 I flew on my own to a Gobi tourist camp , ca 35km from Dalandzadgad with Aeromongolia and I found a…

  22. mbem avatar

    western Mongolia

    by mbem 29 March 2007

    I spent 2 months in Mongolia, part voluntary work part travelling. I travelled for 3 weeks in september 2005 and did 3 separate trips…

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