Hey all.
I'm planning a trip around july which has me starting (and staying) in Nepal for a couple of months. From there however, I need to get to Ulaan Bataar in Mongolia to catch the trans-siberian train.
Can anyone suggest a route from A to B for me?, and any particular MUST NOT GO THROUGH CHINA WITHOUT SEEING/EXPERIENCING/ETC
(maybe if you could classify any suggested trails under subheadings of Budget, Stretched for Time, Best of the Best, etc that would be fab)
thanks heaps
nick1001
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everbrite
It would help to have a timeframe, an estimate of budget, interests, etc. You question is simply too broad.
You have two choices for travel from China to Mongolia. There is the twice weekly train from Hohhot in Inner mongolia and the twice weekly train from Beijing. I would strongly encourage you to contact a travel agent in Beijing (or Hohhot if you plan to go from there) to obtain these tickets as this train is almost always sold out in July as people head to the Mongolian sport festival, Nadaam from July 11-13.
Try contacting Richard Tian, whose email is oceantravelcn@yahoo.com.cn or richards@public3.bta.net.cn. Reportedly he is quite reliable about obtaining the tickets at a fair price and delivering them during the day to your hostel or hotel in Beijing. Be sure to add him to your address book so that your spam filter does not "Eat" his response.
Ruth
2
ellyse
Agree with #1. What are your sightseeing interests and preferences? How much time and money do you have for the China part of your trip?
Cheers!
3
stoognik
getting independantly from nepal into china takes a bit of a strategy. you will need to mess about with special visa requirements.
once in china, depending on your time and budget, there are thousands of options.
one thing id suggest is having a good look around inner mongolia so you can compare it to outer mongolia. they have always been distinct, even before the soviets and mao got involved, and its interesting to see the way they have ended up.
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