Mongolia - Western Mongolia (PDF Chapter)

This is the Western Mongolia chapter from Lonely Planet’s Mongolia guide-book.

Raw, rugged and remote, this region has for centuries been isolated – both geographically and culturally – from the Mongolian heartland. With its glacier-wrapped mountains, shimmering salt lakes and hardy culture of nomads, falconry and horsemanship, western Mongolia is a time-less slice of Central Asia.

• climb Khuiten Uul 4050m to Malchin Peak for stunning views of Mongolia’s highest mountain
• maps
• pitch a tent beside beautiful Khoton Nuur, dotted with Kazakh settlements around its shore
• transport
• rub shoulders with Kazakh eagle hunters at Ölgii Eagle Festival; fast becoming western Mongolia’s biggest tourist drawcard
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Bayan-Ölgii, Ölgii, Sagsai, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Tolbo, Tsambagarav Uul National Park, Khovd, Khovd City, Khar Us Nuur National Park, Chandmani, Uvs, Ulaangom, Üüreg Nuur, Kharkhiraa Uul & Türgen Uul, Achit Nuur, Khyargas Nuur National Park, Zavkhan, Uliastai, Otgon Tenger Uul Strictly Protected Area.