{mosimage}Gandan is the largest and most significant monastery in Mongolia and one of Ulaanbaatar’s most interesting sights. Built in the mid 19th century, it is the only monastery where Buddhist services continued to function even during the communist past.

{mosimage}Ulaanbaatar is the gateway city which almost all foreign tourists pass through. Two or three days are usually spent there before and after excursions to outlying areas.