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The capital city of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar. Ulaanbaatar is situated in the valley of Tuul river, surrounded by mountains. The altitude of Ulaanbaatar is at the height of 1351 meters. Ulaanbaatar has over 1.3 mln of population which is almost half of the country`s total population. The capital city is the country`s scientific, industrial, education, cultural, political and economic center.
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The Museum of Natural History:
Hours and facilities: Everyday: 10.00-4.30 pm
Some labels in English. Gift shops. The museum covers 5 areas: Geology, Zoology, Botany, Anthropology and Paleontology. The Paleontology exhibits include dinosaur's skeletons and eggs unearthed in Mongolia. While most of the exhibits cover the natural history of Mongolia. The museum is undergoing expansion and will cover the natural history of the whole world.
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Mongolian Domestic Transportation |
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Domestic travel includes planes, trains and automobiles. For
foreigners, flying is expensive as there are two rates applied to all
tickets: local and foreign. Aero Mongolia is the only approved domestic
airline offering service in country at this time. Trips from
Ulaanbaatar to a provincial center range in cost from $200-$300 round
trip.
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Rooms of deluxe, semi-deluxe, first-class and tourist categories are available at the Hotels in Ulaanbaatar and Mongolian Ger at the tourist camp. For Ulaanbaatar being the single hub for any travel destinations within Mongolia, nobody can skip staying at least one or two nights in Ulaanbaatar.
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Ulaanbaatar department stores near downtown offer many curios, antiques, artwork and fine winter clothing. Good leather jackets, cashmere sweaters, camel wool vests and blankets can be found at excellent prices. Traditional embroidered boots with upturned toes, dels tied with silk scarves, fox fur hats and stylish Mongol jackets called 'hitunim' are mostly homemade but can be found in some shops.
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There are a number of restaurant that serve a wide
variety of international meals including Korean, Japanese, Chinese,
French, Italian, English, and Latin America. Most of the old restaurant
serve typical Russian food, and this type of meal is also common in the
base camps in the countryside. Mongolian special ceremonial meals,
Boodog or Horhog can be served on order. But we offer Mongolian
traditional food restaurants...
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Mass media
According to a recently released report of the Mongolian Press Institute, a total of 1158 newspapers, 273 magazines are registered officially in Mongolia at present.
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