Central Mongolia 

 Offering the country’s most diverse and accessible scenery, Central Mongolia includes portions of the Gobi Desert and the Hentii and Hangai mountain ranges. Eastern Mongolia is seldom visited, but provides vast expanses of rolling grass steppe, home to some of the largest herds of gazelle left on earth.

In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital, traditional gers (felt tents) and Buddhist monasteries coexist with modern high-rises. Discover the many museums and cultural monuments within the city–from restored monasteries to superb collections of Buddhist art and sculpture, artifacts of traditional nomadic daily life, and fossils collected from the Gobi desert.

Within two hours driving time from the capital are several national parks. Hike among the foothills of the Hentii Mountains and the unusual geological formations found at Gorki-Terelj National Park. Discover the ruins of Mandshir Monastery in Bogdkhan Strictly Protected Area, proclaimed off limits to hunting and logging by Chingis Khan in the 13th century. At Hustain Nuruu National Reserve, visit the rare species of wild horse, Takhi - commonly known as Przewalski’s Horse. Reintroduced into the wild in 1994, the population is now thriving.

Travel further afield and find cultural highlights including Kharakhorum, the site of the 13th-century capital of the Mongol Empire. Only a few traces remain of this once great city, but neighboring Erdene Zuu, the country’s largest monastery, was reputedly built from the city’s ruins. Or, visit Arkhangai province, known as the "Switzerland of Mongolia." The provincial capital, Tsetserleg, is home to the Buyandelgeruulekh Monastery which was founded in 1586 and housed almost 1,000 monks at its height of activity.

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