Here is a list of all the essential items we recommend that you bring with you to Mongolia, if you are missing some then you can find most of them on the spot but they can be fakes or of poor quality. This list has been compiled through the experience of our tour guides and tour operators, it is not an exhaustive list but should cover most basis. If you have just returned from Mongolia and have really missed something essential please contact us know and we will add it to the list

Essential Items to bring to Mongolia

(In our opinion) 

• Water Purifying Tablets
• First Aid kit
• tablets to help with both constipation and diarhea.
• Photocopies of all your essential documents such as passports, train/plane tickets, medical insurance, credit cards etc...
• Plastic or metal knife fork and spoon
• Small waterproof bags to put important items such as orginal and copies of your essential documents (in two seperate bags stored in two different places of course)
• A pair of strong sunglasses (both in terms of protection and physical durability)
  
• A bottle of high protection suncream
  
• The Lonely Planet Mongolian - English phrasebook
• Spare reserves of cash hidden in various places, USD in waterproof bags are best, credit cards are useless outside of Mongolia
• A card with all the essential numbers in Mongolia such as the SOS clinique, your airline, your tour operator, your embassy etc....
• A card or tag with who you are written on it and who should be called in case of an emergency,if you can have it written in Mongolian as well as english its even better.
• A hat
• A good medical insurance that will pay for your medical costs in Mongolia and bring you back to your passport holding country, make sure it includes all the raptriation costs and evacuation costs in Country. Also verify that they work with SOS clinique in Mongolia as they are the only ones to have expat medical staff, a helicopter on stand bye in Ulaanbaatar and a medical jet on standby in Beijing (1 and a half hours away)
• A leatherman or a good pocket knife is very useful (make sure you place it in you checked luggage at the airport)
• A map of Mongolia
• A good sleepingbag as nights get chilly, even in summer
• A good windbreaker jacket
• a smile and a sense of adventure