Katelyn

Mongolia



Climate Mongolia has a vide range of temperatures, and the seasons vary greatly. The best time to visit is from May to October, but going out of season is alright. Out of season travelers must, however, be able to brave cold weather that has snowfall for a fixed period of time. A greater amount of the precipitation is received in the summer months.

Places to Visit When in Mongolia be sure to visit some of these sites. From June eleventh to the thirteenth in the National Sports Stadium of Ulaanbaatar the biggest Naadam Festival is held. There you can watch Mongolian wrestling, archery, and horse racing. Then, go visit the ancient capital, Kharakhorum, and see the old city’s ruins. Another great place to see a bit of the past is the Khoit Tsenkher Caves in the Khovd Aimag Province. These caves contain paintings that can date back to the Paleolithic Period. Can any of your friends say they have visited the Gobi Desert? Well, you can once you stop by this expansive land. The first dinosaur egg ever found was found in the Gobi! It is also home to the two-humped camel. When you visit be prepared for the heat! While traveling throughout the country, one would travel a total of approximately 1620 miles. Precautions When planning your trip to Mongolia it is recommended you get a few vaccinations four to six weeks prior to your trip. You should make sure you are up to date on all routine vaccines. Also, you should get Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, and Rabies vaccines. Note, these are not needed, but it is strongly recommended you do get these.

Flight Information Getting low prices when flying to Mongolia is a challenge, and prices vary. You can get good deals flying with Korean Air. If you were to take the flight we have chosen you would be departing from Washington D.C.’s Dulles Airport at 1:25 p.m. on the sixth of June. Your arrival in Ulaanbaatar’s international airport would be at 10:40 p.m. on June seventh. You would catch your layover in Los Angeles’s LAX, and would have a total travel time of twenty-one hours and fifteen minutes. Ticket prices are 2,538 per person, round trip. You would be returning on June 15, 2009, and would need to pick up return information from the airport. Total mileage for a round trip flight would be 12,440 miles. Visas are not needed to travel to Mongolia, unless you are visiting for more than 90 days.

Currency One Mongolian Tugrik is equivalent to 0.0007030 of a U.S. dollar. A simpler way to look at it is one U.S. dollar is equal to 1,422.41 Mongolia Tugriks. They come in denominations of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000. The coins are available in 20, 50, 100, or 200. They all have the face of Chinggis Kan (Genghis Khan) or Sukhbaatar, a revolutionary hero and Mongolian military leader. It is a good idea to have U.S. traveler’s checks, U.S. cash, and credit cards. Credit cards are not able to be used outside of the capital, UlaanBaatar. Cash dated before 1988 is not accepted.

Money Needs:


 * Item || Budget || Mid-Range || Top-End ||
 * Meals || U.S. $3-5 || U.S. $5-10 || U.S. $10-20 ||
 * Lodging || U.S. $5-10 || U.S. $10-20 || U.S. $20 and up ||


 * Item || Approximate Price ||
 * Sight-Seeing || U.S. 4,000 (for three and to be on the safe side) ||
 * Car Rental || U.S. $0.75 per km ||

Sites I Used: [|Center for Disease Control] [|Currency Converter] [|Travelocity] [|Mongolia Tourism] [|Wikipedia] [|Google Maps] [|Google Images] [|CIA World Factbook] [|Asia-Planet] Microsoft Art Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006