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Backpacking Mongolia: 9 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Mongolia, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia1

    Ulaanbaatar

    Ulaanbaatar

    Capital on the steppe edge.

  2. Gobi Desert, Mongolia2

    Gobi Desert

    Ömnögovi

    Dunes, canyons and dinosaurs.

  3. 3

    Khövsgöl Lake

    Khövsgöl

    Vast blue northern lake.

  4. Terelj National Park, Mongolia4

    Terelj National Park

    Töv

    Rocks and gers near the city.

  5. 5

    Kharkhorin

    Övörkhangai

    Old capital, Erdene Zuu.

  6. 6

    Orkhon Valley

    Övörkhangai

    Nomadic heartland and falls.

  7. 7

    Bayan-Ölgii

    Bayan-Ölgii

    Kazakh eagle hunters.

  8. Yolyn Am, Mongolia8

    Yolyn Am

    Ömnögovi

    Ice-filled desert gorge.

  9. Khongoryn Els, Mongolia9

    Khongoryn Els

    Ömnögovi

    The singing sand dunes.

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