Backpacking Mongolia: 9 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Mongolia, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Capital on the steppe edge.
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Gobi Desert
Ömnögovi
Dunes, canyons and dinosaurs.
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Khövsgöl Lake
Khövsgöl
Vast blue northern lake.
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Terelj National Park
Töv
Rocks and gers near the city.
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Kharkhorin
Övörkhangai
Old capital, Erdene Zuu.
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Orkhon Valley
Övörkhangai
Nomadic heartland and falls.
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Bayan-Ölgii
Bayan-Ölgii
Kazakh eagle hunters.
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Yolyn Am
Ömnögovi
Ice-filled desert gorge.
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Khongoryn Els
Ömnögovi
The singing sand dunes.
Backpacking routes through Mongolia
Real trips through Mongolia, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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