Mongolia
May/June 2024

Route 19:  Ulaanbaatar - Bornuur - Ulaanbaatar - Elsen Tasarkhai - Khogno Khan - Kharkhorum - Hustai NP - Ulaanbaatar


Ulaanbaatar

001 - Primeclass lounge @ Frankfurt Airport T2

002 - Achim & Kerstin

003 - Primeclass lounge @ Frankfurt Airport T2

004 - MIAT flight OM138 to Ulaanbaatar

005 - Our MIAT B787 to Ulaanbaatar

006 - Our MIAT B787 to Ulaanbaatar

 

 

 

 

007 - Boarding

008 - Nr-19

009 - Kerstin

010 - Welcome to Mongolia

011 - Our Edelweiss Art Hotel

012 - Our Edelweiss Art Hotel

013 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

014 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

015 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

 

 

 

 

016 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

017 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

018 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

019 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

020 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

021 - Edelweiss Art Hotel

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Bornuur

022 - On the way to Bornuur

023 - On the way to Bornuur

024 - On the way to Bornuur

025 - On the way to Bornuur

026 - Local yurts

027 - On the way to Bornuur

028 - On the way to Bornuur

 

 

 

 

029 - Ulzii Badruulagch Monastery

030 - Ulzii Badruulagch Monastery

031 - Ulzii Badruulagch Monastery

 

 

 

 

032 - Temple on top of the towering cliff

033 - Ulzii Badruulagch Monastery

034 - Ulzii Badruulagch Monastery

035 - Stone carvings on circumambulation path of Monastery

036 - Lying Buddha on circumambulation path of Monastery

037 - Small temple on circumambulation path of Monastery

 

 

 

 

038 - Small temple

039 - Nr-19

040 - Prayer pavillion

 

 

041 - Prayer pavillion

042 - Nr-19

043 - The Lion Mouth

 

 

 

 

044 - Information's

045 - Achim & Kerstin

046 - On top of the mountain

 

 

 

 

047 - On top of the mountain

048 - Nice view from the top

049 - Images carved in stone along the hiking trail

050 - Deities carved in stone along the hiking trail

051 - Deities carved in stone along the hiking trail

052 - Deities carved in stone along the hiking trail

053 - Nr-19

054 - Celestial Fist Rock

055 - Deities carved in stone along the hiking trail

 

 

 

 

056 - Achim & Kerstin

057 - Stone Eagle

058 - Deities carved in stone along the hiking trail

 

 

 

 

059 - Hiking trail up

060 - Deities carved in stone along the hiking trail

061 - Phallus Stone

 

 

 

 

062 - Kerstin

063 - Deities carved in stone

064 - Carvings along the hiking trail

065 - Information's

066 - Ulzii Badruulagch Monastery

067 - Aglag Meditation Temple of Ulzii Badruulagch Monastery

068 - Aglag Meditation Temple

069 - Aglag Meditation Temple

070 - Aglag Meditation Temple

071 - Aglag Meditation Temple

072 - Kerstin & Achim

073 - Ulzii Badruulagch Monastery

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Ulaanbaatar

074 - Sheep transport

075 - ASTRA building

076 - Dublin Irish Pub

 

 

 

 

077 - Zaisan Memorial

078 - Zaisan Memorial

079 - Zaisan Memorial

 

 

080 - Zaisan Memorial

081 - Zaisan Memorial

082 - Kerstin & Achim

083 - Panoramic view over Ulaanbaatar (seen from Zaisan Memorial Hill)

084 - View of Ulaanbaatar

085 - View of Ulaanbaatar

086 - Zaisan Memorial

087 - Revolutionary Mongolian Tank Statue

088 - Revolutionary Mongolian Tank Statue

089 - Zaisan Monument

 

 

 

 

090 - National symbol

091 - Government Palace on Sukhbaatar Square

092 - Government Palace

 

 

093 - Chingis Khan Monument

094 - Achim & Kerstin @ Sukhbaatar Square

095 - Statue of Damdin Sükhbaatar

 

 

 

 

096 - State Opera House

097 - Khangarid palace

098 - The Blue Sky Tower

099 - Choijin Lama Temple Museum

100 - Southern Gateway of Gandan Monastery

101 - Gandan Monastery

 

 

 

 

102 - Gandan Monastery

103 - Incense Burner

104 - Gandan Monastery

105 - Gandan Monastery

106 - Gandan Monastery

107 - Gandan Monastery

 

 

108 - Stupa

109 - Gandan Monastery

110 - Incense Burner

 

 

111 - Achim & Kerstin

112 - Statue of Avalokiteśvara

113 - Gandan Monastery

 

 

114 - Gandan Monastery

115 - Gandan Monastery

116 - Gandan Monastery

117 - Gandan Monastery

118 - Ceremony

119 - Ceremony

120 - Gandan Monastery

121 - Nr-19 @ Gandan Monastery

122 - Ticket office

123 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

124 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

125 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

 

 

 

 

126 - Nr-19 @ Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

127 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

128 - Achim & Kerstin

129 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

130 - Nr-19 @ Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

131 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

132 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

133 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

134 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

 

 

 

 

135 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

136 - Guitar signed by members of Pink Floyd

137 - AC/DC on screen

 

 

138 - Guitar owned by Bryan Adams

139 - All Is One

140 - Gary

141 - Guitar signed by Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)

142 - VIP Room

143 - Guitar signed by members of Red Hot Chili peppers

 

 

 

 

144 - VIP Room

145 - VIP Room

146 - Guitar owned by Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)

147 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

148 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

149 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

150 - Nr-19 @ Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

151 - Kerstin & Achim

152 - Achim, Anu & Kerstin

153 - Hard Rock Cafe Staff

154 - Hard Rock Cafe Staff

155 - Hard Rock Cafe Staff

 

 

 

 

156 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

157 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

158 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

159 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

160 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

161 - Drum kit of Bruno Mars

162 - Achim & Gary

163 - David Bowie on screen

164 - Picture of David Bowie

165 - Achim & Dulguun

 

 

 

 

166 - Adrian, Kerstin & Achim

167 - Local Golden Gobi beer

168 - Steven, Adrian, Kerstin, Achim & Gary

169 - My HRC visit #292

170 - Achim & Adrian

171 - Gary

 

 

172 - Adrian & Achim

173 - The Chef & Achim

174 - The Chef, Achim & Gary

175 - The Chef, Achim & Gary

176 - Live music

177 - Hard Rock Cafe Ulaanbaatar

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Elsen Tasarkhai

178 - Supermarket

179 - Our car

180 - Supermarket

181 - Horses crossing our way

182 - On the way to Elsen Tasarkhai

183 - On the way to Elsen Tasarkhai

184 - On the way to Elsen Tasarkhai

185 - On the way to Elsen Tasarkhai

186 - On the way to Elsen Tasarkhai

187 - On the way to Elsen Tasarkhai

188 - On the way to Elsen Tasarkhai

189 - On the way to Elsen Tasarkhai

190 - Milking cows

191 - Milking cows

192 - Small village

193 - Landscapese

194 - Landscapes

195 - Sheep herd crossing our way

196 - Herd of cows

197 - Sheep herd crossing our way

198 - Two-humped camels

199 - Restaurant

200 - Landscapes

201 - Landscapes

202 - Approaching Gobi Desert

203 - Nr-19

204 - Arrived

205 - Camels

206 - Camels

207 - Checking THIS out !

208 - Camels

209 - Two-humped camel

210 - Foothills of Gobi Desert

211 - Foothills of Gobi Desert

212 - Nr-19

213 - Nr-19

214 - Gobi Desert

215 - Gobi Desert

216 - Achim & Kerstin

217 - Mongolian horses

218 - Gobi Desert

219 - Kerstin

220 - Gobi Desert

221 - Gobi Desert

222 - Achim & Kerstin

223 - Nr-19 @ Gobi Desert

224 - Gobi Desert

225 - Gobi Desert

226 - Gobi Desert

227 - Nr-19 @ Gobi Desert

228 - Gobi Desert

229 - Nr-19 @ Gobi Desert

230 - Gobi Desert

231 - Gobi Desert

232 - Huge sand dune

233 - Piece of a scull

234 - Marching on

235 - Kerstin

236 - Foothills of Gobi Desert

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Khogno Khan

237 - Local vehicle

238 - Local Ger tents

239 - Heading to Khogno Khan

240 - Heading to Khogno Khan

241 - Approaching Khogno Khan

242 - Nr-19

243 - Khogno Khan National Park

244 - Khogno Khan National Park

245 - Khogno Khan National Park

246 - Khogno Khan National Park

247 - Khogno Khan National Park

248 - Khogno Khan National Park

249 - Heading to Ovgon Monastery

250 - Approaching Ovgon Monastery

251 - Ovgon Monastery

 

 

 

 

252 - Achim & Kerstin

253 - Ovgon Monastery

254 - Ovgon Monastery

 

 

255 - Ovgon Monastery

256 - Ovgon Monastery

257 - Ovgon Monastery

258 - Ovgon Monastery

259 - Ovgon Monastery

260 - Ovgon Monastery

 

 

 

 

261 - Kerstin

262 - Ovgon Monastery

263 - Ovgon Monastery

 

 

 

 

264 - Ovgon Monastery

265 - Ovgon Monastery

266 - Ovgon Monastery

267 - Ovgon Monastery

268 - View from Ovgon Monastery Hill

269 - View from Ovgon Monastery Hill

 

 

 

 

270 - Kerstin

271 - Kerstin & Achim

272 - Way down

273 - Ovgon Monastery

274 - Ovgon Monastery

275 - Nr-19 @ Ovgon Monastery

276 - Ovgon Monastery

277 - Ovgon Monastery

278 - Khogno Khan National Park

279 - Khogno Khan National Park

280 - Khogno Khan National Park

281 - Approaching our Khogno Khan Ger Camp

282 - Khogno Khan Ger Camp

283 - Khogno Khan Ger Camp

284 - Khogno Khan Ger Camp

 

 

 

 

285 - Our Ger tent Nr.19

286 - Our Ger tent Nr.19

287 - Our Ger tent Nr.19

 

 

 

 

288 - Our Ger tent Nr.19

289 - Kerstin

290 - Washroom

291 - Shower room

292 - Ger Camp Restaurant

293 - Ger Camp Restaurant

294 - Ger Camp Restaurant

295 - Ger Camp Restaurant

296 - Ger Camp Restaurant

 

 

 

 

297 - Beautiful artwork

298 - Beautiful artwork

299 - Local Golden Gobi beer

300 - Khogno Khan Mountain Ger Camp

301 - Our car

302 - Camels

303 - Leaving the Ger Camp

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Kharkhorin & Orkhon Valley

 

 

 

 

304 - Heading for Kharkhorin

305 - Kharakorum Museum

306 - Kharakorum Museum

 

 

 

 

307 - Kharakorum Museum

308 - Kharakorum Museum

309 - Kharakorum Museum

310 - Kharakorum Museum

311 - Main Gate of Erdene Zuu Monastery

312 - Stupas around Ederne Zuu Monastery

313 - Achim & Kerstin

314 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

315 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

316 - The Temple of Dalai Lama

317 - The Temple of Dalai Lama

318 - Nr-19

319 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

320 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

321 - Kerstin & Achim

322 - Eastern Zuu Temple

323 - Eastern Zuu Temple

324 - Eastern Zuu Temple

 

 

 

 

325 - Eastern Zuu Temple

326 - Eastern Zuu Temple

327 - Gol Zuu Temple

 

 

 

 

328 - Gol Zuu Temple

329 - Western Zuu Temple

330 - Western Zuu Temple

331 - Western Zuu Temple

332 - Western Zuu Temple

333 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

334 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

335 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

336 - The "Golden Stupa" at Erdene Zuu

 

 

 

 

337 - The "Golden Stupa" at Erdene Zuu

338 - The "Golden Stupa" at Erdene Zuu

339 - The "Golden Stupa" at Erdene Zuu

340 - Lavrin Temple

341 - Lavrin Temple

342 - Lavrin Temple

 

 

 

 

343 - Lavrin Temple

344 - Lavrin Temple

345 - Lavrin Temple

346 - Lavrin Temple

347 - Nr-19 @ Lavrin Temple

348 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

349 - Temple of Avalokiteshvara

350 - Information's

351 - Erdene Zuu Monastery

352 - Map of Ederne Zuu

353 - Stupas around Ederne Zuu Monastery

354 - Stupas around Ederne Zuu Monastery

355 - 13th-century stone turtle

356 - 13th-century stone turtle

357 - Ground where former Khan's palace stood

358 - Ground where former Khan's palace stood

359 - View to Ederne Zuu Monastery

360 - Ederne Zuu Monastery seen from a nearby hill

361 - Kharkhorin seen from a nearby hill

362 - Another 13th-century stone turtle

363 - Typical Owoo (a cult pile of stones decorated with colorful cloth strips)

364 - Skulls

365 - Kerstin & Achim

366 - Information board

367 - Penis Stone

368 - Penis Stone

369 - Local market

370 - Local market

371 - Local market

372 - Local market

373 - Local market

374 - Closed shop

375 - Local market

376 - Local market

377 - Local market

378 - Local market

 

 

379 - Small restaurant

380 - Discarded vessel containers for rent/sale

381 - Our hotel IKH Khorum

 

 

 

 

382 - Our hotel IKH Khorum

383 - Hotel reception

384 - Hotel IKH Khorum

385 - Hotel IKH Khorum

386 - Hotel IKH Khorum

387 - Hotel IKH Khorum

388 - Hotel IKH Khorum

389 - Hotel IKH Khorum

390 - Hotel IKH Khorum

391 - Hotel IKH Khorum

392 - Kerstin, our guide Otgoo, our driver & Achim

393 - Kerstin

 

 

 

 

394 - Local Golden Gobi beer

395 - Houses in Kharkorin

396 - Leaving Kharkorin

397 - Goats and sheep herd

398 - Cows crossing way

399 - Driving through Orkhon Valley

400 - Driving through Orkhon Valley

401 - Riding nomad & his sheep herd

402 - Sheep herd

403 - Sheep herd

404 - Heading on

405 - Crossing creeks

406 - Offroad ways

407 - Offroad ways

408 - Offroad ways

409 - Mongolian horses

410 - Mongolian horses

411 - Mongolian horses

412 - The lonely house

413 - Cowsheds

414 - Offroad ways

415 - Mongolian horses

416 - Pure nature

417 - Welcome to Orkhon Valley

 

 

 

 

418 - Welcome to Orkhon Valley

419 - Orkhon Valley

420 - Orkhon Valley

421 - Flowers

422 - Orkhon Valley

423 - Nr-19

424 - Orkhon Valley

425 - Achim & Kerstin

426 - Orkhon Valley

427 - Manwel Dimech Monument

428 - Heading on to Orkhon Waterfall

429 - Pure nature

430 - Pure nature

431 - Yak

432 - Heading to the Waterfall

433 - Welcome to Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

434 - Welcome to Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

435 - Ger (yurt) camp

436 - Way to the Waterfall

437 - Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

438 - Achim & Kerstin

439 - Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

440 - Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

441 - Nr-19

442 - Kerstin & Achim

443 - Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

444 - Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

445 - Orkhon River

446 - Orkhon River

447 - Nr-19

448 - Orkhon River

449 - Orkhon River

450 - Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

451 - Horses

452 - Horses

453 - Local Ger (yurt) where we have lunch

 

 

454 - Lunch with locals

455 - Lunch with locals

456 - Lunch with locals

457 - Mongolian beef & noodle soup

458 - Achim & Kerstin

459 - Ger (yurt) camp

460 - Leaving the waterfall

461 - Orkhon Valley

462 - Sheep herd

463 - Sheep herd

464 - Sheep herd

465 - Wonderful landscapes

466 - Wonderful landscapes

467 - Wonderful landscapes

468 - Wonderful landscapes

469 - Wonderful landscapes

470 - Wonderful landscapes

471 - Welcome to Tuvkhun Monastery

472 - Information board

473 - This way up 2700M

474 - 2100M to go

475 - Tuvkhun Monastery

476 - Tuvkhun Monastery

477 - Tuvkhun Monastery

478 - Tuvkhun Monastery

479 - Information board

480 - Heading back to Kharkhorin

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Hustai National Park

481 - On tour again

482 - Quick stop

483 - Heading on

484 - Landscapes

485 - Welcome to Hustai National Park

486 - Hustai National Park

 

 

 

 

487 - Nr-19

488 - Achim & Kerstin

489 - Hustai Tourist Ger Camp

490 - Hustai NP Museum

491 - Hustai NP Museum

492 - Hustai NP Museum

 

 

 

 

493 - Hustai NP Museum

494 - Hustai Tourist Resort

495 - Hustai Tourist Resort

496 - Hustai National Park

497 - Achim & Kesrtin

498 - Hustai National Park

499 - Vehicle for tourists

500 - Takhi wild horses

501 - Takhi wild horses

502 - Takhi wild horses

503 - Takhi wild horses

504 - Takhi wild horses

505 - Hustai National Park

506 - Hustai National Park

507 - Found a just newborn goat baby

508 - Newborn goatling

509 - Newborn goatling

510 - Bringing it to the mother

511 - There you are

512 - First feel

513 - Leaving Hustai NP

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Ulaanbaatar & Surroundings

514 - On the way to our Lodge

515 - On the way to our Lodge

516 - On the way to our Lodge

517 - On the way to our Lodge

518 - On the way to our Lodge

519 - On the way to our Lodge

520 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

521 - Nr-19

522 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

523 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

524 - Kerstin

525 - Our Ger (yurt) for tonight

526 - Our Ger (yurt) for tonight

 

 

527 - Our Ger (yurt) for tonight

528 - Our Ger (yurt) for tonight

529 - Our Ger (yurt) for tonight

530 - Achim & Kerstin

531 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

532 - Nr-19

533 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

534 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

535 - The restaurant yurt

536 - The restaurant yurt

 

 

 

 

537 - The restaurant yurt

538 - The restaurant yurt

539 - The restaurant yurt

540 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

541 - Kitchen yurt

542 - Kitchen yurt

543 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

544 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

545 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

546 - Tuul Riverside Lodge

547 - Beautiful landscape

548 - View to Tuul River

549 - Tuul River

550 - Learning archery

551 - Kerstin & Achim doing archery

552 - Checking THIS out ...

553 - ... and shoot

554 - Competition

555 - Kerstin

556 - Lorry

557 - Leaving the camp

558 - Beautiful landscape

559 - Beautiful landscape

560 - Beautiful landscape

561 - Approaching Genghis Khan Statue Complex

562 - The gates before the Statue

563 - Nr-19

564 - Road leading to the Statue

565 - Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue

566 - Achim & Kerstin

 

 

567 - Nr-19 @ Statue

568 - Nr-19 @ Statue

569 - Genghis Khan Statue

570 - Genghis Khan Statue Complex includes a Museum

571 - The Big Boot

572 - Genghis Khan Statue Museum

 

 

 

 

573 - Face of statue as viewed from observation deck

574 - Nr-19 @ observation deck

575 - Nr-19 @ observation deck

576 - The main road leading to the Statue

577 - View from Statue observation deck

578 - View from Statue observation deck

579 - Genghis Khan Statue Museum

580 - Genghis Khan Statue Museum

581 - Genghis Khan Statue Museum

582 - Genghis Khan Statue Museum

583 - Genghis Khan Statue Museum

584 - Genghis Khan Statue Museum

 

 

 

 

585 - Genghis Khan Statue Museum

586 - Genghis Khan Statue restaurant on 1st floor

587 - Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue

588 - Achim & Kerstin

589 - Genghis Khan Statue

590 - Leaving the Statue

591 - Approaching Ulaanbaatar

592 - Approaching Ulaanbaatar

593 - Approaching Ulaanbaatar

594 - Transporting horses

595 - Ulaanbaatar Int. Airport

596 - Ulaanbaatar Int. Airport

597 - Blue Sky Lounge

598 - Blue Sky Lounge

599 - MIAT flight OM137 to Frankfurt

600 - Our MIAT B787 to Frankfurt

601 - Boarding

602 - Chinggis Khaan Airport Ulaanbaatar

603 - Chinggis Khaan Airport Ulaanbaatar

604 - Take-off

605 - Leaving Ulaanbaatar

606 - Leaving Mongolia

607 - Leaving Mongolia

608 - Leaving Mongolia

609 - Leaving Mongolia

610 - Leaving Mongolia

611 - Leaving Mongolia

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