{"id":1302922,"date":"2026-10-01T12:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302922"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:09:49","slug":"mongolia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/asia\/mongolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Mongolia"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302035,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Mongolia country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Mongolia","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"The least densely populated country on earth, where a third of people still live in gers and the horizon does not have anything on it. A short season, and unlike anywhere else.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302924","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a place | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac10 | Dorm bed, from\r\n2 | People per square kilometre\r\n\u20ac40 | A day on a shared jeep tour\r\n260 | Days of sunshine a year","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"A country with almost nobody in it","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Mongolia is the size of western Europe with 3.5 million people, half of whom live in Ulaanbaatar. That leaves an enormous emptiness of steppe, desert and mountain where about a third of the population still lives nomadically in gers, moving herds between seasonal pastures.\r\n\r\nTravel here works differently as a result. There are almost no roads outside the capital, no scheduled transport to most places, and nothing to walk to. Trips are organised as shared jeep tours with a driver and often a cook, running from three days to two weeks, arranged through hostels in Ulaanbaatar.\r\n\r\nThe classic routes go south into the Gobi \u2014 sand dunes, the flaming cliffs where the first dinosaur eggs were found, camel herders \u2014 or west to Kharkhorin and the Orkhon valley, or north to Lake Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l. Two weeks lets you do one properly.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Mongolian, written in Cyrillic. English is limited outside tourism\r\nCurrency | Mongolian t\u00f6gr\u00f6g (MNT)\r\nEmergency | 103 ambulance, 102 police\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Bottled, and carry plenty on tours\r\nTipping | Not traditional. Drivers and guides on tours expect it\r\nSeason | Short. June to September, and winter is minus 30\r\nHow long to stay | Two weeks, because tours take days\r\nBest months | June to September","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"There is almost no public transport outside the capital. Everything else is a jeep tour.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Ulaanbaatar | Half the country lives here. Soviet blocks, a monastery, museums and every tour starts here. |  | 1302925 | I didn't expect to have so much fun during this trip and I wish I had more time to really explore and experience the city more. There were a lot of things that you can do in the city and outside as well. There almost seems to be an event every day you passed by the square or any of the sightseeing locations. Whether it was a small gathering of people dancing or an award ceremony for mothers. Ulaanbaatar or Mongolia in general is rich of culture. | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Mongolia is an overland trip by jeep and horse. There is no other version of it.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | Steppe, desert and mountains, all reached by jeep or horse. | Ride horses across the steppe; Climb the Khongoryn Els dunes; Multi-day jeep across the Gobi | Gobi; Orkhon Valley; Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l | Gobi Desert; Terelj | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | Nomadic life that is lived rather than performed. | Stay with a herding family; Erdene Zuu monastery; The Naadam games in July | Erdene Zuu; Gandan monastery; Kharkhorin | Kharkhorin; Ulaanbaatar | culture\nBudget | teal | coin | Cheap in the capital, and tours are the real cost. | Share a jeep tour to split the cost; \u20ac10 dorms; Khuushuur for a euro | Ulaanbaatar; Terelj | Ulaanbaatar | budget-travel\nCity break | blue | city | Two days in Ulaanbaatar, mostly as preparation. | The National Museum; Gandan monastery at morning prayers; A cashmere shop | Ulaanbaatar centre; Sukhbaatar Square | Ulaanbaatar | city-break\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Meat and dairy, and not much else. | Khuushuur fried mutton pastries; Buuz dumplings; Suutei tsai, salted milk tea | Ulaanbaatar markets; Ger camp meals | Ulaanbaatar | food\nBeach | sunset | sunglasses | No sea, but Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l is enormous and swimmable, briefly. | Swim in Lake Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l in August; Kayak the shoreline; Hot springs at Tsenkher | Lake Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l; Tsenkher hot springs | Lake Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l | beach","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Mongolia","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Everything outside Ulaanbaatar is a tour, and the tours are the trip. A Gobi route of seven to ten days takes in the Khongoryn Els sand dunes, the Yolyn Am ice canyon, the Bayanzag flaming cliffs and nights in ger camps or with herding families. Shared tours booked through hostels cost \u20ac40 to \u20ac70 a day including transport, food and accommodation.\r\n\r\nHorse riding is the other way to travel, particularly in the Orkhon valley and around Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l, where multi-day rides between families are arranged locally.\r\n\r\nIn the capital, the National Museum gives the context for everything you are about to see, Gandan monastery holds morning prayers that visitors can attend quietly, and the Zaisan memorial has the view over the city. Terelj National Park is close enough for an overnight if you have no time for a longer route.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Shared jeep tours | \u20ac40\u201370 a day including food and ger accommodation\r\nBook in Ulaanbaatar | Hostels match travellers into groups, which halves the cost\r\nHorse riding | Multi-day rides arranged locally in Orkhon and Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l\r\nNational Museum | Do it before you leave the city, not after","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Mongolia","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Mongolia","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Mongolian food is meat and dairy, shaped by a climate where almost nothing grows. Buuz are steamed mutton dumplings, khuushuur are the fried version, and both cost under a euro each at a canteen.\r\n\r\nOn tours, meals are cooked by your driver or the host family: mutton with noodles, mutton with rice, and dairy in several forms including aaruul, dried curd, which is rock hard and an acquired taste.\r\n\r\nUlaanbaatar has a surprisingly good range of international food and caf\u00e9s, and it is worth eating what you want there because the options narrow sharply once you leave. Vegetarians should tell the tour operator in advance and still expect a limited time of it.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Buuz and khuushuur | Under a euro each. The everyday food\r\nOn tour | Mutton, cooked by your driver or host family. Expect repetition\r\nUlaanbaatar | Good international food. Eat what you want before leaving\r\nVegetarians | Tell the operator in advance, and manage expectations","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Mongolia","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Mongolia","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Ulaanbaatar has the only nightlife: bars, a handful of clubs, and a craft beer scene that has grown quickly. Prices are low \u2014 a beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3 \u2014 and the city runs later than you would expect for its size.\r\n\r\nOutside the capital there is nothing at all, and that is the point. Evenings on tour are dinner in a ger, vodka if your driver produces it, and a sky with no light pollution anywhere on the horizon.\r\n\r\nOne local note: Mongolia has occasional dry days around certain national dates when alcohol is not sold at all, which catches visitors out.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Ulaanbaatar | The only scene. Bars, clubs and a growing craft beer culture\r\nA beer | \u20ac1.50\u20133\r\nOn tour | Nothing, and the night sky is the compensation\r\nDry days | Alcohol sales stop around some national dates","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Mongolia","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Mongolia","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"There is very little public transport outside Ulaanbaatar and almost no paved road network, which is why tours exist. A jeep with a driver, booked through a hostel or agency and shared with three or four others, is how everyone travels.\r\n\r\nDistances are enormous and slow: a Gobi route covers several hundred kilometres a day on tracks rather than roads, and breakdowns are part of the experience rather than an exception.\r\n\r\nThe Trans-Mongolian railway crosses the country between Russia and China and stops at Ulaanbaatar, which makes it a natural stop on that route. Domestic flights reach Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l and a few regional centres and save days, at \u20ac100 to \u20ac200.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Jeep tours | The only realistic way to travel. Shared through hostels\r\nDistances | Several hundred kilometres a day on tracks. Breakdowns happen\r\nTrans-Mongolian | The railway between Russia and China stops in Ulaanbaatar\r\nDomestic flights | \u20ac100\u2013200 and they save days on the northern routes","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Mongolia","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Mongolia costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Ulaanbaatar is cheap: dorms from \u20ac10, dumplings under a euro, a beer \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3. A day in the city is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30.\r\n\r\nTours are where the money goes, and they are the trip. Shared jeep tours run \u20ac40 to \u20ac70 a day including transport, driver, food and ger accommodation, so a ten-day Gobi route is \u20ac400 to \u20ac700. Splitting between four people is what makes it work, and hostels in the capital exist partly to match travellers into groups.\r\n\r\nCarry cash for tours \u2014 there are no ATMs once you leave, and drivers are paid in t\u00f6gr\u00f6g.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac10 in Ulaanbaatar\r\nTours | \u20ac40\u201370 a day shared, including everything\r\nA city day | \u20ac20\u201330 in the capital\r\nCash | No ATMs outside towns. Take what you need before a tour","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Mongolia","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Mongolia","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Mongolia is safe in terms of crime, with the exception of pickpocketing and occasional bag theft in Ulaanbaatar, particularly around the State Department Store and on crowded buses.\r\n\r\nThe risks are remoteness and climate. On tour you may be hundreds of kilometres from a hospital, phone coverage is absent across most of the country, and medical evacuation is expensive and slow \u2014 insurance that covers it is not optional here.\r\n\r\nWinter is genuinely dangerous for the unprepared, with temperatures reaching minus 30 or lower. Ulaanbaatar also has severe air pollution in winter from ger district coal burning, which is a real health consideration for anyone with respiratory problems. Dogs around ger camps are working animals rather than pets and should not be approached.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 103 ambulance, 102 police\r\nInsurance | Must cover evacuation. You may be hundreds of kilometres from care\r\nWinter | Minus 30 or lower, and serious air pollution in the capital\r\nCamp dogs | Working animals, not pets. Keep your distance","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Mongolia","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Mongolia has expanded visa-free entry considerably in recent years, and citizens of many European countries, the UK, the US, Canada and Australia can now enter without a visa for 30 days under schemes that have been extended more than once. Check the official position for your nationality before booking, as the arrangements have specific end dates that keep moving.\r\n\r\nPassports need six months' validity.\r\n\r\nIf you are arriving on the Trans-Mongolian railway, the Russian and Chinese visa requirements for the rest of that route are separate and considerably more involved than Mongolia's own.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | 30 days for many nationalities under schemes that keep being extended\r\nCheck the dates | The arrangements have end dates that move. Verify before booking\r\nPassport validity | Six months\r\nTrans-Mongolian | Russian and Chinese visas for that route are separate and harder","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Mongolia","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"June to September, and the window is not negotiable. Winter reaches minus 30 and most tourist infrastructure simply shuts.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Ulaanbaatar, the coldest capital city in the world. Nights on the steppe are cold even in July, and the Gobi swings 25 degrees between afternoon and dawn.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | -19 | 1 | Minus 30 at night. Severe air pollution in the capital\r\nFebruary | -14 | 2 | Still deep winter. The ice festival at Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l\r\nMarch | -4 | 1 | Thawing slowly. Dust storms on the steppe\r\nApril | 7 | 1 | Unpredictable. Snow still possible, tours barely running\r\nMay | 17 | 2 | Spring. Green steppe, and the season starting\r\nJune | 22 | 4 | Excellent. Everything green and the tours running properly\r\nJuly | 23 | 5 | Peak. Naadam in the middle of the month fills everything\r\nAugust | 21 | 5 | The best month. Warm days, cool nights, wildflowers\r\nSeptember | 15 | 4 | Superb. Clear, golden and the crowds gone\r\nOctober | 6 | 2 | Cold and closing. Golden eagle festival in the far west\r\nNovember | -4 | 1 | Winter arriving. Tours finished\r\nDecember | -14 | 1 | Deep cold and heavy pollution in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person. Tour days bundle everything into one figure.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"On tour, \u20ac40\u201370 a day covers transport, driver, meals and ger accommodation together, shared between a group. That is the realistic figure for most of a Mongolian trip.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 18 | 15 | 12 | 25\r\nComfortable | 32 | 28 | 25 | 45","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Naadam is the one to plan a trip around, and it is 800 years old.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"mongolia","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Mongolia","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/mongolia\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Naadam | 11\u201313 July | Ulaanbaatar and nationwide | Wrestling, archery and horse racing, held for centuries. The country stops for it and beds book out. |  | \nGolden Eagle Festival | October | Bayan-\u00d6lgii | Kazakh eagle hunters in the far west competing on horseback. 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Almost all are in Ulaanbaatar, and most organise the jeep tours and match travellers into groups.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Mongolia","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/mongolia\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"140","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Mongolia travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How does travel in Mongolia actually work? | Through shared jeep tours booked in Ulaanbaatar. There is almost no public transport or paved road outside the capital, so you join a driver and three or four other travellers for three days to two weeks, with meals and ger accommodation included at \u20ac40 to \u20ac70 a day.\r\nWhen can I visit Mongolia? | June to September. Outside that, ger camps close, tours stop and winter reaches minus 30 with severe air pollution in Ulaanbaatar. August is the best month; July has Naadam but fills everything.\r\nHow long do you need? | Two weeks. A Gobi route alone takes seven to ten days because of the distances, and a few days in Ulaanbaatar either side is normal for arranging and recovering from it.\r\nWhat is Naadam? | The national festival on 11 to 13 July: wrestling, archery and horse racing, held for centuries. The country stops for it, transport and beds book out, and smaller village versions are often better than the capital's.\r\nIs Mongolia expensive? | Ulaanbaatar is cheap \u2014 dorms from \u20ac10, dumplings under a euro. 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