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It grew from a moving monastery into a Soviet-planned capital of apartment blocks, and it is now a fast-growing city surrounded by districts of gers, the traditional felt tents.\r\n\r\nIt is the coldest capital in the world, with January days far below freezing, and every trip into the steppe, the Gobi and the lakes starts here.\r\n\r\nTwo or three days in the city is right, before a tour.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | About an hour by taxi or bus\r\nGetting around | On foot, bus and taxi\r\nLanguage | Mongolian. English is limited\r\nTipping | Expected on tours\r\nTap water | Not drinkable\r\nHow long to stay | Two or three days, then a tour","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay in the centre, within walking distance of S\u00fckhbaatar Square, where most hostels, restaurants and tour agencies are. The traffic is so bad that being central saves hours. Beyond the centre, the city spreads into Soviet-era apartment blocks and then the ger districts on the hills.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Centre | First-timers | Near S\u00fckhbaatar Square, with hostels, restaurants and tour agencies. | 47.9185 | 106.9176 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Gandan Monastery is the heart of Mongolian Buddhism, one of the few monasteries to survive the purges of the 1930s, when thousands of monks were killed. Come in the morning, when monks chant in the halls, and see the 26-metre statue of Avalokiteshvara, Migjid Janraisig, covered in gold; the temple building charges a small fee.\r\n\r\nS\u00fckhbaatar Square, also called Chinggis Square, is the city's centre, with a seated statue of Chinggis Khaan in front of the Government Palace. The Chinggis Khaan National Museum, opened in 2022, covers the Mongol Empire and the steppe peoples before it, and is the best museum in the country.\r\n\r\nThe Choijin Lama Temple Museum, a monastery complex surrounded by modern towers, and the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan, Mongolia's last king, show the city before the Soviets.\r\n\r\nIn the evening, watch a folk show at the Tumen Ekh ensemble or the national theatre: kh\u00f6\u00f6mii throat singing, the horse-head fiddle, contortionists and dance. Climb to the Zaisan Memorial, a Soviet-era monument on the hill south of the city, for a view over the whole valley.\r\n\r\nDay trips go to Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, with rock formations and ger camps, the giant stainless-steel Chinggis Khaan equestrian statue at Tsonjin Boldog, forty metres tall, and Hustai National Park, where wild takhi horses have been reintroduced.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Gandan Monastery | Morning chanting, 26 m statue\r\nChinggis Khaan Museum | Opened 2022, the best in the country\r\nFolk show | Throat singing and contortion\r\nZaisan Memorial | The view over the valley","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_free_body":"S\u00fckhbaatar Square is free, and so are Gandan Monastery's grounds and the morning chanting you can hear from the courtyards; only the main temple charges.\r\n\r\nThe view from the Zaisan Memorial is free, and so is walking along Peace Avenue, the main street. The State Department Store, a Soviet-era shop, is a free look at the city's history and the easiest place to buy souvenirs.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"S\u00fckhbaatar Square | Free\r\nGandan grounds | Morning chanting\r\nZaisan Memorial | Free view\r\nState Department Store | A Soviet-era shop","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Mongolian food is built for a cold, nomadic life: meat, usually mutton, and dough. Buuz, steamed dumplings, are eaten in huge numbers at Tsagaan Sar, the Lunar New Year. Khuushuur, fried meat pastries, are the street snack, especially at Naadam. Tsuivan, stir-fried noodles with meat and vegetables, is everyday food.\r\n\r\nKhorkhog, mutton cooked with hot stones in a sealed churn, is a countryside feast; ask a tour to arrange it. Airag, fermented mare's milk, slightly alcoholic and sour, is the summer drink, and suutei tsai, salty milk tea, is drunk all year.\r\n\r\nThe city also has a growing range of Korean, Japanese and European restaurants. A local meal is \u20ac3 to \u20ac8.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Buuz | Steamed dumplings\r\nKhuushuur | Fried meat pastries\r\nAirag | Fermented mare's milk\r\nA meal | \u20ac3\u20138","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Ulaanbaatar has a lively nightlife for its size: bars, clubs and a craft-beer scene in the centre, busiest on Thursday to Saturday nights. Karaoke is popular, and vodka is the national drink.\r\n\r\nLate at night, drunken fights and harassment happen, especially around clubs; go out in groups, and take a booked taxi back.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac2 to \u20ac4.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bars and clubs | Thursday to Saturday\r\nKaraoke | Popular\r\nGroups | Safer late at night\r\nA beer | \u20ac2\u20134","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The new Chinggis Khaan International Airport, opened in 2021, is about 50 kilometres from the centre, about an hour by taxi or the airport bus. Book a taxi through the UBCab app or your hostel to avoid overcharging.\r\n\r\nTraffic jams in Ulaanbaatar are among the worst in Asia; walk in the centre whenever you can. City buses use a prepaid U Money card. Taxis are cheap, and any car may act as an unofficial taxi; agree the price first.\r\n\r\nThe Trans-Mongolian Railway runs to Beijing and to Irkutsk in Russia. For the steppe, the Gobi and the lakes, join a shared multi-day tour in a Russian UAZ van, with a driver, guide and cook, arranged through hostels and agencies; roads are rough and distances long.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | About an hour\r\nUBCab | Book taxis by app\r\nTraffic | Walk in the centre\r\nTours | Shared UAZ vans","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Ulaanbaatar costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Ulaanbaatar is mid-priced. Dorms start around \u20ac8 and a careful day is \u20ac25 to \u20ac35.\r\n\r\nMulti-day tours are the main cost, about \u20ac50 to \u20ac80 a day per person shared, including the driver, guide, food and ger stays. The museums and Gandan's main temple charge a few euros each, and a folk show about \u20ac10 to \u20ac15.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the t\u00f6gr\u00f6g (MNT); prices here are euro equivalents. Cards and phone payments work in the city; carry cash for the countryside, where there are few ATMs.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac8\r\nA day | \u20ac25\u201335\r\nShared tour | \u20ac50\u201380 a day\r\nFolk show | About \u20ac10\u201315","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Ulaanbaatar is generally safe, but pickpockets and bag slashers work the markets, buses and crowds, especially the Naran Tuul market, the 'black market'; carry little, and keep bags in front.\r\n\r\nAt night, stay in groups and avoid drunken confrontations.\r\n\r\nIn winter, air pollution from coal stoves in the ger districts is among the worst in the world, and temperatures fall below -30\u00b0C; dress in serious layers.\r\n\r\nIn the countryside, carry water and sun protection, and tell people your plans.\r\n\r\nEmergency numbers are 102 for police and 103 for ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | Naran Tuul and buses\r\nAt night | Stay in groups\r\nWinter | Smog and -30\u00b0C\r\nEmergency | 102 police, 103 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The steppe begins at the city's edge.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Terelj National Park | About 1.5 hours | Tour or taxi | Rock formations, rivers and ger camps. |  | 1305293\nChinggis Khaan statue | About 1 hour | Tour | A forty-metre stainless-steel equestrian statue. |  | 1305294\nHustai National Park | About 2 hours | Tour | Wild takhi horses, reintroduced to the steppe. |  | 1305295\nGobi Desert | A week or more | Tour | Dunes, canyons, cliffs and camels. |  | 1305296\nLake Kh\u00f6vsg\u00f6l | A week or more | Tour or flight | A vast, clear northern lake. |  | 1305297","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June to September, with Naadam in July. Winters are brutally cold.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. January days are far below freezing.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | -16 | 1 | Extreme cold\r\nFebruary | -11 | 2 | Tsagaan Sar\r\nMarch | -1 | 1 | Cold\r\nApril | 9 | 2 | Thawing\r\nMay | 17 | 3 | Good\r\nJune | 22 | 5 | Tour season\r\nJuly | 23 | 5 | Naadam\r\nAugust | 21 | 5 | Peak\r\nSeptember | 15 | 4 | Good\r\nOctober | 6 | 2 | Eagle festival\r\nNovember | -5 | 1 | Cold\r\nDecember | -13 | 1 | Extreme cold","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Naadam, in July, is the great festival of wrestling, archery and horse racing.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/mongolia\/ulaanbaatar\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Tsagaan Sar | January or February | Ulaanbaatar | The Lunar New Year. |  | \nNaadam | 11\u201313 July | Ulaanbaatar and nationwide | Wrestling, archery and horse racing. |  | \nGolden Eagle Festival | Early October | Bayan-\u00d6lgii | Eagle hunters in the far west. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in t\u00f6gr\u00f6g locally; these are euro equivalents. Excludes tours.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 18 | 12 | 5 | 10\r\nComfortable | 35 | 25 | 10 | 20","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Ulaanbaatar right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Ulaanbaatar","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/mongolia\/ulaanbaatar\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Ulaanbaatar travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"When is Naadam? | From 11 to 13 July, with wrestling, archery and horse racing in Ulaanbaatar and across the country. Book accommodation early.\r\nHow do I see the Gobi? | On a shared multi-day tour in a UAZ van, arranged through hostels and agencies. A week or more is best.\r\nHow cold is it? | The coldest capital in the world: January temperatures regularly fall below -30\u00b0C at night. Summers are warm.\r\nHow far is the airport? | About 50 kilometres, an hour by taxi or the airport bus.\r\nCan I take the train to Beijing? | Yes, on the Trans-Mongolian Railway, which also runs north to Irkutsk.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Two or three in the city, then a tour into the countryside.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | June to September. Winter is brutally cold and polluted.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Ulaanbaatar hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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