Top Site Travel Guide to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar:

Funky Fact: Interestingly enough, Mongolia is the world’s least populated country.

Mongolia is open for travel as of 2022! A quick flight to Ulaanbaatar will start your adventure in this amazing country. Mongolia is a gem for travelers who love adventure and the outdoors. Ulaanbaatar is an easy 2 day expedition.

1. Seoul street (pub street)

2. Sukhbaatar square

3. Hashtag beer and cheese

4. Bar at the blue sky lounge

5. Hot Pot at the Bull

1. Seoul Street vibrancy

Known as the Light Street, The best night time strip for food, libations dancing and music. In the summer, Seoul street road close for the weekend, making it the only car-free street in the city. Check out the Grand Khaan Irish Pub on Seoul Street. It’s at the heart of the nightlife.

2. Sukhbaatar Square

Named after the hero Damdin Sükhbaatar (He declared lasting independence from China). Sükhbaatar has a bronze statue of remembrance in the center of the square. This plaza is where ceremonies, protests and concerts are held. To the North is the Parliament Building with statues of Chinggis Khaan and Kublai Khan. As well as two Equestrian statues of Boorchi and Mukhulai. This plaza is stunning in the morning Sunlight. It’s very lively during the Naadam festival.

3. #ashtag Mongolia: Cheese and Beer. The best place to grab IG worthy food. Check out their opulent over-the-top milkshakes.

4. The Blue Sky hotel and bar.

This Hotel bar is one to checkout! Their sky lounge offers killer views of the city and great drinks.

5. The Bull Hot Pot

This chain can be found all over the city but deserves a round of applause. Their food is stunning, beautifully plated and delicious.

Ulaanbaatar has tons more hidden gems sprinkled about such as this decommissioned plane at an intersection outside town. Have fun exploring.

If your hungry for a bit of Mongol History:

Let’s start in Ulaanbaatar. A cultural melting pot. Ulaanbaatar is where you’ll see nomadic life battle modernization.

Mongolian Nomadic Pastoalism has been practiced in the region since the Bronze Age. Today, roughly half of inhabitants live this way. They rely on hearding camels, sheep, cows, goats, and horses to cross the vast plains.

The construction of the Mongolian Ger is designed to be set up, taken, down and quickly loaded onto pack animals to move to the next location. The design inside a Ger is similar to a bike wheel. A central hub with a vent for a stove, and wood spokes that radiate from the center and rest on lattice wood walls.

New canvases rope and materials for a Ger sold at the market.

Inside a Ger there a central stove for cooking and heat.

Elaborately painted Mongolian furniture at the market.

While half of Ulaanbaatar lives nomadicly. The other half live in town houses mostly build from the wood in surrounding areas.

Mongolian’a diets incorporate lots of local dairy, meat and seasonal vegetables. It’s also common to eat locally foraged wild onions, berries and nuts.