Terelj National Park

Highlights:

  • Turtle Rock
  • Aryapala Meditation temple
  • The cave of 1000 monks
  • Beautiful cliffs and mountains
  • Horse riding
  • Mongolian Empire ger museum
  • Chinggis Khaan Equestrian Statue

Travel from Ulaanbaatar:

Driving takes 1 hour on good roads.

Advice :

The Chinggis statue is right on the edge of the national park so make sure to tell your driver in advance that you want to go there if you haven’t already discussed it.

Book accommodation in advance to avoid dissapointment. Bear in mind that accommodation in Terelj tends to be quite expensive and fills up quickly. Nomads in the area will take you in but will also charge for their services.

Take good hiking boots so that you can take a hike up into the mountains.

The weather here can be somewhat unpredictable so take a range of clothing to make sure you are well covered.