Ulaanbaatar

Central Mongolia Bogd Khan Mountain National Park , establ ishe d in 1778, is located in the south of Ulaanbaatar . However, the history of this mountain is long running, with Tooril Khan of Khereid Aimag acknowledging the beauty of this region and attempting to set a standard for preservation in the end of the Tenth Century. Currently, the park is home to 187 species of birds, 47 mammals and 1060 species of insects. The holy peak, Tsetseegun, is 2268 meters above sea level.
Gorkhi Terelj tourist camp is 50 km from Ulaanbaatar with many interesting sights to see along the way from Ulaanbaatar. The area possesses a rich array of wildlife and flowers. Home of numerous forested mountains, dazzling natural rock formations, crystal-clear mountain streams, and a plethora of native wildflowers, Gorkhi Terelj Park is a natural wild museum just a short trip from the city of Ulaanbaatar.
Khustain Nuruu Nature Reserve is about 100 km from Ulaanbaatar . The Khustain Nuruu Nature Reserve was establ ishe d in 1993 to preserve Mongolia 's wild Takhi horses and the steppe habitat essential to their livelihoods. In the early 1990's, environmental groups began advocating the protection of Takhi horses, allowing many of these animals to be reintroduced into the special protected areas. Now over 100 Takhi horses inhabit this reserve. The stunning beauty of this park not only embraces wildlife in its natural habitat but also contains a number of monuments from the Bronze Age, giving this people who visit this region enjoyment both in flora and fauna, as well as cultural history.
680 km out of Ulaanbaatar stands Khorog - an extinct volcano covered with basalt lying by the lake of Terkhin Tsaagan Nuur in Arhangai aimag. Next to the volcano one can visit attractions such as shar nohoin am (yellow dogs hole), musun agui (the ice grotto), Zaluuchuudiin agui (youth's grotto), 13 stone gers rock, Chandman mountain island. The fresh water lake of Terkhin Tsaagan Nuur sustains many kinds of fish, including enormous lake pike. Khorgiin togoo, the volcano, lies at an altitude of 2210 meters above sea level. The crater is 180-200 meters wide and 7 meters deep.
At 1220 Chinggis Khan has decided to build the capital city of his vast Mongol Empire near River Orkhon. Building was completed by his son, Ogodei Khan, after Chinggis Khan's death Karakorurn was not only the capital city of Mongolian Empire but also it was the largest center of history, culture and trade. Kublai Khan moved It to Khanbalik (Beijng). After the collapse of Yuan Dynasty, Mins seized Karakorum and destroyed it. The symbolic ruins of Karakorum, monumental walls (400 meters of length) with 108 stupas, are surrounding the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, Erdene Dzuu, which was built in 1586. Since 1990 it became an active monastery again.