The name of the restaurant means ‘the Upper Path to Enlightenment’ in Tibetan. Agnista offers over 30 meals for people who avoid animal products. They use wheat-free flour in their recipes and have gluten free options available. The meals a...

In Mongolia, Undur Gegeen Zanabazar is revered on par with how Michelangelo is cherished elsewhere: if Michelangelo’s masterpiece is David, Zanabazar’s masterpiece is rightly considered as Nogoon Dari Ekh (Green Tara), one of the female emb...

Mongolia is home to about 250 hot springs, mineral water reservoirs and other geothermally heated groundwater, with therapeutic properties. Nearly 30 of them have proven medical uses, almost ten of them have limited medical properties, over...

Every culture has its own jewels and ornaments that embody their traditions and thoughts. In Europe, especially France and England, it is more common to cut precious gems and fit them on gold or silver crafted items, while plain silver and...

Music that can express joy and happiness and sadness and sorrow without words, is a great gift to mankind. We can call music a language of human feelings. This language is expressed with musical instruments, and without them. Now let’s talk...

Shagain naadgai or the ankle-bone games have been played by Mongolians since the ancient times. In 2011, archaeologists found numerous shagais from a child’s grave among burials from the Xiongnu dynasty. The shagais were sealed by the Mongo...

What’s so special about fishing in Mongolia? Fishers claim the purity and cleanliness of rivers in Mongolia, devoid of any chemicals or pollution, as an interesting aspect of fishing in Mongolian waters.Ice fishing is certainly different fr...

The monastery features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisag, a Buddhist bodhisattva. It came under state protection in 1994. The monastery was established in 1838 upon the order of the Fifth Jebtsundamba and is the principal center...

Shangri-La Hotel, Ulaanbaatar, is a convenient location for business guests as it is located only meters from the Government House of Mongolia, the Sukhbaatar Square and focal state organizations and foreign embassies. Chinggis Khan Interna...

Best Western Premier Tuushin Hotel is located only a 2 minute walk from the Sukhbaatar Square. It features free Wi-Fi and several leisure options including a fitness center, a beauty salon and mineral bath. It is a 4-minute walk from Nation...

Impressive marble floors, plush fabrics, antiques and pieces of contemporary Mongolian art create a polished edge to this elegant property. The comfortable rooms, friendly service, delicious food attract regular customers.  Terelj Hote...

There was once a young boy who lived with his grandparents in the countryside, helping them care for their herds. His uncle who lived in the city sent him cassets from time to time. The boy listened to the cassets every night before going t...

In winter and spring, almost every family in Ulaanbaatar stock their refrigerators with wild cranberries, cranberry leaves, sea buckthorns as well as aarts (curd drink from sour milk). All of them are the main weapons to combat against cold...

The Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery is always open to the public and 7-8% of over 4,300 works of art are on exhibit at any given time. The history of modern Mongolian art begins in the early 20th century with the works of the Khuree a...

An untamed horse disposes all of its strength to resist a rider, but the entire ordeal looks remarkably impressive. Some horses let out a squeal in a statement of fury. This is because a rider aggressively attempted to climb on top of it, s...