A group of Tsaatan herders nicknamed 'business Tsaatan' have set up a souvenir camp here with miserable-looking reindeer who cannot cope with the area's summer heat.
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Mongolia
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Known as the Blue Pearl of Mongolia, Khövsgöl Nuur is an extraordinary lake that stretches 136km deep into the Siberian taiga. The lake, mountains and…
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Cupped in the snowcapped fist of the Sayan and Khoridol Saridag mountains, this national park is anchored by the shimmering blue sweep of the ice-cold,…
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25.99 MILES
Khar Us is a series of springs surrounded by meadows of beautiful wildflowers. In June locals flock here to eat the bailius fish for its medicinal…
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The Mogoi Mod (snake tree) is located about 4km from Khatgal towards Jankhai Davaa in a grove of thin trees. This tree, which curves into a unique spiral,…
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This small geological research station marks the end of the road that runs up the western shore of Khövsgöl Nuur; from here, the track becomes a rocky,…
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4.51 MILES
Known as the Blue Pearl of Mongolia, Khövsgöl Nuur is an extraordinary lake that stretches 136km deep into the Siberian taiga. The lake, mountains and…
2. Khövsgöl Nuur National Park
5.71 MILES
Cupped in the snowcapped fist of the Sayan and Khoridol Saridag mountains, this national park is anchored by the shimmering blue sweep of the ice-cold,…
8.01 MILES
The Mogoi Mod (snake tree) is located about 4km from Khatgal towards Jankhai Davaa in a grove of thin trees. This tree, which curves into a unique spiral,…
13.42 MILES
This small geological research station marks the end of the road that runs up the western shore of Khövsgöl Nuur; from here, the track becomes a rocky,…
25.99 MILES
Khar Us is a series of springs surrounded by meadows of beautiful wildflowers. In June locals flock here to eat the bailius fish for its medicinal…