Top choice in Western Mongolia
Named for its location next to a 3½m-high Mongolian gutul (traditional riding boot), this cosy spot is decorated with murals of snow leopards and argali sheep. It has the best (only?) real coffee in the aimag, brewing the full gamut of caffeinated treats from espressos (T2000) to Americanos (T2500) to hazelnut lattes (T3500). It also has tea, juice and shakes.
No food, but you can get a delicious, calzone-esque baked hot pocket from the bakery in the basement below.
0.39 MILES
This museum has the usual collection of stuffed wildlife, plus excellent ethnic costumes, Buddhist and Kazakh art and a snow leopard pelt on the wall. One…
24.17 MILES
Khar Us Nuur (15,800 sq km, average depth 4m) is a vast marshy delta and Mongolia's third biggest lake by area, home to wild ducks, geese, wood grouse,…
0.68 MILES
At the northern end of the city are these crumbling ruins, built around 1762 by the Manchu (Qing dynasty) warlords who once brutally governed Mongolia…
1.75 MILES
Officially opened in 2010, this is the largest monastery in western Mongolia. The compound is surrounded by a wall (with a path on top) and 108 stupas…
27.89 MILES
This barely discernible hump running along the southwestern edge of Khar Us Nuur is thought to date back to the Kublai Khaan period, when it may have…
20.8 MILES
This metal watchtower on the western shore of Khar Us Nuur has been set up for viewing birdlife in the surrounding reed islands.
0.39 MILES
This museum has the usual collection of stuffed wildlife, plus excellent ethnic costumes, Buddhist and Kazakh art and a snow leopard pelt on the wall. One…
0.68 MILES
At the northern end of the city are these crumbling ruins, built around 1762 by the Manchu (Qing dynasty) warlords who once brutally governed Mongolia…
3. Gandan Puntsag Choilon Khiid
1.75 MILES
Officially opened in 2010, this is the largest monastery in western Mongolia. The compound is surrounded by a wall (with a path on top) and 108 stupas…
20.8 MILES
This metal watchtower on the western shore of Khar Us Nuur has been set up for viewing birdlife in the surrounding reed islands.
24.17 MILES
Khar Us Nuur (15,800 sq km, average depth 4m) is a vast marshy delta and Mongolia's third biggest lake by area, home to wild ducks, geese, wood grouse,…
27.89 MILES
This barely discernible hump running along the southwestern edge of Khar Us Nuur is thought to date back to the Kublai Khaan period, when it may have…