Welcome to our Mongolia Travel Blog

Our Mongolia travel blog is written by Jess – the founder of Eternal Landscapes Mongolia.  This is your informal introduction to our Mongolia.  Use our Mongolia travel blog for inspiration. Dip into it to discover more.

The blog is divided into four sections – Experience, See, Learn, Community.Or, if you’re short on time, every week I put one or a few posts … In The Spotlight.

Learn more about what drives us. 

March 8, 2023

Chandmana Erdene – A Circular Approach To Tourism

Chandmana Erdene – A Circular Approach To Tourism I (Jess) founded Eternal Landscapes Mongolia in 2010, together with Turuu. Working in tourism never sat that easily […]
January 13, 2023

Introducing Our Heroes Of Nature Eco Club

Introducing Our Heroes Of Nature Eco Club Although Mongolia is famous for its open spaces, 50% of its population lives in Ulaanbaatar – Mongolia’s crowded capital […]
November 14, 2022
Mongolian dumplings being made by hand

Measuring Our Food Waste

Measuring Our Food Waste On a global scale, an estimated 17 percent of total global food production – approximately 931 million tons of food — ends […]
November 13, 2022

Toilets, Tourism And Mongolia

Toilets, Tourism, And Mongolia Toilets are always high on the list of travel stories and experiences – especially the ones involving a dropped passport out of […]
May 26, 2022
Uuliin Nuur Community Project Ulaanbaatar

Uuliin Nuur Community Project Ulaanbaatar

Uuliin Nuur Community Project Ulaanbaatar Meet Ulziitogtokh Sodnomsenge – or Ulzii, as he is known – the founder and driving force behind the Uuliin Nuur Community Project […]
May 4, 2022
Water To Go Logo

Helping To Eliminate Single-Use Plastics In Mongolia

Helping To Eliminate Single-Use Plastics In Mongolia It is easy to feel that companies in the travel and tourism sector have inflated claims about their ‘green’ […]

Some of the experiences available in Mongolia are probably quite surprising. Use our ‘Experience Mongolia’ blog posts for inspiration.

December 6, 2022
Mongolia's Winter Horse Festival

Mongolia’s Winter Horse Festival

Mongolia’s Winter Horse Festival The Mongol Kazakh eagle hunters of western Mongolia appear in many social media posts about Mongolia. But, although the horse herders and […]
October 26, 2022
Trekking in the Khoridol Saridag Strictly Protected Area

Horse Trekking In Mongolia

Horse Trekking In Mongolia ‘when your horse is young, travel to see places’ Mongolian proverb Horses remain a central part of the life and culture in […]
August 19, 2022
Erdenesiin Khuree Mongolian Calligraphy Arts Centre

Get Creative With Mongolian Calligraphy

Get Creative With Mongolian Calligraphy Firstly, what is Mongolian calligraphy? ‘In the Mongolian language, calligraphy is called “Uran bishig”, which means “beautiful writing.” It is a […]
December 19, 2021
Mongolia's Middle Gobi

Wild Research Mongolia Expedition

Wild Research Mongolia Expedition Our Wild Research Mongolia expeditions are our way of getting to explore and discover parts of the country that we know and […]
December 15, 2021
Aryabal Temple Gorkhi Terelj National Park Mongolia

24 Hours In Mongolia

24 Hours In Mongolia A major part of our Climate Action Plan is our ‘Wild Tracks’ series – road trips that allow you to stay for […]
December 8, 2021
Khogno Khan Nature Reserve Mongolia

Mongolia Yoga Tour – Interview With Yoga Teacher Cryn Horn

Mongolia Yoga Tour – Interview With Yoga Teacher Cryn Horn Established yoga teacher Cryn Horn is the host of our Mongolia yoga tour. Cryn travelled to […]

Mongolians typically divide their country into three main landscapes – the Gobi, Tal and Khangai (desert, steppe and mountain) but for our ‘Place To See In Mongolia’ posts we divide the country into five geographical sections (Gobi, Central Heartland, western Mongolia, northern Mongolia, eastern Mongolia) plus the capital city Ulaanbaatar.

December 12, 2022
Khogno Khan Nature Reserve Mongolia

Mongolia’s Khögnö Khan Nature Reserve

Mongolia’s Khögnö Khan Nature Reserve Often described by tour companies as the ‘mini-Gobi,’ Mongolia’s Khögnö Khan Nature Reserve (you’ll also see the name written as Khugnu […]
September 25, 2022
Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park Mongolia

Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park Mongolia

Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park Mongolia Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park is Mongolia’s largest national park located in Mongolia’s southern Gobi in Omnogobi Aimag. It is […]
August 21, 2022
Whooper Swans Mongolia

Gun Galuut Nature Reserve Mongolia

Gun Galuut Nature Reserve Mongolia The Gun Galuut Nature Reserve in Mongolia may only be 130km from Ulaanbaatar – Mongolia’s capital city – and it may […]
March 29, 2022
Gandan Monastery Ulaanbaatar

Gandan Monastery Mongolia

Gandan Monastery Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar – Mongolia’s capital city – is Mongolia’s principal monastery. Short for Gandantegchinlen which translates approximately into ‘Place of Complete Joy,’ […]
December 29, 2021
Altai Tavan Bogd NP Mongolia

Mongolia’s Altai Tavan Bogd National Park – In The Land Of The Gods

Mongolia’s Altai Tavan Bogd National Park – In The Land Of The Gods Mongolia’s Altai Tavan Bogd National Park forms part of the Mongolian Altai Mountains […]
December 14, 2021
Modern Ulaanbaatar

Panoramic Views of Ulaanbaatar (UB)

Panoramic Views of Ulaanbaatar (UB) Firstly, a little background for this post on the panoramic views of Ulaanbaatar. Ulaanbaatar (known locally and fondly as UB) is […]

Mongolia is the 18th largest country in the world and with a population of only just over 3 million, it is one of the least densely populated.  Our ‘Learn About Mongolia’ blog posts will help introduce you to a country that has the world’s fifth-largest desert (the Gobi),  a breeding population of snow leopards, Kazakh eagle hunters and a very modern capital city where Prius cars dominate.

September 6, 2022
Mongolian Proverb

Mongolian Proverbs

Mongolian Proverbs Mongolia is the 19th largest country in the world, the second-largest landlocked country after Kazakhstan and the size of Western Europe. With a population […]
September 5, 2022
Furgon 4x4 van in Mongolia

Mongolian Superstitions – Don’t Go Star Gazing!

Mongolian Superstitions Prior to our guests arriving in Mongolia we encourage them to learn and understand some of Mongolia’s traditions and customs. We produce our own […]
March 7, 2022
Demoiselle Crane Mongolia

Birds Of Mongolia

Birds Of Mongolia Marian Herz is a guest of Eternal Landscapes and has travelled with us twice. Her major loves are birdlife and wildflowers and these […]
January 7, 2022

Packing List For Mongolia Winter

Packing List For Mongolia Winter Layers form a major part of a packing list for Mongolia for winter – specifically a 3-layer system based on wearing […]
January 7, 2022

Mongolia Packing List Summer

Mongolia Packing List Summer Mongolia is definitely not a pack-light destination especially as opportunities for washing clothes once on tour are limited. Our biggest piece of […]
December 20, 2021
Small town life Mongolia

Experience Small Town Life In Mongolia

Experience Small Town Life In Mongolia Small towns in Mongolia often look bleak and unproductive and barely offer a hint at the flow of peoples and […]

‘Our Community in Mongolia’ blog posts introduce you not only to the EL team but to the people we work with countrywide. We focus on creating local community partnerships that offer long-term support and that also allow us to showcase the diversity of skills and knowledge of Mongolian’s in the 21st Century.

March 5, 2020
The Lost Khulan In The Gobi - World Wildlife Day Mongolia

World Wildlife Day Mongolia

World Wildlife Day Mongolia On 20 December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March – the day of signature of the Convention on […]
September 25, 2019
The Eagle Huntress Mongolia

The Eagle Huntress (es) Of Mongolia

The Eagle Huntress (es) of Mongolia You’ve probably heard of Aisholpan, the focus of the 2016 documentary The Eagle Huntress. This famous eagle huntress is a […]
July 29, 2019
Batmonk - a master bow and arrow maker standing in his workshp, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mongolia Archery Workshop

Mongolia Archery Workshop Meet Tomorkhuu Bat­munkh who hosts our Mongolia archery workshop and who we work in long-term local community partnership with. Bat­monkh is a specialist […]
July 7, 2019
During a yak cart trek in Mongolia

Yak Cart Trek Mongolia

Yak Cart Trek Mongolia A yak cart trek in Mongolia gives you the option to slow right down. It’s also a consideration for those with accessibility […]
April 25, 2019
A Mongolian yak herder battling the winter weather conditions

Mongolian Nomads’ Migration

Mongolian Nomads’ Migration There are approximately 230,000 herding households spread throughout the vastness of  Mongolia – a country the size of western Europe. Between them are […]
April 16, 2019

Well Refurbishment Project – CAMDA NGO – Mongolia

Well Refurbishment Project – CAMDA NGO – Mongolia UPDATE: In 2020, when they were close to celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Trustees of CAMDA made the […]

From The Archive

December 19, 2021

On The Road Updates – Where Eagles Dare

On The Road Updates – Where Eagles Dare Our ‘On The Road Updates’ are short little memories from some of the previous tours we have run. To […]
December 14, 2021

On The Road Updates – Rock & Roll In Ondorkhan

On The Road Updates – Rock & Roll In Ondorkhan Our ‘On The Road Updates’ are short little memories from some of the previous tours we have […]
December 14, 2021

Mongolia – Recommended By National Geographic

Mongolia – Recommended By National Geographic Back in 2012, the National Geographic Traveller magazine chose Lake Khovsgol in northern Mongolia as one of their 20 destinations […]
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