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Mongolia is a fascinating country with magnificent nature and a unique culture. However, first-time visitors may not always know what to prepare for.

In this article, we present tips to make your trip to Mongolia more convenient.

Understand a minimum of Mongolian

Just being able to read a few letters of the alphabet makes a difference!

If you can speak Mongolian, you will be able to communicate more smoothly with local people.

Please refer to the separate article on learning Mongolian.

Cyrillic charactershould be able to read to help you understand signs, menus, etc.

For a record of my Mongolian language struggles during my stay, see byClicking herefor more information.

Decide based on what you want to do in Mongolia.

I thought that Mongolia is really a country where people are divided on the activities they want to do.

Mongolia offers a variety of activities, including nomadic experiences, horseback riding, and trekking.

The preparation required will depend on what you want to do.

Example:

• People who want to ride around the meadow on horseback: previous riding experience, required clothing.
• For those who want to experience nomadic life: stay in a ger, experience nomadic life
• People who want to trek: trekking courses, necessary equipment

Plan well in advance.

There are many different types of horseback riding, so choose the one that suits you best!

Mongolia is all about horses! Isn't that a horse!

Many people go to Mongolia because they want to ride around the steppes on horseback.

In fact, there are many different things about horseback riding.

There are a variety of tours, from a full day of horseback riding all the way to the airport from the meadows, to a wild horseback riding experience over several days while camping, to a slow, small-group tour through the meadows for beginners.

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SIM card might be wanted if you want to use a cab, but not required?

I need a SIM card, or rather a phone number, to use the cab.

Which is a cab app? I would say UBCab or something like that.

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Conversely, I think it can be said that not much else is needed.

This is because, in Mongolia, there should not be much sightseeing that involves a lot of movement.

Even if you do, if you can find a place to eat a little at night or other places beforehand, or if there seems to be wifi where you are staying, that might be enough. I'm under the impression that places with gers or where you can go horseback riding don't need basic signal (although I'm sure there are tourist gers).

This is an area that will change over time, but this is what it looked like in 2023.

For food, be sure to enjoy the famous meat dishes that are a remnant of the nomadic culture!

Mongolian cuisine is characterized by a rustic flavor that retains vestiges of nomadic culture.

recommendation

• Buuz Steamed dumplings wrapped with mutton and vegetables
• Hochschul:. Lamb and vegetable soup
• Kumis（ингэний айраг） Mildly alcoholic horse milk

You can enjoy the above-mentioned nomadic cuisine in a ger, but we also recommend eating hearty meat dishes at a restaurant!

I have personally been to the following restaurants and recommend them. The meat is just huge! You can eat it in a way you usually cannot in Japan.

Also recommended if you have a companion who wants to eat something other than meat dishes. There is a wide selection on the menu.

restaurant

• Grand Lux Restaurant (Ulaanbaatar): Serves Mongolian and Western cuisine 

Go to Matouqin type concerts and stores.

Here are some stores where you can listen to performances of the Matouqin, traditional Mongolian music, or purchase a Matouqin.

concert

• Mongolian National Matouqin Symphony Orchestra:. The concert hall in Ulaanbaatar offers performances on a regular basis. You can enjoy performances of the Matouqin and other traditional Mongolian instruments. In fact, they may occasionally come to Japan to perform as a Japan tour.
• Matouqin performance in a nomadic ger:. There are tours to nomadic yurts near Ulaanbaatar, where you can watch a matouqin performance. Visitors can experience traditional music while experiencing the nomadic lifestyle.

store

• Mongolian Traditional Musical Instrument Store:. There are specialty stores in Ulaanbaatar that sell the matouqin and other traditional Mongolian musical instruments. They carry a wide variety of matouqin, from high-end ones for performers to reasonably priced ones for souvenirs. 

By the way, the store where you can buy Matouqin isClicking here.

Other

• The matouqin is played not only in Mongolia, but also in China, Kazakhstan, and other Central Asian countries. You can also find Matouqin-related events and stores when visiting these countries.

Other

• Mongolia is very dry,so you should moistwell.
• Even in summer, it gets cold in the mornings and evenings, so I recommend you to bringLight long sleeves.
• Mongolian currency isTughrik.Currency exchange from Japanese yen to tugrik can be done at airports and banks.
• In Mongolia, tipping isbasically not necessary.

Conclusion

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