West and the Altai Mountains
2025
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Petit Futé
Where to stay in : Oulan-Bator ?
The map of your stay "West and the Altai Mountains"
Detail of the stay : West and the Altai Mountains
How to get there - Oulan-Bator
Contact with Ulan Bator
Steps: Oulan-Bator
A must-see visit to the Museum of National History in the morning, and the Bogdo Khan Palace. In the late afternoon, go overlook the city from Zaisan Hill, then evening on Genghis Khan Square. As animation is not the strong point of the Mongolian capital, you can go to bed early and keep your strength for the rest of the program.
Places of interest : MUSÉE NATIONAL DE MONGOLIE PALAIS D'HIVER ET MUSÉE DU BOGD KHAN
Direction the Far West
Steps: Olgiy
Domestic flight to Olgii in the morning. You are now at an altitude of 1,710 metres, surrounded by Kazakhs. In the afternoon, transfer to the Tsagan Salaa site to admire the thousands of rock paintings spread over fifteen kilometres and illustrating the culture of nomadic life and hunting. The site is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hiking in Altai Tavan Bogd Park
Steps: Parc National D'Altaï Tavanbogd
Transfer from Olgii to the Chinese border for a day of immersion in the heart of nature. The national park is home to numerous glaciers and the highest point of the Altai mountain range. Hiking or rafting days can be easily organized with agencies in Olgii or Ulan Bator.
Trekking at altitude
Without leaving the park, devote this day to a slightly more challenging trek to the Potanin Glacier or to the summit of Malchin. These well-tried treks will enable you to set off on an adventure in complete safety, well off the beaten track, with the added bonus of superb views of Mongolia on one side and Russia on the other.
Track day
Steps: Parc National De Tsambagarav Uul
Drive all day to Khovd city. The track is often in very poor condition and the journey will certainly be difficult at times. To take a break, you can reach Tsambagara uul National Park, 3 hours drive from Olgii. Leopards, ibex and gazelles constitute the observable fauna, with luck, of this park.
