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There are three high mountain ranges in Mongolia called Altayn range, Hangayn range and Khenteyn range. Khenteyn and Hangayn range lie in central and northern Mongolia. Altayn range consists of Mongol Altayn range and Govi – Altay sub ranges with 1500 km length. Ikh Bogd Snow capped Mountain is the highest peak of Govi-Altay sub range and is 3900m high above sea level. There is a Salty Lake called Orog in mountainside. Ikh Bogd sacred mountain had broken into the gorge and partially collapsed in an earthquake in 1957. The gorge is 100km long. Other notable attractions include Bichigt Khad, a world-class petro glyphic, whose rock paintings date back to the Bronze age.The nearby Tsagaan Agui (White Cave) is believed to be the place of the earliest human habitation in Mongolia, with evidence of human presence dating as far back as 700,000 years ago.

The Yolin am or the Vulture’s mouth established to conserve the regional avian wildlife became a favorite place to visit for its dramatic and unusual natural landscape shaped by a towering mountain gorge in the middle ofthe Gobi desert with thick ice all year-round. The small Nature Museum at the gate on the main road to Yolyn Am has a collection of dinosaur eggs and bones, stuffed birds and a snow leopard. It also sells the excellent booklet Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park, by Bern Steinhauer-Burkhart. There are several souvenir shops and a couple of places to stay.

Tsagaan Suvarga is an area of 30-m high white limestone formations and a beautiful part of the desert. You can drive to a set of eroded limestone cliffs, wher you have fantastic view over the desert floor down below, which is colored from white and yellow to pink and deep red.

Surrounded by extinct volcanoes, the Terkhiin Tsagaan lake at an altitude of 2060 m covers an area of 61 sq.km. the spectacular geology of Khorgo Volcano lying east of Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake certainly adds to the pleasure of visiting Arkhangai aimag. Near the crater there are dozens of small caverns with stalactites hanging from the ceilings and walls. In the middle ofthe lake there is a volcanic island covered with bird nests made of the fragrant grass Samkhan.

Khuvsgul Lake- The Dark Blue Pearl of Mongolia is surrounded by lush green hills, mountains reaching for the sky, and dense alpine forests of taiga. 96 rivers and streams empty into the lake that was created 2.5-3million years ago by tectonic activities. The majestic clear-watered lake contains 65 % of all the fresh water of Mongolia and furthermore, 1% of the world’s fresh water supply. Khuvsgul is the land of the Tsaatan reindeer herdsmen, a branch of the Turkic-speaking Tuvinian or Dukha ethnic group. This small group of 42 families possesses a social and material culture which has remained unchanged since the Ice Age. Shamanistic or totemic rituals and symbolism are central to the social organization of the Tsaatan.

The Orkhon Valley covering an area of 1220 square kilometers is one of the most important cultural regions in the world and was recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage as a cultural landscape in 2004. The extensive area encompasses the pastureland on both banks of the Orkhon river and includes numerous archaeological sites dating back to the 6th century. The Orkhon Valley Cultural landscapes includes sites such Khakhorin, the 13thcentury capital of Genghis Khan’s Empire. First and foremost it was the center of the Mongolian Empire; secondly it reflects a characteristic Mongolian variation of Turkhish power; thirdly the Tuvkhun hermitage monastery was the setting forthe development of a Mongolian form of Buddhism; and fourthly, Khar Balgas reflects the Uighur urban culture in the capital of the Uighur Empire.

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