Mongolia
 

Dear people
me intending to travel to Mongolia,
I would like to hear from people who have done it about there experiences and there remarks on such a travel.
(I have already travelled through West-Africa)

Thanx in advance

If you type 'Mongolia' at the top of the page and press 'search' - you will find many references to Mongolia and the answers you seek.

Yep, I get 2,855 references to Mongolia in an HU site search - oughta be just about everything you could want in there!

NOTE: This post has been moved from the Southern Asia forum to the Northern Asia forum.



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Grant Johnson

Seek, and ye shall find.
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One world, Two wheels.
www.HorizonsUnlimited.com

Tell me where you want to get in Mongolia. What is your route? I can recommend a southern way from Tashanta to UB via Hovd, Altai-Gobi, Arvaiheer, etc. There are 1450 km off-road (Tashanta-Arvaiheer)and 450 km paved road (Arvaiheer-UB)
The road condition in mountain areas is bad. The much depends on weather.
You will need in about 250-300 km without refueling. The fuel is not so bad. In a small settlements I had to refuel 76-octane only. But I had no problem with my Africa Twin because of it.

Alex

Like Grant wrote here is lots of info about Mongolia.

If you want to see few more pictures and read even one more trip report about Mongolia, go to our homepage: http://www.moposivut.com/ There is story about our 22days and 16 000km's trip from Finland through Russia to Mongolia.

In this year I would like go to Mongolia! I have a lot of information’s and maps from my friends who visited Mongolia last year.
I plane go single, but I can go together.

Hi Weber.
I met two Czech drivers in the last summer. They came back from Mongolia to Czehia via Russia. They was stay at my home in Togliatti for 2 days. The name of one of them is Marek. He live near Czechia - Germany border. Last september I have taken their route across Mongolia. Marek is very good russian speaker. He told me a lot of about Mongolia. It was a very good help in my journey.
Greetings from Russia.
Alex

Hi Alex, there was other peoples. Mongolia is very important for Czech bikers. I planing visit Mongolia this june.

What motobike was chosen by you for this trip?
If you will go alone you have to carry a lot of luggage incl spare parts and tires.

I have 2years old BMW GS650 Dakar with aluminium boxes.

Hi Dudelicious: I live in Ulaanbaatar and I'll be here until early July. Let me know if you need any specific info on riding in Mongolia. You'll love it here.

-Scott

I have next plane: I start from Prague approximately 10.May. I will go to Moscow, catch train to Barnaul. There I visit my friend and Altaj- Us-Koksa (there I was 15years ago with kayak on river Katun).
Next I continue to Mongolia over border Tasanta. I will go by direction to city Altaj, down to Gobi visit Czech geologic expedition and next north to lake Hovsgol and over border Kjachta to Bajkal. From Irkutsk I will go by train to Moscow. I think, that I return home on 30.June.
I look anybody for all trip or part of trip. If I don’t look, I will go single.

Hi Weber.

Be carefully on the mountain road between Ulgiy and Hovd at Buratyn pass. There is a big plateau with a lot of small rivers and lakes. And I think it will be possible to see a big water there in spring or after big rain.

Alex

Thansk you Alex! If I will have bad weather, I rent GAZ and guide! I am carefully.

Hi.

If you will go from Altai to Bayanhongor take left towards north. The beaten track go south via Ulaan Shalin Holloy. It is a Gobi. The southern road is better than northern one. But there is no any bridge above the Baydrag river. You will see it near Boon Tsagaan lake. It is a no problem for UAZ, ZIL and GAZ but for the bike...When I was there in autumn it was possible to pass the river with a motorcycle. But it always depends on weather.

Alex

Alex, thansk you! Good advice for me. How Mongolian people understand russian?
Ja nemnogo panimaju i citaju po rusky! Na Altaji ja chocu ucitsja po rusky. Kde ty zivjos? V kakoj strane?
I hope that you understand, that I not write by azbuka. :-)

From Tasanta I will go to city Olgij, city Chovd and city Altaj. From Altaj I will go to Gobi, visit my friends - geologig expedition. It is 185km southeast (I have waypoints for route). Next I will go to city Altaj and north to Hovsgol.

Weber: Most Mongolians over the age of 30 understand Russian and can speak it. Many are fluent, especially anyone over that age with an education.

Under age 30 most do not speak or understand Russian.

-Scott

Privet Weber
Ja horosho ponimaju tebja.I live in Tol`atti. It is a town at the Volga river 1000 km towards east from Moscow.
The russian language is very useful in Mongolia especially outside of UB. I want to tell you about one. If you go to sleep in hotel choose the hotel for foreigners only! The building must have a signboard "HOTEL" in english. The anyone another are brothel for natives! I spent the night at one of them in Bayanhongor. It was a hell!!! I did not close my eyes for night! Before go to bed check the bedsheet. It maybe was used. And forget about pillowcases!
Ja mogu pisat` tebe po russki esli hochesh.

Alex

Thanks you for all replays!
Alex, in this forum we use english, that other people can read our messages.
I have a lot of experience with domestic cheap hotel from EastAsia, Afrika and Rusia 15years ago :-) (turbaza). It was horrible expirience. If I can, I prefer tent in nature and I always have my sleeping bag.

Please do you have any expirience with loading motorbike to train in Moscow? How long time before train leaving I need arrive to train station.

I make new post for train. And I change my user name to my nick - Beba!