2024 Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in September)
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Beautiful Mongolian nomadic nature trip.
The Mongolians are every weekend making tour to nomadic nature with friends, with family and work collegues. The Mongolia has over 1.5 million square meter land and the population is 3.3 million. So the Mongolia has huge amazing wild nature under billions of stars. Imagine! every tour will be 100% offroad and wild😉
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Erdenee
Aryapala Temple Meditation Center, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
🏢Attraction name: Aryapala Temple Meditation Center
📍Address: Aryapala Temple, ND - 6 khoroo, Ulaanbaatar 12739
🚗Transportation: Charter car
👍Must-visit: The temple is on a hilltop. The hill is not very high. After a little effort to climb to the top, you can overlook the mountains.
🎟Ticket: 2,000 MNT (about CNY 5)
💗Other tips:
1. Aryabal Temple is located in Terelj Park and is also known as the Meditation Temple.
2. The digital code of Aryapala Temple: 108 and 8.
3. There are 108+8 steps from the foot of the mountain to the entrance of the temple. It is said that if you chant "Um Mani Badmi Hum" every time you step up, the sins you accidentally commit will be compensated and gradually reduced.
4. The fence around the temple is decorated with 108 small suvaras (small white pagodas), 8 religious offerings and other symbols.
5. There are 108 wheels around the temple. As long as you turn it, it is equivalent to chanting "Um Mani Badmi Hum" many times to make up for your mistakes and bring good luck.
6. Aryaabal is a Sanskrit name, and the Mongolian name is Chandman, which means the holder of the lotus.
7. On the east slope of Aryaabal Temple, the 6 letters of Maan are carved in color, which is an abbreviation of "Um Mani Badmi Hum".
8. Aryaabal Temple is very close to Turtle Mountain. It is not far from Turtle Mountain. You can climb 108 steps to reach it. Since you are here, you must climb to the top. Here you can overlook the entire Terelj National Park.
Ellie@012 Cox
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Terelj Five-Star Ger Resort
Terelj Five-Star Ger Resort; Terelj Juulchin Resort
🧹Soundproofing/Hygiene: Excellent soundproofing/clean and tidy, up to five-star hotel standards
🏠Room Type/Layout: The ger is very large and spacious/reasonably laid out
🛌Supplies/Facilities: The hotel has complete daily supplies, no need to bring your own/the hotel facilities are complete, with a restaurant, SPA, sauna, and swimming pool
💰Per capita consumption: Around 500 yuan
💗Other tips:
1. Juulchin Resort is located in Terelj National Park, built in 2023, and just started operating in 2024, so this is an almost brand new ger resort hotel
📍Address: V9CP+QWC, ND - 6 khoroo, Ulaanbaatar 12600
2. Juulchin Resort is currently the only five-star ger resort in Terelj, with excellent hardware facilities!
3. The ger is a modern ger with a bathroom for bathing; there are also hotel rooms available in the resort.
🐎4. You can ride horses right at the entrance of the resort, and you can ask the hotel front desk for help with booking
5. Terelj Park is very large, and you need a car to get around. The resort is about 2 kilometers away from the main road, so after checking in, try not to go out and just play in or near the resort
6. The resort is built against the mountain, and the gers on the grassland are like white pearls under the blue sky, scattered on the green grassland. Stepping out of the ger, you will see the vast grassland, with green grass and blooming flowers. Here, you can put down your phone, run freely, breathe fresh air, and feel the vastness of the grassland and the power of nature.
✨7. If the weather is good, you can climb a small hill in the morning to watch the sunrise on the grassland, see the blue sky and white clouds during the day, watch the sunset in the evening, and count the stars at night
8. As night falls, the ger is brightly lit, and the starry sky on the grassland is dazzling, like pearls bestowed by heaven. Sitting at the door of the ger, looking up at the starry sky, makes people feel relaxed and happy, as if they are in a dreamlike paradise.