The “Turtle Rock” is a well known land mark in the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, Mongolia Terelj is one of the most visited national parks of Mongolia. This is mainly due to its proximity to Ulaanbaatar the capital of Mongolia. However, it is a beautiful park and a good place for hiking and horseback riding. It’s also possible to spend the night in traditional Ger of Yurt tents.

Dark clouds above the Erdene Zuu Monastery near Kharkhorin in Mongolia Erdene Zuu is the oldest Buddhist monastery (dating back to the end of the 16th century) in the country and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The complex forms a square of 400 by 400 meters. It is surrounded by a 7.5 meter high wall in which 108 stupas are incorporated. The complex is largely empty, as most of the buildings were demolished in 1939 by order of the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan.

Young shepherds who keep a herd of cows together on their horses, somewhere on the plains south of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia Even young children are riding horses

A happy nomad family somewhere in the Gobi Desert south of Ulanbaataar, the capital of Mongolia Mongalian nomads live in tents called “Ger” of “Yurt”. Even in Ulanbaataar many people still live in Yurts.

The Temple of Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara at Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Inside the temple one will find the impressive 26.5-meter-high statue of Avalokiteśvara.