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Tsambagarav National Park

National park of Mongolia

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Overview

Tsambagarav Uul National Park is located in Bayan-Ölgii and Hovd.

Sights and activities

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Western Altai Tours
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Provides full service trekking, jeep tours, drivers, camping, cooking, et al., with either prepared packages or custom-designed experiences. The owner, Taskhyn Khalamkhan, has worked as a guide for 7 years and speaks English, Kazakh, and Mongolian.
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Altai Expeditions
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They provide fishing, bird watching, mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, jeep, hiking, whitewater rafting, and mountain climbing. The owner, Bekbolat, is an expert mountain climber and whitewater rafting guide. They operate a ger camp, guesthouse, and restaurant in Ölgii.
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Bear Valley Adventures
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Bear Valley has tour packages that offer cultural experiences, trekking, hiking, horseback-riding, fishing, cycling, kayaking, and mountain climbing. The owner, Akhmaral, has been a guide for many years. They have a ger camp and restaurant in Ölgii.
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Blue Wolf Travel
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They are a large tour operator in Bayan-Ölgii, with ger camps in Sagsai and Ölgii, scheduled shuttle services to Tavan Bogd and Tsambagarav National Parks, tours in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan Altai regions, a wide selection of tours including unguided tours, and the only snow skiing trips in Western Mongolia.
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Kazakh Tours
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They offer a broad selection of tour packages and services, including scheduled shuttle services to Tavan Bogd and unguided tours. Their tours have many exciting activities such as fishing, bird watching, eagle hunting, mountain climbing, and whitewater rafting.
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Jolaush Travel
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Jolaush Travel is a family-owned and operated travel company that has extensive experience with foreigners and U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers. Jolaush Travel has packaged trips to Tavan Bogd National Park, fishing trips, and other custom packages.
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Way to Mongolia
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Local tour agency that can organize any outdoor activities such as trekking, hiking, mixed tours and even hunting with eagles. Gives out all local travel information for free.
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All year, 24/7
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Horse Trails Mongolia
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Pony Trails Mongolia
We do organize costomized horse treks in Kharkhiraa and Turgen Mountains, as well as Tsambagarav and Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
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Getting there and around

Getting there

Jeeps can be hired in Ölgii for the 3-hour ride to the park or you can use a twice a week shuttle provided by Blue Wolf Travel to their ger camp inside the park.

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Ölgii Mongolei International Airport

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UnderstandThis 110,960-hectare park surrounds the snow-capped, 4193-m (13,737-ft) Tsambagarav Mountain, which is sacred to Mongolians.

CultureA small village of Uriankhai and Kazakhs live near the park during the summer months to support Uriankhai and Kazakh nomadic herders living inside the park.

Get inJeeps can be hired in Ölgii for the 3-hour ride to the park or you can use a twice a week shuttle provided by Blue Wolf Travel to their ger camp inside the park.

Fees and permitsTo enter the park, you need a permit from the Mongolian Park Administration (MANSPAA). The permit costs 3000 ₮ and can be picked up at either the main entrance or at the MANSPAA office in Ölgii.

SeeWhile Tsambagarav Mountain is the dominant feature of the park and can be seen from miles away, the park also has many interesting things to see like glaciers, waterfalls, beautiful vistas, ancient historical sites, and…

DoThe National Park is in very pristine condition and offers many great activities for those that enjoy being in the outdoors. Hiking and horseback or camel riding are the best ways to get across the park.

BuyThe nearest store to the park is in the summer location of the small village of Altantsogts, 30 km to the south of the park.

EatYou should bring all your food from Ölgii if you can. However, you can stop by a nomadic family living inside the park during summer and eat traditional Kazakh or Mongolian food with them.

SleepThere is one small ger camp inside the park during summer. You could also stay with one of the nomadic families living inside the park during the summer months.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Tsambagarav National Park" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Tsambagarav Uul National Park", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Altaihunters, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources and licences

Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Tsambagarav National Park" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Summary from the Wikipedia article "Tsambagarav Uul National Park", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia

Photo: Altaihunters, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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