Amarbayasgalant Monastery Package Tour

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Amarbayasgalant Monastery Package Tour

General Information

Type:
Cultural
Price from:
150 USD /person
Phone:
+976-99257046
Fax:
+976-21-252333
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Duration:
3 days
Location Start:
Ulan Bator
Location Finish:
Ulan Bator
We Speak:
Russian, English
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Last updated: 06/18/2006

Ancient Buddhist Monastery, Beautiful Scenery, Mongolian Ger, Mongolian Dairy Products, Nomadic Family

Itinerary

Day 1

Head for the Amarbayasgalant Monastery, 360 km (224 miles) north of Ulan Bator. Lunch on the way. Arrive at a camp in the evening and check in to ger, the traditional dwelling of the Mongols.

Day 2

After breakfast, make an excursion to the Amarbayasgalant Monastery, 7 km (4 miles) from the camp. Attend a chanting ceremony and meet with lamas. Free time. After lunch at the camp, pay a visit to a local nomadic family. Stay overnight at the camp.

Day 3

Drive back to Ulan Bator.

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Inclusions -
tour guide
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Amarbayasgalant Monastery

The second most important monastery (after Erdenezuu in Karakorum), Amarbayasgalant was built in memory of Zanabazar, the Mongolia's first religious leader, from 1727 to 1736. Originally, the monastery had more than 40 temples, 28 temples of which have left from the Communist purges in the 1930s. The legend has it: 'When the founders were looking for a picturesque place to build the monastery, they met with two children pasturing their sheep and asked what their names were. As their names were Amar (peaceful) and Bayasgalan (cheerfulness), the founders decided to name the monastery Amarbayasgalant.

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