The Gobi Bear

The Gobi Bear

The Gobi is a desolate landscape that is huge, rough, and quiet. With colossal sand dunes, ice-filled valleys, little rainfall, severe winds, and temperatures ranging from 46°C in summer to 40°C in winter, survival in this 1.295 million km2 region is surprising....

Mongolia FAQs

Mongolia FAQs

When is the best time of year to visit Mongolia? Mongolia has four distinct seasons. Winters are lengthy, lasting approximately six months (November-April), very frigid, with temperatures reaching - 40°C at night. Summer is the most remarkable season to go since the...

Mongolia History

Mongolia History

Human skeletons discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert date back almost 500,000 years. Mongolia was populated by different nomadic tribes by the third century BC. These tribes would sometimes form confederations, and as they grew in size, they presented a danger to...