Destinations
Siberia’s image as a land of cold exile bears no relation to a warm summer day on the shores of Lake Baikal, one of the Central Asia's greatest natural wonders. Surrounded by mountains and evergreen forests, Baikal is the oldest…
Bhutan, a Tibetan Buddhist kingdom of less than a million people nestled in the Himalayas between India and China, first opened its doors to tourists only a few decades ago. In a country where the capital has no traffic lights…
With an average altitude of 13,000 feet above sea level, the “Roof of the World” is certainly an apt way to describe the plateau, mountains, and valleys that make up Tibet. The people of this dramatic land in the shadow…
The architectural and historical wealth of China would take a lifetime to explore, but certain monuments are not to be missed on even the shortest visit. Among these are two of Beijing’s most famous sights, the Great Wall and the…
Southern Mongolia's most dominant feature is the Gobi Desert, half a million square miles of wilderness containing some of the Earth's most diverse and beautiful landscapes. The sand dunes and vast blue sky of legend are found here, as are…
Western Mongolia holds some of Asia's most beautiful and unspoiled wilderness, where the snow-capped Altai Mountains tower above remote forests, lakes, and rivers. Teeming with wildlife, including endangered snow leopards and antelope, this region contains the most impressive of Mongolia's…
Central Mongolia is where most visitors begin their adventures, arriving byplane or rail in Ulaanbaatar. The nation’s capital and largest city, Ulaanbaatar contains an intriguing combination of the traditional and modern, where nomads’ gers and wooden temples sit side by…
The highlight of Mongolia's northern provinces, an alpine region bordering the forests of Siberia, is pristine Lake Hovsgol, known as Mongolia’s "dark blue pearl." Believed to be several million years old, Mongolia’s deepest freshwater lake is surrounded by dozens of…