Go Back   Horizons Unlimited - The HUBB > Regional Forums > Northern and Central Asia
Mongolia Summer 2006 Travel Advisory Mongolia Summer 2006 Travel Advisory
Register FAQ Calendar Today's Posts
Northern and Central Asia Topics specific to Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, China, Japan and Korea
Photo by Hendi Kaf, in Cambodia

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Hendi Kaf,
in Cambodia



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11 Apr 2006
Gold Member
Veteran HUBBer
  
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Tokyo
Posts: 147
Exclamation Mongolia Summer 2006 Travel Advisory
Hi all: This summer Mongolia is celebrating the 800th anniversary of the founding of the state by Chinggis Khan. They expect (hope for) a large increase in tourism and have invited many foreign dignitaries to attend the events.

Accordingly, hotel rooms (at all price levels) and airline/train seats will be very hard to come by, especially in June, July and August. If you will be coming through this summer, book and re-confirm your hotel/guesthouse bookings and any travel arrangements early and often.

Scott
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11 Apr 2006
KJ KJ is offline
Registered Users
HUBB regular
  
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 29
Thumbs up
Hi Scott

Thanks for the prompt re accom - will be there at that time - mid July. Where's the best place to look for/ book accom - preferably with lock-up ? Any pointers gratefully received !

Kevin
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11 Apr 2006
Registered Users
New on the HUBB
  
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Porvoo, Finland
Posts: 5
Info about festivities?
Hi Scott,

I've been trying to find any kind of information about the coming festivities, but without luck. I read about this from LonelyPlanet guide, but that's it. Do you have any link or other source of information what's actually going to happen during the summer? Mongolia don't have an embassy in Finland (nor Finland in there) and the honorary consulate did not know anything.

Together with a friend we plan to be there around 10th of July, but as we are riding our bikes from Finland, cannot really be sure of the exact date. Thinking about seeing the Naadam festival anyway. Can you tell how far off UB you have to go to be able to camp if hotels turn out to be out of question?

Thanks,
Olli
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11 Apr 2006
KJ KJ is offline
Registered Users
HUBB regular
  
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 29
Hi Olli

I picked up some info on the Celebrations from the Embassy of Mongolia website for the UK - google it, it should come up easy enough. Basic info, but timings etc are there. If you can't find it let me know and I'll root it out again !

I'm leaving Dublin June 1 for Baltics, St Petersburg, Moscow and on to Mongolia. Maybe we'll meet up somewhere en route ? My email is kevin @ ireland . com

Kevin
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12 Apr 2006
Gold Member
Veteran HUBBer
  
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Tokyo
Posts: 147
KJ: See my answer to Brett Dean's questions for a couple of guest house suggestions. You can check with them ahead of time about locakble storage for bikes, but in the past they have been able to arrange it easily, either in a guarded parking lot or in a locked shipping container. Sometimes there is an extra charge of a few dollars a day for that service.

Olli: The main Naadam (National Day) celebrations are July 11-13 each year. I have not seen a full list of the extra events for the 800th anniversary, but most will be right around those mid-July dates.

You can camp right outside of UB, within 5 minutes ride from the city center. One of the best areas is south of the main square. Just ride south from the square (along the east side of the Children's Park) until you get to the river and broken bridge, and then ride east along the dirt paths near the river until you find a good spot among the trees. Keep all of your gear inside your tent at night (and don't ride away and leave your things unattended) because sometimes kids will try to sneak away with small things.

-Scott
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 18 Apr 2006
Registered Users
New on the HUBB
  
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Porvoo, Finland
Posts: 5
Thanks Kevin and Scott! Kevin, maybe we'll see en route somewhere. We are planning to leave by the end of June, if possible, just after midsummer. Current plan is to drive directly to UB using the bigger roads to save time. The target for the trip is really Mongolia, where we plan to spend the whole 30 days riding around.

Olli
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 13 Jun 2006
Neo Neo is offline
Registered Users
New on the HUBB
  
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Dordrecht, Nederland
Posts: 6
Nadaam
Hello Olli,
maybe we see eachother in Mongolia. We will be there about the same time.

KTM 640 Adventure and Yellow DRZ 400

greetings

Ray & Wilma
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 13 Jun 2006
Gold Member
HUBB regular
  
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Changchun, Jilin, PR China
Posts: 73
Lots of people in Mongolia this summer
My wife and I and another pair on BMW powered Chang Jiangs will enter Mongolia from China and ride to UB and spend a cpl of days there, then its on to Harhorin to see Chingis Khan's capital. We will be joined by Jim Bryant (as far as UB), who built our bikes at his shop in Beijing. Jim crossed Mongolia last year on a ride from Germany to Beijing. Then we head south and west to ride to the western border where we enter Russia.

We won't be hard to spot as the Changs are copies of the 1938 BMW R71 side hacks and pretty well loaded as this is the start of our 16 month RTW which ends in Cabo San Lucas Mexico.

Hope we can connect with some of you while on the road.
__________________
On the road,

Jack & Janet
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 Registered Users and/or Members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
UK-OZ via Iran, India etc Summer 2006 MikeS Travellers Seeking Travellers 5 19 Mar 2006 23:11
UK to Mongolia and back 2006 henryuk Travellers Seeking Travellers 0 10 Jan 2006 00:02
UK - Vladivostok - UK / Summer 2006 / Land Rover / Seeking t MickH Travellers Seeking Travellers 4 9 Jan 2006 23:54
Travel Lao, China, Mongolia , Russia, UK 2008 jimmy Travellers Seeking Travellers 3 26 Aug 2005 20:12
Security in Niger roro North Africa 2 11 Jun 2004 23:47

 
 

Announcements

Thinking about traveling? Not sure about the whole thing? Watch the HU Achievable Dream Video Trailers and then get ALL the information you need to get inspired and learn how to travel anywhere in the world!

Have YOU ever wondered who has ridden around the world? We did too - and now here's the list of Circumnavigators!
Check it out now, and add your information if we didn't find you.

Next HU Eventscalendar

25 years of HU Events
Be sure to join us for this huge milestone!

ALL Dates subject to change.

2025 Confirmed Events:

Virginia: April 24-27 2025
Queensland is back! May 2-4 2025
Germany Summer: May 29-June 1 2025
CanWest: July 10-13 2025
Switzerland: Date TBC
Ecuador: Date TBC
Romania: Date TBC
Austria: Sept. 11-14
California: September 18-21
France: September 19-21 2025
Germany Autumn: Oct 30-Nov 2 2025

Add yourself to the Updates List for each event!

Questions about an event? Ask here

See all event details

 
World's most listened to Adventure Motorbike Show!
Check the RAW segments; Grant, your HU host is on every month!
Episodes below to listen to while you, err, pretend to do something or other...

Adventurous Bikers – We've got all your Hygiene & Protection needs SORTED! Powdered Hair & Body Wash, Moisturising Cream Insect Repellent, and Moisturising Cream Sunscreen SPF50. ESSENTIAL | CONVENIENT | FUNCTIONAL.

2020 Edition of Chris Scott's Adventure Motorcycling Handbook.

2020 Edition of Chris Scott's Adventure Motorcycling Handbook.

"Ultimate global guide for red-blooded bikers planning overseas exploration. Covers choice & preparation of best bike, shipping overseas, baggage design, riding techniques, travel health, visas, documentation, safety and useful addresses." Recommended. (Grant)



Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance.

Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance™ combines into a single integrated program the best evacuation and rescue with the premier travel insurance coverages designed for adventurers.

Led by special operations veterans, Stanford Medicine affiliated physicians, paramedics and other travel experts, Ripcord is perfect for adventure seekers, climbers, skiers, sports enthusiasts, hunters, international travelers, humanitarian efforts, expeditions and more.

Ripcord travel protection is now available for ALL nationalities, and travel is covered on motorcycles of all sizes!


 

What others say about HU...

"This site is the BIBLE for international bike travelers." Greg, Australia

"Thank you! The web site, The travels, The insight, The inspiration, Everything, just thanks." Colin, UK

"My friend and I are planning a trip from Singapore to England... We found (the HU) site invaluable as an aid to planning and have based a lot of our purchases (bikes, riding gear, etc.) on what we have learned from this site." Phil, Australia

"I for one always had an adventurous spirit, but you and Susan lit the fire for my trip and I'll be forever grateful for what you two do to inspire others to just do it." Brent, USA

"Your website is a mecca of valuable information and the (video) series is informative, entertaining, and inspiring!" Jennifer, Canada

"Your worldwide organisation and events are the Go To places to for all serious touring and aspiring touring bikers." Trevor, South Africa

"This is the answer to all my questions." Haydn, Australia

"Keep going the excellent work you are doing for Horizons Unlimited - I love it!" Thomas, Germany

Lots more comments here!



Five books by Graham Field!

Diaries of a compulsive traveller
by Graham Field
Book, eBook, Audiobook

"A compelling, honest, inspiring and entertaining writing style with a built-in feel-good factor" Get them NOW from the authors' website and Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk.



Back Road Map Books and Backroad GPS Maps for all of Canada - a must have!

Your ad could be here, on EVERY page of the HUBB, or the whole website, or as many as you like!

New to Horizons Unlimited?

New to motorcycle travelling? New to the HU site? Confused? Too many options? It's really very simple - just 4 easy steps!

Horizons Unlimited was founded in 1997 by Grant and Susan Johnson following their journey around the world on a BMW R80G/S.

Susan and Grant Johnson Read more about Grant & Susan's story

Membership - help keep us going!

Horizons Unlimited is not a big multi-national company, just two people who love motorcycle travel and have grown what started as a hobby in 1997 into a full time job (usually 8-10 hours per day and 7 days a week) and a labour of love. To keep it going and a roof over our heads, we run events all over the world with the help of volunteers; we sell inspirational and informative DVDs; we have a few selected advertisers; and we make a small amount from memberships.

You don't have to be a Member to come to an HU meeting, access the website, or ask questions on the HUBB. What you get for your membership contribution is our sincere gratitude, good karma and knowing that you're helping to keep the motorcycle travel dream alive. Contributing Members and Gold Members do get additional features on the HUBB. Here's a list of all the Member benefits on the HUBB.



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:13.

Contact Us - Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Travellers Website - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top