Travelling in Mongolia often involves in a long journey. Music could be sole company for those traversing great steppes and rolling hills of this vast country. This is a story about music genres in Mongolian which is popular folk music (literally popular short song or zohioliin duu). For years, we are running tours across the…
Siberian Huskies were hauling and barking as we approached. Each sleigh was dragged by 8 dogs and a driver stood behind a sleigh and other person sat on the sleigh.
I would like to introduce Mongolia’s fascinating intangible heritage of over tone singing, its origin, types, artists who perform such wonderful vocal performances. You will also find out possibilities of taking classes on overtone singing and a brief introduction about ethnic bands in Mongolia. As a visitor, what you should look for Mongolia’s music? Although…
What to know about two-humped Bactrian Camel? What is interesting about Bactrian Camel? Mongolia is home to the largest number of two-humped Bactrian camels in the World. Both the domestic Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) and Wild Bactrian Camel (Camelus ferus) or Havtgai spread across the southern part of Mongolia, specifically in the Gobi Desert. The…
Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia’s capital and the only metropolis. I would say the city is surrounded by the amazing landscape of wooded mountains and Tuul river which probably make the city very attractive place to visit. However, lets look at what the city offers to its visitors. I here would love to share my experience in…