Since the 1st of June 2014, European (including the Swiss) and Canadian nationals are exempted from entry visa for touristic or business stay lasting less than 30 days for the 2014-2015 period. The exemption of the Mongol visa concerns the arrivals in Mongolia from every country, whether you arrive by air or overland. For a […]
Australia Honorary Consulate of Mongolia Level 10, 80 Mount st. North Sydney NSW 2060, PO Box 1731 Phone & Fax: +61- 2-9966 1922 E-mail: monconozyahoo.com Austria Honorary Consulate of Mongolia Auhofstrasse 65 A-1130 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43-1-877 3733 Fax: +43-1-877 373 340 E-mail: mong.consulate.viennajagdstiedl.co.at Belgium Embassy of Mongolia Avenue Besme 18 1190 Brussels Phone: +32-2-3446974 […]
Films and equipment: Mongolia is very photogenic. Many brands of films and even Polaroid are available in Ulan Bator’s shops, but anywhere else in the country. But the prices are high and it’s better to check the date of expiry. Near Genghis Khan Square, many shops propose to print your pictures for a bargain price. But […]
Coming to Mongolia can turn out to be an adventure. From Europa, five airlines serve Mongolia: MIAT from Frankfurt or Moscow, Aeroflot with a transit in Moscow, Korean Air with a transit in Seoul, Air China with a transit in Beijing, and Turkish Airlines with a transit in Istanbul. You’re recommended to book quite early […]
Mongolia enjoys more than 260 sunny days per year, which means it’s one of the sunniest countries in the world. In winter, the sky keeps its intense blue colour but combines with biting cold. Spring April and May are transitional months. It’s spring. The climate is certainly getting warmer but it’s the sandstorms period: being […]
Local money is the tugrik. It’s composed of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 1.000, 5.000, 10.000 and 20.000-tugriks banknotes. The face of Genghis Khan or Sukhbaatar is represented on each banknote. The exchange rate constantly varies. On the 1st of January 2015, 1 euro was 2150 MNT, 1 dollar was 1876 MNT, and […]