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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 3, 2009
Pros: Unspoiled and undiscovered land of extraordinary beauty. Great Glaciers, lakes rivers.
Cons: Not cheap, winter temperatures of 50 degrees under Zero. Moody Breed of Camels!
Summary: Introduction, Mongolia is a undiscovered and unspoiled country in Northern Asia bordering Russia, China and Kazakhstan. The Bayan-Ölgii province is the eastern most province in Mongolia and it hardly gets any visitors due to it's very ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 6, 2010
Pros: A whole range of family activities in a beautiful setting, with caring staff.
Cons: Limited English among staff (although their willingness to help made up for this )
Summary: I have just returned from a trip to Mongolia with my two teenage sons - aged 14 and 16. We had booked a 4 day trip to the Jalman Meadows camp as part of our visit and after our experience there I would not hesitate to recommend this company. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 20, 2001
Pros: A relatively untouched place, with a unique culture and little outside influence (so far)
Cons: Untouched by many things we take for granted, such as diverse food and infrastructure.
Summary: When I told my friends I was going to Mongolia they would ask me "why would you want to go there?" and I would say "exactly". Some got it, some didn't. I spent four days there as part of a trip on the Trans-Siberian railway from Beijing to Moscow. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 27, 2000
Pros: Wild, free, fascinating, and scenic
Cons: Hard to travel, very basic conditions
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & AttractionsI spent 10 weeks in Mongolia in the summer of 1999, with my boyfriend and travel partner. We were there for two reasons: to take photographs for our agency and a book, and to travel and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2000
Pros: beautiful, still far enough away that you really have to want to go there
Cons: food is pretty bad, distances are daunting
Summary: I lived in Mongolia for six months and thirteen days 1995-1996, so my perspective is different than someone who visited briefly. From what I have heard, it is much easier to find and purchase consumer goods now too - although after the winter they have ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 1999
Pros: know what they're doing, use local services
Cons: none
Summary: Mongolia does not have a tourist infrastructure. It doesn't even have a phone, water or road infrastructure to speak of, and that's one of the reasons to visit the place. But it means that it's one of the few places in the world where the most ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 17, 1999
Pros: one of world's last countries with no McDonalds
Cons: discomfort, lack of diverse food
Summary: While Beijing is a smoggy, reeking 37 degrees Celsius in July, people in
Ulan Bator are putting on an extra sweater in the evening and
watching the occasional hawk swoop down in front of the
parliament building in the center of town. ... read more
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