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7 DAYS IN MONGOLIA

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gonzock Lounge Lizard Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 101	Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:17 pm    Post subject: 7 DAYS IN MONGOLIA Hello everyone. I am new in the forum and would appreciate some information about Mongolia. Me and 2 other friends are planning to stop for a week in Mongolia before we continue our trip up to Irkutsk. I´ve read something about the most interesting places to visit and up to now we only know we want to visit the Gobi. Any suggestions about a 7 days tour? we wouldn´t care about taking a flight to Gobi from Ulan bataar if it means that we can see more things and not miss anything. THANK YOU
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FlyingRussianMan Frequent Guest Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 36	Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:09 pm    Post subject: Hi, Mongolia is a nice country but it is very empty outside of UB. This web site will give you a lot of help and it has a basic Mongolian phrasebook. The link is www.mongoliatoday.com Zach
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gonzock Lounge Lizard Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 101	Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:27 pm    Post subject: Thank you. I also have a question related to the visa. They say that going from Beijing to Ulan Bataar I could get the visa for Mongolia once in the border in the train station. So, does it mean that I can get onboard or I have to leave the train, apply for it and maybe miss it? Is because there´s only one train per week and that will harm a lot our plans. Also, is it easy to get the Mongolian visa in Beijing? I know no chinese. Thank you
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FlyingRussianMan Frequent Guest Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 36	Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:40 pm    Post subject: I'm not sure about that. Contact your country's Mongolian Embassy.
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wu687 Lounge Lizard Joined: 18 Jul 2003 Posts: 199 Location: Victoria BC, Canada	Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:37 am    Post subject: Visa at the border depends on what passport you hold. I saw a young French fellow removed from the train as he had no visa, someone told him that he could get one at the border. We had passed through China imigration, so he could not return to China. The Mongolian imigration people whould not listen to his story, it was well after midnight, and they took him from the train. If you see him standing by the tracks betreen China border point and Mongolian border point, pass him some food. For visas it is always best to check with the people at the embassy and not go by what some other traveller tells you.
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gonzock Lounge Lizard Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 101	Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:35 am    Post subject: you are right but because there´s no embassy in my country I wanted to know which was the easiest way to get it. I know I can mail it to the embassy in London but if it gets lost by the time I realize it, probably will be to late to continue with all the procedures for the trip. Have you heard about an invitational letter? I contacted with a Mongolian trekking organitation and they said they could fax me one. Would that help in the border? Probaby best option will be through a travel agency...
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wu687 Lounge Lizard Joined: 18 Jul 2003 Posts: 199 Location: Victoria BC, Canada	Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:15 am    Post subject: From monkeyshrine.com MONGOLIA:. Beijing: 2, Xiushui Beijie, Jianguomenwai compound. Tel: 6532 1203. Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 11am and 2pm to 4pm. Hong Kong: 3/F, Crystal Ind., Bldg., 71 How Ming St., Kwun Tong, Kowloon. Tel: 2264 6173. www.mongolia.org.hk Closed for holidays in 2003 on: 11 and 12 July (Naadam), 26 October (National Day), 31 December (New Year). 1 picture needed. Transit: US$ 33, pick up after 3 working days. Faster service US$ 63 (US$ 35/50 in HKong for HK ID holders). Tourist: US$ 43, pick up after 3 working days. Faster service US$ 63. (US$ 45/70 in HK for HK ID holders) Visas are free for Indians and Bulgarians. No visa required for Singaporians & Hong Kong SAR passport holders staying up to 14 days. No visa required for Filipinos staying up to 21 days. 30 day free entry for USA, Malaysian, Israeli and Cuban passport holders (passport is stamped at the border). Children with own passports have to pay the full visa fee regardless of age. Registration is not necessary anymore, unless you stay more than 30 days. Tourist visas are available at the airport in Ulaanbaatar, with assistance of your Mongolian tour operator or hotel.
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