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Not OP, but Ulanbataar is a traffic jam. I guess walking is possible, but not great with all the rustbuckets spewing fumes... Was there in 2019, I'm not sure i
by netsharc 4y ago
Not OP, but Ulanbataar is a traffic jam. I guess walking is possible, but not great with all the rustbuckets spewing fumes...
Was there in 2019, I'm not sure if I used Google Maps for buses or figured out the paper timetables, in any case there was a lot of waiting for and on the bus (due to the traffic).
I think a whole day is enough for UB, maybe 2 days, and that would include a trip to a cashmere factory store (got a cashmere sweater for 60 Euro) since there's nothing else to do. Apparently the way to get around town is to stick your hand out, and everyone's a taxi you can haggle with. I didn't know any Mongolian so I didn't dare do this.
I did a 5-day van tour of the steppe (mostly south of UB) with 4 European 20-somethings (plus a driver and guide), it didn't disappoint, each night we went to a different yurt camp set up for tourists, where there were also vans full of Koreans with wheeled suitcases..
- wonderbore 4y agoFYI Ulanbataar occasionally tops some “worst air quality” lists. Probably not representative of the beauty of the inhabited Mongolian landscapes. https://www.iqair.com/blog/air-quality/ulaanbaatar-mongolia-worst-air-quality-october-2020 https://www.iqair.com/blog/air-quality/ulaanbaatar-mongolia-...
- snickerer 4y agoThe way to move in Ulaanbaatar is using locals as a taxi. Everybody does this and most people stop whem you give a sign. You have to know the current inofficial price per km and make clear you don't want to pay more before you start the ride. The everybody-is-a-taxi replaces the missing public transport system there.