"Dundgovi Aymag" DundgoviAymag by alusru

DundgoviAymag Travel Guide: 14 reviews and 96 photos

Dundgovi ... means something like "middle-Gobi" and it's the name of the Aymag which is not so dry like the Gobi and not so cool like the Hangai or "cooler region".

No, it's not the desert yet! And unfortunately we didn't reach the desert. My father's passport was stolen in Ulaanbaatar just before we started the journey with the jeep and we had to rearrange the trip a bit to be earlier in Ulaanbaatar back to check his papers.

From time to time you come across Nomads on their horses, finding their animals or getting them to an other place.

Last visit to DundgoviAymag: Jul 2005
Intro Written Aug 4, 2005
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Reviews (8)

Medicinal herbs Off The Beaten Path (6)

Our guide told us of more than 70 different medicinal herbs growing in that area. He knows them all. It's so dry here... more travel advice

Rocks around monastery ruins - DundgoviAymag

Rocks around monastery ruins Off The Beaten Path (6)

This shows you a part of the rocks hiding the monastery ruins. It's the edge of a high plateau and on top of these rock... more travel advice

Monastery ruin 2 Off The Beaten Path (6)

This pictures shows the three stones where the Lamas were sitting and praying. This place is surrounded from the... more travel advice

Monastery ruin Off The Beaten Path (6)

Our guide for this place was the father of the Nomads family we stayed during the first night. He, additional to have... more travel advice

Restaurants (1)
Mongolian food

Hotels (1)
Stay in the ger of a nomades family

Travelogues (5)

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Comments (15)

Jim_Eliason Dec 7, 2010 at 8:30 PM Report Abuse

Interesting page
BruceDunning Oct 25, 2010 at 3:28 PM Report Abuse

I cannot even imagine your experience to be out in nature and the culture of such fine people. YOu did a nice job of discussing the trip. Vienna is the best, though.
balhannah Sep 29, 2009 at 10:31 PM Report Abuse

Hadn't heard of this place, so had to check it out!
Nemorino Feb 4, 2008 at 2:01 PM Report Abuse

Great that you got to sleep in a ger! Fine photos of this exotic area in your tips and travelogues. I see you have signed up for EuroMeet 2008 in Karlsruhe, so I look forward to meeting you there.
Trekki May 31, 2006 at 12:42 PM Report Abuse

Wow, what a wonderful travel ! Mongolia and the steppe is also high on my list. To stay in a ger must be really something special, and to learn so much from the Nomads :-)
LoriPori Mar 27, 2006 at 4:16 AM Report Abuse

Hello Ursula: Cool DungoviAymag(that's a mouthful) page. Imagine " Gouda" type cheese in Mongolia. That must have been quite an experience to stay in a Ger. xxx Lori
Jenniflower Mar 21, 2006 at 1:25 AM Report Abuse

Dundgovi Aymag - the interesting name caught my eye! What an interesting place! Thanks for this lovely glimpse into a nomad's life :) Jen x
matcrazy1 Mar 4, 2006 at 2:03 PM Report Abuse

Wow! What a great accommodation you had. And warm, I guess :-) I also like long haired goat and that fantastic toilet :-)
Mandy23 Mar 3, 2006 at 9:44 AM Report Abuse

Great travelogues. Thanks for sharing.
jo104 Jan 16, 2006 at 6:00 AM Report Abuse

your pics show something special in the middle of the nothingness thanks for sharing - see you in London :-)