Western Mongolia includes five western provinces such as Bayan-Ulgii, Khovd, Uvs, Gobi-Altai, and Zavkhan. It is a giant territory with a lot of beautiful places to see. The main ones are Uvs lake, Eej-Khairkhan, Kharkhira Mountains, Tsambagarav Mountains, Altai Mountains, Khetsu-Khad, Ulagchanii Khar nuur, Khar-us lake, Khoton lake and more and more.
Western Mongolia is home to such ethnic groups as Dorvods, Kazakhs, Tuvans, Uryankhais, Hotons, Myangads, Khalkh Mongols, and others.
The best activities are trekking, climbing, horseback riding, biking, and jeep tours. Also in these parts of Mongolia, you can experience the ancient traditions of the nomadic peoples, such as traditional hunting with eagles and traditional throat singing. As you explore the culture of the nomads, you can join their winter migration and take some amazing wildlife shots. In addition, you can stay with the family and become part of their tough life.
The western provinces are mostly plateaus, while the western and northern parts are more forested and snow-capped mountains. And these parts have the most lakes in Mongolia. The western provinces are home to many wild animals such as wolves, foxes, snow leopards, mountain goats, wild sheep, and many birds.
Here are some interesting facts about the wild animals of western Mongolia. Officially, 13% of the world’s snow leopards live in Mongolia, but some unofficial sources report that this is over 20%. Thus, the main habitats of the snow leopard are in western Mongolia in protected areas such as Silhimiin Nuruu, Khok Serhiin Nuruu, and the Altai Mountains. Discover Altai Travel offers a snow leopard-watching expedition where you can take great photos of this magnificent creature.
Also, the world’s largest wild sheep, or argali was noted in western Mongolia and listed in the Guinness Book.
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