Catalog: North & Central Asia
Company/Brand: Audley Travel
lakes in mongolia in North & Central Asia by Audley Travel
brings you to turpan this town nestling in the world s second lowest depression is ... story for over 2,000 years it has been inhabited by various peoples despite receiving ... all it owes its curious longevity to an ingenious irrigation system once prevalent ... the town are numerous fascinating sites including ruined desert cities and ancient ... buddhist caves mongolian border huge areas of deciduous forest ... by eagles and falcons local musicians in turpan urumqi northern xinjiang this ... is a handsome museum of local history in the city but otherwise it is as it ... right up to the borders of kazakhstan mongolia and russia encompassing the western end ...

a fantastic diversity of experience in western russia moscow and st petersburg ... and traditional kremlins remain in a land where the rise and fall of ... cross the urals to asia and the great lakes and taiga forest of siberia await ... exploration russia can be experienced in countless ways fly in for a night at ... journey linking russia with china and mongolia or explore the lesserknown cities and ... kamchatka and the solovetski islands in the arctic north offer the opportunity ... the world s last remaining wildernesses in whichever manner you choose to ...

audley in russia not so long ago the monolithic ... to get you to your destinations in the maximum comfort and convenience and ... cultural and scenic treasures in a more relaxed and civilised manner ... climes and for those wishing to visit mongolia on the trans-siberian railway this is ... to experience european russia in uncrowded peace while many consider st ... petersburg at its best in its glittering winter dress of snow ... despite plummeting temperatures travel in winter does remain a possibility if ... the uk with moscow and st petersburg in less than four hours getting to russia ... -siberian railway can be undertaken in its entirety or alternatively ... experienced in sections with domestic flights used to ...

home via moscow a second route skirts mongolia before cutting down into china through ... from irkutsk and crosses the rolling mongolian steppe to ulaan baatar before ... south to beijing please see the later mongolia section for further details of possible ... a bunk comfortable if not luxurious in a cosy four-berth compartment first ... arrangements days on board can be spent in the convivial bar car or enjoying a ...

journey takes the spectacular trans-mongolian route with a stopover at lake baikal ... and the mongolian capital ulaan baatar day 1 day 2 day 3 ... fly to moscow enjoy an introductory city tour visit the beautiful royal ... 9 day 10 day 11 day 12 day 13 arrive in irkutsk transfer to the shore of ... station and continue on the train south into mongolia arrive into ulaan baatar ... khustain national park stay overnight in a traditional tent after a leisurely ... cross the great wall before arriving in beijing take a city tour including the ... city conceal a dark past it was here in yekaterinburg that the last royal ... ride from moscow irkutsk established in 1651 irkutsk grew to become the ... following an attempted coup d etat in 1825 tsar nicolas i exiled a group of ...

the world s deepest lake containing an incredible fifth of the world s fresh water at 636 ... shamanistic buryat people still reside in settlements of wood cabins around the ... route the longest continuous railroad in the world a bustling port home to the ... good place to relax for a few days take in the pacific air and unwind in this ... atmosphere and for those not continuing into mongolia offers a chance to visit ... scenic diversions lake baikal buddhist influence at ulan ude 80 ...
mongolia home of genghis khan ruler of the ... expanses of rolling steppe home to mongolia s famous horses and herdsmen meet high ... impenetrable forests and deep crystal lakes to the south the great gobi desert ... local culture during the cold war mongolia received few visitors and life in this ... vast country changed little now as mongolia opens up and embraces the outside world ... the modern world is slowly creeping into the life of the mongolian nomad but ...

audley in mongolia the great expanses of mongolia offer ... incredible opportunities to explore one of the ... 20th-century that urbanisation began in earnest over a third of the population ... now live in the capital ulaan baatar the political ... aimags and though much of the infrastructure beyond the capital is very basic ... you to explore the stunning hinterland in as much comfort as possible climate ... mongolia s landlocked location gives rise to an ... days a year but with wide variations in temperature between summer and winter ... only the southern gobi is truly hot in the summer months though this is also ... between may and october accommodation mongolia s capital ulaan baatar boasts a range ... of modern international hotels with standards approaching those ...

contrasting deserts and crystal lakes beyond day 1 day 2 day 3 depart from ... an overnight flight to beijing arrive in beijing with the afternoon at leisure ... to ulaan baatar a city tour takes in the wonderful gandan monastery ... to the secluded tuvkhun monastery high in the larch forested mountains drive ... enjoy a leisurely day by the shores of mongolia s most beautiful lake return to khatgal ... els gobi local children day 10 khövsgöl mongolia s northernmost province hugging the ... grazing meadows and crystal streams and lakes teeming with fish in the heart of the ... of lake khövsgöl the deepest lake in central asia and surrounded by woodland ... alive with bear moose and ibex this is mongolia s finest natural attraction now ... the lake picturesque ger camps by the lakeshore provide comfortable lodging in the ...