What to do around Chinggis Khan Statue Complex

End of summer comes to near, yet unexpected rain showers refreshed the landscape and painted it green during the last few days. Therefore, many want to escape from the city to feel and experience the Mongolian summer. For those who are seeking for entertainment and cozy camps to stay, we are delivering you the useful information with the support of Friendly Ulaanbaatar program.

This time, we have visited to the Chinggis Khan Statue Complex, which was built in the middle of the plain field and is the biggest steel equestrian monument of the Great Khan rising 40 meters high.

The complex located in Tsonjin Boldog, Erdene soum of Tuv aimag which is 60km away from UB city to the East. It was officially opened in September 2008 and it is planned to build 200 gers as hotel accomodation, golf course, open theater, pond, sport field and over 10 thousand of planted trees.

Even though the complex is not fully finished yet, there are still many activities to do around the complex and the nearby tourist attraction is expanding each year, which allows you to kill two birds with one stone.

First of all, we suggest visiting Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex and its ticket for adult is MNT 7000 (USD 3.5), ticket for children is MNT 3500 (USD 2).  

Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex offers you museum that exhibits findings of the Bronze Age and Xionglu Empire, giant Mongolian boots and whip, souvenir shops, coffee shops, restaurant and post office shop.

Moreover, visitors are able to walk to the head of the horse through its chest and neck, where they can have a panoramic view of Tsonjin Boldog, the birthplace of Chinggis Khan.

This year, ger camp of the Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex has started receiving visitors, which features hot showers and bathrooms inside the ger. The prices for the one night stay at the ger camp is ranging between MNT 135-165.000 (USD 70 – 90). 

Moreover, you can wear Mongolian national costumes for photo session at MNT 3500 (USD 2) and you can take photos with birds of prey too.

Second spot we suggest you to visit is the monument of Hoelun, who was the mother of Chinggis Khan and the wife of his father Yesuhei. Together with Chinggis Khan`s wife Borte, Hoelun was counted as one of the most trusted advisors of Chinggis Khan. She also took care of war orphans under the orders of her son, adopting them and bringing them into the family as a part of an inclusionist policy aimed at creating loyalty among conquered tribes. It was at her camp that a Tatar made an attempt to kill her young grandson Tolui, but was stopped by Altani and Hoelun's two guards.

Next must-to-do around the complex is to try Autogyro flight. Three km away from the complex, you can fly above the Tsonjin Boldog and Tuul river valley.

Cost for the flight depends on the flight length and is starting from MNT 40.000 (USD 20) to MNT 300.000 (USD 160).

There is one more fun activity left on the way back to the city, it is a karting racing!

Turn left at the 46th milestone at the road back to the UB city. Here you can enjoy racing by karting with your friends, family and children. They have up to 10 kartings and offers you to race with up to 10 people on 365 meters long road. One round costs MNT 5000 (USD2.5).

PS: Karting racing is off on only Tuesday and available during other days from 11AM to 8PM.

Finally, following places are the most attractive ones and there are still many places to visit. Gers nearby the complex are providing Mongolian traditional foods such as huushuur, buuz and are operating during the summer. Moreover, many camps and recreation centers are operating all year round. In addition, on the way to the complex, people are selling the wild strawberry, mushroom, spring onion and other wild friuts. Enjoy your trip and enjoy the rest of the summer.

Stay tuned with us for more detailed information about the camps around the complex and many more.