| Investment & Business |
Send us an email to receive, free of charge, an excellent Business Guide-2005, prepared by the Commercial Assistant of the US. Embassy for the needs of US companies planning to invest or do business in Mongolia |
| Tourism Events |
Send us email to receive, free of charge, the schedule & overview of the top tourism events planned for summer 2005 with detailed description, locations, prices and pictures. |
| Banking & Finance |
Credit cards |
Most of hotels, restaurants, cashmere shops do accept major credit cards. ATM machines are available at the Trade and Development Bank (across the street, south from the Ulaanbaatar Hotel) and in the Ulaanbaatar Hotel lobby. |
Traveler checks |
Can be cashed at most of commercial banks, the best is the Trade and Development bank. |
Currency exchange |
Major foreign currency can be exchanged at any commercial banks' offices available in many places in the capital city. It is not advisable to deal with street changers. Best rate can be obtained at foreign exchange office at the Ard Cinema, one block west from the Central Post Office. |
Money transfer |
Money sending services such as Western Union and MoneyGram are available at most of banks. Look for respective sign or click the links to locate an agent in Mongolia. Bank transfers available at most commercial banks. |
| Interpreters & Translators |
We can find you a good interpreter and guide for a small charge. Send us email with the language, skill level and duration of the assignment. Usual Average rate for a good English speaking interpreter is US$ 25 per day, guides- $ 15.
We can help you to locate a Mongolian translator from our partner translation agencies. Send us an email with the language pair, amount of words, assignment deadline to get a quote. |
| Accommodation |
Check our Where to Stay page for available accommodation types and send us an email to book a hotel/accommodation for a small fee. |
| Transportation |
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Air tickets |
MIAT- tel: 976-11- 322686 Fax: 976-11-313385
Korean Air- tel: 976-11-305050, AirMarket LLC
Aeroflot- tel: 976-11-320720
Air China- tel: 976-11-452548 |
Train tickets |
Railway ticket office: 976-11-94133 |
Forwarders |
DHL, FedEx, UPS international parcel & courier services all are available in the capital city. Several local companies offer container forwarding services. |
| Communication |
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Postal |
International letter postage cost Tg 400 and local- Tg 200 |
Courier postage |
DHL, FedEx, UPS are all available in the capital city |
International calls |
Prepaid international call cards are available from post offices and shops. Calling to US or Europe can be anywhere from Togrog 40 to 300 or US$ 0.4- 0.25 per minute depending on the country destination. |
Cellular phones |
Local Mobicom cellular phone operator offers GSM standard based mobile service available in almost all major cities and towns. Bring your own mobile phone and just change the chip or rent one locally.
Another operator, SkyTel uses CDMA standart. |
Internet |
87 Internet cafés in Ulaanbaatar city alone and one in each province center available at the local post office. It is also possible to buy prepaid Internet access cards from the Micom company at the Central Post Office |
Copying |
Available at many places in the capital city. Cost Tg 30 per A4 page, B/W |
| Tour operators |
For s small fee we can help you to plan your travel itinerary and to find a reliable tour operator or guide. Send us an email with your planed arrival/departure dates, places you would like to visit in Mongolia and/or any other special interests. Save time and money! |
| Entertainment |
Ulaanbaatar city offers variety of entertainment, from folklore group to live rock/pop band performances, from latest Hollywood hitbox releases to ballet and opera.
Send us an email to receive, free of charge, a monthly Cultural Events Calendar listing all upcoming cultural events, available on the third day of each month. |
Folk dances & songs |
There is a nice folklore ensemble, Tumen Ekh, performing for an hour almost every day during summer starting at 19:00 pm. Ticket costs US $ 5.00 |
Nightclubs |
River Sounds (south from Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is a good place to wind up. Local musicians perform live 23:30-00:00. Entry fee: Tg 3,000 or US$ 2.50
FACE club is a nice disco dance place (across the street south from the Fine Arts Museum) Entry fee: Tg 5,000 or US$ 4 |
Bars |
Too many to list, more than 200 |
| Medical services |
SOS International operates a clinic in Ulaanbaatar: Tel: 976-11-345526, Email: admin@sosmedica.mn |
| Shopping |
All the basic foodsuffs are available as well as several shops selling camping gear.
One can find many antique shops in UB and also buy some local made handicrafts at bargain prices on the local tourist camps.
Best buys from Mongolia, in our view, are good quality cashmere clothes available at half price and various ethnic items such as Kazakh hand made rugs.
CDs with traditional folklore music and songs as well as postal stamps can help you to keep and share the flavour of the country. |
| Media |
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English language |
Two weeklies, The UB Post and The Mongol Messenger. Price is 300 Togrog from news-stands. |
Other languages |
Mongolian News weekly (in Chinese) |
| Laundry |
Express Dry Cleaning and Metro Express self service centers are available in the capital city |
| Real estate |
Send us an email to get a free newsletter on real estate investment and rental opportunities |
| Date Club |
Send us an email to post your advertisement in the local newspapers five times. Fee US$ 20. |
| Penpal wanted |
Send us an email to post your advertisement in the local newspapers three times. Fee US$ 10 |
