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Located 1000 km from Ulaanbaatar by paved road and 102 km from Murun, a central town of Khovsgol province.
Khovsgol Lake lies sticking into the southern fringe of the Siberian Taiga on the northern frontier of Mongolia, at an altitude of 1645 m above the sea level.
The lake's name is also spelled Hovsgol, Hövsgöl, or Khuvsgul in English texts. The lake is the largest freshwater lake in the country, but the second largest in surface area of 2760sq km with a coastline of 414 km after Uvs Lake in western Mongolia. This volcanic lake is also the deepest in the country reaching up to 262 m, 136 km (85 miles) long, and 36 km (22 miles) wide.
Khovsgol Lake and its surrounding is absolutely the highlight of Mongolian nature where many types of adventures and holidays available.
The Reindeer People or Tsaatan, a diminishing nomadic tribe who live in the depths of the Taiga in northern Mongolia are one of the last groups of nomadic reindeer herders in the world.
There about 400 people of 70-80 families live in communities, usually a group of two to seven households. Their life is completely dependent on the Reindeer they herd, often moving their small encampment tepees 5-10 times a year in search of suitable weather and moss for the reindeer.
Life in Taiga is unique, nature is pristine which one of the most famous destinations in Mongolia. According to their relationship with mother nature, shamanism is the main belief. Therefore, the most famous shamans are among Tsaatans. Shamans and the Reindeer Tribe are the main Taiga tourist attractions.
Architecturally beautiful Amarbayasgalant monastery is one of the three main monasteries in Mongolia, was built between 1727 and 1737 by the Manchu emperor Yongzheng, the son of Kangxi of Manchu (Qing dynasty)commemorating Zanabazar, the first Bogd Gegeen (religious title), leader of Mongolian Buddhism, sculptor, and painter. Zanabazar's (1635-1723) remains were transferred to the monastery in 1779. Pilgrims from all over the Tibetan-Mongolian Buddhist world came to the monastery to worship and pay homage to the mummified body of Zanabazar.
One of the natural highlights of Arkhangai province, the awe-inspiring Khorgo Terkhiin Tsagaan National Park comprises of two famous attractions: Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake or Great White Lake and dormant volcano Khorgo.
77267 hectares of Khorgo Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake area is extremely rich in wildlife and flora, which was designated as a national park to protect the spectacular mountain scenery and endangered species.
2210 m high Khorgo volcano is one of the 10 volcanoes in the national park, became extinct about 8000 years ago. The larch tree forest covers the northern slope of the volcano while its crater is 200 m in diameter, with a depth of 70-80 m.
Visitors climb the volcano on stairs and trails, and upon reaching the top, walk along the volcano rim with outstanding views of surrounding areas; a small village can be seen from the volcano as well as a bird’s eye view of Terhkiin Tsagaan Lake.
Uushgiin Uvur is the Bronze age site contains 14 upright carved stones with heights of 1 to 4 meters, 20-50 centimeter thick, and 30-100 centimeter wide. Uushgiin Uvur deer stones are considered the best kept and clearest carved ones.
Some 600 deer stones have been found in Central Asia, 500 of them found in the territory of Mongolia. Deer stones are the first monuments of humans; the earliest of them belong to the 13th to the 9th century BC, while most of them date to The Bronze Age. On restored, standing stones, pictures including the sun, the moon, belts, knives, and jumping deer were carved fantastically. The deers are stylized with bird beak, some of them gouged with spiraling horns, depicted as flying between the earth and heaven.
