Ugii is a beautiful freshwater lake among the mountain steppes and grassy lands of central Mongolia. The lakes’ location is convenient to reach or combines your journey with famous attractions and sites of central Mongolia; 360 km west of Ulaanbaatar, 80 km northeast of Kharkhorin, 95 km northwest of Elsentasarkhai semi-desert, 130 from Tseserleg town of Arkhangai province. Ugii Nuur is the nearest town to the lake, approximately 25 km.
Things to Do at Ugii Lake
Ugii Lake is a perfect place for leisure holiday lovers, weekenders, and bird watchers. Leisure travelers enjoy traditional dwelling ger stay in the vicinity of the lake, hiking, horse riding, fishing, boating, information center visit, and some common bird watching.
The bird watcher should travel to the wetland in the south of the lake to watch the endangered species of birds such as Dalmatian Pelican, Swan Goose, Baikal Teal, Palla’s Fish Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, Siberian Crane, Great Bustard, and Relict Gull.
Some 150 species of birds and 14 species of fish have recorded around the lake. Ramsar Convention registered Ugii Lake as a protected water ecosystem in 1971.
The lake is not as big as the other lakes in Mongolia, but the largest in the mountain steppes, 7 km by 5 km in size, covers 25 sq.km of area, and 15 m at its deepest.
Locals consider the lake sacred and worship.
