Mongolia travel and tour information

Yoliin Am Mount was originally established to conserve the birdlife in the region, but it’s now more famous for its dramatic and very unusual scenery – it is a valley in the middle of the Gobi Desert, with metres-thick ice almost all year round. From the entry, a pleasant 25 minute walk, following the stream, leads to a gorge full of ice. In winter, the ice is up to 10m high, and continues down the gorge for another 10km. It remains frozen for most of the year, except for about a month starting in late August. The surrounding hills offer plenty of opportunities for some fine, if somewhat strenuous, day hikes. If you are lucky you might spot vultures on top of cliffs, ibex or horn sheep along the steep valley ridges.