Mongolia’s nomadic culture has deep historical roots. Even those who are not familiar with modern Mongolia will recognize the name Chinggis Khaan (also spelled Genghis Khan) and the Mongol Empire.
Nestled in the remote forests of northern Mongolia, where bone-chilling winter temperatures plummet to minus fifty degrees, one of the world's most extraordinary nomadic cultures continues to thrive.
Nomadic routes have been central to Mongolia since 3500 B.C., and some even later became part of the Silk Road. Batzaya Choijiljav Where a family’s prized possessions are their cows and sheep, second ...
The popular "Nomad" is now about nomads in English. I did not know. There are people who send real nomadic life to Mongolia. Nomads who run pastoralists in the grassland. I caught the gel where they ...
Every summer, from July 11 to 15, Mongolians wear their traditional clothes, deel, unite with their families and friends, and celebrate the summer festival, Naadam. In the last decade, Mongolia’s ...
We travel to Western Mongolian with nomadic Kazak herders who hunt using golden eagles. We travel to Western Mongolian with nomadic Kazak herders who hunt using golden eagles in a tradition that dates ...
It’s been two days since we left the glittering skyscrapers and flashy hotels of downtown Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital, and began our journey to the northeastern Khentii province — the birthplace ...
Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos ...
Northern Mongolia’s taiga does not look much like the country many travelers picture first. Instead of open steppe and wide brown grasslands, this is a colder, wetter world of larch forest, marsh, ...
Mongolia’s Bogd Khan Uul was originally protected by an ally of Genghis Khan and is home to Bronze Age petroglyphs, breathtaking views, and ancient human settlements. Nomadic routes have been central ...