Traditional meal

The building is surrounded by a wall of 108 stupas with a circumference of 1,600 metres. Of the 60 temples built during the 16th and 17th centuries, around twenty remain today, spared despite Stalin's policy of systematic destruction.

In fact three monasteries combined into one, on the banks of the Ongiin River. Before 1937, the monastery had 25 temples, and around 300 lamas lived there permanently.In 1938, it was destroyed during the repression carried out by the Russians, and around a hundred lamas were killed.The monastery reopened in 1990. According to local accounts, at night, those sleeping at the ger camp nearby ...

Yol Valley is known as the “Valley of the Eagles”, home to the majestic Gobi eagles, known as bearded vultures. Walk through the valley to observe the region's flora and fauna.