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'''Tourism in Mongolia''' was extremely limited by the [[Mongolian People's Republic|Socialist Government]], but has been expanding following the [[1990 Democratic Revolution in Mongolia]] in the wake of the [[collapse of the USSR]] and the [[Revolutions of 1989]]. [[Mongolia]] is a unique and relatively unexplored travel destination that offers a great combination of scenic natural features, a wide variety of untouched landscapes, nomadic life style and culture. Travel organizations in Mongolia date back to half a century ago, but the private sector-based tourism is barely twenty years old. Now Mongolia boasts 403 travel companies, 320 hotels, 647 resorts and tourist camps, all employing the graduates from over 56 educational establishments.<ref>Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism, Mongolia</ref> Mongolia takes an active part in United Nations World Tourism Organization, of which it is a member party.
[[File:Tourst number increase-Mongolia.jpg|thumb|Foreign tourist number]]
To boost foreign investment in tourism, the Government of Mongolia offers special tax exemption equaling up to 10 percent of the total investment if offered for construction of high-rated hotels and tourist complexes. Licenses for tourism business were abolished and service provided by tour operators for expatriate visitors is now exempt from [[Value added tax|VAT]]. Standards and regulations are largely non-restrictive, with no complicated layers of bureaucracy issuing permission and exercising control.

A vivid example of the successful reform of the legal framework is the progressive increase of the number of visitors – the number reaching 450,000 in 2010 - tripling the 2000 estimate.<ref>Mongolian travel directory</ref>
With [[List of countries by population density|one of the world's lowest population densities]], the vastness of the [[Mongolian-Manchurian grassland]], [[desert]], as well as the numerous [[List of mountains in Mongolia|mountains]], [[List of rivers in Mongolia|rivers]] and [[List of lakes in Mongolia|lakes]] offer plenty of adventure. Although [[Backpacking (travel)|backpacking]] is becoming more common, travel outside Ulanbataar is mostly arranged by tour operator companies.
[[File:Naadam festival-Battulga.E.JPG|thumb|Famous Naadam Festival]]
In January 2013, the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Mongolia approved official slogan for Mongolia's tourism called “Go Nomadic, Experience Mongolia”((CN|date=May 2023)) which, it believes, will properly position help boost tourism industry in Mongolia. However, after a year the Ministry replaced the official slogan to new "Mongolia - Nomadic by Nature.((CN|date=May 2023))

On March 5, 2014, during ITB Berlin 2014 exhibition in Germany, officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia signed an agreement to become official partner country for ITB Berlin 2015.<ref>((cite web |url=http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/?p=8256/ |title=Mongolian to participate as partner country for ITB Berlin 2015))</ref>

The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Mongolia has been restructured into the Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism in December, 2014 as a result of country's government cabinet change.((CN|date=May 2023))

Activity travels available include trekking, climbing, bird watching, horse riding, rafting, camel riding, yak caravan and overland motorcycle tours. Many of these tours focus strongly on ecology and wildlife, and almost all of them include the [[Gobi Desert]] as one of their destinations; apart from its numerous native animal species, the desert is famous for its fossilised dinosaur bones and eggs. [[List of lakes in Mongolia|Mongolia's lakes]] represent another good hiking destination, as do the Four Holy Peaks surrounding [[Ulaanbaatar]] or the [[Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park]], in the Umnugobi.<ref>Mongolian Travel Directory</ref>
The [[economy of Mongolia]] is expecting "unstoppable" growth as its [[natural resources]] are tapped,<ref name="Unstoppable Wolf">((cite web
| url= http://biznetwork.mn/blog/show/id/6214
| title= Mongolian Wolf to Be 'Unstoppable'
| publisher= [[Moscow Times]] / [[Reuters]]
))</ref> which will enable further investment in [[infrastructure]].

In 2023, Mongolia decided to promote tourism and allow visitors from 34 countries enter the country visa-free until the end of 2025.<ref>((cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Breanna |title=Why 2023 is the year to visit Mongolia |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/mongolia-reasons-to-visit-2023/index.html |website=cnn.com |publisher=CNN |access-date=23 January 2024 |date=31 March 2023))</ref> Among the countries which citizens can enter Mongolia visa-free are all the European Union countries (except for Germany, which have already had visa-free entry to Mongolia), UK, Australia and New Zealand.<ref>((cite web |title=NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES/REGIONS ARE EXEMPTED FROM VISA TO ENTER MONGOLIA |url=https://en.consul.mn/visa/c/83 |website=consul.mn |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia |access-date=23 January 2024))</ref>

==Statistics==
Most visitors arriving to Mongolia on short term basis for tourism were from the following countries of nationality:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank||Country|| 2017 || 2016 || 2015 || 2014 || 2013
|-
|1||((flag|China)) || 144,070 || 131,312 || 145,029 || 157,561 || 178,326
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|2||((flag|Russia)) || 106,935 || 84,065 || 70,668 || 73,055 || 74,468
|-
|3||((flag|South Korea)) || 74,985 || 57,587 || 47,213 || 45,476 || 45,178
|-
|4||((flag|Japan)) || 22,582 || 19,985 || 19,277 || 18,282 || 18,178
|-
|5||((flag|United States)) || 16,684 || 15,859 || 14,420 || 13,987 || 14,701
|-
|6||((flag|Kazakhstan)) || 14,234 || 13,370 || 14,434 || 13,562|| 11,422
|-
|7||((flag|Germany)) || 10,586 || 9,709 || 8,992 || 9,551 || 9,499
|-
|8||((flag|France)) || 10,044 || 9,035 || 7,989 || 7,733 || 7,407
|-
|9||((flag|Australia)) || 6,689 || 5,631 || 4,804 || 5,118 || 6,765
|-
|10||((flag|United Kingdom)) || 6,012 || 6,161 || 6,148 || 5,758 || 6,391
|-
|colspan="2"| Other || 58,273 || 51,442 || 47,230 || 42,761 || 45,480
|-
|colspan="2"| Total || 471,094 || 404,156 || 386,204 || 392,844 || 417,815
|-
|colspan="7" style="font-size:80%; background:silver; text-align:center;"|Source: Ulaanbaatar Tourism Department<ref name="mongolia">((cite web|url=http://tourism.ub.gov.mn/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B-%D0%BC%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%8D%D0%B3-%D3%A9%D0%BD%D0%B3%D3%A9%D1%80%D1%81%D3%A9%D0%BD-%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D1%86%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%B6%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%BC%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%8D.pdf|title=Statistics of Tourists to Mongolia|publisher=Нийслэлийн Аялал|access-date=2016-04-21))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://tourism.ub.gov.mn/?p=3099|title = 2015 Оны Жуулчны Болон Аялал Жуулчлалын Салбарын Орлогын Мэдээг Өнгөрсөн Оны Мөн Үетэй Харьцуулсан Мэдээ| date=February 19, 2016 ))</ref><ref>http://tourism.ub.gov.mn/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-onii-jiliin-etses.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref><ref>http://tourism.ub.gov.mn/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/26731576_1578713278877161_3448197042956183700_n.jpg ((Bare URL image|date=March 2022))</ref>
|}

==Events==
The main festival is world-famous [[Naadam]], which has been organized for centuries and is held on July 11 to July 13 in honor of the [[1990 Democratic Revolution in Mongolia|Democratic Revolution]]. Naadam consists of three Mongolian traditional sports: [[archery]], long-distance [[horse-racing]], and [[Mongolian wrestling]].
In 2013, The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Mongolia published Mongolia Tourism Calendar of Events 2013, in which the Ministry collected all public events related to Mongolian tourism and culture.((CN|date=May 2023)) Many events included in the calendar, which is also available for download online, are repeat events.

Other events include:
*[[Miss Mongolia]] - beauty pageant to select the country's [[Miss World]], candidate
*[[Eagle festival]] - in [[Bayan-Ölgii]], hunters use trained eagles to catch small prey, plus Kazakh horse games
*[[Nowruz]] - in [[Ölgii (city)|Ölgii]], Kazakh New Years parade, concert, and feast
*[[Tsagaan Sar]] - Lunar New Year festival held throughout [[Mongolia]]
*[[Camel Festival]] - Mongolian winter tourism festival held in [[Ömnögovi Province|Umnugobi]] province. The Thousand Camel Festival in the Gobi desert introduces the tradition of camel breeding and herding. It is in Bulgan county, Umnugovi province.   A local non-governmental organization aims to protect and preserve the Bactrian camel population.  And they organize “The Thousand Camel Festival” in Bulgan county, South Gobi province, Mongolia.  Also, the festival aims to celebrate and promote the cultural heritage of Bactrian camels and winter tourism growth in Mongolia.((cn|date=July 2023))

The festival includes two types of camel races, Camel-Polo, and some other competitions related to camel breeders’ cultural heritage, such as training of untamed camels, making ropes from camel wool, and loading.  And there is a folk concert by school children from the county.((cn|date=July 2023))

The festival is held annually March 6–7 for two days at Bulgan county, South Gobi province, Mongolia. The festival is one of the heart touching events because of the camel training and other activities related to the camel breeding tradition. ((cn|date=July 2023))
*[[Ice festival]] - Winter tourism event held at scenic [[Khuvsgul]] lake
*[[Goyol Fashion Festival]]

==Transportation==
((main|Transportation in Mongolia|Rail transport in Mongolia))
[[Chinggis Khaan International Airport]] in Ulaanbaatar is the major international airport in the country, offering scheduled flights to and from Russia, China, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Germany and Turkey.
*[[MIAT Mongolian Airlines]] is the national flag air carrier and serves only [[MIAT Mongolian Airlines destinations|international destinations]] such as Moscow, Frankfurt, Berlin, Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Busan, Singapore, Tokyo, Osaka (operated during summer time) and chartered flights.
*[[Hunnu Air]] (former Mongolian Airlines Group), founded in 2011, flies both [[Mongolian Airlines destinations|domestically]] and internationally ([[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai]] - (temporary discontinued as of October 2013) and [[Manzhouli]]).
*Domestic destinations within Mongolia are also served by [[Aero Mongolia]] and [[Eznis Airways|EZNis Airways]] (halted its operation ((CN|date=May 2023))), which offers two short-haul international flights: to cities of [[Irkutsk Airport|Irkutsk]] and Ulan-Ude of [[Russia]] and to [[Hohhot Airport|Hohhot]], Erenhot and Hailaar of [[China]].
The [[Trans-Mongolian Railway|Trans-Mongolian Line]] of the classic and well known Trans-Siberian Railway connects Mongolia's capital [[Ulaanbaatar]] with [[Moscow]] and Vladivostok in Russia as well as [[Beijing]], China. 

* The Trans-Mongolian Railway runs from China to Russia and connects Ulan-Ude, which is on the Trans–Baikal (Trans–Siberian) railway in Russia, with Jining in China. Some other notable stops are [[Sükhbaatar Province|Sükhbaatar]], [[Darkhan (city)|Darkhan]], [[Choir, Mongolia|Choir]], and [[Zamyn-Üüd]] / [[Erenhot]]. Additionally, there are important branches leading to both [[Erdenet]] and [[Baganuur]].

==See also==
*[[National Museum of Mongolian History]]
*[[Visa policy of Mongolia]]
*[[Mongolian cuisine]]
*[[Geography of Mongolia]]
*[[Climate of Mongolia]]
*[[Trans-Siberian Railway]]
*[[List of museums in Mongolia]]

==References==
((More citations needed|date=April 2010))
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Wikivoyage|Mongolia))

*[http://www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn/ Official Tourism Website of Mongolia]
*[http://www.discover-bayanolgii.com/ Official Tourism Website of Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia]

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