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TRAVEL TIPS
Visas: Please visit the official
web site of Ministry
of Foreign Affairs regarding the visa information.
Time: UTC/GMT plus 8 hours; UTC/GMT plus
7 hours in the western provinces of Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs and
Khovd
Currency: Tugrug (MNT). US dollars and
major credit cards accepted at banks and larger hotels
Public holidays (2001): January 1; February 24; June 1;
July 11-13; November 26
Language: Mongolian
Opening hours: shops open 08.00-20.00;
banks open 09.00-13.00 and 14.00-18.00; museums open 09.00-15.00.
Climate: Continental, with warm rainy summers
and extremely cold winters; strong winds in the spring.
Wettest months are July and August.
Transfers: Ulaanbaatar (10.5 miles/17km)
bus 30min; registered taxi/15 min
Departure Tax: MNT 12,500.
Getting Around: Trolley buses and buses
in the city center have a flat fare of MNT200, payable on
board. Taxis charge MNT250 per km. This is a relatively
safe way to travel. For travel furthers a field, buses and
private cars depart when full from long-distance bus stands.
Accommodation: A choice of international
hotels to backpacker hostels available in the capital. Elsewhere,
purpose-built ger camps (traditional nomadic tents with
facilities and a restaurant), plus some local hotels.
International dialing code: 00 976
Public phones: International calls can
be made from exchange booths accepting phone cards - these
are available from local outlets. Card phones provide instructions
in English.
Mobile phones: there are two services (Mobicom
and Skytel)
In emergency: 102 (police); 101 (fire);
103 (ambulance)
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