Kharkhorin · Erdene Zuu
365 km west on a paved road. Erdene Zuu's wall of 108 stupas, the Karakorum museum and the Orkhon valley; Ugii lake and Tsenkher springs are close enough to add.
- Getting there360 km from UlaanbaatarOwn car ~6 h
- best 5–92–3 days
- Own car, 2 people, ger camp, 2 days~₮191k–₮382k per person
Getting there
- By car360 km · 6 h · Fuel ₮54k–₮172kOSRM 4.9 h; Discover Mongolia's programme says about 6 h with a lunch stop.
- By bus · KharkhorinDragon terminal · ₮36k–₮37k · 8 hUB → Kharkhorin, 11:00 daily; adult fare plus insurance, read on the booking site 2026-10-10
What to do
- Erdene Zuu monastery: the grounds are free, the temple museum has a ticket₮10k
- The Karakorum museum and the turtle stones
- A day to the Orkhon waterfall (≈ 100 km of dirt each way)
Where to stay
- A ger camp around town, three meals₮100k–₮140k
Good to know
- Dirt roads use 15–20% more fuel than paved ones and are slower than the router assumes; fill up in aimag centres.
Nearby
Photo credits
Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Authors and licences below.
- Erdene Zuu's wall of stupas · Rob Oo from NL · CC BY 2.0
- Temples inside the walls · Bernard Gagnon · CC0
- The golden stupa and the gates · Rob Oo from NL · CC BY 2.0
- A row of stupas · Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
checked: 2026-10-10 · All figures are estimates with sources. Check prices before you go.