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Monasteries & temples

Amarbayasgalant Monastery

One of Mongolia's most beautiful monasteries, built in the 1730s in a remote valley.

Built by the Manchu emperor in honour of Zanabazar, Amarbayasgalant is one of the few large monasteries that survived the 1930s. Its symmetrical courtyards and painted roofs sit in a quiet valley, and a small community of monks lives here. It makes a good stop between Ulaanbaatar and Khuvsgul.

  • Region: Khuvsgul & the north (Selenge)
  • Best time: May–October
  • Time needed: Half a day
  • Entry: Entry fee

Tips

  • Climb the hill behind the monastery for the best view.

Tours that visit Amarbayasgalant Monastery

  • Khovsgol Ice Festival | Small Group Winter Tour | 14 Days (14 days · Khuvsgul & the north · Eternal Landscapes Mongolia · from $3,655)
    A 14-day small-group winter trip to Khuvsgul for the Ice Festival, with a horse-drawn sleigh journey on the frozen lake and time with Tsaatan reindeer herders.
  • Pearl of Mongolia tour (10 days · Several regions · Enza Tours (Mongolian Tour Guide) · from $1,350)
    A 10-day 4WD loop from Ulaanbaatar to Lake Khuvsgul and back via Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Uran Togoo, Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, hot springs and Khustai.
  • 14 days Grand tour Mongolia (14 days · Several regions · Enza Tours (Mongolian Tour Guide) · from $2,030)
    A 14-day overland circuit through the Gobi, Karakorum, Khorgo volcano and Lake Khuvsgul, returning via Uran Togoo and Amarbayasgalant Monastery.
  • Northern & Tsaatan Family & Central Mongolia – 13 days trip (13 days · Khuvsgul & the north · Vast Mongolia Tour)
    A 13-day trip through northern and central Mongolia including Lake Khuvsgul, the Darkhad Valley and a stay with Tsaatan reindeer herders, returning via hot springs and Khustai.
  • Northern & Central Mongolia - 8 Lakes – 13 days tour (13 days · Central Mongolia · Vast Mongolia Tour)
    A 13-day northern and central Mongolia tour from Amarbayasgalant to Lake Khuvsgul, then south via White Lake and hot springs to a horse ride to the Eight Lakes, ending in Ulaanbaatar.
  • Central – Western – Northern Mongolia – 26 days tour (26 days · Central Mongolia · Vast Mongolia Tour)
    A 26-day overland journey from Ulaanbaatar through central Mongolia, west to the Altai Tavan Bogd mountains and Kazakh eagle hunters, then north to Lake Khuvsgul and the Tsaatan.
  • Northern & Central & Gobi Desert – 22 days tour (22 days · Gobi Desert · Vast Mongolia Tour)
    A 22-day tour linking northern Mongolia's Lake Khuvsgul and Tsaatan herders with central Mongolia and the Gobi desert, ending in Ulaanbaatar.
  • Adventure of Northern and Central Mongolia (15 days · Central Mongolia · Top Tours Mongolia)
    A 15-day trip from Amarbayasgalant Monastery north to Lake Khuvsgul and the Tsaatan reindeer herders, then back through White Lake, hot springs, Kharkhorin and Khustai.

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