{"id":562,"date":"2020-08-27T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/staging\/?destination=khangai-nuruu-national-park"},"modified":"2024-06-06T01:38:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:38:43","slug":"khangai-nuruu-national-park","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/destination\/khangai-nuruu-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Khangai Nuruu National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/visitsilkroad\/clvl3cel701dq01phev10aq9m\/static\/pin-s+ff0000(101.2111205,46.8147767)\/101.2111205,46.8147767,12.5,0\/725x300?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidmlzaXRzaWxrcm9hZCIsImEiOiJjbHV2YWEzbDMwMWRvMmpvYXd1NzRkNDcwIn0.iA4-BEz1MfIrSQRk3uxVkw\">\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a region not serviced by public transport, hence it\u2019s a destination best explored by private car or organised tour booked from Ulaanbaatar. Alternatively you can take a bus to the gateway towns of Tsetserleg, Kharkhorin or Arvaigkheer, from where you can arrange a vehicle. The monastery is around 60km from Kharkhorin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='pixels-photo'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/130939919\/central-mongolia-by-patrice-pvk\" alt=\"Central Mongolia by Patrice Pvk on 500px.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <img src='https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/130939919\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=fff7cdd12d385b5561fd9834b83fc0bf2bf4c83368cbd2fb01203748b420013d' alt='Central Mongolia by Patrice Pvk on 500px.com' \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js'><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Making up a large section of the Khangai mountain range, Khangain Nuruu National Park\u2019s impressive biodiversity takes in varied habitats from steppe, taiga, riparian forests and alpine meadows. With its scenic mountainous surrounds and pristine lakes it\u2019s a destination popular with hikers and here you\u2019ll find a variety of wildlife including ibex, lynx, red deer and argali sheep among interesting birdlife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='pixels-photo'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/1011482012\/untitled-by-\u65af\u592a\u5c14-null\" alt=\"Untitled by \u65af\u592a\u5c14 on 500px.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <img src='https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/1011482012\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=033097ed9cdbc4fcc31281a5cf6fc19c6315e3d1db267890b6c73a465a309b32' alt='Untitled by \u65af\u592a\u5c14 on 500px.com' \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js'><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Hidden deep amid all this natural beauty is one of Mongolia\u2019s oldest monasteries, <strong>T\u00f6vkh\u00f6n Khiid<\/strong>, an important site for Buddhist pilgrims. Here you can take a memorable hike or horseback ride up through pine forest leading to spiritual awaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='pixels-photo'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/67757277\/monastere-de-tovkhon-i-tovkhon-monastery-i-by-bastien-marivint\" alt=\"Monast\u00e8re de Tovkhon I - Tovkhon monastery I by Bastien Marivint on 500px.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <img src='https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/67757277\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=c6d5ab1ca8a818181cacbf5246c26c52011bb55aa2afb58b0dbddcfabd67075e' alt='Monast\u00e8re de Tovkhon I - Tovkhon monastery I by Bastien Marivint on 500px.com' \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js'><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The mountain monastery of T\u00f6vkh\u00f6n Khiid was founded by Zanabazar in 1653, who spent some 30 years living and meditating here. Like most monasteries it was destroyed during the Communist purge in 1937, but was duly rebuilt the early 1990s following the collapse of the USSR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facilities Available<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>At the entrance of the park you\u2019ll find some family-run ger camps but not much else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Encompassing an area spanning 8885 square kilometres, Central Mongolia\u2019s Khangai Nuruu National Park stretches across the length of the Khangai mountain range. With its pristine landscapes of rivers, forest steppe and alpine meadows this is a region popular with trekkers. But beyond its natural attractions, it\u2019s also home to the T\u00f6vkh\u00f6n Monastery, one of Mongolia\u2019s oldest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11646,"parent":0,"template":"","destination_type":[17],"location":[65,23],"site_type":[166],"featured":[175,174],"class_list":["post-562","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination_type-site","location-bayankhongor","location-mongolia","site_type-nature-eco-tourism","featured-featured","featured-national-park"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19051,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/562\/revisions\/19051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination_type?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"site_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site_type?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}