Naiman Nuur natural reserve

Distance: 520 km from Ulaanbaatar
Duration: 11-13 hours by road from Ulaanbaatar via the town of Arvaiheer town
Accommodation: camping
Activities: hiking, nature trips, wildlife viewing, horseback riding, fishing, and photography and videography tours.
Situated 116 km to the west of Arvaiheer town, Lake Naiman Nuur
(Eight Lakes) had garnered a reputation as one of Central Mongolia’s most spectacular sites. Apart from the eight lakes, which give the larger area its name, sands, forests and dead volcanoes account for additional wonders. Naiman Nuur is home to elk, argali sheep, wild boar, Siberian ibex, musk deer and numerous bird species. There are few better places to camp or hike in the country.