Aglag Buteel Monastery Tour

Route:
Nomadic Art Ger Gallery-Aglag Monastry - Ulaanbaatar
Duration:
2 Days, 1 Night
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Tour brief

Aglag Buteeliin Khiid is located approximately 100 km from Ulaanbaatar. These carved rocks are the work of the students and teachers from the Buddhist college.
“Monastery of Tranquil Felicity”, is one of the three largest Buddhist monastic centers in Mongolia. The monastery complex is located in the Iven Valley near the Selenge River, at the foot of Mount Büren-Khaan in Baruunbüren sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The nearest town is Erdenet which is about 60 km to the southwest.
The monastery was established and funded by order of Manchu emperor Kang Xi or Enkh-Amgalan Khan to serve as a final resting place for Zanabazar (1635–1723), the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, or spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism for the Khalkha in Outer Mongolia. According to tradition, while searching for an appropriate site to build the monastery, the exploratory group came across two young boys, Amur and Bayasqulangtu, playing in a field on the steppe. They were inspired to build the monastery on that very spot and to name it after the two children, Amur-Bayasqulangtu. Construction took place between 1727 and 1736 and Zanabazar’s remains were transferred to a newly created temple in 1788.

Price includes
  • Accommodation (Hotel and tour camp)
  • Meals as specified in the itinerary (Breakfast and Lunch Included)
  • Snacks
  • Local transportation
  • Airport Pick-up
  • Driver
  • Tour guide
  • Entertainment tickets/ entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
Price excludes
  •   Round trip air ticket
  •   Your travel insurance (compulsory)
  •   Other personal expenses
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Itinerary

Day 1: Mongol nomadic tourist camp and Aglag Monastry

NOMADIC ART GER GALLERY is open every day for everyone who visits us. We consider it a place to spend your free time effectively and stop for a while. We aim to introduce the fine arts sector of Mongolia to international tourists. We will be presenting exhibitions throughout the summer with the works of the best artists representing the fine arts. Sales and sales services will be available. There will also be a SOUVENIR SHOP in this gallery section. Of course, there will be Mongolian branded products.

After leisurely breakfast your Zendmen Travel guide and driver will take you to Aglag Buteel Buddhist monastery, 100 km to North West of Ulaanbaatar. This is a rather comfortable ride on tarmac road. Buddhism is widely practiced religion in Mongolia and has being revived since the 1990’s after the collapse of communism. As people’s religious freedom return, a number of Buddhist monasteries have newly been established. Mongolia’s renowned Buddhist lama and artist Purevbat has initiated one-the Aglag Buteel monastery. Purevbat has being constructed the monastery to the south of Garid (Garuda) Uul, a stunning mountain with larch forest.  Granite rocks have been carved as statues of Buddhist tradition, each signifies a particular symbolic meaning.  Enjoy walking tour around the monastery and explore its rich heritage. In the afternoon, you will take another short drive to Mongolia’s Secret History ger camp and enjoy your dinner at warm, comfortable restaurant. Enjoy the rest of night with pitch dark sky with sparkling stars in tranquil wilderness. Overnight in a comfortable ger camp.

Day 2: Return to Ulaanbaatar

After leisurely breakfast, you will drive back to Ulaanbaatar

Aglag Monastery is one of the most underrated and unique monasteries in Mongolia. Not your traditional temple complex, Aglag is both weird and wonderful. Start by walking the paths through the incredible stone statues before heading inside the monastery’s main temple. Inside the temple, it’s the beautiful thangka paintings will leave you mesmerized and the animal, half-hybrids with body parts that don’t match, that you’ll remember most after a visit here.

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