Full-Day Tour of Ulaanbaatar With Museum and Black-market

Overview

Available languages

German

Korean

Chinese

Japanese

English

Italian

French

8 hours

Mobile ticket

This full-day tour showcases the major sights of Ulaanbaatar including the Gandan Monastery, Mongolian National History Museum, Narantuul market. Tour guide take you through the lively Naran Tuul market, also known as the “Black Market,” is also a highlight. Lunch, bottled water, and hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Additional Info

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Minimum drinking age is 18 years

Dress code is smart casual

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Lunch

Driver/guide

English-speaking Local guide

Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Optional activity cost

Travel Insurance

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Travel Mongolia Guesthouse

Seoul Street 7/1, 5th Khoroolol, 2nd Khoroo Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

What To Expect

Gandantegchenling Monastery

Most Buddhist Monasteries in Mongolia were destroyed during the communist regime, which lasted until 1990. One of the only to survive was Gandan Monastery, being used as a showcase for visitors.

2 hours • Admission Included

Narantuul Market

The Naran Tuul market is the great traditional market of the capital known also under the name of “Black market”. Located on the east side of the city, this market impresses by its stretch and kaleidoscopic atmosphere. Reputed for having plentiful products at low-cost, Naran Tuul attract as many city-dwellers as nomads, who come to get material supplies. The market is divided into different sections, for which one part is outdoor and is dedicated to bigger furniture such as couch, beds, and equipment for the gers. Anything can be found but essentially traditional Mongolian items needed for the daily life: traditional clothing, cashmere, boots, and saddles. A true immersion in the Mongolian culture for the ones desiring to discover another side of Mongolia.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Full-Day Tour of Ulaanbaatar With Museum and Black-market

Pickup included

Reviews

4.43

7 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great tour of the city Ulaanbatar
Sergio R,
Jun 16, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
it was such a great experience. The day was perfect. We visit several museums and the black market, which was so awesome where I bought some traditional clothes, my guide Alimaa was the best had an awesome day, very professional.
Ok the black market is not a good mix
Irayda R,
Mar 31, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
Our guide Digin was great he made the best of what the city has to offer. We requested a sustitución to go to Chengis Kahn museum instead of the national and that was graciously granted. Black market was part of the original itinerary but I really think that was ugly, I felt unsafe and I much rather would go to a diferent place next time
Very worthy
MohamedAsraf M,
Oct 30, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was really excellent experience. The guide took me many places and was be very patient while I was shopping. Leather goods are very cheap and good quality. It is worth to buy. National museum was so so. Thank you 🙏 Viator.
Great Way to See UB in a Day!
Courtney B,
Sep 4, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00
We really enjoyed the day tour with our guide, Bayaraa. He picked us up from the hotel on time and drove us around the city (not walking / taxi as another reviewer mentioned). Our order of attractions, since the descriptions vary, was Gandantegchenling Monastery, Sükhbaatar Square, National History Museum, Black Market with lunch inside the mall next to the market, the Bogd Khan Winter Palace, and the cashmere shop near the palace. Traffic was crazy, but that is UB for you. Overall, a great way to spend our first day in UB and give us our bearings for the city! Thank you!
Interesting Walking tour
Ivan D,
Jul 27, 2019
- Review from Viator
4.00
This is not a coach tour. My guide picked me at my hotel at the agreed time and we walked to the first attraction - National Museum of Mongolia, 20 minutes walk. He was very helpful providing a lot of information on the history and current Mongolia. From the museum we walked across the street to the National Parliament at the Dzinghis Khan square. From there we took a taxi (there are very few of them in the city and my guide stopped an unmarked one at the corner) to the Bogd Khan Museum - which is a former royal palace. Very nice. In the meantime rain started and we again picked up an unmarked taxi to go to the Black-market. Not worth visiting. There we also had a lunch at a typical local restaurant. Food was simple but tasty. We skipped the Gandan Monastery (as I visited it the previous day on my own). All in all interesting.
Feeling a bit duped!
Susan C,
Jul 24, 2019
- Review from Viator
3.00
No one told me the Black Market would be closed the day I had signed up. They substituted a shopping trip to a department store... good try but I felt duped as the Black Market was why I had signed up for the tour. My tour leader was lovely and it was not her fault she was just assigned to this tour.
It was just great. I will be back for more!
domafrago,
Dec 20, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was an amazing day in UB. I had so much fun. The guide was really good. I saw a lot of this beautiful city and even tasted Mongolian food. And I made some great bargains at the black market.. Wow.. real camel wool socks... and yak wool sweater. I will be booking a tour going to the countryside soon. because this is a great company.