PASSPORT AND VISA
Every tourist must be in possession of a valid passport, entry and exit visa. Visas can be obtained from the Mongolian Embassy in the country of your origin or at the Ulaanbaatar airport.
Requirements: 4 photos, valid passport and invitation from Birga Tour Co., Ltd.
CURRENCY
Tugrug .
Please consult your bank or travel agent on the current rate.
COMMUNICATION
International telephone is available in your hotel. Country code is 976, and area code for Ulaanbaatar is 11.
TRANSPORTATION
Railways total: 1,928 km
broad gauge: 1,928 km 1.524-m gauge (1994)
Highways total : 49,250 km
paved: 1,674 km
unpaved: 47,576 km (1998 est.)
note:much of the unpaved rural road system consists of rough cross-country tracks
Waterways : 400 km of principal routes (1999)
Airports : 34 (1994 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 8
between 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
under 914 m: 1 (1994 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 26
over 3,047 m: 3
between 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
between 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
between 914 to 1,523 m:3
under 914 m: 5 (1994 est.)
