Do you need a visa to go to Mongolia? Is it expensive to eat in Mongolia?

Dear friends, Mongolia that I want to talk to you today is not Inner Mongolia, but simply Mongolia. Some scenic spots here are not bad, but it is best to choose the right time to visit. Let's take a look at the relevant visa and food information together. Visa

official passports are exempt from visa for one month, while most people need to apply for a visa to enter Mongolia for personal passports! ! ! Invitation letters can be sent by Mongolian travel agencies, enterprises and individuals. If not, it is better to find an agent to handle them. Among them, the most expensive one is about 9 in Beijing-1 yuan, 8 yuan in Hohhot and 5 in Erenhot < P > 6 yuan. You can also search for the agent on the hornet's nest.

Preparation materials

1. Passport is valid for more than 6 months, with at least 2 blank pages

2. Copy of passport (the nearest copy shop of Beijing Embassy is at the entrance of the second visa office of the US Embassy in the northeast, about 4 meters away)

3.2-inch photo (on white or blue background)

4. Invitation letter (Mongolian company or travel agency) < p No cash (Beijing)

Visa fee

Visa type Ordinary visa fee (RMB) Expedited visa fee (RMB)

One-time entry and exit visa 27 yuan 495 yuan

Two-time entry and exit visa 52 yuan 97 yuan

One-time transit visa 18 yuan 315 yuan

Two-time transit visa 315 yuan 585 yuan

This visa has been issued in 63 yuan for more than half a year. Vehicle formalities ATA carnet

The "cargo clearance passport" required for vehicles to leave the country and return to the country is called ATA carnet, which is handled by the regional branches of China International Chamber of Commerce.

ID card: Look at the original and keep a copy. ATA Documentary is only applicable to Chinese mainland residents with ID cards.

car purchase invoice: read the original and keep a copy. Mainly to prove the price of the vehicle.

deposit: a deposit of 5% of the delivery price for cars with a price of more than 1, yuan, and a deposit of 1, yuan for cars with a price of less than 1, yuan. Motorcycles are paid at 4%

, and less than 1, yuan is also calculated at 1, yuan. However, the person in charge of handling the Erenhot International Chamber of Commerce is more reasonable. For motorcycles with less than 1, yuan, the deposit is paid at the full price of the car, which can reduce the turnover burden. I paid more than 1, yuan according to the invoice of the car purchase. You can ask me for the phone number of the person in charge by private letter, so I won't write my personal contact information here. After all the formalities are provided and entered into the system, the voucher will be paid to the designated bank and then you can get the ATA Documentary Book.

However, the document book only solves the problem of entry and exit of China Customs. There is no agreement or regulation on vehicle entry and exit between the General Administration of Customs of China and Mongolia, so the customs in Mongolia

need to go through the formalities for goods (vehicles) to leave the customs again after entering the country, and also provide relevant passports and vehicle procedures to go through the deposit formalities at the rate of 1% of the goods again, and then get the receipt of deposit when leaving the country at the registration time to clear the customs. Insurance

SOS international rescue insurance:

Several SOS cooperative insurance companies that I asked were unwilling to provide insurance services because of my talkative statement that I was going to Mongolia by motorcycle. Finally, I had no choice but to buy insurance from Mongolia.

The monthly insurance premium is $165. Choosing SOS rescue insurance can cover transportation expenses if you are injured and need to be sent back to China. To put it more seriously, if you are unlucky enough to stop eating abroad, you can also send your body back. Photographic equipment

We gave up all cumbersome choices in equipment selection, except for the following photographic equipment, and brought a notebook and a 2T hard disk to store and clean up cards conveniently.

photographic equipment: sonya 63

iphone6s

Huawei 9

gopro 3+

mobile phone stabilizer

DJPHANTOM3

There are pictures on the menus of high-end restaurants in Ulaanbaatar, and western food is very authentic. Just look at the picture and choose, and the price is generally not too outrageous and expensive.

Of course, Mongolia is dominated by beef, sheep and meat, and its practices are varied. Fruits and vegetables are relatively expensive and the choices are limited, so it is a paradise for tourists who don't like meat.

if you want to go to other areas outside the capital, the menu and price of the traditional Montessori restaurant are basically the same;

For example, the menu on the photo sign and its translation are as follows:

Roasted lamb ribs rice 72T

Roasted lamb chops rice 68T

Fried mutton rice with eggs 58T

Fried mutton rice with shredded pork 58T

Fried mutton rice with eggs 57T

Meatball rice 57T

Fried cakes 5t. Jiaozi 47T

Gada soup 45T

rice 7T

fried eggs 6T

steamed bread 5T

Lipton black tea 5T

milk tea 5T

coffee 5T

packing boxes 4T

other common fast food such as steamed buns and meat boxes.

The price of hotels in Ulaanbaatar, the capital, is similar to that in some northern capital cities in China, and many mobile phone reservation clients can handle it. Rooms and beds in youth hostels can also be booked on those commonly used booking websites.

We all brought our own tents, air mattress, sleeping bags and other pots and pans needed for camping in order to save money and convenience. The hotel and Mongolia

stayed for about five days for a bath. The price of a four-bed yurt is about RMB in 13 yuan, and a standard room in a hotel in a provincial capital city is about RMB 17, while the price of a four-bed room in a family hotel in a rural town is about 15 yuan. You can order a family meal from the hostess, and each mutton fried cake is about 15 yuan. As long as you can endure not taking a bath for a few days,

there are too many wonderful places for camping in Mongolia to choose from, from waking up frequently on the first night to getting used to it quickly until the sun wakes up in the morning. Ok

You can go to Mongolia by plane, train, carpooling or driving by motorcycle.

perennial flights to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, can fly from Beijing and Hohhot. In addition, the seasonal flights can be from Baotou, Erlian, Manzhouli, Aershan and other cities.

Please confirm the specific flight information before departure.

besides flying, if you have enough time, taking the train is also a very convenient and interesting choice.

International trains departing from Beijing (due to the annual duty of trains between China and Mongolia, it may be adjusted every year):

K3 times, Beijing (11:22)- Erlian (21:48-:59)- Ulaanbaatar (14:15-15:25)- Moscow 13:58. Moscow (23:45)- Ulaanbaatar (6:35-7:)- Erlian (21:-1:2)- Beijing (11:4) departs every Sunday

K23 times, and Beijing (11:22)- Erlian (21: 4). Ulaanbaatar (6:35-7:)- Erlian (21:-1:2)- Beijing (11:4) leaves every Thursday

Ticket address: west of the first floor of Beijing International Hotel

Tel: 1-651257

Erlian International Train: Ulaanbaatar 2:- Erenhot 13:3 (every Tuesday and Saturday)

685 times, Erenhot 17:35- Ulaanbaatar 1: (every Monday and Friday)

686 times, Ulaanbaatar 2:- Erenhot 13:3 (every Monday and Friday)

Address: International Ticket Office of Erenhot Railway Station

Ulaanbaatar-Zamenud daily train (cheaper price):

275 Zamenud 18:- Ulaanbaatar 8:

276 Ulaanbaatar 17: 27. Mobile phone and Internet access

For mobile users in China, Mongolia belongs to 3 yuan District, and it is 2.99 yuan/minute for international roaming to make domestic calls, which is also the price for answering calls and making local calls. Sending text messages is 1.29 yuan/article, and receiving text messages is free. Unicom is much more expensive.

there are mainly four mobile operators in Mongolia: Mobicom, Unitel, skytel and G-mobile. I think the most convenient one to use in the capital and the countryside is United Telecom, which is convenient to access the Internet on the mobile phone, while another convenient G mobile with high coverage is CDMA, so it needs a C-network mobile phone. My Huawei phone is not compatible, so I choose United Telecom.

restaurants and hotels in the capital Ulaanbaatar provide a lot of free Wifi, but it is more reliable to use mobile data directly in rural and pastoral areas. At present, there are no related products for mobile wifi rental. If you buy it alone, it will cost thousands of dollars, so you choose to give it up. If there are more people in the same industry, you will compare the accounting.

if you ride a motorcycle, it's better to have a satellite phone with several people to prevent sudden problems from contacting the outside world.