Do I need a visa to go to Mongolia? Is eating in Mongolia expensive?

Dear friends, the Mongolia I want to tell you today is not Inner Mongolia, but only Mongolia. Some scenic spots here are not bad, but you'd better choose the right time to visit. Let's take a look at the relevant visa and food information.

Visa official passports are exempt from visa for one month, and most people need to apply for visas for private passports to enter Mongolia! ! ! Mongolian travel agencies, enterprises and individuals can send invitations. If not, you'd better find an agent to handle it. The most expensive Beijing is around 900- 1000 yuan, and around Hohhot and Erenhot 800 yuan.

500-600 yuan. You can also search for agents on the hornet's nest.

Prepare materials

1. Passport is valid for more than 6 months and has at least 2 blank pages.

2. Copy of passport (the nearest copy shop of Beijing Embassy is in front of the second visa office of the US Embassy in the northeast, about 400 meters away)

3.2-inch photo (white or blue background)

4. Invitation letter (Mongolian company or travel agency)

5. Credit card is required for payment, and cash is not accepted (Beijing)

visa fee

Visa types: Ordinary visa fee (RMB) and expedited visa fee (RMB)

1 entry visa 270 yuan 495 yuan

2. Entry and exit visa 520 yuan 970 yuan

1 transit visa 180 yuan 3 15 yuan

Two transit visas 3 15 yuan 585 yuan.

For more than half a year, this visa is in 630 yuan 12 15 yuan.

/kloc-multiple visas for 0/2 months 1215 yuan 2385 yuan.

Tips:

One-time entry is generally 30 days, and sometimes the tourist purpose is 14 days, 2 1 day, etc.

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

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

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

Deposit: 50% of the car payment for vehicles with a price of more than 6,543,800 yuan, and 6,543,800 yuan for vehicles with a price of less than 6,543,800 yuan. Motorcycles are paid at 40%.

Less than 65438+ ten thousand yuan is also calculated as 65438+ ten thousand yuan. However, the person in charge of Erenhot International Chamber of Commerce handled it reasonably. For motorcycles below RMB 65,438+10,000, the deposit shall be paid at the full purchase price, which can reduce the turnover burden. I paid more than 10 thousand yuan according to the car purchase invoice. You can ask the phone number of my person in charge in private, so I won't write my personal contact information here. After all formalities are provided and entered into the system, the voucher will be paid to the designated bank, and then you can get the ATA carnet.

However, the document book only solves the problem of customs entry and exit in China. The General Administration of Customs of China and Mongolia has no agreement and regulations on vehicle access, so I went to Mongolia.

After the goods (vehicles) enter the country, the customs need to go through the exit formalities of the goods (vehicles) again, and also need to provide relevant passports and vehicles to go through the storage formalities again according to 10% of the goods amount. When they leave the country at the registration time, they will get a deposit receipt and go through customs.

Insurance SOS international rescue insurance:

Several SOS cooperative insurance companies are unwilling to provide insurance services, because they say they will go to Mongolia by motorcycle. In the end, I had no choice but to buy insurance in Mongolia.

The monthly premium is $65,438 +065. SOS rescue insurance is chosen because when you are injured and need to be sent back to China, you can cover the transportation expenses. To put it more seriously, if you unfortunately can't eat abroad, you can send your body back.

In the choice of photographic equipment, we gave up all the complicated choices, except the following photographic equipment, and brought a notebook and a 2T hard disk to store cleaning cards conveniently.

Photographic equipment: sonya6300

iphone6s

Huawei 9

Gopro3+

Mobile phone stabilizer

DJPHANTOM3

Eating high-end restaurants in Ulaanbaatar, there are basically pictures on the menu, and western food is also very authentic. Just look at the pictures and choose, and the price is generally not too outrageous and expensive.

Of course, Mongolia is dominated by cattle, sheep and meat, and its practices are varied. Fruits and vegetables are relatively expensive and limited in choice, making them a paradise for tourists without 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 logo and its translation are as follows:

Roasted lamb loin rice 7200 tons

Roasted lamb chop rice 6800 tons

Fried mutton rice with eggs 5800 tons

Fried rice with shredded pork 5800 tons

Fried egg mutton rice 5700 tons

Meatball rice 5700 tons

5500 tons of fried cakes

Mutton jiaozi soup 5000 tons.

Lamb chop soup 5000 tons

Mutton soup 5000 tons

4900 tons of noodle soup

Jiaozi boiled 4700T milk tea.

Gadatang 4500 tons

700 tons of rice

600 tons of fried eggs

500 tons of steamed bread

Lipton black tea 500 tons

500 tons of milk tea

500 tons of coffee

Packing box 400 tons

Other common fast food, such as steamed buns and meat boxes, are similar to the rice set meal above.

Hotel prices in Ulaanbaatar, the capital, are similar to those in some northern capital cities in China, and many mobile phone booking clients can handle them. Rooms and beds in youth hostels can also be booked on those commonly used booking websites.

In order to save money and convenience, we all brought tents, air mattress, sleeping bags and other pots and pans needed by camping, hotels and Mongolia.

Bao stayed for about five days and took a bath. The price of a four-room yurt is about 130 yuan, a standard room in a hotel in a provincial capital city is about 170 yuan, and a four-room in a family hotel in a rural town is about 150 yuan. You can order a family photo from the hostess, and each lamb fried cake is about 15 yuan RMB. As long as you can stand not taking a shower for a few days,

There are too many beautiful places to choose from in Mongolian camping, from waking up frequently on the first night to adapting quickly until the sun rises in the morning.

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

From Beijing and Hohhot, you can fly to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, by perennial flights. In addition, 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 fact that trains from China and Mongolia are on duty all year round, there may be adjustments every year):

K3 times, Beijing (1 1:22)- Erlian (2 1:48-00:59)- Ulaanbaatar (14:15-15:)

Moscow K4(23:45)- Ulaanbaatar (06:35-07:00)- Erlian (21:00-0/:20)-Beijing (1 1:40) every Sunday.

K23 times, Beijing (1 1:22)- Erlian (2 1:48-00:59)- Ulaanbaatar (14:15-15:)

K24, Ulaanbaatar (06:35-07:00)- Erlian (2 1:00-0 1:20)- Beijing (1 1:40) leaves every Thursday.

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

Tel: 0 10-65 120507

Erlian international train:

68 1 time, Erenhot 17:35- Ulaanbaatar 10:00 (every Tuesday and Saturday)

682 times, 20:00- Erenhot 13:30 in Ulaanbaatar (every Tuesday and Saturday)

685 times, Erenhot 17:35- Ulaanbaatar 10:00 (1, 5 times a week)

686 times, 20:00- Erenhot 13:30 in Ulaanbaatar (weekly 1 and 5).

Address: International Ticket Office of Erenhot Railway Station

Ulaanbaatar-Zamenud daily train (cheaper):

275 Zamenud 18:00- Ulaanbaatar 8:00

No.276, Ulaanbaatar, 17:20- Zamenud 7:20

Address: Zhamen Ude Railway Station Ticket Office

In addition to the train, it is also possible to carpool from Zamenud to Ulaanbaatar, but it is very hard for drivers to drive alone for more than half a day, so carpooling is not recommended for safety.

Mobile phone and Internet access For mobile users in China, Mongolia belongs to 3 yuan District, and it takes 2.99 yuan/minute to make an international roaming call to China, which is also the price for answering and making local calls. Send SMS 1.29 yuan/,and receive SMS for free. Unicom is much more expensive.

The main mobile operators in Mongolia are Mobicom, Unitel, skytel and G-mobile. I think the most convenient thing to use in the capital and rural areas is United Telecom, which is convenient for surfing the Internet on mobile phones, while another convenient and high-coverage G mobile is CDMA, so C-network mobile phones are needed. My Huawei mobile phone is not compatible, so I choose United Telecom.

There are many free Wifi services in restaurants and hotels in the capital Ulaanbaatar, 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 a person buys it, it will cost thousands of dollars, so he chooses to give it up. If there are more people in the same industry, you will compare accounting.

If you are riding a motorcycle, it is best to have a satellite phone for several people to prevent sudden problems from contacting the outside world.