RUSSIA
 Red
Square was beautiful, and very safe,
at night in 1975. Criminals risked a one-way
ticket to Siberia!
The Saviour Tower can be seen
throughout Red Square and the Kremlin. It is
one of the main entrances to the Kremlin. The
tower was built in 1491 and the clock tower
was added in 1625.
 Moscow
Circuis: No trip to Moscow would be
complete with out a night at the circus! While
these performers appear to be defying death,
they were secured by safety wires. No matter,
the show (and the ice cream) was excellent
The Arbat Street: The first
historical records of Arbat relate to the year
of 1493, the street was mentioned in an account
of a major city fire. Most probably, the street
name originates from the Mongolian word for
"Ten soldiers"-a military unit. In
the 19th century Arbat turned to be a favourite
neighbourhood for Moscow's nobility and creative
intelligentsia, it was believed to number one
noble for every seven ordinary residents.  During
the Soviet times the traditional Arbat inhabitants
were eased out by a new class, the functionaries
of the Communist Party bureaucracy. In the mid
eighties Arbat became the first Moscow's pedestrian
street, the Old Arbat. Over the years the street
has developed into one of the most popular places
in Moscow, you may meet here buskers, street
artists, Krishna supporters, get into multiple
smart clothes and souvenir shops, cafes, cultural
centers, etc. Notable sights around Arbat are
Smolenskaya Square, where the western end of
Old Arbat leads out onto the Garden Ring road.
Gun-Galuut
Nature Reserve is truly the marvellous
combination of high mountains, colourful flowers,
pretty lakes, rivers and wetland waters with
its famous rare species. At the Nature Reserve
tourists can see and take pictures of the endangered
beautiful wild mountain sheep Argali the Big
Horns from the closest distance. In the reserve,
many locations provide great angles to view
rare waterbird species including the White Crane,
White napped crane, Swan goose, and the beautiful
Whooper swan. Horse riding in the mountains,
steppes and along the river is just awesome!
There is great fishing on the quiet Kherlen
River including Taimen, Pike, Lenok, Burbot,
Sturgeon. Visiting nomadic families will be
unforgettable beautiful experience as you will
love their faces with real smiles, true hospitality,
simple, unique and peaceful lifestyle. You also
can ride camel/yak or travel with camel/yak
carts. Sailing in a boat on the Lake Ikh-Gun
or the River Kherlen and swimming in the river
is a great way to relax. Rafting is well done
on the River Kherlen too.
 Hustai
National Park is the place where the
wild Takhi- Przewalski horses have lived peacefully
since 1993 when they were reintroduced to their
native land Mongolia. Here we are able to see
and photograph these beautiful wild horses at
pasture and Red Deer, Wolf, Asian Marmot, various
species of waterfawls and prey birds etc., as
well. Gandan Monastery is one
of the highlights of Ulaanbaatar with its priceless
26 m sculpture of Buddha.
 Mongolian
Folklore Concert is absolutely one
of the attractions of Mongolia. You will admire
the skills of throat singers, contortionists,
dancers as well as traditional Mongolian music.
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