1 Day Chinggis Khaan Statue & Terelj National Park Private tour

We will drive to Chinggis Khaan statue. The gigantic steel equine statue mounted by Genghis Khan himself is the largest statue of an equestrian in the world. This 40 m tall statue is located on a hillside on the bank of the Tuul River in an area called Tsonjin Boldog and connected to capital Ulaanbaatar by 54 km paved road.

The Turtle Rock is a granite formation, which is one of the most vivid images created by nature itself in this area. You’re going to see the turtle rock on the way to Ariyabal meditation temple. It is 24m tall. Local people call the rock with various names such as Coin rock, Silver rock or Turtle rock.

Ariyabal temple was built in 1998-2004 and inaugurated in summer 2006. Ariyabal is one of the most worshiped Buddhist deities in Mongolia. As you hike up to the temple, you’ll pass by Buddhist proverbs and quotes written on wooden placards. You can take your time to read the signs and contemplate their meanings. This action puts you into meditation mode and lets you forget about the outside world right away. At the end of these signs you’ll meet a prayer wheel which you can spin and foretell about your day or about your life. Arrow on the wheel ceiling stops at a certain number from 1 to 150 and the number it stops at is the number of your saying among all others that line up from that point to the temple.