Contact Admin. There is a carpet factory. Traditional archery, practised in beautiful gown by both sexes, consist of aiming at an horizontal target, a bit like a bowling one, lying on the ground. You may see it for Naadam and official competition, but also near the south stadium for training at the end of afternoons usually with no gown then. In summer, many of these students go back home. You can see the Mongolian transportation page.
One daily night train leaving at Train leaves Erdenet at Four coaches daily, mini-vans and car service from Ulaanbaatar 's Dragon coach station West of the town, on Peace avenue. First class train is about USD Dining car on the train with Mongolian food, fruit juice, soft drinks, beer, snacks, etc.
The third class "common" train is the cheapest way to go to Erdenet: The road is paved all the way from Ulaanbaatar, but it is two lane and not well maintained. Some people avoid the car and mini-van services because the drivers tend to drive too fast and there are many accidents.
It is possible to visit the open copper mine , the biggest copper mine in Asia, take your passport. There is also a museum of the mine. If you are there before Naadam, go and see the archers training in Naadam's field, south of the city centre.
There are also a few trainings after Naadam. No training if it rains. In winter, hardly no training and, when they take place, it's inside. In springtime there are usually once a week, intensifying as national Naadam is approaching. Login Signup.
