Zaya Guest House

Rooms for Naadam are Fully Booked

2007-03-26T01:43:00.000-07:00

Dear guests,

Another year has come and we are already receiving many booking requests. This is to notify that our guesthouse has been fully booked between July 8 and July 25, 2007, and we are not accepting any bookings. We do, however, suggest that you call us one week before your arrival just to check in case we have openings.

As another exciting summer is approaching and we are preparing to receive new guests, we are exploring ways to improve our service, including our blog.

I would greatly appreciate if you could give me suggestions on what kind of information you would like to see on this blog.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you this summer!

Sincerely,
Zaya

Group Discount on Tourist Visas

2006-05-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

The UB Post writes that Mongolia will be offering discount to group travelers.

The news article notes that a group of 5-10 people will receive 25% discount and a group with over 10 people will receive 50% discount on Mongolian visa fees.

Some restrictions may apply to Chinese nationals, so please check with your local Mongolian embassy or consular office.

Our New Site Launched

2006-03-22T17:22:00.000-08:00

Please visit our new website that was made possible with the support of Chintushig, who now studies at the American University of Cairo. Chintuk volunteered to use his excellent html skills to do this site. If you cannot log on to it, our address is http://www.mongolia-travel-hostel-zaya.com/.

The major improvement of this site to the previois one is that you can book online! We also have a forum and more detailed information about our rooms and services.

I hope you will enjoy it!

Mongolia, Happy 800th Birthday!

2006-03-22T17:16:00.000-08:00

Mongolia has turned 800 this year and there are numerous events planned to be taking place throughout the year. I am pasting the events list that was copied from the Mongolian Embassy's website.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE 800th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONGOLIAN STATEHOOD

March

18 Armed Forces’ Day
Opening ceremony of military weapons

22 Nauriz Holiday-Kazakh National Holiday

23 Kazakh national festival in Bayan Ulgii province

25 Day of Tradional Dance- Bii Byelgee (Western Mongolian dance)
in Uvs province

26 Opening of opera “Chinggis Khaan”

27 Throat singing festival in Khovd province

April

10 “Chinggis Khaan” electronic database promotional events

21 Premiere of documentary films “Legend of Argusan huurchi” and “Story of two male Zagal”

28 “Great Mongolia-800” art, handicraft, information and advertisement fair

May

12 Unveiling of the State Seal Monument

19 Premiere of the documentary “Vertical Mongolian Script”

26 Promotional events “Mongolian state ceremonial custom and symbols”

June

1 Mothers and Childrens’ day

9 Art contest for Chinggis’s two sacred horses
at Undurkhaan, Khentii province

Horse fair in all provinces

10 “Yohor” buriat dancing festival (Dadal sum, Khentii province)

11 Ceremony to greet the 80 elbow Maidar, Tsam-religious dancing festival

20 International research conference

21 Public display of the State White Banners
National costume day

22 Public display of the State White Banners (continuation)
National costume day

23 Honoring ceremony for the State White Banners at the Government
House
“Call for Peace”-Silver horn festival for the 800th anniversary of the
Mongolian Statehood
National costume day

24 Opening of art exhibition on Mongolian Mode of Lifehood

25 “Great Khurildai” theatrical performance

July

10 Honor concert for the anniversary

11 National Naadam Festival
Military parade of different generations

12 National Naadam Festival
Military demonstration

13 Horsetrainers’s naadam
Competition of horse trainers and horse breakers in Tuv province

14 Opening of international fair

15 Show of 800 morin khuur players and 800 long song singers
Opening of cultural festival of Mongolian nationals

16 “Great Mongolia” show
Art festival of Mongolian nationals

21-23 Asian Children’s Art Festival

August

2 Horse-relay to start at Dadal sum in Khentii province, to be carried to
Kharkhorum
3 Horse-relay to continue

4 Horse-relay to arrive at Kharkhorum

5 Opening of the Great Khaans monument at Kharkhorum
Naadam on the occasion of the event
Fair of ger and traditional tent

6 Herder’s day in Orkhon Valley

23-25 The 9 th International Forum of Mongolists

26 Reindeer herder festival and shaman art performances at Khuvsgul lake

27 Celebration of Alan Goo’s teachings in Chandmani-Undur, Khuvsgul
lake

28-30 The 26 th World Forum of Poets

September

1 Mongolian history class day

2 Rock and pop show for the 800 th Annivcrsary of Mongolian Statehood

18-19 “Miss Mongolia” contest

20 International research conference

21 Music festival “Golden Autumn”

22 Nomads Day (at Khuduu Aral, Khentii province)

23 Mongolian Dance Day (at Khuduu Aral, Khentii province)

24 Reciters’ and praisers’ day (at Khuduu Aral, Khentii province)

25 National horse fair in all provinces

October

2 National forum of historical and cultural studies of Mongolia

3 National forum of historical and cultural studies of Mongolia

November

19 “Morin Khuur” singing contest for the anniversary

21 The Anniversary Records nomination ceremony

24 Honoring ceremony for a copy of the Secret History of the Mongols at the State Honor Palace

26 Independance Day

December

29 Opening of photo exhibition for the 800 th anniversary of the
Mongolian Statehood

31 Closing ceremony for the celebration of 800 th anniversary of the
Mongolian Statehood

2006-01-11T09:26:00.000-08:00

Welcome!

2005-12-27T13:18:00.000-08:00

Dear all,

Welcome to our blog!

Zaya Guest House has become more and more popular in the past few years. I am very happy to know that many guests chose us not only through searching online or looking at travel books, but also through personal referrals. Thank you all who stayed with us for spreading the good words!

Since we first started in 1996, we have received so many guests! In order to capture those memorable moments, we created a guest book for people to leave their comments and contact information. Today, that book has long been filled and we have created many more guest books now placed on the tables of each apartment.

Our family decided to create this blog not only to better serve visitors by putting more FAQs on Mongolia, but also to let you see the beautiful messages left by our previous guests. I will soon start scanning and uploading their comments. I am now working to set up Q&A Section. I sincerely believe that this blog will not merely become a place for me to post guest house information or guest comments. I hope this blog will become a lively international community where we can discuss and share ideas!

Please be respectful to each other and post only relevant questions and comments!

Thank you and happy holidays!!

Best,
Zaya
12-27-2005