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Tsetserleg (also spelt Tsetserlik, Tsetserlig or Cècèrlèg) is the capital of Arkhangai province.

Understand

The town is located is in beautiful forested valley in the Khangay mountains; it has a population of around 20,000.

Get in

By Plane

Aero Mongolia [1] operates several flights a week from Ulaanbaatar.

By bus

Buses for Tsetserleg leave from the Dragon bus station in Ulaanbaatar at 8AM on Mon, Wed, and Fri. Tickets must be purchased the day before.

Get around

See

• Buyandelgeruulekh Monastery
• Zayain Khüree Monastery
• Aimag Museum

Do

• Attend an opera performance at the town's theater.

Buy

• woolen items made by local people.
• There are a few stores near the bakery.
• The town has a small art shop selling the work of local artists.

Eat

• The town has a good bakery.

Drink

Sleep

• Hotel Zamchin - reasonably modern hotel - very popular - US$20-US$40
• Hotel Tsetserleg - US$20+

Get out

• The Japanese managed resort of Tsenger Hot Springs