Sharing meals with new friends and trying local flavors are highlights for Blue Silk Travel travelers. Mongolia's vibrant culinary scene celebrates organic meat and dairy raised by nomadic herders and organic vegetables grown on vegetable plots and small farms across Mongolia.

All international flights to Mongolia land at Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN), located about an hour outside Ulaanbaatar, the nation's capital.

Blue Silk Travel enrolls all of its travelers in emergency medical evacuation coverage for up to $200,000.

Citizens of sixty countries, including the U.S., Canada, most of Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, may travel to Mongolia visa-free.

Mongolia is a safe country for travelers, although crimes and accidents do occur.

Summer is the most popular time to visit Mongolia. In mid-summer, average daytime temperatures are in the 70s and 80s F (20s to low 30s C) with no humidity.