Hustai National Park,

First of all when I was writing this report, I din't know or there internet should be in Hustai. But when we came in the park.... Nothing, even no telephone. So, this is again a late report, but we hope you like it to read this week. I send now everything from our hotel in Ulaan Baatar.


After a night in areal bed was it nice to sleep a bit longer as usual. First of all I posted all the story's and photos on the blog, that took a little bit time, but... We are actual again. Till today because we are again in the wilderness from Hustai.
But first a visit on the Buddhist Monastir in Ulaan Baatar. Buddha in the main building was taking away in the communist period. They brought it to Saint Petersbourg and after the perestroika is the Buddha replaced. It is an impressing temple.

We drove on our way to Hustai first to a Russian statute on the top of a hill. I, Peter, remembered this place. i bought there in 1999 two small paintings from an street artist. Now were there many tourists and artists. The view over the city is changed..... Many, many new complexes and buildings. Between the new apartments buildings are still several Gers. Bandi explained that the government and the city are wrong to build so many houses without gardens and parking places. In 10 years will have everyone a car, and than? And thats the truth, it is already now a problem to park your car somewhere.

At two o'clock arrived we in Hustai National Park, a beautiful green landscape with a lot of hills.
You must know that this Park is the second smallest Park of Mongolia, but it has a surface from 56.000 ha. There are living about 340 Przewalski horses (Mongolian = Takhi). There is a whole very interesting story about the horses, but it is to much to write this story on this blog. Please let us know when you want to know more about it.
The only thing what you must know is that there are no other wild horses on our World anymore. Also this race was almost died, but with the help from the Dutch NGO FRPH are they still there. This NGO prepared in The Netherlands a reintroduction program for the horses. They worked to get a few healthy families and transport them from 1992 till 2000 to the Hustai National Park, in total 84 horses. Now are in the Park 32 families living, total 340 horses and 95% is born in the Park. You can call this a great success.

We had a lunch in the main building from the camp. Than our room.... a beautiful Gers near the building, Gers no 1. (Important for the toilet). Nice decorated in a original style.

At about five o'clock were we leaving the camp for a safari through the park. What a beautiful area, amazing so empty, so green.... so nature. You see on our photos how is was.
We saw several horse, one group with two small ones.
After almost three hours in this wilderness were we back in the camp were we had our diner. The food in the camp is from a fantastic quality, tasteful with a lot of vegetables.