Khujirt: Mineral Springs and Treatments
Accommodation in Khujirt
Khujirt Spa Resort offers mineral spring baths and other treatments; historical sites are part of the wider destination of Uvurkhangai. This allows you to consider local treatments and the region’s cultural context as separate planning priorities.
Mineral Springs and Treatments in Khujirt
Within the wider destination of Uvurkhangai, Khujirt is known for its hot springs. Khujirt Spa Resort offers mineral spring baths, including baths for all four limbs. The treatments also include therapeutic mud packs, which are applied as directed by a doctor.
The resort uses modern equipment from Russia, China, and South Korea for chronic inflammatory diseases of the internal organs, as well as diseases affecting the nerves, joints, and back. Baths, mud packs, and the use of the equipment are distinct aspects of the treatment profile. If you want to plan your trip around a particular treatment, check in advance whether it is available during your planned stay.
The municipal level is also connected with the topic of mineral springs: “Elma Khujirt” LLC was established in 2005 in Bag Shunkhlai 5 of Khujirt Sum, Övörkhangai Province, to offer treatments using natural mineral springs. This founding history adds a municipal context to the use of the springs in Khujirt.
Cultural Landscape and History in the Wider Destination of Uvurkhangai
Within the wider destination of Uvurkhangai, the cultural landscape of the Orkhon Valley extends through the sums of Bat-Ă–lzii, Khujirt, and Kharkhorin. The area covers 121,967 hectares, with pastureland on both banks of the Orkhon and numerous archaeological remains dating from the 6th century. Mongolian nomads continue to use the grassland as pasture. This cultural landscape thus brings together archaeological traces and ongoing use as pastureland.
The historical sites in the wider destination of Uvurkhangai represent different eras. Khar Balgas was the capital of the Uyghur Empire in the 8th and 9th centuries. Kharkhorum was the capital of the empire of Chingis Khan in the 13th and 14th centuries. Erdene Zuu Monastery was founded next to Kharkhorum in 1586 by order of Avtai Sain Khan; it is considered the oldest surviving Mongolian Buddhist monastery.
Other monasteries add different historical and geographical points of interest in the wider destination of Uvurkhangai: Tuvkhun Monastery was founded by Zanabazar in 1654 and can be reached via a path with stone steps cut into the rock. Baruun KhĂĽree, also known as Shank Monastery, was founded in 1647 on the southeastern slope of Mount Shank in Kharkhorin Sum. The different founding dates and locations give you a regional overview without conflating the individual sites with Khujirt.
For cultural tourism within the World Heritage Site, the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape Administration publishes an itinerary. You can therefore consider regional history and landscape as a separate focus when planning your trip, distinct from the mineral spring baths and treatments in Khujirt.
For the wider travel overview: Khujirt.
