MONGOLIAN EAGLE HUNTERS TOUR

from 969$
  • Duration : 3 day / 2 night
  • Group : 4 person
  • Destination : Western Mongolia
  • Category : Adventure Tours
  • Availability : May 01 - October 30

Overview

We will travel Bayan-Ulgii province where the national minority Kazakhs or Eagle Hunting people. We take a return flight to Bayan-Ulgii and discover the unique life of the Kazakh nomads.

Kazakh people have traditions of hunting small animals with the aid of birds of prey such as falcons, hawks, and eagles. For centuries in the central Asian steppe, falconry was a royal game of the Khans and nobles. An ancient custom has survived among Kazakhs who live in the Altai Mountain of Mongolia.

In Bayan-Ulgii, we will visit and stay with an eagle training Kazakh family, mount on horseback and got to the mountains to see how the Kazakhs train Eagles and hunt with them. If you have more time, you may see more attractions and have more activities such as hiking on a glacier in the Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, visit families of different ethnic groups, hear throat singing, discover prehistoric relicts, horse, and camel riding tour. We present you a golden opportunity to take photographs of Kazakh traditional eagle hunting to fill up your treasure chest with the rare photographs of an exotic nomadic culture.

Price

Price includes
  • 1 Night in a local hotel
  • 1 night with a Kazakh family
  • English speaking guide
  • Local hunter
  • Domestic flight airport transfers
  • Four wheels driving vehicle
  • Horse riding
  • 2*0.5 liter bottled water per person per day
  • Entry fees to the museums and the national parks
  • Meals as indicated in the itinerary
Price excludes
  • Items of personal nature
  • Bar bills, laundry, telephone calls
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Visa Fee
  • International transportation
  • Optional activities and additional services
  • Excess baggage fee in the domestic flight
  • Accommodation in Ulaanbaatar
  • Single supplements
Per person

1 PAX 1399$

2 PAX 1049$

3 PAX 969$

Itinerary

Day 1: Fly to Ulgii, visit Kazaks/eagle hunters/ and horse riding

Meet at your accommodation and transfer to the airport for a flight to Ulgii, a central town of Bayan-Ulgii. Flight hour is 2.5 hour. Meet your local guide and driver. Have a short tour of the provincial center of Ulgii and the journey continues to Altantsugts sum. Visit an eagle training Kazakh family and discover their unique lifestyle, try Kazakh foods and stay with the Kazakh family. Stay overnight in a nomad family. (L/D)

Day 2: Go to mountains and see the Eagle Hunting

We will mount on horses (driving is available if you do not have much horse riding experience) and go to nearby mountains to see how the Kazakhs hunt with the Eagles. Hunting real animals will require days sometimes. Therefore, they use baits for the eagle hunting demonstration. Today, we also see Balbal stones and petroglyphs. We will drive to the Ulgii in the afternoon. Stay overnight in a local hotel. (B/L/D)

Day 3: Fly back Ulaanbaatar

We will transfer to your accommodation. (B/L)

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