This fantastic Golden Eagle festival combined cultural photographing tour takes place in Western Mongolia, on Altai mountains, one of the longest mountain chains in Central Asia. There are about 250 eagle hunters around Bayan Ulgii province. Every year about 100 eagle hunters participate to this Eagle festival with their specially trained Golden Eagles.
>Spectacular events include competitions based on speed, agility, and accuracy of these magnificent Golden Eagles and some great Kazakh traditional games such as Kokbar, archery and traditional horse racing etc are also organized on the festival days.
This fantastic Eagle festival celebrating the Kazakh’s honored Golden Eagle is also a celebration of Kazakh traditional heritage. The highlights of this fantastic trip is interacting with the Kazakhs and other ethnic groups and living with them for a couple of days to take part in the eagle training and hunting, camel riding and get to know about the unique Kazakh culture. Landscape and cultural sightseeing blend easily in Mongolia – you will have the chance to visit families of nomads – there are also endless opportunities for photography.
“Mongolian Nomad Kazakhs are only people in the world, who still keep their unique nomadic style of life, which has strong connection with hunting with golden eagle. Immerse yourself in the unique landscape, culture and traditions of Western Mongolia and gain an intimate insight into the lives of local eagle hunters. Accompany these fascinating mountain nomads on their hunts, and explore the breathtaking countryside.”