Golden Eagle Festival & Altai Mountains Photographic Expedition

ABOUT TRIP

$2790

12 days / 11nights

Golden Eagle festival is one of the traditional cultural heritage. All visitors and photographers can experience while travelling in Mongolia. The Eagle Festival is held during the first weekend in October. On this photographic expedition you will capture untouched virgin landscape, snow-capped Altai Mountains of Mongolia, great glaciers, magnificent lakes, white water rivers, wild life, multi ethnic diversity and famous Golden Eagle Festival!

During the two days festival you have the chance to get thousands of amazing images of trained Eagles

HIGHLIGHTS

– Take portraits of Kazakh Eagle Hunters
– Golden Eagle Festival and hunter eagles, traditions, culture and competitions
– Experience of staying in traditional dwelling of Kazakh family.
– Ride a horse and capture peaks of Altai Tavan Bogd Mountains
– Potanin Glacier, the longest glacier in Mongolia
– Tsagaan gol or White River which flows from Potanin Glacier

TRIP DETAILS AT A GLANCE

Tour length: 12 days / 11 nights
Dates for 2020: Sep 27, 2020
Arrive/Depart: Ulgii town/MONGOLIA
Tour level/type: Moderate Adventure
Transport: Land Cruisers 4×4
Lodging: 2N Hotel / 9N camping
Meals: All meals included
Costs: $2790 (Internal Airfare is Included) tour cost pp.

Days 1-2

Arrive in Ulgii & Flight to Ulgii

Transfer to hotel. Have a relax for while. During the dunner in restaurant make short briefing on upcoming trip to Altai. Prepare for the trip. Hotel.

Flight to Ulgii- the center of Bayan-Ulgii province where 90% of population is Kazakhs who have their own language and unique culture. Kazakhs are famous for its Eagle hunting game tradition. Meet our vehicle and the local team. Visit local museum to know more about Bayan-Ulgii province. Transfer to Sagsay River. Settle our camp and overnight in tent. (B/L/D)

Days 3-6

Shiveet Khairkhan & Altai Tavan Bogd Mountains

We are entering Altai high mountain area and arrive at Shiveet Khairkhan mountain- the closest place to the Altai peaks reachable by the car. We are traveling at the altitude of 2500-3000 m. We will visit local Kazakh family to explore their life as well as rent horses for our further trip. Here you can meet the local people and take portraits and daily life of Kazakhs. They have bigger Ger dwelling than Khalkha majority group and they are characteristic. Prepare our luggage for the next 3 day-trekking trip to Altai peaks.

Leave our vehicle and load our luggage to the horses and trek toward the Altai Tavan Bogd peaks of 4100-4374m. You can take a photos of horse or camel caravan which suites Western Mongolian landscape, rocky and show caped mountains. Arrive at the foot of the high peaks. Tent.

Start our trekking towards Potanin Glacier and Mount Altai Tavan Bogd. The Tavan Bogd (means Holy Five Peaks) highest peaks in Mongolia – Khuiten Uul- 4374m, Peak Malchin, Peak Naran, Peak Burged and Peak Olgii. Meaning the 5 Kings it comprises of five neighboring peaks. While trekking we will cross glaciers which connect those five peaks. You will capture all those 5 peaks including Potanin glacier. Arrive at the camp.

Arrive at Tsagaan Gol to change our horses. Tsagaan Gol, or White river, owes its color to glacial milk, the suspended powder of rock eroded be the high glaciers. Here you have a chance to photograph both landscape and people. Tent near nomad family. Talking with nomads and sharing our experiences.

Days 7-9

Ulgii & Golden Eagle Festival

Drive back to the Ulgii city for Golden Eagle festival. On the way we will take plenty of Landscape photos and families. During this time most of the Kazakh people moved to the winter house. Arrive in Ulgii and stay overnight at ger camp or Local hostel.

The Golden Eagle Festival starts with its parades and competitions for costuming and hunting techniques. This festival has been celebrated since 2000 and now attracts many travelers. Each year the number of eagle hunters participating in the festival is increasing which makes the festival more colorful and spectacular. The eagles chase fox skins dragged by their owners on horseback. Points are given for their speed and gripping ability. In 2 days you will capture plenty of portraits and competition photos, names Kokbar, Kizkhuar etc. Festival winners are announced at an awards and dinner. Local hotel. (B/L/D)

Days 10-11

Back to Ulaanbaatar & Departure

Relaxing hours at the hotel. Shopping in State department store and Cashmere house for souvenirs and products. In the evening we will attend amazing performance of Mongolian traditional music and dance.

Departure

Transfer to the Airport and depart from Ulaanbaatar. (B)

Tour Dates for 2020

Sep 27, 2020

Tour Costs

$2790USD (Internal Airfare is Included) per person.
Discounts available for group signs

Domestic Flights: UB-BU-UB

Aeromongolia ( www.aeromongolia.mn ) and hunnu airlines ( www.hunnuair.com ) have flights to Ulgii but all the air tickets would be sold out 7-8 months prior to the eagle festival date. So it is recommended to get booked your flight ticket as earlier as you can.

Or You can get your round trip flight tickets booked by our team that we have reserved many air tickets for our clients. /Recommended/. Round trip air tickets cost 552USD. Kazakhtour is not getting any profit on arranging airtickets. We are happy to serve you!

Note: Both Airlines increased the air ticket prices by 72% for the dates closer dates to Golden eagle festival.

Tour cost includes:

English speaking local guide
Accommodations (including ger camps and tents)
All meals included
Military permit & National Park fees
All camping gear, including Dinning tent, Camping tents, tables and chairs etc.
Horses for riding.
Transport including pack horses and camels to carry gear
Airport transfers to and from group flights
Camp Crew

Tour cost doesn’t include:

International airfare, domestic airfare, airport departure taxes, any meals not specified in full itinerary, optional tipping or gratuities to camp crew and leader, any additional hotel/ ger camp nights that may be necessary due to domestic airline schedule changes or other factors, pre-trip expenses of medical immunizations, visa fees, travel insurance, and other expenses of a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc)

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