8 days tour

Eagle Festival Tour

$ 3,850 .00 USD

Total price per person

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Eagle Festival Tour

This tour includes:

Transport

Flight to/from Ulgii is included.

Meals

Full board is included during the trip.

Guide

English Speaking Guide will be provided.

Accommodation

2 nights in Ulaanbaatar in 3-4 star hotel, 5 nights in a private set up camp in ger (Yurt)

Flights

Domestic flight to Ulgii and back

Not included:

Insurance

Travel Insurance is not included

Optional

International airfare or train tickets - We offer cheap international airfares and train tickets for our clients upon request Mongolia entry visa fee Travel insurance Our clients are recommended to get travel insurance coverage from their local insurance companies before traveling. Single supplement

Others

Tips And Gifts To Local People, Alcoholic Drinks And Beverages For Your Own Use That Is Not Included, International Flight/train Ticket, Insurance

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Itinerary of your trip Eagle Festival Tour

  • Day 1 Ulaanbaatar
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Ulaanbaatar

      Ulaanbaatar. Upon arrive in Ulaanbaatar (UB), the company guide meets you at the airport/train station and transfers to a hotel in the downtown of UB city. After refreshment and short rest, the tour program starts with city tour to the Museum of National History with displays related with Mongolian history and its splendid collection of Mongolian traditional costumes exhibits.  If time permits evening tour around of UB, including the World War II Memorial at Zaisan hill with beautiful panoramic view of the city. Welcoming dinner at the restaurant in downtown. Overnight at hotel. (L,D) 

  • Day 2 Ulgii
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Ulgii

      Early in the morning transfer to the airport and fly to Ulgii city of Bayan-Ulgii province (3 hrs). The Ulgii city is the center of the predominately Kazakh region of Mongolia and home to 30,000 people. The city is known for its Kazakh embroidery, art and Kazakh music, which can be seen during the city tour and lunch. Sightseeing in Ulgii city, visit museum, black market and after lunch drive to the base camp that locates 30kmโ€™s away from the city. Stay overnight in a ger near the Eagle hunters and Kazakh family. (B,L,D)

  • Day 3 Eagle Festival
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Eagle Festival

      The official opening ceremony starts with the participants parading in on horseback with their eagles. The competition begins with each Kazakh displaying his hunting outfit and accessories. It is the time for photos and admiring hunters with colorful traditional clothes.  The eagles will be released from a cliff with their owners standing below, signaling for the eagles to land upon their arms as they do while hunting. Those with the fastest times and best technique will be the winner of the contest. Next day, the golden eagles are released from a cliff to attack fox skins dragged by their owners on horseback following  by kukbar contest,  a traditional game testing horse-riding skills, strength, and agility. In the late afternoon, the winners of the festival will be announced at the awards ceremony. One of the days, enjoy a celebration dinner at the camp with a special performance of traditional Kazakh dance, song. 

      Sunrise and sunset in Altai mountains is a similar and totally different from feeling like standing in a middle of highrise buildings in a big metropolis. Thatโ€™s the moment you never should miss. Spend four days with Kazakh hunters and their eagles and experience eagle hunting tradition in Altai mountain on horses. Average distance of the tour on horses 10-15 kmโ€™s each day. This trip not only gives you an opportunity to be a part of eagle hunting but also horse riding through a scenic landscape and ancient petroglyphs and deer stone is an another gem of the tour. The petroglyph image is engraved, scratched, gouged or pecked into the surface of bedrock or boulders dating back 12,000 years. Several sites are in the Mongolian Altai UNESCO World Heritage. Petroglyphs are represented by single images or by compositions of two or more images up to several hundred motifs. Turkic Standing Stones are unique stone artifacts made by the ancient Blue Turks and others made between 2000BC to right before the Mongolian Empire. These standing stones are carved to look like a man and can be over 5 or 6 ft tall. Other standing stones have images of deer that appear to be flying, made by Turks or possibly Tuvans. Throughout trip the petroglyphs and standing stones will be found quite often.

      Visit to Kazakh family occurs occasionally and in most cases during the lunch (picnic) time. (B,L,D)   

  • Day 4 Eagle Festival
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Eagle Festival

      The official opening ceremony starts with the participants parading in on horseback with their eagles. The competition begins with each Kazakh displaying his hunting outfit and accessories. It is the time for photos and admiring hunters with colorful traditional clothes.  The eagles will be released from a cliff with their owners standing below, signaling for the eagles to land upon their arms as they do while hunting. Those with the fastest times and best technique will be the winner of the contest. Next day, the golden eagles are released from a cliff to attack fox skins dragged by their owners on horseback following  by kukbar contest,  a traditional game testing horse-riding skills, strength, and agility. In the late afternoon, the winners of the festival will be announced at the awards ceremony. One of the days, enjoy a celebration dinner at the camp with a special performance of traditional Kazakh dance, song.

  • Day 5 Horseriding And Visit Kazakh Famaily
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Horseriding And Visit Kazakh Famaily

      Today we will visit a kazakh family and introduce with their daily life and culture. Horse riding with kazakh hunters with their eagles will be the most interersting adventure of that. day. (B,L,D)

  • Day 6 Ulgii
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Ulgii

      Free day at leisure and good for relax, free walk and admire with surrounding nature. Possible to visit nomad family. (B,L,D)

  • Day 7 Ulaanbaatar
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Ulaanbaatar

      Drive back to Ulgii city, fly to Ulaanbaatar. Half day city tour with visit of Fine Art Museum, State Department store and cultural performance show - followed by farewell dinner. (B,L,D)

  • Day 8 Departure
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Departure

      End of the tour: Pick-up from the hotel and transfer to the aiprort or train station. Departure. Check-in starts 2 hours before the flight.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

Youโ€™ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 12 / Max: 70

Age range allowed for this experience.

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