Day
1
On arrival in Ulaanbaatar, you will be met at the airport
and transferred to your 3-star hotel. Lunch at the hotel followed
by a visit to the Bogd Khaan Winter Palace, home of the last
religious king of Mongolia. There will be time for shopping.
Overnight at Ulaanbaatar Hotel.
Day
2
Day trip to Terelj National Park, a beautiful forested area
near Ulaanbaatar. Optional hiking and horse riding. Return
to UB for dinner and an overnight stay in the hotel.
Day
3
After breakfast, we will fly to Bayan Ulgii. On arrival, we
will visit the Kazakh Culture Museum. Afterwards, we will
drive to Shar Nuur ger camp, 25 km from Ulgii, for dinner
and overnight.
Day
4
Today there will be a parade of 250 eagle hunters on horseback with their eagles.
Each hunter will demonstrate how well his bird is used to
his commands by calling him. Eagles are placed on a cliff
nearby and are called from below it by the owners. In the
afternoon there will be a race of amblers – an exciting
scene. In the evening watch a Kazakh concert consisting of
traditional songs and dances.
Day
5
Golden eagles display their speed and agility: each bird has
to land as soon as possible onto a fox skin dragged by a horse.
Participate in the excitement of some traditional Kazakh games,
such as ‘aitis,’ a poetry duel, ‘kyzkuar,’
a dating game played on horseback and ‘kokpar,’
a wild game played on horseback with a goatskin. In the evening
you will be invited to a Kazakh feast.
Day
6
Today we drive to Sagsai Soum where many Kazakh families stay
in autumn. Visit Kazakh families to learn about their way
of living. We will return to the previous night’s ger
camp for the night.
Day
7
Today we drive to Lake Tolbo. We will camp among Kazakh families,
of which many are eagle hunters. Experience more of this culture
as a guest in their gers. Listen to their myths, stories and
songs, and taste their food. We will stay overnight in a tented
camp.
Day
8
Today we will follow Kazakhs as they hunt. We will meet the
hunters, their families and their birds, and learn about the
skills involved in the capture, training and use of eagles
as hunters. We will stay overnight in a tented camp nearby.
Day
9
After a morning spent with the Kazakhs, we will depart for
Lake Shar Nuur ger camp where we will stay for the night.
Day
10
We will drive to Ulgii for the return flight to Ulaanbaatar.
You will be met at the airport and transferred to Ulaanbaatar
Hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
Day
11
A full day of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, including visits to Gandan
Monastery, the National History Museum, and the Fine Arts
Museum. There will be an evening program of traditional song
and dance, followed by dinner in a local restaurant.
Day
12
Transfer to the airport for international departure.
Prices
include the following:
2 domestic flights, transportation within Mongolia, twin accommodation
in a 3 star hotel. Single accommodation can be arranged at
an additional cost. Tented accommodation while on trek, three
meals a day, -speaking guide, all sightseeing costs, transfers,
camel or horse hire where specified, support staff including
drivers, horse/camel men and camp assistants.
Prices
do not include: International transportation, travel
insurance, visas, departure tax, alcoholic drinks, gratuities,
items of a personal nature.
It is
the responsibility of the client to be fully covered with
travel and medical insurance while traveling in Mongolia.
Please
note: An additional ‘single supplement’
price is given with all our prices. This refers to single
room accommodation in hotels only. Upon request, single supplement
in the countryside can be provided at the additional cost.
In case single accommodation in ger camps was not provided
the amount would be calculated based on the missing nights
and reimbursed.
Nomads
cannot be held responsible for over bookings, as long as the
company can prove with sufficient documentation that overbooking
has been the error of the third party.
Should
circumstances beyond our control, such as the imposition of
quarantine restrictions, any changes of domestic flight or
train schedules, require a change of itinerary, we will inform
your agent and propose an equivalent itinerary. Again, Nomads
cannot take over the responsibility for the Airlines or the
National Train Company. The traveler is responsible for having
proper travel documents, such as a valid passport, proper
visa and the necessary passport pictures.
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