Day 1 

You will be met at your hotel at a pre-arranged time and transferred to the airport for the flight to Western Mongolia, Bayan-Ulgiiprovince. On arrival, we will visit the Kazakh Culture Museum. After visits in Ulgii we will continue our journey to Kazakh nomadic families in the area of Tolbo village.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 2 

Today we will follow Kazakhs as they hunt.  We will meet the eagle huntersin the area, 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 3 

After a morning spent with the Kazakhs, we will depart for Eagle-Tour ger camp,8 km from Ulgii, where we will stay for the night.

Day 4 

Day trip 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 Eagle-Tour ger camp for the night.

Day 5 

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 6 

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 7 

We will drive tothelocal airportfor the return flight to Ulaanbaatar. On arrival at the capital you will be taken to your hotel.

Departure code and date:
NCA-017, 26 Sep-7 Oct, 2013

Price per person for a group more than 9 people:
USD3.099

Single Supplement: USD310

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, English-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:

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.