Private Tour
4 Day Golden Eagle Festival
Overview
Available languages
96 hours
Mobile ticket
It’s known in the world that Kazakh and Kyrgyz nations have traditions of hunting small animals with the aid of predator birds such as falcon, hawks, and eagles.
The custom of hunting with bird of prey or eagle hunting have survived among Kazakhs who live in the Western part of Mongolia, and nowadays this art of the man and bird partnership can be witnessed at the show festival which has expanded into the independent tourist attraction venue for photographers and visitors from all over the world.
At present, there are almost 200 eagle hunters in the West of Mongolia. We present you a golden opportunity to photo shoot Kazakh national eagle hunting to fill up your treasure chest with the rare photographs taken by yourself in a nomadic outdoors.
The festival displays the skill of the best Kazakh hunters (about 500 eagle hunters).
Additional Info
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Bottled water
Accommodation in local hotel
Domestic flights
Private transfer
Private English speaking guide service
1 hour horse riding
Accommodation in Ulaanbaatar
Personal equipments
Optional activity cost
Alcoholic drinks
Travel Insurance
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Ulaanbaatar Hotel
Baiga Toirog Street, 8th Subdistrict Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
What To Expect
(14 SEP) Fly to Ulgii
Accommodations
Overnights in a local hotel.
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Meet in hotel and flight to Ulgii town. Most inhabitants of Ulgii are Kazakhs (93%). Visit the local museum & market.
(15 SEP) Golden Eagle Festival in Sagsai soum
Accommodations
Overnights in a local hotel.
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
The rodeo of eagle hunting. A fantastic opportunity for photographers and adventurers alike to see these magnificent birds up close. There are approximately 200 eagle hunters in Bayan-Ulgii province. Eagle hunters from around regions gather to test their finely trained birds in singular contests of speed and agility in these few days. During the festival we also see some Kazakh Traditional Horse Games like “Bush Kushi" (Try to take out from each other the goat skin on horseback), "Kiss woman on horseback", "Pick up coins from the land on horseback" and others. Back to Ulgii.
(16 SEP) Golden Eagle Festival in Sagsai soum
Accommodations
Overnights in a local hotel.
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
The rodeo of eagle hunting. A fantastic opportunity for photographers and adventurers alike to see these magnificent birds up close. There are approximately 200 eagle hunters in Bayan-Ulgii province. Eagle hunters from around regions gather to test their finely trained birds in singular contests of speed and agility in these few days. During the festival we also see some Kazakh Traditional Horse Games like “Bush Kushi" (Try to take out from each other the goat skin on horseback), "Kiss woman on horseback", "Pick up coins from the land on horseback" and others. Back to Ulgii.
(17 SEP) Fly back to Ulaanbaatar
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Up early you will be driven back to Ulgii with your guide for your return flight to Ulaanbaatar
Options
4 PAX
This price is based on 4 pax
Pickup included
2 PAX
This price is based on 2 pax
Pickup included
3 PAX
This price is based on 3 pax
Pickup included
5-9 PAX
This price is based on 5-9 pax
Pickup included
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Golden Eagle Festival- thank you Shinee!
Susanv1234,
Oct 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed the Golden Eagle Festival through Discover Mongolia Travel. Shinee and our driver went way beyond to ensure that our experience was magical. From carefully planned meals to accommodate my vegetarian restrictions to additional cultural experiences that gave us great insight to this fascinating culture. I highly recommend Shinee and Discover Mongolia.
Great guides and a memorable experience
MalTorero,
Oct 14, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went to the Golden Eagle as a family of 4 (including a 7 year old and a nearly 3 year old). We asked for a private tour as we imagined we'd be the only people with two young kids and this allowed us to be very flexible. Bat was the person we dealt with by email in advance and he was very helpful (including liaising with the Ulgii hotel to buy a cot for our son to sleep in!) We had a great time. This was largely due to our wonderful guide Serikgul and equally wonderful driver Birlik. They were always very happy to be flexible around our needs and were great with the kids. Birlik was like a new grand-dad for our kids (our 2 year started asking to sit with them instead of us for his meals!). The festival itself was great, but so was going to the cultural concert and the countryside visit to a family in a ger for lunch was probably the best of all. While we were reasonably careful around hygiene, we weren't fanatical about it, and I'm pleased to say nobody had an upset stomach at any stage. Many thanks to Discover Mongolia for a well-organised, smooth-running, authentic and very interesting experience.
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