Mongolia Golden Eagle Festival
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- No booking fees
- COVID-19protected
- Festivals and events
- Natural landmarks sightseeing
- Cultural, religious and historic sites
- Family
- Customizable
- duration 17 days
- tour type Small group Request as private
- age requirement 16-95 yrs
- max group size 16
- guiding method Fully guided
- Tour Code BM-9520
- Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
- Operated in English
- Attend the Eagle Festival in the remote Altai Mountains
- Explore the vast wilderness of the steppe and Gobi Desert
- Experience traditional nomadic culture
In Mongolia, rolling steppe makes way to stark desert. Across this vast landscape, nomadic ger camps are peppered, camels and goats are herded on horseback, fermented mare’s milk is the tipple of choice, dunes sing and the first intact dinosaur eggs were found. Genghis Khan went forth from here to conquer the biggest land empire in history and, to this day, Buddhist and Animist traditions mix. Join this trip and travel through steppe, mountain and the Gobi Desert to explore the nature and culture of this fascinating, yet little known, country. We also head to its far-western reaches to attend the Eagle Festival, celebrating the fascinating pastime of hunting with eagles and the strong connection the Mongolian people have with their animals and land.
For an alternative Eagle Festival itinerary starting in Ulaanbaatar on 22 September 2024, please click here.
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Day 1: Arrive in Ulaanbaatar
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Day 2: Drive to Terelj National Park via the Genghis Khan statue
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Day 3: Fly to Dalanzadgad; travel through rocky plains of Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
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Day 4: Hiking around the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag
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Day 5: Visit the Singing Dunes, the largest dunes in Mongolia
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Day 6: Explore the Singing Dunes and visit a nomadic camel-breeding family
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Day 7: Explore the region of Bayan Gobi and the Bichigt Khad petroglyphs
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Day 8: Transfer to Arvaikheer via Ikh Bogd mountain
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Day 9: Visit Arvaikheer Museum; to Kharkhorin via Shankh Monastery
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Day 10: Visit Karakorum and Erdene Zuu Monastery; drive to the Little Gobi Desert
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Day 11: Transfer to Khustain Nuruu National Park trek to see wild horses
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Day 12: Drive to Ulaanbaatar
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Day 13: Fly to Olgii; visit a nomadic Kazakh village
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Day 14: Eagle Festival
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Day 15: Another day at the Eagle Festival
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Day 16: Fly to Ulaanbaatar; free time in the city
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Day 17: End in Ulaanbaatar
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- All breakfasts, 14 lunches and 15 dinners
- All transport, including 4x
- All internal flights
- Tour leader throughout
- 4s
- Activities as listed in the itinerary
- Travel insurance
- Single accommodation
- Visas
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No additional cancellation fees apply for this Mongolia Golden Eagle Festival tour. You can cancel the tour up to 93 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 92 days of departure.
PaymentFor any tour departures within 25 July 2024, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 25 July 2024, a deposit of 25% is required to confirm this tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 92 days before trip departure.
Travel InsuranceMongolia Golden Eagle Festival tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. World Nomads offers travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families.
VisaFor this Mongolia Golden Eagle Festival tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.
COVID-19 Safety MeasuresThis trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:
- This tour has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, which provides travellers with assurance that COVID-19 health and hygiene protocols have been adhered to.
- Group sizes are kept small to maintain a low risk ‘small group bubble’, with an average of 10 guests in each group.
- Hygiene safety measures and distancing will be followed in transportation, accommodation and meal venues.
- Several COVID-19 distancing measures have been adopted on this package tour to keep travellers safe.
- All travellers will be required to be fully vaccinated no less than two weeks prior to travel.