 Tour
duration: 11 days
Tour Code:
SMT-EHF-11D
 Meeting
Point: Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia.
Tour grade:
Moderate to Difficult
 2010 Regular
Tour Calendar: September 28-October 10-Over 40 Eagle Hunters will participate in the festival – your
interest and participation help ensure this practice will remain
a part of Kazakh culture.
 Tour
Highlights: 11 days of attendance the ancient tradition of Hunting with Golden Eagles.
•This annual Golden Eagle Hunting Festival is celebrated in the Far Western province of Mongolia - Bayan Olgii.
•The Kazakh Eagle Festival is held in Bayan Olgii in the Far
Wild West of Mongolia at the start of October, every year.
•This is a Land of Kazakh people with Golden Eagles with snow capped mountains,
glacial valleys, forests, and beautiful lakes and rivers create
a majestic setting. An unique Festival, where the hunters and their
eagles will show the skills of hunters and the birds. We will acquaintance
with local tradition of Kazakh people and equipment with Golden
Eagles, a traditional form of Kazakh falconry. Hunting foxes and
rabbits by trained eagles.
•That's one of the most exciting and challenging
tours in the area, you will face any problems may come across due
to the weather and poor conditions along the way, but the views
are rewarding, dramatic mountain views, great river gorges and lovely
Kazakh people are waiting for you.
Click here for 2010 Altai Trekking & Climbing Extreme Expedition to Tavan Bodg Mountain
| 2010/2011
Tour Rates per person |
Based
on double occupancy, including the  national air fares round-trip + domestic tax |
| 10 persons or more participants |
US $2,612.00 or 1,937.00 Euros |
| 3-9 persons |
US $2,899.00 or 2,151.00 Euros |
| 2
persons |
US $3,612.00 or 2,677.00 Euros |
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Tour
Code: SMT-EHF-11D |
Group
size: This extreme expedition (min. group of 2
participants or more persons) requires flexibility, tolerance and
spirit of adventure of every journey participant due to the remote
wilderness areas of Mongolia. Anyhow the tourism infrastructure
has somewhat developed.
Booking:
Please, make your reservations at your earliest convenience,
6-3 months before
the trip. Especially flights to the Far Western of Mongolia are
fully booked at this time. This annual Golden Eagle
Hunting Festival is celebrated on October. This is an excellent
opportunity for you to escape to the far western and enjoy the Kazak
family with eagle hunting. We would be pleased to have you join
us!....Book
Now!
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| Itinerary
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•The Main Schedule day-by-day• |
Day 1 |
ULAANBAATAR,
(D)
Upon your arrival in Ulaanbaatar (UB) city, you are welcomed and
are transferred to your hotel in the heart of the city!. Today
is spent on a guided city tour of Ulaanbataar, highlights include
Sukhbataar Main Square, the "Chinggis
or Genghis" Khan's Central monument, the National
History Museum where you will see artefacts from Mongolia
from the Stone Age to the present, and displays of the development
of Mongolian arts and culture. Visit the Modern Art Gallery of Mongolia-this Gallery has established a database on Mongolian artists, painters, which is updated regularly. It focuses on modern and contemporary works from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Time table: Summer: 10.00am-18.00 daily. Have a welcome dinner at
local restaurant. Overnight at Bayangol hotel 4 or similar.
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| Day
2 |
FLIGHT ULAANBAATAR-KHOVD OR ULAANBAATAR-ULGII , (B,L,D)
After an early breakfast in the hotel you will be transferred to the airport for the early morning flight to Khovd at 05:30am. The flight will take over three hours and you will have one stop on the way for re-fuelling. On arrival we will be met by our local drivers and vehicles and drive to camp. Free time and rest. Overnight will be in Mongolian gers that are round shaped felt dwelling that nomadic people live in.
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| Day 3 |
KHOVD-BAYAN ULGII, (B,L,D)
Drive to Bayan-Ulgii town (220 km). On the way, we will see the large Tsambagarav mountain with eternal snow on the border of Khovd aimag and Bayan-Ulgii aimag, it's elevation is 4195 meters above sea level. Interesting information on Men of Snow living on the mountain was published in the magazine Science and Life in 1991.
Also, we will see the Tolbo lake Nuur is a lake of 185 km2 whose surface is at 2080 meters above see level. The lake water is crystal clear and fresh.
Further drive through the glacial moraine.
There are opportunities to visit nomads with eagles-hunters and falcons
- Monument to Hasbaatar, national hero of Mongolia, who was fighting against foreign and Mongolian feudalistic for the freedom of Mongolian people.
Arrive in Bayan-Ulgii city. Bayan-Ulgii province is "Mongolia's Root of the World", a remote land of high mountains, even glaciers, steep slopes and rushing torrents.
Overnight at local hotel. |
| Day 4 |
ALTAI TAVAN BOGD NATIONAL PARK, (B,L,D)
Drive to Altai Tavan Bogd National Park (200 km). This Park includes very high peaks, with eternal snow and glaciers in the Far West of Mongolia. The highest point is the peak of Khuiten Uul on the mountain of Altai Tavan Bogd, reaching 4374 meters above see level.
Arrive at the base camp place (further is not allowed to drive by car). Altai Tavan Bogd mountains are the State protected place and also a place of border zone.
Establish your tents and enjoy the beautiful scenery nearby a mountain stream. Camp fire. Overnight in tents or in local gers. |
| Day 5 |
KHOTON NUUR IN ALTAI TAVAN BOGD NATIONAL PARK, (B,L,D)
Afterward, drive to see Khoton Nuur in Altai Tavan Bogd National Park and visit to local horse herder family. Today we will spend the day with nomadic families of the Kazakh ethnic group experiencing their unique culture.
Although their nomadic lifestyle is very similar to that of the Mongols there are some key difference. Firstly, the Kazakh people are Muslim and follow the religious traditions and customs of Islam. They are Kazakh-speaking and their gers, or yurts, are sightly larger and much more ornately decorated than their Mongolian brothers and sisters. The Kazakh women produce some astonishingly beautiful appliqué, stitching and rug making out of crude cloth and felt. The floors and walls of their gers are strewn with these beautiful handicrafts. Many of the Kazakh men pride themselves with their great skill in hunting with Eagles. These massive eagles are often caught at a very young age and trained to hunt small prey in the winter months. Optional Horseback riding to the Kazakh people. Overnight in tents or in Mongolian gers .
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| Day 6 |
ULGII TOWN, (B,L)
Drive back to Ulgii town. Overnight at local hotel. |
| Day
7 |
EAGLE HUNTIG FESTIVAL,(B,L,D)
Breakfast. In the Morning, depart to the Opening Ceremony of the Eagle
Hunting Festival. Over 50 Eagle Hunters will participate in the
festival - your interest and participation help ensure this practice
will remain a part of Kazakh culture In the evening, see a Kazakh
National concert of dance and traditional song. Next days depart
drive to join the eagle hunters (500m) in the mountain. Watching
around the Yellow Lake. Accommodation in Gers Tourist Camp. This
Gers are the traditional felt tents of nomadic herders and you
will share life experience with the Mongols and Kazakh people.
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| Day
8 |
EAGLE
HUNTING FESTIVAL, (B,L,D)
Drive to join the eagle hunters in the mountain.
In the evening, visit the Kazakh families to
see and participate in some traditional Kazakh games, a dating
game played on horseback and kokpar, a wild game played on horseback
with a goatskin. Accommodation in Ger Tourist Camp or in Kazakh
family. |
| Day
9 |
FLIGHT
BACK TO ULAANBAATAR, (B,L)
Transfer to the local airport. Flight back to UB city
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Arrive, meet and transfer to the hotel. Free time at hotel. Overnight
at Bayangol hotel, 4 or similar. |
| Day
10 |
ULAANBAATAAR,
(B,L,D)
Today, City tour of Ulaanbataar, highlights include
Gandan monastery, the buddhism ceremony, Bogd Khan Winter Palace (residence of the last Khaan of Mongolia),
the war memorial Zaisan Hill, the statue of Buddha and
the Zanabazar Fine Art museum. Have lunch at the local
restaurant. Visits the State Department Store, the Art Shop and Gobi Cashmere House. Farewell dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at Bayangol hotel,4 or similar.
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| Day
11 |
DEPARTURE MONGOLIA
OR POST TOUR (B)
Breakfast. Departure from Ulaan Bataar
to your country destination. Transfer
from the hotel to Ulaan Bataar airport (B)...Book
Now! |
Included Services:
-The National Air fare Round-Trip + domestic tax + VAT.
-Specified private transportation, included the all patrol, the heaten and the local Mongolian speaking driver.
-3 nights at Bayangol hotel, 4 or similar, based on double /twin room in UB city.
-3 nights at local hotel in Ulgii city.
-4 nights of of accommodation in gers camp or
in kazakh families or in tents.
-Specified meals (B-breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner).
-English speaking guide, all sightseeing costs, transfers, where specified,
support staff including driver, and camp assistants.
-Entrance fees to the Eagle Hunting Festival , to Altai Tavan Bogd mountains are the State protected place and also a place of border zone, specified museums, national parks, procteted areas, and monasteries.
-Road's taxes.
-One Special dinner with traditional mongolian meal (khorkhog).
Excluded
Services:
-Occasional flight delays or cancellation. Samar Magic Tours cannot
take over the responsibility for the National or the International
Airlines.
-Travel insurance, visas, departure tax, drinks, gratuities, items
of a personal nature.
-Excess baggage.
-Drinks.
-Sleeping bag.
-Optional activities.
-Mongolian Poor road conditions.
-Any circumstances beyond of our control, such as the imposition
of quarantine restrictions, Weather conditions, etc.
Important Notes:
-Discount conditions: • 1 free space for every 16 participants on Land tour based on twin/double room only (*not included the domestic air fares!!!).
• Courier bringing min 4 pax
•Minimum age 18.
•Please, make your reservations at your earliest convenience, 6-3
months prior to departure. Especially flights to the Far
Western of Mongolia are fully booked at this time. Seats can be
difficult to get in Summer and in Autumn seasonal.
•These Complete Tours include arrival and departure
transfer services to/from Airport.
•Tour and Tour Information are subject to change.
•Mongolia Free baggage allowance (Excess baggage fare): The maximum free weight of your luggage on internal flights is 10 kg/20lbs, hand luggage 5 kg/10lbs (overweight US$ 3-5/kg). Extra luggage can be stored at hotel in UB city.
•Single supplements are only available at hotels. Single gers cannot
be guaranteed.
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Fax: 976-11-327503
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