If you have only 4 days you can spend for West Mongolia & Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, this tour is for you. Also you can see famous golden eagle & meet eagle hunters.
- Tavan Bogd Massif
- Potanin’s Glacier
- Golden eagle
Length: 4 days
Potential date and weather condition: from May to Sep, each year
Area: West Mongolia
Type: Private Package Tours
Difficulty: easier – moderate (No experience necessary. Trips suitable for most ages and abilities)
Prices
Please carefully check what is include and what is not include in the prices!
1310 USD for 1pax
760 USD p.p for 2pax
590 USD p.p for 3pax
500 USD p.p more than 4pax
Included: 2 nights in the tent, 1 night in the local hotel, food service, land transportation, English speaking guide service, mineral water, all entrance fees and Government charges, all activities costs, domestic flight drop off & pick up
Not included: round trip domestic flight (Why domestic flights not included?), gratuities for staffs, personal expenses, travel insurance
Single supplement: 120 usd
Detailed itinerary
Day1. Fly to Ulgii. Drive to Tavan Bogd Mountains
Day2. Tavan Bogd Mountains & Potanin’s Glacier
Day3. Golden eagle
Day4. Fly back to Ulaanbaatar
Day1. Fly to Ulgii town & drive to Tavan Bogd Mountains
We will pick you up from your accommodation (pick up time will be confirmed) & transfer to the airport. Fly to Ulgii town (3 hours flight). After you landed there, our local guide & driver will pick you up & drive to Tavan Bogd Mountains (170 km – 6 hours on the dirt road). Its highest peak, the Khüiten Peak, is the highest point of Mongolia at 4374 meters above sea level. Besides the Khüiten Peak, the Tavan Bogd massif includes four other peaks: Nairamdal, Malchin, Bürged and Olgii. All of them above 4,000 m. Out of the countries that share the massif, the largest glaciated area is in Mongolia; it includes the Potanin Glacier (Mongolia’s longest) and the Alexandra Glacier. Overnight in the tent.
Day2. Hike to Potanin’s Glacier
After breakfast time, we will start trek to Potanin’s Glacier (15 km – 4 hours). During the trek much of the panorama will be dominated by the lofty peaks and rapid mountain streams and monumental glaciers offering a spectacular view of a deserted Himalayan landscape opening out into rolling grasslands. Before we start, we will meet several support horses, which will accompany us during our trek. If you tired you can ride horses. In the evening, we will come back to the our base camp (15 km – 4 hours). Overnight in the tent.
Day3. Golden eagle
After breakfast time, we will drive to the eagle hunter family (150 km – 5 hours on the dirt road). Hunting with Golden Eagle is one of the most unique features of the Kazakh life. The hunter is named kusbegi or berkutchi. The experience of wild birds training was gained by Kazakh kusbegi by centuries, the secrets were impacted from the father to the son and kept deep secret. At the present time we can meet few people with such name. These masters have innate gift of wild birds training. We will visit to the local nomadic family & see their golden eagle etc. After dinner time, we will drive to Uglii town (40 km – 1 hour on the dirt road) and overnight in the local hotel.
Day4. Fly back to Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast time, we will drive to the Bayan-Ulgii airfield & fly back to Ulaanbaatar (3 hours flight). After you landed in the city, our driver will pick you up and transfer to your accommodation.
End time: Depends flight schedule. Usually in the afternoon.
Total driving distance: 360 km
Information
- Above prices are changeable by changing components (kind of services) of the itinerary.
- This is a private tour and you or your travel buddies will be in the tour.
- Domestic flight companies accept only 10kg-15kg lugguge incuding your carry on bags too for free transfer.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you are in correct pick up location at correct time as stated on your booking form.
- No smoking in travel vehicles or aircraft.
Please let us know should you have further inquiries! We are looking forward to assist you with organizing your stay in Mongolia and answering any questions you might have about this tour. We want your holiday experience in Mongolia to be as amazing as it is possible.
