Sukhbaatar Square

In the Central Square we will see the statue of D. Sukhbaatar, one of the heroes of the communist revolution of the 1920’s, boldly raising his arm towards the statue of Chinggis Khan.

Gandantegchenling Monastery

Gandan Monastery, a favoured place for locals as well as foreigners due to its interesting religious artifacts and peacefulness and home to an impressive 26 meters high Buddhist statue featuring impressive stones and gilded with gold leaf. If have enough time we will also visit the National Museum of Mongolia.

Bayan-Olgii Province

This morning we transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Ulgii (3-4 hours), capital of Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia’s westernmost province. Ninety percent of the population of Bayan-Ulgii is Kazakh and, on arrival, if there is enough time there will be an opportunity to walk through the town and visit the local market which will give you a real flavour of the region and its people. Afternoon transfer to our ger camp followed by evening dinner with a local Kazakh eagle hunter and his family where we will learn about their lifestyle and how they train their eagles

Bayan-Olgii Province

Start with a hearty breakfast before taking the short drive to the festival site . The festival starts with a parade of the eagle hunters dressed in full regalia with eagles sitting proudly on their outstretched arms. This is a truly amazing sight to behold. Set amongst all he pageantry and color we will enjoy competitions to test the agility and mastery of bird and hunter, horse racing, camel racing, equestrian games, and the highly entertaining 'Bushkashi' - goat skin tug-o-war on horseback.

Bayan-Olgii Province

Returning to the festival site this morning we will enjoy more excitement and amazing photo opportunities as we take in another day of exhilarating competition and colour. In the late afternoon the winners of the festival will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Tumen Ekh Ensemble

After breakfast we transfer to the airport for the mid-morning flight to UlaanBaatar. Afternoon at leisure in the capital. In the evening a concert of traditional Mongolian music and dance including throat singing followed by a farewell dinner.

Transfer to the airport for departure