Special Interest Tours

October Golden Eagle festival tour
Tour code: EF'10' Golden eagle festival


Tour level: Easy

Day 1    29 Sep. Tuesday

Take a flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport of Moscow (SVO) by Aeroflot Airline. *Flights will arrive at next morning in Ulaanbaatar city (ULN).

Day 2    30 Sep. Wednesday

Arrival at Ulaanbaatar and meet our guide and driver. Transfer to hotel and check in* (The check in and out time is 12.00 in the noon and early check in not guaranteed)

Relaxing in the morning. Lunch and afternoon short city tour in Ulaanbaatar city: visit Gandan monastery, Sukhbaatar square and Natural History Museum and see Mongolian traditional performance. Overnight at hotel

Day 3    01 Oct. Thursday

Drive to Manzshir monastery, south of Ulaanbaatar city in Bogd Uul National Park. Established in 1733. The monastery overlooks a beautiful valley of streams and larch, pine, birch and cedar trees, dotted with granite boulders. Enjoy a short hike in this beautiful larch forest. Drive back to Ulaanbaatar city and overnight at hotel

Day 4    02 Oct. Friday

Early morning drive to Airport and take a flight to Ulgii city of central town of Bayanulgii province. The annual Golden Eagle hunter Festival held in Sayat-Tolgoi hill of Bugat sum, Bayan-Ulgii aimag on dates of 4, 5 –October, 2007.

Arrive at Ulgii town and check in ger camp. Short city tour around town, Muslim tomb and province museum, free time of leisure. Overnight at ger camp.

Day 5    03 Oct. Saturday

- To register competitors, provide them mandates 09.00-10.00
- The opening ceremony 10.00-10.30
- The competition of best horse tackles,
costumes and equipments of eagle and eagle hunters 10.30-13.00
- Horse race competition 10.30-13.00
- Lunch 13.00-14.00
- The competition of skills of trained golden eagles 14.00-18.00
- National game “Tengu Ilu” /the game that aimed to grab coin on horse back/ 14.00-18.00
- The folk concert on provincial theatre 20.00-21.00

Day 6    04 Oct. Sunday

The competition of skill of trained golden eagles
(Shirga tarty of using animal skin as prey) 10.00-13.00
- Horse race competition (cantering style) 10.00-13.00
- Lunch 13.00-14.00
- Competition 14.00-16.00
- National game “Khukhbar” /game that aimed to grab goat skin on horse back/ 14.00-16.00
- End of event, to announce winners of various competitions, give awards for winners etc 16.00-17.00
- Demonstration of hunting of live wolves 17.00-18.00
Overnight at local ger camp and end of the festivals,

Day 7    05 Oct. Monday

Take a flight back to Ulaanbaatar and arrive at Chinggis khan airport. Drive to hotel and check in and lunch. Visit Choijin Lama Temple Museum and Bogd Khan Winter Palace Museum and visit Zaisan Hill- panoramic view of Ulaanbaatar city. Dinner and transfer to hotel.

Day 8    06 Oct. Tuesday

rive to Terelj National Park. Short stop on Terelj Ovoo or known as shamanist sacred stones. Continues to cave, turtle rock and Aryabal meditation temple. Lunch at tourist camp. Short hike to the mountain see picturesque scenery of National Park. Overnight at GER (Mongolian traditional felt accommodation)

Day 9    07 Oct. Wednesday

Drive back to Ulaanbaatar and lunch, transfer to hotel. Shopping and free time for leisure. Farewell dinner and transfer to hotel.

Day 10    08 Oct. Thursday

Check out from hotel and transfer to airport. Depart to Italy\

Including:

  • Hotel accommodations
  • Local hotel and GER camps
  • English speaking guide
  • Transportation
  • Domestic flight to and from Ulgii including local airport tax
  • National park entrance fee and taxes
  • Full board during the tour except beverages
  • Cooking set
  • Golden Eagle festival fee

Not Including:

  • Insurance
  • International flight fares
  • Any additional costs not mentioned above

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