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Western Mongolia Tour with Eagle Festival

The westernmost province of Mongolia does not only offer spectacular scenery – it’s home to Kazakh nomads, who are Mongolia’s largest minority group, and also there’s rich history around the Altai Mountains, which are Mongolia’s highest peaks. When you embark on this journey, you will get a chance to see how the Kazakhs keep alive their tradition of hunting with golden eagles and learn about their nomadic lifestyle that has not changed much for hundreds of years. The Altai Mountains, where Mongolia, China, Russia, and Kazakhstan converge has long history of various nomadic groups of people migrating through here or settling near dating back millenniums as it lies along the great Eurasian Steppe. There are still ancient petroglyphs and well-preserved burial sites at this relatively remote, unspoiled region. Camp in the wilderness near pristine lakes with view of snowcapped mountains and sleep in tents each night under thousands of stars.

The Eagle Festival is an event organized in the westernmost province of Mongolia each year during the second weekend of September and the first weekend of October. Bayan-Ölgii is the country’s only Muslim and Kazakh majority province. It is not only fun and games, but a way to preserve the ancient hunting tradition and unique cultural heritage of the Kazakh minority of Mongolia. During the 1990s, a newly democratic Mongolia devoted a lot of funding and resources to support its tourism sector. One of the ways was the founding of the Golden Eagle Festival in 1999.

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