Domestic local flight: The baggage allowance for a domestic flight in Mongolia is 15kgs in total: 10kg for check-in luggage and 5kg for hand luggage. For extra luggage, you pay 3000-5000 Tugriks (local currency) per extra kilogram. Packing tips: At the ger camps with generators, electricity will be available for a certain amount of time and turn them off during the night. Some ger camps can be connected to the local town’s electricity, so they can also have electricity all night. In Mongolia, electrical plug types vary. Most are Type C and Type E with 2 round holes. Ger camps do not provide toiletries. Please make sure to bring your travel toiletries. For your own comfort and usage, it is good to also bring towels. A travel towel that is compact, very absorbent, and fast-drying is the best. For your own comfort and usage, please make sure to bring sleeping bags. However, as the local flight baggage limit is only 15kg, you can rent a sleeping bag from us. Please make sure to check with us beforehand. Food and drink: Water will always be provided, but personal water bottles that keep their temperature are highly recommended and requested. Hot water can be requested from the Ger camps. Your tour guide can request them for you should you require hot water. For the duration of the trip outside Ulaanbaatar city, you will be dining at the ger camp and on a few occasions picnic lunch during stops from driving between destinations. Eagle hunters: On day 3 of the trip, you will have several opportunities to take photos of and with the Eagle Masters. As we will be staying right near the festival site, many Eagle hunters can also visit us for dinner as well as take photos. On each Nomadic Trails trip, we offer our clients the best experience possible. Our guides and Eagle Masters would give you instructions on how to hold an eagle properly. It is one of the amazing experiences working with 3-5, maybe more Eagle Hunters for photo shootings. Usually, we work 2-3 hours at most. If we think we may need more work, always available. Photo shooting after or before the festival is available. Normally it costs by hour or daily. It will be from 15 USD per hour to 40 USD per day per Eagle Hunter. Souvenirs and gifts: Western Mongolia has a wide range of handicrafts or souvenirs made by Mongolians and Kazakhs. There are local souvenir shops are available in Ulgii town. Not so much available at this specific Altai festival, so it is better to buy them in Ulgii town.

Golden Eagle Festival Mongolia 2023 - "Nomad Games" Eagle Festival - Mongolia Tours

Golden Eagle Festival Mongolia 2023 – “Nomad Games” Eagle Festival

Date: Festival on September 9-10
Duration: 8-days 7-nights
Group size: 2 to 12 PAX
Tour price: starting from 1900 USD
Activity level: Easy
Accommodation: Hotel, Ger camp, Ger
Transportation: 4x4 Jeep, Domestic local flights

Eagle Festival Mongolia takes place in three different locations in the Western Part of the country. For this specific Eagle Festival Mongolia tour, you will be a part of the Eagle Festival on 9-10th September.

To clarify:

September 9-10, 2023 – Local Golden Eagle Festival more enjoyed by the locals in Altai town
September 16-17 2023 Tolbo lake
October 1, 2023 – Ulgii town.

Why a Local Eagle festival in Altai town?

This Festival has up to 35-40 Kazakh Eagle Master participants and their magnificent hunting eagles. It will be organized in Altai town, home to many talented eagle hunters and Master eagle trainers. The festival itself is smaller in size than the other two festivals.

Among the three Golden Eagle Festivals, this “Golden Eagle Hunters Festival of Altai” is the youngest but most enjoyed locally in Altai sum or town (5 000 inhabitants) in Mongolia. It is organized in collaboration with the local Eagle Hunters community and Nomadic Trails Adventure Travel company for the 6th time in 2022.

Most importantly, this Golden Eagle Festival tour is perfect for travelers who enjoy a more local, smaller festival with fewer tourists. Moreover, it will also have unique equine games such as Horse archery, and female horse rider competitions only held during this Eagle Festival.

View Eagle Festival Mongolia Tour here. Create your own trails with Nomadic Trails!