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Recommended for:
Adventurous explorers who would like to witness the Kazakhs’ ancestral tradition of hunting with Golden Eagles. Riding horses with the Kazakhs is not required, although participants may do so if they have completed at least a basic riding course.
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Golden Eagles of the Kazakhs
March 7 - 14, 2008
and/or
October 31 - November 7, 2008
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7 Days
• 4 nights in hotels
in UB
• 3 nights in
Kazakh gers
• Opportunity
to ride horses
• From $2,375
per person
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Highlights:
• Visit Kazakh families in their traditional gers, decorated in a dazzling mosaic of colors
• Enjoy the thrill of riding alongside traditional Kazakh hunters as they work with their trained Golden Eagles to capture small game
• Experience the striking beauty of snow-capped Altai Mountains, located on the border of Mongolia, China, and Russia
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Bayan Ulgii aimag is located in the extreme western part of Mongolia, in the heart of Central Asia’s towering Altai Mountain range. Kazakhs make up 90 percent of the local population, while ethnic Tuvans, Durvuds and Urianhai constitute the remaining ten percent. Many Kazakhs still hunt with Golden Eagles, whose eyesight is eight times more acute than that of humans. Weighing as much as fifteen pounds, these magnificent birds are trained from a young age to respond to hand signals and return to their owners after capturing small game.
Itinerary:
Days 1 - 2 Arrival / Ulgii
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. The next morning, fly to Ulgii, the provincial capital of Mongolia’s most far-western province, Bayan-Ulgii.
Days 3 - 5 Hunting with Golden Eagles
Riding out to the mountaintops each day, you will be introduced firsthand to the ancient custom of hunting with Golden Eagles. Specially timed during the winter months, Kazakhs, in their ancestral tradition, track small rabbits and foxes in the snow. In most cases, the hunters prefer to raise female eagles, which weigh up to one-third more than males, and have proven themselves as faithful and committed hunters (some associate this trait with their maternal instinct to feed their young). Kazakhs release the eagles into the wild at the age of seven, while they still have half their lifespan remaining, in order to ensure preservation of the species. Fly back to Ulaanbaatar on Day 5.
Days 6 - 7 Ulaanbaatar / Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
Explore Ulaanbaatar and Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, located about an hour’s drive outside the capital.
Day 8 Departure
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