This extraordinary 14-day journey combines two of Mongolia's most iconic experiences: the vast and diverse Gobi Desert, and the legendary Golden Eagle Festival of the Altai.
The first part of the journey reveals the Mongolian Gobi in all its diversity — from singing sand dunes and flaming cliffs to ancient monasteries and the world's oldest wild horse. The second part takes you west to Bayan-Ulgii Province, where Kazakhstan's eagle hunters have preserved their ancient hunting traditions for centuries.
This refined journey blends heritage, exclusivity, and authenticity, offering discerning travelers an intimate glimpse into two very different but equally profound faces of Mongolia.
Meet your guide at Chinggis Khaan International Airport. Half-day city tour including National History Museum, Sukhbaatar Square, and Zaisan Memorial Hill.
Drive south into the Gobi to Tsagaan Suvarga (White Stupa). These dramatic white and pastel-colored cliffs glow gold, pink, and orange at sunrise and sunset.
Drive to Yol Valley in Gurvansaikhan National Park — a cool canyon in the heart of the desert where ice remains until late summer. Observe wildlife including ibex and bearded vultures.
Continue to the Khongor Sand Dunes, the largest in Mongolia. Experience camel riding, explore the oasis at the base, and listen for the 'singing sands.'
Visit Havtsgait Bronze Age petroglyphs, then continue to Flaming Cliffs (Bayanzag) — one of the world's most important dinosaur fossil sites. Sunset at the cliffs.
Drive north toward the ruins of Ongi Monastery, once one of Mongolia's greatest Buddhist centers, destroyed in the 1930s.
Continue to Karakorum, the 13th-century capital of the Mongol Empire. Visit Erdene Zuu Monastery, Mongolia's oldest surviving Buddhist monastery.
Drive to Hustai National Park, home to the Przewalski's horse (Takhi), the world's only truly wild horse.
Return to Ulaanbaatar. Visit Gandan Monastery for morning prayers. Free afternoon. Dinner at own arrangement.
Fly to Ulgii, capital of Bayan-Ulgii Province. Visit local market with Kazakh handicrafts. Afternoon scenic drive to Tolbo Lake and visit to a Kazakh nomadic family.
Two full days at the Golden Eagle Festival. Spectacular procession of eagle hunters on horseback, competitions testing eagle speed and precision, Kokpar horseback games, archery, and evening Kazakh cultural performances.
Fly back to Ulaanbaatar. Visit Gobi Cashmere store. Traditional cultural performance and farewell dinner.
Transfer to Chinggis Khaan International Airport.