Altai Nomad's Festival and Malchin Peak Climb, Mongolia
We are the main sponsor of Altai Nomad's Festival. As far we are working closely with local
July 14th: To Olgii
Meet your local Kazakh guide arriving at Olgii airport and transfer to Blue Wolf Restaurant. After lunch , visit the most interesting local museum of town with comprehensive information of flora and fauna of Bayan-Olgii as well as it colourful traditional costumes.
drive half an hour west to Sagsay village and reach Kazakh Nomadic family (Kazakh Eaglehunter). Overnight in ger near the family. (LD)
July 15th Learn hunting skills with Golden Eagle and Kazakh Nomadic Life
Staying with Altai Kazakh families, you have a chance to learn a hunting skill with Golden Eagles, training ways, and Kazakh handycraft skills also.
Hunting with Golden Eagle is one of the most unique features of the Kazakh life. The hunter is named kusbegi or berkutchi. The experience of wild birds training was gained by Kazakh kusbegi by centuries, the secrets were impacted from the father to the son and kept deep secret. At the present time we can meet few people with such name. These masters have innate gift of wild birds training. For a hunting they tame falcons, golden eagles and eagles. Names of birds are given depending on their appearance and battle characteristics. The hunting with Golden Eagle are during ten centuries. Was considered, to present the teenager a nestling of hunting bird, means, to wish to him to begin courageous, strong dzhigit.
To train golden eagle – it is the high art. The caught bird gradually accustom to the owner. For it berkutchi some nights doesn't close eyes and interdicts to sleep golden eagle. The bird can take feed (bits of uncooked meat) only from hands of the owner. After bird will get used to the hunter- berkutchi, his horse and dog, berkutchi begins to train to hunt for stuffed fox and only then the real hunting begins. Specially trained golden eagler hunts for small animals: rabbits, foxes, partridge, black hazel grouses.
Possible horse riding.
Overnights in Kazakh felt ger. (BLD)
July 16th: Altai Nomad’s Festival-2016
During the festival we see some Kazakh Traditional Horse Games like “BushKushi” (Try to take out from each other the goat skin on horseback), ”Kiss woman on horseback”, ”Pick up coins from the land on horseback” and others. You will be with many local nomads,who dressed on their ancient traditional clothings.
In the evening, we enjoy to have the Kazakh Concert with some traditional songs and music. Overnight in Kazakh ger. (BLD)
July 17th: To Altai Tavanbogd National Park
We load our luggage and drive via Ulaanhuis over desert mountain landscapes, with the snow-capped Sogoot Mountain as a powerful backdrop and the Altai Mountain range ahead of us. We will find numerous petroglyphs and Turkic stones along the Goloog River basin. Bayan-Olgii is rich in archaeological remains, as a reminder of the Bronze Ages and the time of the Huns and Turkic invasions. At Shiveet Hairhan Mountain, where numerous Tuvan nomads live, in Altai Tavanbogd National Park, we will pitch our camp. Shiveet Hairhan is sacred for these local people, why no hunting here. Overnight in tent/ger. (BLD)
July 18th: Tavanbogd massif
We will load our equipment on to pack-camels – perhaps also pack-horses - and trek for the 16km toward the base camp of the snow-capped Tavanbogd massif. We will pitch camp next to the 20km long Potanina glacier – the biggest of the twenty glaciers in Mongolian Altai - and remain there for two nights. Tavanbogd means “the Holy Five” referring to the five highest peaks, of which Huiten Uul is the highest in Mongolia, 4374 meters above sea level. Quite a considerable height at this latitude. The other peaks are named Nairamdal, Ulgii, Burget and Naran. It is a stunning setting with the awe-inspiring massif of high snow capped peaks. For a full day we will make day hikes to the Malchin Uul. These are non-technical climbs. Overnight in tent/ger. (BLD)
July 19th: Sacred Mountian-Shiveet Khairhan
Back at Shiveet Hairhan Uul we will be able to view the biggest petroglyphs from the second period of the Huns (200 B.C.). The Huns were the reason for the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huangdi to build and finish the Great Wall of China at this time. On the third day, trek back on the far side of the Tsaagan River and pitch camp. Here we may have a chance to view Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica). Overnight in tent/ger. (BLD)
July 20th: To Olgii
Drive 5-6hrs and come to Olgiy. The bazaar in Ulgii is interesting, as well as the mosque, that have been refurbished. There are some very interesting back street handicraft shops
In the evening, enjoy a Kazakh Concert during dinner. (BLD)
July 21st: Fly to UB
After early breakfast, transfer to Olgii airport and fly to UB. (B)
My price is from 975USD, if your group size is 2 people.
It includes:
- English speaking guide, 4x4 car, 3 meals per day, staying in tent or gers, camping gears, rangers with pack camels/horses, festival fee, ULN-ULG-ULN flights, border and national park permits.
It does not include :
- Personal needs, laundry and alcohol drinks. Single occupancy is 140$.
