Eagle Festivals of Mongolia

 

Eagle Festivals of Mongolia

Nothing says remote quite like the word “Mongolia.” Geographic Expeditions has created a small group trip called Eagle Festivals of Mongolia, which celebrates the Kazakh tradition of hunting with trained eagles, a custom that spans centuries. It’s an immersive journey in the Gobi Desert at a rarely seen event, a competition that comes with lots of pomp and pageantry. Accommodation is in a private ger camp– think yurts – on the steppe. Time is also spent in the temples and museums of Ulaanbaatar. There are two trips yearly, one to the Altai Eagle Festival and the other to the Golden Eagle Festival. Priced from $11,750 per person.