We will start our expedition by taking an early flight out to western Mongolia, and meet with a local Kazakh family that hunts with Golden Eagles. We will have our own private gers (yurts) set up right next to their home. In the next two days we will spend time with the family and learn their ways of life while participating in their Eagle training. We will accompany the family to the eagle festival where we will stay in local ger camp while we participate in the festivities over the next 2 days. Once the festival is over, we will fly back to the capital and visit Khustai national park, to see the wild Przewalski horses (takhi in Mongolian). These stocky wild horses are said to be the ancestors of all modern horses and roam free in the national park.

*Early October doesn’t work for you? Ask us about the smaller September Golden Eagle festival*

**This expedition goes well with extensions to the Gobi Desert or Terelj National Park**

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Did we mention roads? No? Good, because they are few and far between. This is an expedition for those that want to take the path less traveled and see few other tourists along the way. 

*The Naadam Festival can be incorporated in this tour in July*

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This tour is unique as it will not take you to the crowded, uncomfortable festival of the big city where you must sit far away in stands. On this tour, you will see Naadam up close and intimately in a small town. We will be able to talk with the jockeys and horse breeders, watch the wrestlers up close, mingle with the locals, and enjoy this festival as it is meant to be, without the commercialization.  We will also spend time with a local Mongolian family learning their way of life, as well as glamping (with your own cook) at some gorgeous rivers.

*Visiting a Naadam festival can be incorporated into our other tours that happen in July*

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*This tour can be condensed into 7 days with a round trip flight to the Gobi Desert*

**This tour works well as an extension to any other tour we have!**

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During the summer, the Tsaatan camp can only be reached by horse.  You will fly up north and depart on an expedition by car and horse to live among the Tsaatan for a few days along with your guides, drivers, and your own cook! 

Many nonprofits and government agencies donate necessary goods to the Tsaatan’s way of life, although it does not help them keep their culture. Tourism can marginally help provide a supplement to their income as travelers, respectfully, visit this area and take an interest in their reindeer and their way of life.

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Our circular journey begins as we travel south into the Gobi desert. The land will change from green steppe to a vast desert. We will then head north-west into a green and lush land with rivers, mountains, steppe, and lakes. As we continue our journey north, the land will change into forested mountains that surround the pristine Lake Khovsgol, Mongolia’s blue pearl. We will end our journey by a flight back to Ulaanbaatar, the capital, where you will discover its museums, local life, and markets.

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