Western Mongolia & Kazakh eagle hunter culture
Golden Eagle Festival Tours Mongolia
Compare festival journeys in Bayan-Ölgii, Sagsai eagle hunter experiences, combined Gobi itineraries and winter eagle events. Choose the style of trip that fits your dates, photography goals and preferred pace.
Which Eagle Festival Experience Is Right for You?
Mongolia's eagle hunter journeys range from major autumn festivals to quieter encounters with Kazakh families and winter events. A festival-focused itinerary is ideal if you want competition, ceremony and a large gathering of hunters, while a private journey can create more time for photography, horseback experiences and personal cultural encounters.
Western Mongolia is remote, so domestic flight schedules, weather and festival timing matter. Our programs are designed around realistic logistics and can be combined with the Gobi Desert or other regions when your travel window allows.
Autumn Festivals
Travel during the main eagle festival season in Bayan-Ölgii and experience competitions, traditional dress and community celebrations.
Photography Focus
Choose itineraries with more time around eagle hunters, mountain landscapes and cultural subjects rather than rushing between stops.
Private Encounters
Build a private journey around an eagle hunter family, horses and a quieter cultural experience outside the busiest festival moments.
Altai & Beyond
Combine the festival with the Altai Mountains, the Gobi Desert or a wider Mongolia journey depending on your available days.
Exclusive private experience
Private Eagle Festival at Our Tsambagarav Camp
Meet 10–15 Kazakh eagle hunters at our seasonal 11-ger camp and shape the gathering around photography, filming or cultural immersion.
Festival & eagle hunter journeys
Golden Eagle Festival Tours
Golden Eagle Festival Tour
Witness the world's most spectacular ancient hunting tradition — a 14-day journey through the wild heart of Western Mongolia.
Private Eagle Festival Photography Tour — 10 Days
Experience a private gathering of 10–15 Kazakh eagle hunters at our seasonal ger camp beneath Tsambagarav Mountain. This 10-day Mongolia photography tour combines eagle hunter portraits, horseback and golden eagle photography, nomadic culture, camel photography at Elsen Tasarkhai and the historic capital of Kharkhorin.
Mongolia Winter Eagle Festival Tour
Experience Mongolia’s spectacular winter and Kazakh eagle-hunting heritage on this 6-day journey featuring the Winter Golden Eagle Festival, Terelj National Park, the Chinggis Khaan Equestrian Statue and authentic cultural encounters.
Mongolia Photography Expedition
Experience three extraordinary worlds of Mongolia in one photography expedition — photograph the Tsaatan reindeer herders in the remote northern taiga, Kazakh eagle hunters in the Altai Mountains, and Bactrian camel caravans among the towering dunes of the Gobi Desert.
Golden Eagle Festival & Gobi Desert Expedition
Experience Mongolia’s Golden Eagle Festival, meet legendary Kazakh eagle hunters, and journey across the Altai Mountains and Gobi Desert on one epic adventure.
Sagsai Golden Eagle Festival
Experience the authentic spirit of Mongolia through an unforgettable journey across vast steppes, dramatic mountains, desert landscapes, and remote nomadic communities
Fixed 2027 group departure
Golden Eagle Festival Tour
September 26–October 9, 2027 · 14 days · From $3,750 per person
Festival Tour or Private Eagle Hunter Experience?
Festival departures offer atmosphere, competition and a large gathering of hunters. A private journey gives you more control over pace and photography. If you want both, we can combine a festival date with additional days around Bayan-Ölgii.
Plan Your Golden Eagle Festival Journey
Tell us your dates, group size and whether the festival itself, photography, horseback riding or a private eagle hunter experience is your priority. We will recommend the most practical itinerary.
Plan My Eagle Festival Trip