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MONGOLIA TOURS · BAYAN-ÖLGII · ALTAI MOUNTAINS

Mongolia tours in the Altai and Bayan-Ölgii

14 small-group and private tours in Bayan-Ölgii, western Mongolia: eagle hunters, Altai treks, horse riding, jeep trips and nomad migrations. 4–10 days, from $830 per person.

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2 · 12 · 23

3 · 14 · 24

4 · 14 · 25

4 · 15 · 25

6 · 16 · 27

2027 GROUP DEPARTURES

Every start date is a MIAT flight day (Wednesday or Saturday) from Ulaanbaatar to Ölgii. Up to 8 travellers per group.

Tours

OUR TOURS

All 14 tours in Bayan-Ölgii

8 Days / 7 Nights

Two Kazakh eagle hunters on rearing horses beside a signpost in the Altai, western Mongolia
8 Days / 7 Nights

Explore culture and adventure on the Mongolia Altai Tavan mountain tour. Visit Potanin Glacier, the largest glacier in Mongolia. Meet Kazakh eagle hunters and see their golden eagles up close. Enjoy horse riding across the mountains and steppe.

Spend a day with a Kazakh eagle hunter and his family in their ger (traditional tent). Watch the golden eagle being fed, cleaned, and trained.

See beautiful nature. Visit Khoton and Khurgan Lakes with clear water and quiet views. See Baga Turgen Waterfall, a big mountain waterfall. Explore ancient petroglyphs in Bayan-Ulgii province, carved long ago.

$1,120

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9 Days / 8 Nights

Trekking group and pack horses crossing a green valley below the Altai Tavan Bogd peaks
9 Days / 8 Nights

The Altai Tavan Bogd Mountains in western Mongolia are perfect for travelers who love nature and adventure. Climb Malchin Peak and enjoy breathtaking views.

Trek through the White River Valley and explore Khoton and Khurgan Lakes. Visit the Potanin Glacier and marvel at the icy landscape.

Trek to Baga Turgen Waterfall and discover ancient petroglyphs and historic sites. Follow paths used for generations by nomadic Kazakh families. Meet eagle hunters, stay with local families, and experience authentic nomadic life.

$1,116

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6 Days / 5 Nights

Climber with ice axe and crampons on a snow slope in Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
6 Days / 5 Nights

The Altai Tavan Bogd Hiking Tour takes you into Altai Tavan Bogd National Park in western Mongolia.

You will trek or ride a horse through glacier valleys and mountain passes. Enjoy stunning views of snow-capped peaks and climb Malchin Peak (4,051 m / 13,290 ft). Explore wide alpine valleys, visit Kazakh nomadic herder families, and meet a traditional eagle hunter family to see real nomadic life. You will also visit the Potanin Glacier and peaceful mountain lakes. This tour is perfect for travelers who love hiking, nature, and Mongolian culture.

$992

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9 Days / 8 Nights

Horse riders below Potanin Glacier and the snowy Altai Tavan Bogd peaks
9 Days / 8 Nights

Explore the natural beauty of western Mongolia on a tour of horse riding, easy hiking, and mountain climbing in the Altai Mountains and White River Valley. This horse riding tour offers stunning views and unforgettable experiences.

A highlight is climbing Malchin Peak (4,051 m / 13,290 ft) to see snow-covered mountains and glaciers. Visit the Potanin Glacier, relax by Khoton and Khurgan Lakes, and enjoy the fresh air and quiet mountains.

Experience Kazakh nomadic culture by visiting a traditional eagle hunter family. Learn about their daily life and customs. Before returning to Ölgii, explore ancient petroglyphs and historic sites. This Altai Tavan Bogd horse trekking tour combines adventure and culture for travelers who want an authentic Mongolia adventure tour.

$1,139

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4 Days / 3 Nights

Kazakh eagle hunters on horseback holding golden eagles at the Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan-Ölgii
4 Days / 3 Nights

Explore Bayan-Ölgii in western Mongolia, home to Kazakh nomads and their golden eagles. See high mountains, wide valleys, clear rivers, and alpine meadows. This is a perfect place to enjoy nature and tradition together.

Watch the famous Golden Eagle Festival in October. See hunters on horseback and their eagles soar, dive, and return — a tradition passed down for generations.

Learn about Kazakh culture by visiting museums, markets, and traditional homes (gers). Taste local food like horse milk tea and fresh bread. Meet families and hear about nomadic life.

Take photos of eagles, horses, and the snowy Altai Mountains. Explore valleys, rivers, and alpine landscapes while seeing how nomads live close to nature.

$830

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7 Days / 6 Nights

Kazakh nomads moving their herd across snow in the Altai Mountains in winter
7 Days / 6 Nights

Experience the winter life of Kazakh nomads in the high Altai Mountains. Visit one of the most isolated areas of Mongolia and see how families survive the cold winter. Seasonal migration, animal herding, and daily survival are part of their life.

Stay with a local nomad family in a traditional ger. Share meals, stories, and daily work. Help with herding animals, collecting firewood, and preparing food. Watch eagle hunting and enjoy the warmth of Kazakh hospitality, even in cold weather.

This tour is a rare chance to see stunning landscapes, learn about nomadic culture, and experience the real life of Kazakh nomads in winter Mongolia.

$1,160

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8 Days / 7 Nights

Gers in a green meadow by a larch forest in western Mongolia
8 Days / 7 Nights

Imagine riding across vast Mongolian steppes, mountains rising on the horizon, while capturing every moment through your lens.

The Mongolia Altai Tavan Bogd tour offers bloggers, photographers, and videographers an unforgettable adventure. Stand before the Potanin Glacier, Mongolia’s largest, and photograph its icy grandeur.

Meet Kazakh eagle hunters and witness their golden eagles in action, a centuries-old tradition alive today. Spend a day in a traditional Kazakh ger, watching the eagles being fed, groomed, and trained.

Explore crystal-clear Khoton and Khurgan Lakes, the towering Baga Turgen Waterfall, and ancient petroglyphs in Bayan-Ölgii province. Every moment of this photo and video tour is a chance to capture Mongolia’s wild beauty and rich culture.

$1,120

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8 Days / 7 Nights

4×4 jeeps on a green meadow below snow-capped Altai mountains
8 Days / 7 Nights

Travel by 4×4 jeep through remote valleys, alpine passes, and wide-open steppe landscapes. Explore culture and adventure on the Mongolia Altai Tavan Bogd mountain tour. Visit Potanin Glacier, the largest glacier in Mongolia, and admire its impressive ice formations.

Meet Kazakh eagle hunters and see their golden eagles up close. Enjoy horse riding across the mountains and steppe. Spend a day with a Kazakh eagle hunter and his family in their ger (traditional tent), and watch the golden eagle being fed, cleaned, and trained.

Visit Khoton and Khurgan Lakes, known for their clear water and peaceful views. See Baga Turgen Waterfall, a dramatic mountain cascade, and explore ancient petroglyphs in Bayan-Ölgii Province, carved thousands of years ago.

$1,120

From, per person

7 Days / 6 Nights

Kazakh nomad family moving livestock through an Altai valley in spring
7 Days / 6 Nights

Experience the spring migration of Kazakh nomads in the high Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. Visit one of the country’s most remote regions and witness families moving from harsh winter camps to fresh spring pastures.

Watch as nomads dismantle their winter gers, pack belongings onto camels and yaks, and travel across valleys and mountain passes in search of greener grazing land.

Stay with a local nomad family in a traditional ger and become part of their daily life. Share home-cooked meals, stories, and cultural traditions. You may also meet Kazakh eagle hunters during migration and learn about their ancient hunting heritage while enjoying their warm hospitality.

$1,160

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10 Days / 9 Nights

4WD vehicle with a roof rack parked in a forest in Bayan-Ölgii
10 Days / 9 Nights

Embark on a self-driving expedition through western Mongolia’s remote Bayan-Ölgii Province, where the Altai Mountains rise above vast steppes, alpine lakes, glaciers, and ancient petroglyph sites. This journey blends adventure, culture, and wilderness in one of Asia’s most untouched regions.

Drive rugged mountain passes, river valleys, and borderlands while exploring Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, hiking near the Potanin Glacier, and visiting the stunning Khoton and Khurgan Lakes. Discover the Tsagaan Salaa and Baga Oigor petroglyphs and experience warm nomadic hospitality with Kazakh and Tuvan families.

Meet a Kazakh eagle hunter and witness the ancient tradition of eagle hunting, preserved for generations. Enjoy short hikes, wildlife and birdwatching, fishing, photography, and peaceful nights under Mongolia’s star-filled skies.

$1,120

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8 Days / 7 Nights

Two women travellers hiking beside a frozen lake in the Altai Mountains
8 Days / 7 Nights

Travel by 4×4 jeep through remote valleys, alpine passes, and wide-open steppe landscapes. Experience the culture, nature, and adventure of the Mongolia Altai Tavan Bogd Mountains on a women’s solo group tour.

Visit Potanin Glacier, the largest glacier in Mongolia, and admire its impressive ice formations. Meet Kazakh eagle hunters and see their magnificent golden eagles up close. Enjoy horse riding across the mountains and steppe, and spend a day with a Kazakh eagle hunter and her or his family in their traditional ger, where you can observe how golden eagles are fed, cared for, and trained.

Discover Khoton and Khurgan Lakes, known for their crystal-clear waters and peaceful mountain views. See Baga Turgen Waterfall, a dramatic mountain cascade, and explore ancient petroglyphs in Bayan-Ölgii Province, carved thousands of years ago.

$1,120

From, per person

7 Days / 6 Nights

Kazakh nomads moving herds and a supply truck through an Altai valley in autumn
7 Days / 6 Nights

Experience the autumn migration of Kazakh nomads in the high Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. Visit one of the country’s most remote regions and witness families leaving their summer pastures for their autumn camps.

Watch as nomads take down their gers, pack belongings onto camels and yaks, and move their herds across valleys and mountain passes to sheltered autumn grazing land.

Stay with a local nomad family in a traditional ger and become part of their daily life. Share home-cooked meals, stories, and cultural traditions. You may also meet Kazakh eagle hunters during the migration and learn about their ancient hunting heritage while enjoying their warm hospitality.

$1,160

From, per person

8 Days / 7 Nights

Trekking group and pack horses crossing a green valley below the Altai Tavan Bogd peaks
8 Days / 7 Nights

Climb Khüiten Peak (4,374 m), the highest summit in Mongolia, where Mongolia, China and Russia meet. Camp beside the Potanin Glacier, learn crampon, ice axe and rope skills with a certified mountain guide, and reach the top on an 8-day expedition with camel support.

$1,965

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8 Days / 7 Nights

Kazakh nomads moving their herd across snow in the Altai Mountains in winter
8 Days / 7 Nights

Track the snow leopard in the Altai winter on Tsambagarav mountain. Stay in a heated ger with a Kazakh herder family, scan the cliffs at dawn and dusk with a local tracker and spotting scopes, and look for ibex, argali and Pallas’s cat on an 8-day expedition.

$3,278

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All 14 Mongolia tours at a glance

Vacations Mongolia is a local tour operator in Ölgii, Bayan-Ölgii province, western Mongolia. All 14 tours start and end in Ölgii, include return flights from Ulaanbaatar and run as a small group or a private tour. The tours fall into five styles:

 

Eagle hunters and Kazakh culture

Meet Kazakh eagle hunter families of Bayan-Ölgii and their golden eagles, at home in the mountains or at the Golden Eagle Festival in Ölgii.

Mongolia Altai Tavan Bogd Eagle Hunter & Nomadic Life — 8 days · May to October · from $1,120 per person

Mongolia Golden Eagle Festival Tour — 4 days · early October · from $830 per person

 

Trekking and hiking in the Altai

Walk in Altai Tavan Bogd National Park below the Five Saint Peaks and the Potanin Glacier, the largest glacier in Mongolia.

Mongolia Altai Mountains Trekking Tour — 9 days · May to October · from $1,116 per person

Mongolia Altai Tavan Bogd Hiking Tour — 6 days · May to October · from $992 per person

Khüiten Peak Climbing Expedition — 8 days · July to August · from $1,965 per person

 

Horse riding, jeep and self-drive

Cover more ground on horseback with local horse guides, by 4×4 jeep with a driver, or behind the wheel of your own 4WD.

Mongolia Horse Riding Tour in the Altai Mountains — 9 days · May to October · from $1,139 per person

Mongolia Jeep Tour in Altai Tavan Bogd — 8 days · May to October · from $1,120 per person

Self-Driving Mongolia Altai Adventure Tour — 10 days · May to October, private dates · from $1,120 per person

 

Nomad migrations

Move with a Kazakh herding family between seasonal camps, with camels and yaks carrying the ger.

Mongolia Nomads Spring Migration Tour — 7 days · spring · from $1,160 per person

Mongolia Nomads Autumn Migration Tour — 7 days · autumn · from $1,160 per person

Mongolia Nomads Winter Migration — 7 days · winter · from $1,160 per person

 

Special interest tours

Tours planned around photography and filming, a winter snow leopard expedition, and a small group for women travelling solo.

Mongolia Blogger and Photographer Tour — 8 days · May to October · from $1,120 per person

Women’s Solo Group Travel in Mongolia — 8 days · May to October · from $1,120 per person

Bayan-Ölgii Snow Leopard Expedition — 8 days · January to March · from $3,278 per person

 

Prices are per person for a group of 7–8 travellers. Smaller groups and solo travellers pay more; each tour page has the full price table.

EARLY OCTOBER

Golden Eagle Festival

Kazakh eagle hunters and their golden eagles compete in Ölgii. Add a trek or the eagle hunter tour before the festival.

SPRING · AUTUMN · WINTER

Nomad migrations

Move with a Kazakh family to new pastures in spring and autumn, or share their winter life in the Altai.

WHEN TO GO

Mongolia tours by season

MAY TO OCTOBER

Summer in the Altai

Trekking, hiking, horse riding, jeep, self-drive, eagle hunter, photo and women’s tours. Group dates run June to October; July is the warmest month.

STEP 2

Pick a date

Join one of 15 group dates, June to October, timed to MIAT's Wednesday and Saturday flights to Ölgii. Or ask for private dates.

STEP 3

Message us

Send your tour and date on WhatsApp or Viber. We reply with the itinerary and price.

HOW BOOKING WORKS

Three steps to Bayan-Ölgii

STEP 1

Choose a tour

Eagle hunters, trekking, horse riding, jeep or a nomad migration.

FAQ

FAQ

Questions about our Mongolia tours

Which Mongolia tour should I choose?

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Choose by what you want to experience: the Eagle Hunter & Nomadic Life tour or the Golden Eagle Festival for Kazakh eagle hunters; Altai Mountains Trekking or Altai Tavan Bogd Hiking for mountains; the Horse Riding, Jeep or Self-Driving tours for travel by horse or 4×4; a Nomads Migration tour to move with a herding family; or the Photo and Video and Women’s Solo Group tours for special interests.

Where do the tours take place?

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All tours run in Bayan-Ölgii province in the far west of Mongolia: Ölgii town, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park with the Potanin Glacier, Khoton and Khurgan lakes, Baga Turgen Waterfall, Oigor Valley and Kazakh nomad camps.

How do I get to Bayan-Ölgii?

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By domestic flight from Ulaanbaatar to Ölgii, about 2 hours. Return flights are included in the price of our multi-day tours, and we meet you at Ölgii airport.

How much do the tours cost?

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Prices start at $830 per person for the 4-day Golden Eagle Festival tour and from about $1,000–1,160 per person for 6–10-day tours in a group of 7–8. The price per person is lower the more people travel together.

When is the best time to visit western Mongolia?

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May to October for trekking, horse riding and jeep tours, with July the warmest month. The Golden Eagle Festival is in early October, the nomad migrations follow the seasons in spring and autumn, and the winter migration tour runs in winter.

Do you run group tours or private tours?

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Both. Group departures run from June to October on the Wednesday and Saturday flight days to Ölgii, and private tours for couples, families or friends can start on any date.

How big are the groups?

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Small. A group departure takes at most 8 travellers, which keeps visits to nomad and eagle hunter families personal. A private tour can be just you, your partner, family or friends.

Can I meet Kazakh eagle hunters?

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Yes. Most tours include a visit to a Kazakh eagle hunter family. The Eagle Hunter & Nomadic Life tour spends a full day with them, and the Golden Eagle Festival tour shows hunters and their golden eagles in competition.

Do I need trekking or riding experience?

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No. Trekking and hiking tours are moderate with no technical climbing, horse riding tours suit beginners with local horse guides, and the jeep, photo and migration tours are easy to moderate.

Is it safe to travel in Bayan-Ölgii?

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Yes. It is a safe and welcoming region. Because the mountains are remote, we ask every guest to have travel insurance with medical evacuation cover.

Can a tour be customised?

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Yes. We can change the length, combine tours (for example trekking with the Golden Eagle Festival) or build a private itinerary around your dates and interests.

How do I book a tour?

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Choose a tour, pick a group date or your own dates, and message us on WhatsApp or Viber at +976 9990 8111 or by email at vacations.mgl@gmail.com. We reply with the itinerary and the price.

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Written by the Vacations Mongolia team · Updated October 2026

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