Altain Mountains trekking tour

Fly in to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city. At the airport, you’ll be met by your guide and taken to
the hotel. After a rest, your guide will take you on a city tour. Ulaanbaatar is the heart of Mongolia,
boasting more than half the country’s population. This city is famed for it’s sightseeing spots such as
the National Historical Museum, the Choijin Lam Temple, and the Zaisan Monument, with an
outstanding view overlooking the metropolis. Dinner is Asian meals /Korean, Japanese, Mongolian,
Chinese/. Overnight is at the hotel.

After breakfast, you’ll gather your things and go to the UB airport for the three-hour flight west to
Olgiy. Your tour crew, a guide, a cook, and a driver, will meet you at the Olgiy airport. Today we’ll
push about three hours to the Haraganti valley, where our friend, an eagle hunter, spends his
summers with family and friends. Our hunter will show us his gorgeous bird. The summer is not
eagle-hunting time, however, you’ll be invited into the hunter’s home and treated to a traditional
Kazakh dastarhan, or spread of food, and milk tea.
Overnight in a ger camp

Today, we’ll drive toward the southwest. Through the windows of our car you’ll see the great Altai
Mountain Range spread out. Driving on the banks of Black and Khurgan Lakes, crossing rivers,
passing ancient archaeological sites, surrounded by mountains, stunning lake views, and lurch tree
forests, this is the area where you’ll spend two nights. We’ll have lunch by the shore of the lakes
and on the tops of mountains when we hike.
Overnight in a tent

Today we’ll drive to Tsagaan Gol Valley, which will take about five hours. On the way, we’ll drive
through Snake Valley, where some Kazakh nomads move just before the animal-breeding season
during the spring. We’ll stop to see ancient burial sites, standing statues, and a local nomadic
cemetery, the source of some local legends. You’ll have the opportunity to take as many photos as
you’d like along the way.
In Tsagaan Gol Valley, we’ll camp by the river and meet our camel guy, who will be responsible for
transporting our supplies for the next days. Close to evening, you’ll enjoy the sunset and observe
some Tuvan herding and milking processes.

This will be a special day. After breakfast we will prepare ourselves for the day’s journey. We’ll
leave our driver and car behind for the next two days and load the camels with necessary
supplies. We’ll set out west toward our destination. The next camp is a 16km, 5 hour trek, where
we’ll overnight in tents.

As the sun rises on our camp, the morning dew will glisten. After breakfast, it will be time to return to
the river valley. We’ll head back to our driver and the cars but take a different route than on Day 5,
following the White River valley through a local nomad family’s summer spot. The rest of the staff
will keep the main trail back to the cars and will be waiting for us at the campsite. We’ll overnight in
tents.

There will be a full day of driving via Tsengel and Ulaanhus soums. Along the way, you’ll enjoy the
frequently changing views of the mountain colors. Upon return, we’ll check in at the Tsambagarav
Hotel in Olgiy. With the rest of your day, it will be possible to walk into town to visit the local
museum or wool and felt craft shops. Some of the most beautiful pieces of Kazakh handicraft are
the wall hangings made by Kazakh women for the walls of gers. Overnight at the hotel.

In the morning hours, we’ll take a city tour of Olgiy. After lunch at a local restaurant, we will set out
toward Tsambagarav Uul (4200 meters). This snow-capped mountain is on the border of three
western aimags: Khovd, Uvs, and Bayan-Olgiy. Tonight, we will sleep at the foot of this grand
mountain. Here, our eagle hunter friend lives here with his family. This spot at the base of the
Tsambagarav is a main summer pasture and will be crowded with Kazakh and Uriankhai nomadic
families for three months. Overnight in a tent.

Starting our drive from the foot of the Tsambagarav Mountain, we’ll drive for six hours through
Bayan-Olgiy’s rich red mountains to Khovd city. Once in Khovd, we’ll drive you to the airport to be
registered fro the flight to Ulaanbaatar. The flight from Khovd to UB will take three hours and once in
Ulaanbaatar, a guide will meet you and transport you to a hotel. Dinner will be at the hotel
restaurant.

In Ulaanbaatar, It’s free until international departure.