A Kazakh eagle hunter with his golden eagle

Expedition in preparation for autumn 2027

The eagle hunters of the Altai

Seven days in western Mongolia with Kazakh families who still hunt with golden eagles, at the foot of the Altai mountains. No phone, no news, and a sky that takes up most of the view.

From €15,000 per person10 places, one departure

Where: Bayan-Ölgii, western Mongolia
When: Autumn 2027, dates to be confirmed
Places: 10 places, one departure
Effort: Moderate: walking and horseback
Price: From €15,000 per person

Why this place

In the far west of Mongolia, Kazakh families still train golden eagles to hunt foxes in winter, a skill passed from parent to child for generations. They live in felt gers and stone winter houses, move with their herds and welcome very few visitors. It is one of the last places on earth where a week without a signal is simply how life works.

We only work with families who host visitors on their own terms and are paid directly for it.

Horses on the steppe of western Mongolia

Where the week happens

1,254 km separate the capital from the far west. Tap a point on the map.

Days 1 to 4

Ölgii and the eagle hunters

The Kazakh heart of Mongolia: nights with an eagle-hunting family, and the quiet day.

The shape of the week

The programme is being finalised with our local partner on the ground. The days may change, the spirit will not.

Day 0UlaanbaatarArrival and hand-over. One night in the capital, the sealed pouch and a first conversation with your host.
Day 1West to ÖlgiiTwo and a half hours by air to the edge of the country, then the steppe. Dinner at camp with a dombra player.
Days 2–3With the eagle huntersLiving with a Kazakh eagle-hunting family: the birds, the training, the craft of the hoods and gloves, and besbarmak shared around the stove. The nights are theirs too.
Day 4The quiet dayNo plan. The steppe, a notebook and as much silence as you want.
Days 5–6Towards TsambagaravOn horseback towards a 4,193-metre glacier mountain, with nights in a mobile ger camp and time with Tuvan herding families.
Day 7Re-entryA last morning with the family, the flight back to Ulaanbaatar, the conversation before the pouch opens, and a night to land.

A rider on the steppe below the snow-capped Altai

Gers on the steppe in front of snowy mountains

A Kazakh eagle hunter in a fur coat with his eagle

Mongolia in five facts

2people per square kilometre. Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country on earth.

1.8 millionpeople live in Ulaanbaatar, almost half the country, in the coldest capital in the world.

58 millionhead of livestock (horses, camels, yaks, sheep and goats), many times the human population.

UNESCOlists falconry, including the Kazakh tradition of hunting with golden eagles, as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

1province where most people are Kazakh: Bayan-Ölgii, at the far western tip of the country.

Sources: Guinness World Records, National Statistics Office of Mongolia, UNESCO.

Always included

The Connection Protocol, before, during and after
A Remotus host and a local English-speaking guide
Domestic flights inside Mongolia
All meals and accommodation in the west
A satellite line for one message home each evening and for emergencies

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There are only 10 places. Leave your email and we’ll write to you as soon as dates are confirmed, before anyone else.

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This expedition can also run privately for your family, team or friends.

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