Eagle hunter in Mongolia

Professional hunters from Kazakhstan or call kusbeguy berkutchy practice in Kazakhstan, which is also called by the Kyrgyz clans berkutchi Bugu.

Berkutchy is the profession of a life, and Kazakhstan, is often hereditary. The relationship of the bird and its owner is constant and consumption. In the formation of a young eagle, berkutchy must sacrifice his dream for a long time. For weeks, the bird becomes more and more under the hood blind to their dependence on his master is complete. That intimacy should be transformed into a trust for life with the eagle - twenty years or more. Citation is said [that man must train the eagle, the eagle is training his men. There is a saying in Kazakhstan: "There are three things that a real man should have: a fast horse, a dog, a golden eagle.

Winter in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

Gorkhi-Terelj National Park (Mongolia: Горхи-Тэрэлж, / gɔrxi tɛrɛɮʃ /, Rhododendron Creek) is one of the national parks in Mongolia. Terelj tourist area there are several "tourist camps" (Mongol жуулчны бааз, juulchny Baaz). It is tied in Ulan Bator with a paved road (highway east towards # A0501 Baganuur Öndörkhaan, 37 km from the center of Ulan Bator, the turn left for class # A24, 5 km later, the road crosses the river and Tuul Park National begins). The road will be Gorkhiin Davaa (Mongolia: Горхийн даваа) pass. Most tourist attractions are in the fields, and before this step. The road ends, then the solution Terelj, with small shops and restaurants. Terelj Terelj Gol solution lies in Riverdale, about 66 km from the center of Ulaanbaatar.

The National Park is strictly tourist Nalaikh duuregs (district) of Ulaanbaatar, the rest (protected) area begins north of the river Terelj Gol in Mongolia and Töv aimag.

A small southern part of the park has been developed for tourists, restaurants, souvenir shops, horses and camels for rent, tourist camps of Germany, many of which deal Juulchin, former state tourism company. However, most of the park is undeveloped and inaccessible. Things are Khagiin Lake Khar, 20m deep glacial lake 80 kilometers upstream from the tourist camps, and Yeste hot springs, natural hot springs, 18 km stages. The park is also a Buddhist monastery, which is open to visitors. Nature Park includes the brown bear, and more than 250 species of birds. Tuul River flows through the park.

The park has many rock formations, rock climbers, including two formations the famous names of things like: Turtle Rock (Mongolian: Melkhii Khad) and the old man reading a book (Prayer Lama Rock).

Many Westerners were introduced to Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, when the reality of CBS The Amazing Race has visited the park in the second episode of its tenth season.

Camel trekking in inner Mongolia

ave you already trekked around the world and are looking for somewhere different for your next hiking vacation ? How about a walking holiday in Mongolia ? Our treks and cultural adventures in Mongolia are in the most remote and beautiful parts of the country - the Gobi Desert, the Altai mountains in the west and Khangai mountain range in central Mongolia. Our hiking vacations are usually 10 - 14 days and our prices are competitive, starting from only € 1095 each for a group of 4 people. We do small group treks for up to 12 people, tailor-made walking holidays for any number of people and hiking trips linked to social voluntary projects for school groups and charity challenges.

Ukok plateau, Mongolia

Ukok Plateau is a remote and pristine meadows in the heart of southwestern Siberia, the Altai Mountains of Russia, near the border with China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The Pazyryk is the name of an ancient people who lived in the Altai Mountains on the plateau are associated with some spectacular archaeological finds, including mummies found frozen in permafrost. Several mounds of the ancient tomb of the Bronze Age were found in the region and have been associated with Pazyryk culture similar to the legendary Scythian in the West. The Kurgan used term to describe a log-Barrow tomb. Excavations at the site continued to provide fascinating archaeological findings. One conclusion is known as the famous "Ice Princess," excavated by archaeologist Natalia Russian Polosmak. Three tattooed mummies (c. 300 BC) were extracted from the permafrost in the Ukok plateau in the second half of the 20th century.

It is an acknowledged part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site entitled Golden Mountains of Altai, an important environmental treasure. It provides habitat for many endangered species of the world as one of the least studied predators: Snow Leopard. Other species at risk are protected, there are Mountain Sheep Argali, steppe eagle and black stork. Currently Ukok Plateau threatens plans for a gas pipeline between China and Russia. It also threatens a proposal to build a road across the steppe, and excessive use by farmers.

Archaeological finds Ice Maiden, and some are just a strip of land in dispute between Russia and China. The inhabitants of the Altai Republic are demanding the return of the funerary objects of their current location, in Novosibirsk.

Ukok plateau, Mongolia

Ukok Plateau is a remote and pristine grasslands located in the southwestern Siberian Altai Mountains region of Russia near the border with China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The Pazyryk is the name of an ancient people who lived in the Altai Mountains on the plateau, which is associated with some spectacular archaeological finds, including mummies found frozen in permafrost. Many old Bronze Age burial mounds were found in the region and has been associated with culture Pazyryk resembling that of the legendary Scythian people in the long run west of Kurgan is generally used to describe such a log-Barrow burial . Excavations at the site continued to provide fascinating archaeological discovery findings.One famous known as "Ice Princess" excavated by the Russian archaeologist Natalia Polosmak. Three tattooed mummies (300 BC) was extracted from the permafrost of Ukok Plateau in the second half of the 20th century century.

It is an acknowledged part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site entitled Golden Mountains of Altai, a treasure the environment. It provides habitat for many endangered species of the world as one of the least studied predators: Snow Leopard. Other species at risk are protected, there are Mountain Sheep Argali, steppe eagle and black stork. Currently Ukok Plateau threatens plans for a gas pipeline between China and Russia. It also threatens a proposal to build a road across the steppe, and excessive use by farmers.

Ice Maiden, and other archaeological remains were found just inside the disputed strip of land between Russia and China. The inhabitants of the Altai Republic require a return to the burial of objects on their position in Novosibirsk.