GOLDEN EAGLE FESTIVAL with EAGLE HUNTERS ON HORSEBACK

2015-01-31

The Mongolian Kazakhs use for hunting female eagles as far they are bigger mail ones and more aggressive. These eagles are trained to hunt foxes, wolves, rabbit and wild cat. Every day going with eagle hunter to hunt mostly fox we learn and enjoy this unique customs of the Mongolian Kazakhs. We have the chance to visit some Kazakh families and feel the grade hospitality.


Eagle Hunting in Deluun valley

2014-11-06

Riding out to the peak of the mountains each day, you will be introduced firsthand to the ancient custom of hunting with Golden Eagles. Specially timed during the winter months, Khazaks, in their ancestral tradition, track small rabbits and foxes in the snow. In most cases, the hunters prefer to raise female eagles, which weigh up to one-third more than males, and have proven themselves as faithful ...


Eagle Hunting in Bayannuur valley

2014-10-29

One of the oldest and most revered and spectacular traditions for the Khazakh people, passed down from generation to generation, is hunting with specially trained eagles. It exhibits the real pride of the Khazakhs. They annually hold an exceptional feast called the "Eagle Hunting" in the extreme western area of the majestic Altai Mountains among the river glaciers and beautiful landscape, ...