The Altai mountain range in the far west of the country is home to Mongolia’s largest national minority, the Kazakhs who came to settle here almost 200 years ago. It is here that they have preserved the ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles. Every autumn this fascinating trade is celebrated during “The Golden Eagle Festival”. On the backcloth of majestic mountains and snowy peaks Golden eagles demonstrate their speed and agility under the command of their proud masters.
In the far north of Mongolia bordering with Russia lie taiga ecosystems dominated by woods primarily composed of larch trees and open valleys that resemble polar tundra. It is part of the Siberian permafrost ecosystem highly distinct from the steppe grasslands found in much of Mongolia. Due to isolated and inaccessible location the most pristine and unpopulated lands in whole Mongolia lie here. Equally authentic is the culture of the reindeer herders of whom there is just a couple of hundreds living in teepees and grazing their reindeer in taiga forest and on alpi...
In the far north of Mongolia bordering with Russia lie taiga ecosystems dominated by woods primarily composed of larch trees and open valleys that resemble polar tundra. It is part of the Siberian permafrost ecosystem highly distinct from the steppe grasslands found in much of Mongolia. Due to isolated and inaccessible location the most pristine and unpopulated lands in whole Mongolia lie here. Equally authentic is the culture of the reindeer herders of whom there is just a couple of hundreds living in teepees and grazing their reindeer in taiga forest and on alpi...