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Mongolia Snow Leopard Photography Tour

  • Photo Tour | March 7-19, 2027
  • Eagle Hunters Extension | March 19-24, 2027
  • Maximum 6 Photographers
  • Photo Tour | November 6-20, 2024 & November 6-20, 2025
  • Amboseli and Tsavo Extension | November 20-25, 2024 & November 20-25, 2025
  • Maximum 6 Photographers
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Mongolia Snow Leopard Photography Tour

  • Photo Tour | March 7-19, 2027
  • Eagle Hunters Extension | March 19-24, 2027
  • Maximum 6 Photographers
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ABOUT MONGOLIA PHOTO TOUR

This tour prioritizes photographing Snow Leopard and to some extent other mammal species such as Pallas’s Cat and Siberian Ibex.  We will spend 4 full days in the Altai Mountains, where the local guides and trackers will put up a hide when they find a Snow Leopard kill.  This is a big advantage because it allows the group not to have to hike as far (usually the hide will be less than a km from the road) and allows the group to get closer to the Leopard (usual distance is about 100 meters).  We also spend five days and 4 nights in the Margaz Mountains which are good for a variety of wildlife including Snow Leopards, Pallas’s Cat, Siberian Ibex, Pallas’s Pika and other mammal species.  Bird possibilities include Bearded Vulture, Saker Falcon and Pallas’s Sandgrouse.  The accommodation for the most part is in traditional Mongolian yurts.  The weather will typically be cold in the 20s Fahrenheit, the rooms are well heated by wood stoves.  On arrival and departure and for one night in between camps, we will be in standard hotels.  This is the best time of year to photograph Snow Leopards as they are still fairly low, but the weather, although cold, is starting to warm up some.  Another advantage of photographing Snow Leopards in Mongolia is you are at manageable altitudes of 6,000 to 8,000 feet as opposed to India where you are often around 14,000 feet elevation.  For the Eagle Hunters Extension, we will be staying in a nice hotel in Ulgii and then going out during the days to photograph different families of eagle hunters.

  • Spend 4 full days in the Altai Mountain with a good chance to photograph Snow Leopard from a hide. 

  • We spend five days and 4 nights in the Margaz Mountains which are good for a variety of wildlife including Snow Leopards, Pallas’s Cat, Siberian Ibex, Pallas’s Pika and other mammal species.

  • Photograph raptors and beautiful mountain landscapes.

  • On the extension photograph hunters with their Golden Eagles.

Cost & Logistics

$9,950
Photographer

$8,950
Non-Photographer

$1,000
Single Supplement

$2,700
Deposit

Cost includes all lodging, meals, guiding, transportation including internal flights and entry fees.  Does not include flights to reach Mongolia, drinks other than drinking water and items of a personal nature such as laundry and phone calls.

Number of Participants: 6 photographers plus any nonphotographer spouses or companions. 

Itinerary

March 7th – Arrival to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to a nice hotel.  We will have an afternoon bird walk with species such as Azure-winged Magpie and Azure tit possible.    Accommodation: A nice hotel in Ulaanbaatar

March 8th – We will have a morning flight to Ulaangom, then a transfer of 4 to 5 hours through beautiful, rugged country to our camp in the Margaz Mountains.  We arrive in time for dinner.  Accommodation: Yurt Camp in Margaz Mountains

March 9th-11th – We will have 3 full days of exploring the Margaz Mountains.  This is the beat location to see and photograph the amazing Pallas’s Cat on our tour.  We will be on the lookout for it as well as Snow Leopards, Corsac and Red Foxes and Siberian Ibex.  This part of the tour requires a reasonable amount of fitness as we will need to go on walks of up to a few kilometers to see and photograph the wildlife in this region. Accommodation: Yurt Camp in Margaz Mountains. 

March 12th – We will have a morning photography session, birds in the area include Hill Pigeon, Pallas’s Sandgrouse and a variety of snowfinches, larks and accentors.  We will then check out and have a about a five-hour transfer back to Ulaangom, where we will spend the night in a nice hotel.  Accommodation: A nice hotel in Ulaangom. 

March 13th – After breakfast we will check out and transfer to the Altai Mountains, this will be a time-consuming drive, taking 6 or 7 hours but we will go through some beautiful country and keep our eyes open for wildlife and raptors on the way.  We will arrive at our camp in the Altai before dinner.  Accommodation: Yurt Camp in the Altai Mountains.

March 14th-17th – We will have four full days of photography in the Altai, our trackers and guides will be out searching for Snow Leopard kills and when they find one they set up a hide for us which allows us to get closer and limits the amount of walking we have to do.  The Leopards return to their kill to feed, often a Red Fox or two will find the carcass as well.  We will be on the lookout for raptors such as the impressive Bearded Vulture and Saker Falcon.  Some of the birds in the area include Red-billed Chough and Altai Snowcock.  Accommodation: Yurt Camp in the Altai

March 18th – Today we will transfer back to Ulaangom for our afternoon flight back to Ulaanbaatar.  Those who are doing the extension will transfer to Ulgii. 

March 19th – Transfer to the airport for your return trip home.
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EAGLE HUNTERS EXTENSION

COST

$4,450
Photographer

$3,950
Non-Photographer

$500
Single Supplement

If you would like to do just the eagle hunters extension, you can fly into Ulaanbaatar on the 17th, and we will arrange the rest.  The cost for that is $5,250 per photographer, with a $600 single supplement.

Itinerary

March 18th – Transfer from the Altai Mountains to Ulgii, a nice hotel in Uglii.

March 19th-21st – We will have three full days of visiting a few different groups of eagle hunters.  These families use Golden Eagles to hunt for food and fur and using eagles for hunting is important in their culture.  We will visit tribes in the Sagsai and Uglii districts.  We will photograph the eagle hunters riding their horses with the eagles.  We will be on the lookout for birds and wildlife as well but the main focus during the extension will be the eagle hunters.  Each evening, we will return to our comfortable hotel in Uglii. 

March 22nd – We will have another morning session with the eagle hunters then we have about a 3 hour transfer to Hovd, where we will spend the night in a nice hotel. 

March 23rd – This morning we will take a flight from Hovd back to Ulaanbaatar.  We will have an afternoon bird walk near the river and have our farewell dinner.  Accommodation: A nice hotel in Ulaanbaatar

March 24th – Transfer to the airport for your return trip home.
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Javier Zurita | Wildlife Photographer

Javier Zurita is a full time nature photographer and tour leader from Quito, Ecuador.  Javier has been leading tours in Ecuador and Colombia the past several years.  He built the excellent photo blinds at Sachatamia Lodge in Ecuador.  He is an excellent photographer who is using flash in innovative ways.

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