21 May 2027 - 03 Jun 2027 (14 days)
USD6,595 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth
Tour price (Per person): USD6,595 * GBP5,156 * EUR5,832 * AUD10,294
Single Supplement: USD610 * GBP477 * EUR539 * AUD952
Flight costs: USD280 * GBP219 * EUR248 * AUD437
19 May 2028 - 01 Jun 2028 (14 days)
USD6,900 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Lisle Gwynn
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD6,900 * GBP5,395 * EUR6,102 * AUD10,770
Mongolia’s vast, untamed landscapes - stretching from the Siberian taiga to the sweeping Gobi Desert - offer some of Asia’s most exhilarating wilderness birding. Beginning at the wetlands of Gün-Galuut, we’ll search for elegant White-naped Cranes, Swan Geese, and Whooper Swans before heading into the forested valleys and rocky peaks of Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, where Siberian Rubythroat, Black Woodpecker, and the elusive Black-billed Capercaillie haunt the larch-clad ridges. Exploring the Tuul River and Khustain Nuruu, we’ll find Azure Tit, Mongolian Lark, and the reintroduced Przewalski’s Horse. The great inland lakes of Ugii Nuur and Tsagaan Nuur hold spectacular congregations of waterfowl, waders, and gulls, including White-tailed Eagle, Asian Dowitcher, and, with luck, the rare Relict Gull.
From the historic Ongi Monastery, our route sweeps south into the dramatic dunes of Khongoryn Els, home to Saxaul Sparrow and the extraordinary Mongolian Ground Jay. Traversing the open plains toward Yolyn Am, we’ll watch for the striking Oriental Plover, before ending among the rugged cliffs and canyons of the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains, where Bearded Vulture, Wallcreeper, and Kozlov’s Accentor share the high slopes with Siberian Ibex and Argali Sheep. Combining pristine wetlands, forested mountains, vast steppe, and desert wilderness, this journey reveals the wild heart of Mongolia—a place of immense beauty, rare birds, and limitless horizons.
Mongolian Ground Jay; Black-billed Capercaillie; Daurian & Chukar Partridges; Swan & Bar-headed Geese; White-naped & Demoiselle Cranes; Bearded, Himalayan & Cinereous Vultures; Golden & White-tailed Eagles; Saker & Amur Falcons; Stejneger's Scoter; Horned (Slavonian) Grebe; Oriental Plover; Asian Dowitcher; Swinhoe’s Snipe; Pallas’s Sandgrouse; Wallcreeper; Mongolian & Asian Short-toed Larks; Siberian Rubythroat; Brown & Kozlov’s Accentors; Azure Tit; Long-tailed & Chinese Beautiful Rosefinches; Saxaul Sparrow; Relict Gull (very rare); Pere David’s Snowfinch; Mongolian Finch; Godlewski’s Bunting.
Siberian Ibex; Wapiti; Argali; Mongolian & Goitred Gazelles; Grey Wolf, Wild Horse (Przewalski's); Long-tailed & Alashan Ground Squirrels; Corsac & Red Foxes; Siberian Chipmunk; Tarbagan Marmot; Pallas’s & Alpine Pikas; Central Midday Jird.
Steppe, desert, mountains, valleys, ridges, wetlands, pine & birch forest, grasslands, meadows, rivers.
Moderate to hot with colder nights, especially in the higher lying areas
10 with 1 Rockjumper leader and local birding leader
MODERATE TO CHALLENGING: This tour requires a good level of fitness, stamina, and overall health. It’s best suited for experienced birders who are comfortable with a more active itinerary. Please note that it may not be ideal for avid photographers, new birders, or those with mobility or health concerns.
Mostly comfortable. Variable weather & some long field days offset by relatively easy birding/wildlife watching.
Different, but mostly comfortable, including traditional gers, tourist gers & regular hotels.
Mostly easy, in very open conditions. Some trickier species that may require much more effort.
Spectacular scenery, ancient deserts, pristine wildernesses, incredible history and culture
Can be good to very good, but often impacted by distance & heat haze.
This was a wonderful tour--beautiful scenery, great birds (many rare), mammals (many rare) including snow leopards. Throw in the adventure of driving through the Altai Mountains and the quest for snow leopards, it really was everything you would want in a tour. Nigel Redmond and Atilla Steiner were excellent at finding and identifying the birds and mammals. I had been to Mongolia before on a non-birding trip and very much enjoyed this beautiful and fascinating country, but most of my bird and mammal sightings went unidentified. The gers were comfortable and even the moonlight walks to the outdoor toilets were enjoyable. And I have to put in a plug for our ground agents who shepherded us around Ulaanbaatar on a quest for trinkets, souvenirs and sights.
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