Mongolia Bird Photography
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Ulaanbaatar
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar, met and transferred to your accommodation. Ulaanbaatar is the one city in a vast empty land — the staging point for the steppe, Gobi and Altai.
Ulaanbaatar
A city day before the steppe and the Gobi.
To Eastern Mongolian Steppe
Transfer to Eastern Mongolian Steppe. Cranes and gazelle herds across the open steppe. Grassland birding from a mobile camp.
Eastern Mongolian Steppe
Grassland birding from a mobile camp. A full day in the vast eastern grassland. The eastern steppe is one of the largest intact grasslands on earth, ranged by gazelle herds and cranes.
Eastern Mongolian Steppe
A full day in the vast eastern grassland.
To Khövsgöl Lake
Transfer to Khövsgöl Lake. Lake and taiga, with elk, waterbirds and forest. A visit to the Tsaatan reindeer herders.
Khövsgöl Lake
A visit to the Tsaatan reindeer herders. A full day at the blue pearl of Mongolia. Khövsgöl, holding a vast share of the world's fresh water, is one of Asia's most pristine lakes, ringed by taiga and reindeer herders.
Khövsgöl Lake
A full day at the blue pearl of Mongolia. Northern forest and lake wilderness.
Khövsgöl Lake
Northern forest and lake wilderness.
Departure
A final morning in Khövsgöl Lake — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
The mild season — the time to head into the wilderness.
Good season
A year-round gateway; winters are brutally cold.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Khövsgöl Luxury Ger Camp
An upscale ger camp on the shore of Khövsgöl, with lake views.
Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar
The city's leading international hotel, polished and central.
Mobile Birding Camp
A mobile tented camp ranging the eastern steppe for cranes and grassland birds.
Toilogt Camp
A traditional ger camp on the western shore of Khövsgöl Lake.
Best Western Premier Tuushin
A reliable, comfortable hotel on the central square.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.