Getting there
By light flight and 4x4 into eastern Mongolia, with mobile camps
Best for
White-naped and demoiselle cranes, Mongolian gazelle, steppe birds, vast grassland, mobile camping
The land
An immense, intact temperate grassland in eastern Mongolia
Good to know
The eastern steppe is one of the largest intact grasslands left on earth
What it is
The eastern Mongolian steppe is one of the world's last great grasslands — herds of gazelle and the cranes of the open country.
Stretching to every horizon, the eastern Mongolian steppe is among the largest intact temperate grasslands on earth. Vast herds of Mongolian gazelle migrate across it, and its wetlands draw breeding white-naped and demoiselle cranes, along with steppe eagles, bustards and a wealth of grassland birds — explored from mobile birding camps in true wilderness.
The reason to come
The endless grassland
The eastern steppe offers cranes, gazelle herds and boundless space.
Cranes
Breeding white-naped and demoiselle cranes on the wetlands.
Gazelle herds
Vast migrating herds of Mongolian gazelle.
Steppe birds
Bustards, steppe eagles and grassland specialities.
Worth knowing
The last great grassland
The eastern steppe is one of the largest intact grasslands on earth, ranged by gazelle herds and cranes.
When to come — honestly
A summer grassland.
May – August
Best
The breeding season — cranes, foaling gazelles and steppe birds.
June – July
Best
Peak crane and grassland-bird activity.
September – October
Good
Autumn gazelle herds on the open steppe.
Explored by mobile camp across roadless grassland; distances are vast and facilities basic.
Context
The grassland east
The eastern steppe adds cranes and gazelle herds in vast intact grassland.
It features on the birding and grand itineraries.
We range the eastern steppe by mobile camp, for cranes, gazelle herds and grassland birds.
Beyond the obvious
More to Eastern Mongolian Steppe.
Cranes
On the wetlands.
Gazelle herds
Across the steppe.
Mobile camping
In the grassland.
Why Wild Voyager
We reach Mongolia's remotest wildlife.
From the Gobi to the Altai snow leopards, Mongolia's wildlife is far-flung, seasonal and logistically hard. We handle the ger camps, light flights, permits and the specialist local trackers who find the wildlife.
Handpicked stays
We choose the lodge and guides that fit your goals, not whatever is left.
We time it right
We build your visit around the season and the wildlife that delivers.
Journeys
Trips through eastern-steppe
Where to stay
Where you’ll stay in eastern-steppe
Classic Collection
Wildlife you may see
Plan your Eastern Mongolian Steppe trip.
Range the eastern steppe for cranes and gazelle. Tell us your dates and we will build the route around it.
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