Altai · Bayan-Ölgii
Ölgii is 1,600 km by road, so most people fly three hours. Summer is for Tavan Bogd's glaciers and lakes; the Golden Eagle Festival is the first weekend of October.
- Getting there1,619 km from UlaanbaatarOwn car ~24 h · Domestic flight
- best 6–105–8 days
- Own car, 2 people, ger camp, 6 days~₮825k–₮1.7M per person
Getting there
- By car1619 km · 24 h · Fuel ₮241k–₮773kOSRM 21.3 h, normally three days on the road; everyone flies to the Altai.
- By bus · ÖlgiiDragon terminal · ₮160k–₮162kUB → Ölgii, 10:00, 13:00, 15:00 VIP; 26–28 h on the road
- By air$155–173Trip.com on 2026-10-09: one-way from $155, average $173; return from $316; October cheapest. Eagle-festival tour prices include the return flight
What to do
- Golden Eagle Festival (first weekend of October)
- Potanin glacier at Tavan Bogd base camp
- Khoton and Khurgan lakes
Where to stay
- A ger camp, three meals₮100k–₮140k
Good to know
- A national park: 3,000₮ per citizen, or 9,000₮ per car at electronic gates (order А/488, 2026).
Nearby
Photo credits
Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Authors and licences below.
- An eagle flying to its mounted hunter · Gabideen · CC BY-SA 4.0
- An eagle hunter on a rock · Gabideen · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The snowy Tavan Bogd peaks · Michael Karavanov · CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Potanin glacier · Mongolia Expeditions… · CC BY 3.0
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
checked: 2026-10-10 · All figures are estimates with sources. Check prices before you go.