9 days/8 nights The Eagle Festival is an annual cultural event held in Bayan-Ulgii province, located in the westernmost part of Mongolia. The festival celebrates the ancient tradition of eagle hunting, which has been practiced by the Kazakhs for centuries.
7 days/6 nights 7-Day outstanding trip takes you to the south of Mongolia where worldwide known Gobi desert with sand dunes, valleys and mountain cliffs are located. Join us driving off-road on sand steppe, riding camels and enjoy hiking, trekking and bird watching.
10 days/9 nights The most visited park in western Mongolia. We offer a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, horse/camel riding, meeting Eagle hunters and local herders and see their lifestyle and tradition Feel fresh air, beautiful nature and hospitable local people in Bayan-Ulgii.
8 days/7 nights Explore Mongolia's largest freshwater lake, marvel at a vast river canyon, majestic volcano mountains, and serene lakes. Encounter Tsaatan (reindeer) herders and enjoy activities like ship cruises, horse riding, hiking, and lakeside walks.
10 days/9 nights Immerse in nomadic culture, nature camping by lakes, bird watching, mountain hiking, horse and camel riding. Stay with a Kazakh family, discover their traditions, and uncover the secrets of training and hunting with Golden Eagles.
17 days/16 nights Our Exclusive Hiking Tour is our premier adventure, demonstrating our expertise in organizing exceptional trekking experiences. It reflects our commitment to delivering unforgettable outdoor journeys with expert guidance and breathtaking landscapes.
12 days/11 nights Explore Eastern Mongolia, birthplace of the legendary ruler Chinggis Khaan. Witness historical sites, monuments, statues, temples, and museums. Marvel at breathtaking sunrises over the lake, embark on camel rides, and indulge in invigorating hiking adventures.
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Who Is Maral Expedition?
Maral Expedition offers you best price and quality service.
Maral Expedition is a tour operator based in Mongolia that specializes in providing adventure and cultural tours to travelers visiting Mongolia. The company was founded by a group of experienced guides and travel professionals who wanted to share their love for Mongolia's stunning landscapes, rich culture, and unique way of life with travelers from around the world.
Maral Expedition prides itself on providing high-quality and personalized service to its clients, with a team of experienced guides and staff who have a deep understanding and appreciation of Mongolian culture, history, and nature. The company is committed to responsible and sustainable tourism practices, and works to minimize its impact on the environment and support local communities.
Maral Expedition places a strong emphasis on providing high-quality and personalized service to its clients, and is committed to ensuring that guests have a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable experience while exploring Mongolia. The company's experienced guides and staff are dedicated to providing excellent customer service and going above and beyond to meet guests' needs and preferences.
The company strives to create meaningful connections between travelers and the people and places they visit, and to promote a deeper understanding and appreciation of Mongolian culture, history, and nature.
Overall, Maral Expedition is committed to providing a memorable and transformative travel experience for its guests, and to making a positive impact on the communities and environments it operates in.
Whether you're interested in trekking and hiking expeditions, horseback riding trips, cultural tours to historical and religious sites, or wildlife observation tours, Maral Expedition offers a variety of tour options to suit your interests and needs. The company's tours are designed to provide an authentic and immersive experience of Mongolia, and to showcase the country's unique landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage.
Maral Expedition offers you best price and quality service.
Whether you're interested in trekking and hiking expeditions, horseback riding trips, cultural tours to historical and religious sites, or wildlife observation tours, Maral Expedition offers a variety of tour options to suit your interests and needs. The company's tours are designed to provide an authentic and immersive experience of Mongolia, and to showcase the country's unique landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage.
Bolatbek is a great host and went out of his way to see that we were happy and comfortable throughout.
We had an amazing time exploring Bayan-Ulgiy with Maral Expedition! Our customized tour included everything we wanted: staying with an eagle hunter and his family, camping and hiking in the spectacular countryside, seeing ancient burial sites and deer stones, a tour of Ulgiy town, and even a visit to Bolatbek's home.
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Maral Expedition is committed to providing high quality, flexible and well-designed travel products and services to meet the needs of our clients. We work hard to ensure that your memories of Mongolia will be a treasure for a lifetime. We treat our guests as a family, respect the culture and value people. Maral Expedition hosted travelers from France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, US, Australia, Slovenia, England, Russia, Norway, Canada, New Zealand, Italy, Thailand, China, Myanmar, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Taiwan.
Maral Expedition provided following services: Tour planning advice, tour organizing, home stay and hotel booking (3-5 star) visa support, provide guide and vehicle, border and National Park permit, custom and budget tours, domestic and international airline bookings, University and college study linking, charity and development project assistance, partnership
Insurance: Travel insurance is compulsory for Maral Expedition travelers and should be taken out at the time of booking. We recommend that our tour participants purchase a standard travel insurance policy that covers you for unexpected events that could cause you to cancel or interrupt your vacation, unexpected delays, medical assistance, loss of or damage to baggage.
Accommodation: If you are staying in Ulaanbaatar, you will be accommodated in a 3 to a 5-star hotel. There are other options to place in the hostel/guesthouse as well. During any trips around the country, you will be camping in tents and in a traditional Mongolian Ger. We offer accommodations that are personally checked by our staff to ensure the required standards.
Transportation: Maral Expedition use the highest level, latest model, air-conditioned private vans or 4WD vehicles for the maximum comfort on your touring days. Standard a day's drive in the countryside will be approx. 200-250 km and it takes 3-6 hours.
Food: In Ulaanbaatar, the restaurants are nice, you can find the most dishes you like. While travelling in countryside, mutton, beef, vegetables, rice and noodles form the basis of the Mongolian diet, so your meals will be based around this. mutton, beef, rice and noodles form the basis of the Mongolian diet, so your meals will be based around this. However, the trail rations may include vegetables, eggs, peanut butter, cheese and sometimes yak! On some days there will be lunchboxes from tourist camps as there are no camps or eating places on the journey. It is good food and our experience has been that guests are happy with.
Food: Most of the Mongolian cuisine contains meat in it. However, we will be happy to perpare something special for our vegan clients. Information should be provided prior to the trip.
When you arrive in Ulaanbaatar airport or train station, one of our representatives will pick up you with a board “Maral Expedition”.
General Mongolian people are known for their nomadic hospitality and they will make you feel very welcome. In the countryside, foreigners feel much safer because nomadic people have more respect for travelers Cities are mostly safe; however, as in other large cities, you may face some street crimes particularly in Ulaanbaatar and especially late at night.
Based on detailed information about visa from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Maral Expedition will fully support you on your visa. For most f the countries who need visa, one-month visas can be obtained on the spot once you arrive at the airport or railway station. We will supply an official confirmation letter (by email or post) for your visa application once you book a trip with us.
There is no quarantine upon your arrival if you have vaccination certificate. You may just show your vaccine certificate that’s all!
If you tell us what is your idea what to do and where to go in Mongolia, we design your trip program and discuss other details including flights, accommodation, transports, food, cost for trip etc.) Once everything is confirmed, we may ask you to fill simple form about you and submit us with a deposit of US $200 per person. On receipt of your deposit, we will send you confirmation of your booking along with details for the payment of the balance. Payment can be made by bank transfer, international money transfer services or VISA and MasterCard.
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