30 June 2026

Mongolia Suggestions

Hi Everybody,

I was in Mongolia 26 years ago, but I have the opportunity (time, flights and a friend) to go back, towards the middle of July or the end of August.

Has anybody got suggestions on where to go to find nice cats, big cats and many other photographic opportunities?

Any independent guides and their names would be good.  I prefer to book direct and offer the guides my money directly.

Anybody need an extra couple of bodies to fill a jeep?

All help and suggestions would be appreciated.

Adrian

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Taking photos of birds is more fun than failing to get an image of a mammal!!!!!! Photos first, then mammal watching 🙂
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  • 30 June 2026
    Dave Parmenter

    Hi Adrian
    We are in UB on our last night of a very successful and enjoyable mammal and bird tour. We booked our itinerary through Soaring Expeditions, based in UB, and can thoroughly recommend them. Sightings of Snow Leopard and Pallas’s Cat were priorities and we were very successful.
    Contact me if you need any more info
    Cheers
    Dave

    • 30 June 2026
      chasingwildlife

      Hi Dave,

      Thanks for the reply. I did see them. However, I find their prices ridiculous. Is there a reason why my friend in Mongolia can organize a trip to the same area they travel for 14 days for less than 1/5 of the cost? Does a wildlife guide really cost $4000?

      I appreciate that Soaring Expeditions has some expertise in Wildlife, which my friend, a doctor, doesn’t have, but I cannot afford that much.

  • 30 June 2026
    SteveFirth

    Hi Adrian,
    In 2018 we had a great time with Tum-Eco Tur. If you read our Report on Mammalwatching (Mongolia 2018 Steve Firth) it will give you an idea of where we went and what we saw. Tselmeg, the son is exremely intelligent and tech savvy, and I’m sure that by now all their camera traps in the mountains will upload the photographs via satellite to Tselmeg’s laptop. This will provide up to date intel on the movements of the local Snow Leopards.
    We can recommend them unreservedly.. Their contact details are in the Report. Cheers, Steve

    • 30 June 2026
      chasingwildlife

      Hi Steve, I will check out your report, I think I might have already ready it. I was looking at Tum-Eco tours, but their website isn’t available.

      I reached out to them and I haven’t got the email returned to me yet though, so maybe it is just a temporary problem.

      Thanks for the suggestion.

  • 6 July 2026
    Munkhnast

    Hi Adrian, please check out at http://www.menentours.com

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    • 8 July 2026
      chasingwildlife

      Hi Munkhnast, thanks for the reply, but as I said, I am looking for local guides not a tour company. I would rather travel with my friend without a guide, than to spend 4 times as much just so I have a wildlife guide. Or to put it another way, i can’t afford USD 2000 just for a guide for a week 🙂

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      • 8 July 2026
        Munkhnast

        I do guiding services for mammal and birdwatchers. If you are interested in we can discuss more details.

  • 9 July 2026
    Daniel Boyland

    One of the best places to see snow leopards in Mongolia is Jargalant Hayrhan. There’s a ger camp at the foot of the mountain you can stay in. It’s located here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/85gaePcpce5EAbHH8

    You could try contacting Soronzonbold. I don’t know him personally, but he’s a local who is involved in snow leopard conservation and has taken tourists to the camp before: https://www.facebook.com/soronzonbold.ganbaatar.9

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