Mongolia Birding Tour

To date, over 500 species of birds have been recorded in Mongolia. Mongolia Birding Tour offers not only some great birds but also spectacular landscapes and a variety of different habitats. The Standard Birding Tour from late May to early June focuses on key breeding birds and some passage migrants, while the tour from 10th to 25th June focuses on mainly breeding birds. Some key birds, such as Black-billed Capercaille, are harder to find on the second departure. The weather is more favorable and less variable during the second departure.

In 2026 and beyond, we will offer the following extensions to the main birding tour:

Owls of the Boreal Forest: This tour will focus on Great Grey Owl, Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Ural Owl, Siberian Jay, Siberian Tit, and Hazel Grouse. It will be a 3-day tour visiting two places in the vicinity of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from May 12th to May 14th, and from May 18th to May 20th. Accommodation is a hotel. Participants are required to be able to hike 4-5 km a day.
Birding in Far Eastern Mongolia: This tour will focus on Jankowski's Bunting and other eastern specialties such as Siberian Blue Robin, Siberian Thrush, Reed Parrotbill, Ochre-rumped Bunting, Tristram's Bunting, Marsh Grassbird, Relict Gull, Oriental Plover, and many other wader and passerine migrants. It will be a 10-day pre-tour extension with mainly camping in tents around May 15-24th, when it is peak time for catching migrants.
Khurkh River Valley: This tour will focus on the Critically Endangered Siberian Crane. Other targets are Hooded Crane, Yellow-breasted and Chestnut-eared Buntings, Chinese Bush Warbler, Lanceolated Warbler, Swinhoe's Snipe, Japanese Quail, and Great Bustard. It will be a 5-day post-tour extension with camping in tents from June 7th to 11th.

Please email us to request the day-to-day itinerary and the price. The minimum group size for the extensions is four people.

Vehicle: Toyota Land Cruisers (4WD). There will be some long drives on both paved and dirt roads between the birding sites. We consider the comfort of our clients to be very important, so that 3 passengers will sit in each car.

Accommodation: In Ulaanbaatar, we will stay in a modern hotel. Away from there, we will either stay in ger camps or pitch our own tents.

Climate: The weather can be very variable in May and early June. Generally, it will be warm during the day, but it will be chilly cold at night and in the early mornings. Cold weather can be expected at the higher altitudes, and rain, even snow, is possible at almost any time. Starting from the beginning of June, the temperature rise causes the hot days.