We always choose Altay Expedition in Mongolia. It has reliable drivers, perfect cooking... read more

  We always choose Altay Expedition in Mongolia. It has reliable drivers, perfect cooking, comfortable conditions for camp. I recommend.

  I Mongolia I want to feel free and independent. I don't like to be told what to do. That's why I asked Bekbolat Bugibay of Altaiexpeditions to organize our Trekking... read more from Ulgii to the Southern Lakes. I know Mr. Bekbulat Bugibay for many years. He also organized our Trekking from Altai Town to Ulgii in 2010.The Driver was very friendly and trustworthy. I have given him the coordinates for the Meeting at 12 o'click and at the evening and I told him that we didn't want to See his car in the meantime. Everyday we walken about 25-30 km. Some times we were invited to have tea. The Driver also was a skilful Cook.

  I Mongolia I want to feel free and independent. I don't like to be told what to do. That's why I... read more

  Bek and his team are hospitable, friendly, and deeply knowledgeable about the people and landscapes... read more

  Bek and his team are hospitable, friendly, and deeply knowledgeable about the people and landscapes of western Mongolia. Their accommodations in Ulgii are comfortable, well outfitted, and fastidiously clean. Altai... read more Expeditions provided me and my friends with the flexible support and local knowledge we needed to make our trip a great success.

  I worked with Bek and his team to run my research project in the region in the summer of 2019. The hotels are clean and comfortable, the service is fantastic,... read more and most importantly, he knows the people and the landscape better than anyone - and he genuinely cares about you as a person. Bek and his team are educated, kind, worldly, and they love what they do - can't recommend Altai Expeditions enough. We will work with them again next year, and for many years to come.

  Bek is an amazing guy who knows Bayan Olgii better than anyone else! Tons of local connections made for a very fun and productive trip. As a journalist, he was... read more a very helpful fixer, connecting us to locals and assisting in interpretation. Great hospitality!

  In autumn 2019 we travelled to western Mongolia for 6 weeks. We had good experiences with the guides of Altai Expedition, a travel company based in the Kazakh-speaking Ulgii. We... read more undertook several tours, among others to the beautiful Lake Tolbo, to the Altai peaks of Tavan Bogh, to the famous Eagle Festival and many more. The tour guide spoke English fluently and tried to introduce us to the atmosphere and culture of their country in different ways. In particular, we were often put in direct contact with the inhabitants of the Altai, and several times we were able to experience the proverbial hospitality of the Mongolians in Bayan Ulgii.We took part in a Kazakh wedding and learned a lot about the tradition of the Kazakh Mongols.
We are very satisfied and are looking forward to repeat the trip to the beautiful regions of Mongolia.

  I have known Altai Expeditions since they were founded and Bek, the owner has always been of big help. As I need reliable assistance as a photographer from germany and... read more help with shootings for german tv and production companies, Bek has done an awesome job by finding an eagle hunter and shooting with his family. He knows exactly what tourists or photographers need, always thinks some steps ahead and finds solutions, whereever needed. His english is fluent and excellent and I will always book with him again! tourists will be satisfied with what they get for the price and especially the unique experiences of nomadic culture in the Altai mountains is outstanding what Altai Expedition offers.

  I have had a number of trips now with Altai Expeditions over the last few years,dating back to 2012. I have been on horse riding, walking trips, fishing etc and... read more have extensively explored Western Mongolia throughout the Altai region. I have always gone with Altai Expeditions and I can confirm from first hand experiences, on multiple and varied trips, that the service provided by Altai Expeditions and all their staff has always been of a very high standard. I would highly recommend this company to anyone interested in exploring this part of the world.

  During our 5 month-journey throughout Mongolia for photography purpose we only had the chance to meet along the road the most welcoming, honest, and reliable people, being individuals met in... read more the steppe or professionals running their businesses here and there. Wonderful encounters altogether to be valued and remembered as the shining soul of Mongolia, except the one we just had with Altaï Expeditions, a supposedly well established travel and tour company in the town of Ölgii, Bayan-Ölgii Province in the extreme west part of Mongolia, last 22nd to 25th October 2019.

As travelling into the Altaï Tavan Bogd National Park is only permitted if accompanied by a local guide, we got in touch with Altaï Expeditions (AE) as recommended in our Lonely Planet guidebook.

So, we settled in at Eagle’ Nest hotel (owned and managed by AE), and called AE for asking them to accompany us for a few days into Tavan Bogd NP. As professional photographers, we had special requirements for places and things we wanted to see. English-speaking Kada, a member of AE staff, came to see us **twice** at the hotel for writing down the details of our required itinerary, as well as showing us on his personal cellphone the photos of petroglyphs and special places that we wanted to see.

We could not be more pleased and confident.

A deal was done and settled for a guide to travel with us in our vehicle - actually a driver named Erka - for 5 days and
4 nights.

As things turned out:
- Although pretty friendly and helpful, Erka did not speak one word of English making communication impossible throughout ;
- Erka was given a rubbish roadmap that did not correspond whatsoever with what had been discussed in detail and agreed with Kada;
- We were guided into 2 very basic viewpoints that were of no interest to us;
- And finally, having seen nothing of what we wanted to see, we were guided back to Ölgii one day and a half earlier than planned and paid for.
- As if that were not enough, Kada who was supposed to visit us on our return to assess our journey never showed up and kept the money for the days not worked.

As a conclusion, AE did not comply to their professional commitment, did not meet their customers requirements, and worse, ripped us off in the most unpleasant way, not to mention the incredible frustration of failing what should have been a fantastic journey into one of the most stunning places on Earth.

May our frustrating and sad experience be at least useful for others to follow our advice: There are many other tour and travel companies around in Ölgii to chose from. So do go for them and avoid Altaï Expeditions.