How was it meeting the eagle hunters?

Fantastic! The first day we met them, we were immediately invited to a big family celebration with traditional Mongolian wrestling – one of the most extraordinary days in all of our lives! The following day, the oldest daughter demonstrated eagle hunting for us. We were in awe of her strength and skill – one of their two eagles weighed a whopping 10kg!

It was also a valuable lesson for our kids to meet all the nomadic kids, and see how they helped out with all the chores. Even the youngest fetched water from the rivers, looked after their siblings, and made sure the animals were safely locked away at the end of each day. They would all milk cows, horses and goats and assist in hunting and herding from a very young age.