Panthera uncia
Snow Leopard
October – April (cats descend with the ibex herds)
The ghost of the mountains. Mongolia holds the world's second-largest snow leopard population — around a thousand cats across the Altai and its sister ranges — and the open, treeless terrain of the west makes it one of the best places on earth to actually see one. Our tracking teams live in these valleys year-round, reading pugmarks, scrapes and the movement of ibex to put you on a ridge at the right dawn.
Where to see them
The Altai Mountains (Kharkhiraa & Turgen massifs) and the Margaz Mountains — both anchor conservation centers of the Wild Cats Valley corridor, where camera-trap lines confirm resident cats every winter.
Every sighting funds protection — our conservation work with the MUR Initiative.
Snow Leopard expeditions
Snow Leopard Odyssey: Altai Mountains
8 days · Year-round
Snow Leopard Photography: Altai Mountains
10 days · March · April · October · November
Snow Leopard Photography: Margaz Mountains
10 days · January · February · March · November · December
Mongolia's Wild Cats Quest
13 days · June · July · August · September
Snow Leopard & Pallas's Cat Photography
15 days · January · February · March · October · November · December
FlagshipMongolia's Valley of Wild Cats
16 days · November to March