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Festivals & Events
Khatgal Ice Festival ICE FESTIVAL
(
28 Feb) Ice fishing, cross-country skiing, ice skating and horse-sledding competitions.
Naadam TRADITIONAL
( 11 July) Khatgal's naadam (traditional sports festival) is held in July. A second
naadam on 11 August is sponsored by MS Guesthouse; profits from the event go towards
ecoprojects in the area.
Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset MARATHON
( www.ms2s.org ) In mid-summer the Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset ultra-marathon is held
further up the lakeshore, with Mongolian and international runners competing in 42km or
100km divisions.
Sleeping
Khatgal
If you have a tent you can camp along the shores of the Egiin Gol.
At the beginning of the season the main ger camps in town set a standard price which
tends to be the same across the board. At the time of research the price was T15,000 per
person for a ger and T4000 for camping.
Beware of small-scale family operations that undercut official ger camps by running
small, unofficial 'ger camps' that are not environmentally friendly. The same problem
exists along the western shore of the lake.
At the time of writing, a new law had been passed that all ger camps must be located
at least 200m away from the lake's water line; it remains to be seen whether the law will
be enforced.
MS Guesthouse TOURIST GER CAMP$
( 9979 6030; lake_hovsgol@yahoo.com ; per person T15,000; camping T4000; ) This
year-round camp, in the extreme south of town, is perhaps the most congenial of
lodgings around Khatgal. English-speaking owner Ganbaa makes visitors feel at home,
with communal meals in the lodge (T1500) and plenty of advice on hiking and horse-
 
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