Reach Khorgo, a crater of extinct volcano. Hiking to the top of Khorgo, a crater of extinct volcano (2210 m). View of the Lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur (White Lake) from the top of volcanic crater. Lake is 16 kilometers wide, 20 kilometers in length 20 meters in depth. The lake is extremely beautiful with fresh water and rich species of fish and birds.

Khyargas Lake National Park, protected area established in 2000 and covers about 3,328 km² including a freshwater Airag Lake.

9:00 AM – Start driving to Sayat Tolgoi of Bugat, a festival site after breakfast at the camp. 10:00 AM – Opening ceremony of the annual Golden Eagle Festival with parade of eagle hunters. 10:30 AM – Competition of best Kazakh costume, eagle and horse. And horse racing, archery. 12 noon – Lunch break at the festival site with festival food: skewers, horse meat, khuushuur, and airag 2:00 PM – Competition of how eagle adapted to their hunters. Uriyankhai style archery competition 4:00 PM – Tenge competition of coin grabbing game while riding horse. 7:00 PM – Return to Ulgii. Dinner at local Kazakh food restaurant. 8:00 PM – Watch cultural performance at the local theater in Ulgii 9:30 PM – Return to camp.

9:00 AM – Start driving to Sayat Tolgoi of Bugat, a festival site after breakfast. 10:00 AM – Competition of how eagle adapted to hunters “Shyrga Tartu” (eagles will be qualified how fast and smoothy catch a lure that is made of rabbit or fox skin) 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Watch camel race 11:00 AM – “Kyz Khuar” game show. Traditional horseback riding fun game for youth. Horseback men chased and whipped by women. 1:00 PM – Lunch break. Lunch at the festival site. 2:00 PM – “Kukhbar” competition, a kind of fighting over a goat skin game on horseback 4:00 PM – Medal ceremony 5:00 PM – Return to Ulgii after a closing ceremony. 7:00 PM – Dinner at local restaurant.

Stop in Khovd city for lunch.

Bayankhongor city we stop for refueling tank.

We pass by without stopping