Baikal holidays
Description:
1st
Ulan-Ude, Ivolginsky datsan and Baikal
Arriving in Ulan-Ude.
We immediately go to the center of Buddhism in Russia - Ivolginsky datsan.
We will have the opportunity to personally venerate Khambo Lama Itigelov and ask His Holiness to fulfill his innermost desires.
On the way back, we will stop at a picturesque place, which the locals call “Genghis Khan’s rate”.
And although there is no historical reason for this, but what expanses open up from the top, what picturesque boulders surround it – here you can feel Buryatia, what it is.
We go to Baikal, on the way inspecting the sights and making stops in sacred places: the Pykhta Pass, the Chaim River, the special economic zone "Baikal Harbor" and the embankment with a beautiful lighthouse, where we first get acquainted with Baikal, the boulder "Turtle".
We stop at sacred places.
Arrival at the guest house on Baikal.
Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Transfer. Accommodation.
2.
Barguzin valley, Algin salt lakes, Ininsky garden of stones
This day we will devote to acquaintance with the mysterious and beautiful Barguzin valley.
This is the land of healing springs and lakes, wildlife and majestic mountains, the sacred land of Bargujin Tokum.
The first stop will be at the village of Adamovo, where you can collect water from the eponymous mineral spring.
After 30 kilometers we will arrive in the village of Barguzin, where the first Cossack prison was built on the territory of Transbaikalia.
Barguzin is almost 20 years older than the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude!
We will walk around the village, the guide will conduct a fascinating tour of the places of stay of exiled Decembrists, visit the famous cemetery, look at the local museum.
The next stop on our route will be Algin salt lakes.
Two lakes, Big and Small, are considered healing, and the mud from them cures many diseases and is delivered to some resorts.
In the village of Suvo we make a small stop at a local family to have a snack before the next road.
After refueling, we go to meet the owner of the valley.
Between the villages of Bodon and Suvo there is a well-known and revered by locals "Buh-stone" or "Bukha-Shuluun" - it is believed that it contains a powerful force that protects the Barguzin valley.
There is a very interesting legend about how he came here: a guide will tell you when you get acquainted with the master of the valley.
Next, our company will go to the Ininsky Garden of Stones – no less mysterious attraction, the origin of which is still disputed by scientists.
Returning back to see the highlight of our excursion: near the village of Suvo is a picturesque composition that stretches for a whole half kilometer, from tall rock remains up to 50 meters in height.
The rocks at the foot of the Ikat ridge, covered with bright lichen, resemble the ruins of a castle or fortress wall.
The locals called it Suva Saxony.
What kind of view does it take to get to the top!
Almost the entire Barguzin Valley is in the palm of your hand.
This is where you get some great pictures.
Next, you will find a delicious and hearty lunch from environmentally friendly products in a local village family.
After lunch, we will go to our last stop: we will look at ancient rock paintings on stones at the foot of the Ikat ridge.
In the evening we return to the guest house.
Includes: breakfast, lunch, dinner. Transfer. Accommodation.
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Trans-Baikal National Park, Chivyrkui Bay
Full of strength and vitality – we are going on a new journey!
The road to the picturesque Chivyrkui Bay lies through the Trans-Baikal National Park, where you will see Bormash Lakes, Barguzin Bay, Lake Arangatui, the St. Nos Peninsula, the Burtui River.
Having reached the Chivyrkui Bay, we make a stop in Monakhovo, climb the observation deck to admire the Chivyrkui Bay and the Barguzin Ridge from a height.
After such an active rest - you will need to eat!
Lunch at the fishing lodge.
Back to the guest house.
Includes: breakfast, lunch, dinner. Transfer. Accommodation.
4.
Ulan-Ude and Ethnographic Museum
It is time to return to Ulan-Ude. Transfer.
On the Upper Berezovka lunch in the national cafe, where we will taste hearty and delicious dishes of Buryat cuisine.
Next excursion to the Ethnographic Museum.
Ethnographic Museum of the peoples of Transbaikalia is one of the largest open-air museums in Russia.
It was opened in mid-summer 1973 on the territory of 37 hectares.
On this square in seven ethnographic complexes collected more than 40 architectural monuments and 11,000 exhibits.
During the tour of the museum you will visit several permanent complexes: archaeological, Evenki, Buryat, Pre-Baikal, Trans-Baikal, Old Believer, urban.
The exposition of each of them consists of estates and outbuildings with tools, household utensils, furniture, etc. items characteristic of settlements of the period from the beginning of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century.
There is a “living corner” on the territory of the museum, which contains typical representatives of the animal world of Transbaikalia: bears, wolves, deer, deer, sarlaks, camels.
Shopping in souvenir shops.
We stay in a comfortable hotel in the heart of the capital of Buryatia.
Free time.
Dinner.
Includes: breakfast, lunch, dinner. Transfer. Accommodation.
5
Excursion to the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, the Museum of History of Buryatia and the Old Believer Compound
Breakfast.
In the morning, a sightseeing and walking tour of the capital of the Republic of Buryatia - the city of Ulan-Ude.
The tour program provides a visit to the main attractions of the city, significant historical places and monuments: the Square of Soviets, the Monument to V.I. Lenin, Zero kilometer, the House of the merchant Rosenstein, Theater Square, the Triumphal Arch, the Museum of History of Ulan-Ude, a walk along the pedestrian street "Arbat", Revolution Square, the Trading Rows of the merchant Kurbatov in 1820, St. Odigitrievsky Cathedral, St. Cathedral, the place of foundation of Ulan-Ude.
Visit to the Museum of History of Buryatia.
Lunch.
Excursion to Old Believers. Arrival at the Old Believer Compound.
Excursion programme:
- acquaintance with the Old Believers (family) folk culture – you will be shown a unique multi-voiced singing of the Old Believers of Transbaikalia;
- participation in the ceremony of dressing the bride to melodic family songs;
- master class on cooking in a Russian oven, spinning on a self-steering;
- visiting the estate house, acquaintance with the life, economic way of the Old Believers;
- visiting the Museum of Culture and Family Life;
- Visiting the Old Orthodox Church.
Dinner (traditional kitchen of Old Believers).
Includes: breakfast, lunch, dinner. Transfer. Accommodation.
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Departure
Farewell to Buryatia: after breakfast transfer to the airport or railway station.
Breakfast included. Transfer.
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