Tours to Baikal Baikal and Buryatia. Cognitive ethnotour of Baikal and Buryatia
Description:
1st
To the Old Believers in the village of Tarbagatai
Arrival in Ulan-Ude.
Meeting (airport or railway station).
Immediately after arrival, we will go to Ivolginsky datsan - the center of Buddhist spiritual culture in Buryatia.
Then transfer to the hotel. Placement. Rest.
After lunch we will go to the Old Believer village of Tarbagatai.
On the way we will stop at the mountain "Omulevaya" (it is also called the Sleeping Lion - because of its shape, very reminiscent of this animal), which offers a magnificent view.
We will visit the St. Nicholas Church, where we will be told about the schism of the church, and about the family Old Believers living in these places.
We will look at the museum, where we will see old things, listen to family life.
Next, the most fun awaits us - a trip to visit the Old Believers from the neighboring village of Desyatnikovo.
We will visit a typical Old Believer courtyard, where we will be met by an ensemble with songs and dances.
Let's take part in the wedding ceremony.
Next, we will have a hearty dinner, try treating traditional family cuisine.
Return to Ulan-Ude.
2.
Traditions of the peoples of Transbaikalia
Breakfast.
A trip to the ethnographic museum of the peoples of Transbaikalia under the open sky.
Let’s take a look at the Wildlife Corner – a kind of mini-zoo where we will see many animals, some of which are listed in the Red Book.
We will visit the exhibitions: “Buryat containers and tapestries”, “History of hard labor and exiles in Transbaikalia”, “Decorative and applied art of Transbaikalia”, etc.
Free time, during which you can walk through the ancient streets of Ulan-Ude, taste the national Buryat cuisine in local restaurants and buy souvenirs from the heart of Buryatia.
In the evening transfer to the railway station. Take a train and go on an exciting journey along the world-famous Trans-Siberian Railway to the city of Irkutsk (450 km, 7 hours on the way).
Night on the train.
3
Small sea
At 07:20 arrival at the station Irkutsk Passenger.
Breakfast at a local cafe (not included in the tour price).
At 09:00 transfer to one of the warmest and amazingly beautiful places of Baikal - the Strait of the Small Sea (220 km, about 4 hours on the way with a rest stop).
Closer to the central part of Baikal begins an anomalous zone - Tazheran steppe.
Arrival at the tourist base. Placement. Lunch.
Next, we will make a small excursion: we will examine the surrounding bays, the remains of the walls of the ancient settlement of the disappeared Kurykan people, the parking lot of primitive man.
Dinner.
4.
The Valley of Sleeping Spirits and the Dream Cave
Breakfast.
Auto-journey along the Tazheran steppe to the Valley of Sleeping Spirits to the Dream cave, ancient as Baikal itself.
Descent to the cave "Dream" at will.
On the way back, you can climb to the top of the cult mountain “Tanghan” (970 m, a climb of 500 m), and go down through the larch forest, in which you can sometimes meet a fox, goat or wild goat.
Return to base. Lunch.
Free time, during which you can swim and sunbathe on the numerous beaches of the Small Sea.
Dinner.
5
olkhon
Breakfast.
The crossing to Olkhon Island.
Transfer to the village of Khuzhir (35 km).
Walk to the sacred Cape Shamanka - White Rock, the "business card" of Baikal.
The famous sandy Olkhon beaches.
Excursion on cross-country vehicles to the northern end of Olkhon Island (about 70 km).
Inspection of picturesque places: Sagan-Khushin cliff (Three Brothers), Peschanoy Bay (where the Gulag camp was located), a small hiking to the tip of the island at Cape Khoboy.
Lunch in the village of Uzury (field kitchen).
Transfer to the ferry.
Return to base. Dinner.
6
Ogoi Island and the Stupa of Enlightenment
Breakfast.
Free time, during which you can make an exciting horseback riding tour around the surrounding area (in addition, at your own expense).
Lunch. After lunch, a water excursion to the island of Ogoi to the Stupa of Enlightenment is planned, which must be walked around, making a cherished wish.
Buddhists believe that the circumvention of holy places (sacred mountain peaks, Buddhist temples and stupas) promises the accumulation of good merit, the more times, the circumvention is made, the more likely that the well-wish made, when walking around the holy place, will be heard by the gods and will surely come true in this life.
At the same time, it is strictly not recommended to make a wish to acquire any material values.
The most zealous believers seek to circumvent the shrines 108 times, which is believed to guarantee the liberation and purification of karma.
Return to base. Dinner.
7
Ethnographic Museum of Taltsa
Breakfast.
10:00 transfer to bed. Listvyanka (transfer 300 km, it is about 5 hours with rest stops).
On the way we will visit the ethnographic museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy", which, in addition to the rich architectural heritage, also contains a collection of ancient objects of the 18th-19th century, expositions of the life of the peoples of that time (Buryats, Tofalars, Evenks and Russians).
During a walk around the museum, you can also participate in a master class on making rag dolls or try yourself in pottery, as well as purchase unique wooden souvenirs from birch bark and Baikal cedar.
For lunch (independently, at our own expense) we are waiting for truly Russian antique dishes with a Baikal bias - Buryat buuses (poses), sagudai from omul, and for dessert pancakes with Siberian honey and hot sbitnach.
We will have lunch in the real “trapeznaya” of the 18th century.
Arrival in Listvyanka. Hotel accommodation.
8.
Chersky stone, Baikal museum and meeting with seals
Today we are planning a walk through the village of Listvyanka.
Initially - an excursion to the observation deck "Kamen Chersky" (climbing on a cable-chair lift, descent on foot), which offers a stunning view of the source of the Angara, the main heroine of the ancient Buryat legend and the no less famous Shaman-Stone, which since ancient times is shrouded in the veil of secrets and legends, with which our guide will introduce you.
Then we will visit the Baikal Museum, whose exposition is devoted to the history of the study of the lake, its animal and plant world.
In the aquariums of the museum we will see numerous inhabitants of Baikal.
The highlight of the museum is a large aquarium where you can observe the seal - Baikal freshwater seal.
After the tour, we will have a hearty lunch in the local cafe (on their own, at their own expense).
Next, we will continue our acquaintance with the village of Listvyanka.
We will walk to the Pad of the Cross, visit the functioning St. Nicholas Church, at the pier we will look at the fish and souvenir market.
At the request of the group, you can visit the above-mentioned nerpinarium (independently, at your own expense), where you will be waiting for charming, truly "nice", trained seals - Baikal freshwater seal with its amazing performance.
During the show, Snakes will show you how well they sing and dance, play football and even draw on a real easel!
A charge of positive emotions is provided to you!
Back to the hotel.
9.
Farewell to Baikal
At 09:00 transfer to the pier, where we are already waiting for the heat sink, which will take its tourists through the source of the Angara River to the Port of Baikal.
Boarding a unique tourist train that runs along the Old Circum-Baikal Railway.
KBZD is a historical monument and architectural and landscape reserve, where 424 engineering structures were built on 84 kilometers in the early XX century.
Many tunnels, retaining walls and stone galleries are not only unique, but also extremely picturesque.
In terms of volume, complexity and cost of work, this small section is unmatched among the railways of Russia.
Currently, only tourist trains with soft seats and modern television and audio systems run on the BCZH.
There is a bar on the train, films about Baikal are shown, and during stops in the most interesting and beautiful places of Circum-Baikalka, the guide talks about the construction of the road.
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