On the protected land of Baikal, after Barguzin

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Race. Excursion to Ivolginsky datsan. Excursion "Visiting the Family"

Meeting in Ulan-Ude, at the railway station, at 10:00, at the airport at 9:00. (The local time is 5 hours ahead of Moscow time).

Excursion to Ivolginsky datsan.

At the foot of the Hamar-Daban ridge, on the steppe expanses, in a quiet tract, is the spiritual capital of the Buddhist traditional Sangha of Russia - Ivolginsky datsan.

In sunny weather, gilded temples shine brightly, meeting pilgrims and guests from afar.

Ivolginsky datsan is a large monastery complex, the interiors of its temples are decorated with authentic works of art.

Here is the residence of Pandito Hambo Lama, the head of Buddhists of Russia; Buddhist University, where the Huvaraks are trained, the house of lamas.

Datsan is under state protection as a monument of cult architecture.

Hotel accommodation.

Transfer to Tarbagatai village (70 km from Ulan-Ude).

Excursion "Visiting the Family".

Semeysky (Old Believers) - a very bright and ancient branch of the Russian people - a particle of pre-Petrine Moscow Rus, were relocated to Siberia in the second half of the XVII century.

To this day, the descendants of immigrants in Buryatia have preserved a unique Russian folk culture, the original spiritual culture of the family Tarbagatai district of the Republic of Buryatia was proclaimed by UNESCO as the “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”.

You will get acquainted with the museum of the life of the Old Believers and a visit to the ancient Orthodox church, a meeting at the farmstead of the Old Believers, acquaintance with rituals and unique multi-voiced singing.

Dinner is an old Russian kitchen.

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Excursion to Atzagat village. The path along the steppe to the sacred lake Baikal

Excursion to the village of Atsagat (50 km from Ulan-Ude).

C. Atsagat is a place where the ancient traditions of the Buryat people are carefully preserved and honored.

Buryatia is the northern part of the Mongolian world. For a long time the nomads of the steppe lived according to the laws of Yasa Genghis Khan.

In the steppe, surrounded by three sacred mountains, you will plunge into the life of a Buryat nomad: You will have a solemn meeting on Buryat customs, participation in national games, archery, you will try dishes of national cuisine.

Atzagat is one of the ancient centers of Buddhism, the birthplace of the seven Pandito Hambo Lams.

You will learn about the history of the formation and development of Russian Buddhism from an excursion to the house-museum of Agvan Dorzhiev - one of the outstanding figures of Buddhism, philosopher, diplomat.

Then we will again go on a journey, further and further along the steppe – to the sacred Lake Baikal!

Accommodation at the recreation center in the village of Maximikha, on the shore of Lake Baikal.

Rest on the beach.

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Free day on the shore of Baikal

Rest on the shore of Baikal, in the Barguzin Bay. In

It is possible for an additional fee to order excursions to the village and the Barguzin Bay, the organization of fishing and bicycle rental.

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Excursion "Little Mongolia". Alla Resort. Resorts of the Barguzin Valley

Moving to Maksimikha - S. Alla. (234 km).

On the way there is a tour “Little Mongolia”.

The road leads us further and further into the mountains.

We drive along the Barguzin valley, which is bordered by majestic bizarre rocks and snow-white peaks of the Barguzin ridge.

At 50 km from Lake Baikal, the expanses of the Barguzin River valley stretch, according to legend, the homeland of the mother of Genghis Khan, with numerous monuments of nature and archaeology.

Rock paintings 3000-thousand-year-old, Ininsky stone garden with an area of 10 square kilometers, salt lake and majestic "Suvinskaya Saxony", the last stronghold of the ancient tribe of Barguts.

The bull is a stone, a place of worship of Buryats, according to legend, it is the patron of the entire Baguzin valley and its inhabitants.

In the crevice between the two scallops the road to c. Alla (translated from Evenki - "fish place").

The thermal waters of the resort of Alla have been known since the middle of the XIX century.

Here we are greeted by the hospitable owners of this place - Evenki center "Yukte".

Evenki is a people who have lived near Baikal since ancient times.

Where and when this people appeared is still unclear.

According to scientists, Evenki are direct heirs of the Stone Age culture of Baikal.

Evenki families still transmit ancient tales and legends, customs and beliefs that go back centuries.

Rite of meeting in Buryat and Evenki, rite of veneration of holy places, folklore concert, legends and customs of Evenki.

Lunch is the national cuisine. Walk through the picturesque surroundings of the resort.

Moving through the valley and accommodation at a recreation center in one of the resorts of the Barguzin valley.

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Free day. Rest at the resort

Rest at the resort, swimming in healing springs.

According to its medicinal properties, Umkhei waters belong to the Kuldur type of silica nitrogen water, which has the status of all-Russian significance.

Hot springs come out in small groups.

In total, 146 of them were found with an exit temperature from 20 to 60 ° C.

Umhai thermal springs are indicated for the treatment of about 20 different diseases.

It is possible to order excursions for an additional fee.

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Excursion "Country city of Barguzin". The village of Maximikha

Moving to the post. Maximikha.

On the way - excursion "Country city of Barguzin".

Pos. Barguzin is the first Russian settlement beyond Baikal, founded in 1648 by Cossack ataman Ivan Galkin.

Accommodation at the recreation center.

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Excursion by boat to Zaibakal National Park

Move to the post in the morning. Monkish.

Get on the boat.

Excursion to the Zaibakal National Park, to the Chivyrkui Bay.

Chivyrkui Bay is one of the most unique places on Baikal.

The bay is located on the northern side of the Sveti Nos peninsula and is part of the Trans-Baikal Natural National Park.

This isolated corner of Lake Baikal with picturesque shores, warm and clean Baikal water, a kind of comfort and “isolation” from the world disposes travelers to rest.

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Return to Ulan-Ude. Excursion to the Ethnographic Museum of the Peoples of Transbaikalia

Return to Ulan-Ude.

Hotel accommodation.

Excursion to the Ethnographic Museum of the Peoples of Transbaikalia.

The open-air museum is located on an area of 23 hectares in the picturesque area of Upper Berezovka in Ulan-Ude.

You will visit complexes of residential and outbuildings: Evenki, Buryat, Russian, family (Old Believers), urban.

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Departure

Transfer to the railway station (airport), departure.