Tours
Our excursion starts at the the Lenin's head square taking its way through the center of Ulan-Ude to the picturesque valley of Ivolginsk village. We spend a couple of hours exploring the center of Buddhism in Russia, you get to know traditions, architecture, some folk beliefs, difference between original Buddhism from Thibet and Buryat Buddhism and even learn how to make your wishes come true ;)
Ivolginsky Datsan, located in 40 minutes drive from Ulan Ude, is the most important Buddhist monastery in Russia. It's a complex of Dugans (lama temples) built back in 1940s in the one of the most picturesque valleys around. It is also home to a phenomenon that continues to intrigue scientists and attract believers by the thousands — the preserved body of the Khambo Lama Itegilov, who died in 1927 and is still sitting upright in the lotus position.
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- Duration 4-5 hours
- From 800 roubles
- Trip style Short excursion
- Included English speaking guide, Private transfers
Top recommended full day tour!
Experience the essence of Buryatia: Buryat Buddhism and Russian OldBelievers culture. See how they co-existed for 350 years, why Russians got exiled to Siberia, why Buryats accepted them.
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- Included English speaking guide, Private transfers, Traditional russian feast, Old tradition singing and dancing show, Orthodox church visit, Museum excursion
Uniqueness of lake Baikal is well known far outside our region and we welcome you to have a visit to its most beatiful sceneries and places off the beaten track. We start in Ulan-Ude and take our private transfer to village of Ust-Barguzin (about 5 hours drive), the village that is situated in the middle of Buryatian side of lake Baikal, just opposite to famous Olkhon island. This place was not visited by tourists a lot, so now the tourism is only at its birth, it's even said that Shamans at Barguzin valley pray for that the place stays unpopular to keep the purity...В
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- Duration 3 days/2 nights
- From 6550 roubles
- Trip style Original
- Included English speaking guide, Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner), Private transfers, Accommodation (guesthouse), Banya (steam room sauna), lake Baikal excursion, Chivirkuysky Bay, Barguzinsky Bay
Uniqueness of lake Baikal is well known far outside our region
Speciality of this tour is CLIMBING the Holy Nose Peninsula's highest peak. Absolutely stunning views from the top make the way worth doing. The 2nd day is fully devoted to picturesque Barguzin valley.
Additional Info
- Duration 4 days/3 nights
- Trip style Original
- Included English speaking guide, Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner), Private transfers, Accommodation (family homestay), Banya (steam room sauna), lake Baikal excursion, Chivirkuysky Bay, Barguzinsky Bay
Best fit as a part of complex organized tour
Know: Glory and decay of buddhism at its Russian center, Ivolginsky datsan.
See: Purity and panoramas of Atsagat valley, home of the teacher of Dalai Lama himself. Simplicity and genuinity of real buryat village. Magnificent views of Selenga river. Real russian old believer culture and history.
Experience: Hospitality of buryat and russian people.
Eat: buryat dumplings, russian shee cabbage soup and many else.
Drink: fermented milk airag, russian home brewed samogon (vodka).
Try: national costumes.
Hear: locals singing.
Additional Info
- Duration 2 days
- Trip style Cultural excursion complex
- Included English speaking guide, Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner), Private transfers, Accommodation (family homestay), Traditional russian feast, Old tradition singing and dancing show, Orthodox church visit, Museum excursion, Buryat feast
Russian history was always not the easiest one, but there is something that deserved a special mention, the Old Believer phenomena. After Great Church Splitup back in 16th century, part of russian people who didn't obey new rules were highly repressed and forcefully exiled to Siberia. Buryatia to be exact. Since then these families had lived in isolation keeping their religion and of course old russian culture. Whereas orthodox Russia kept changing, OldBelievers did not.
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- Duration 5-6 hours
- From 2000 roubles
- Trip style Short excursion
- Included English speaking guide, Private transfers, Traditional russian feast, Old tradition singing and dancing show, Orthodox church visit, Museum excursion
Drill the ice! Catch the fish! Do Russian!
Very special trip that we make only when the ice covers the whole lake and becomes very stable. We drive a couple of kilometers on the ice on a car. Then drill holes in the ice and put some bait. We spend some time fishing, walking on the ice, then we have our picnic lunch there. Then we drive to Hot Springs baths and have brilliant contrast in the hot water. Asbolutely great experience.
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- Duration 1 full day
- Trip style On-ice activity
- Included English speaking guide, Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner), Private transfers, lake Baikal excursion
Stay in traditional ger (felt buryat tent), try yourself in archery, see how real people live the real life, speak to lamas from the Atsagat datsan the home of Dalai Lama's teacher
Additional Info
- Duration 1 day / 1 night
- Trip style Ger stay, cultural excursion
- Included English speaking guide, Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner), Private transfers, Staying in tent, Museum excursion, Buryat feast
Have full experience of the uncovered Southern Shore of lake Baikal
Only "the Baikal league of Evil Captains" can do this without hesitations. You are picked up in Slyudanka at the local port after you took day train from Ulan-Ude. The boat takes you to the famous Baikal Camp where you spend the rest half of your day. Next morning you start sailing along the shore of the lake visiting the most beautiful places on the way. Then stay overnight at the local guesthouse. Next morning you are taken to Listvyanka from where you take local bus to go to Irkutsk.
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- Duration 3 days/2 nights
- Trip style Boat/Camping
- Included English speaking guide, Private transfers, Public transport, Accommodation (guesthouse), Staying in tent, Banya (steam room sauna), lake Baikal excursion
Experience lake Baikal as it is on a slow pace of Catamaran
We start in the morning, drive from Ulan-Ude to Posolskoe village where we have a short cultural excursion to local orthodox monasteries as the village is about 350 years and was on the way of Cossack colonization. Then we take our catamaran to sail. In a couple of hours we board to the mainland to have a picnic enjoying the campfire. After that we sail through the whole bay and enter a small river which leads us to the small Dacha summer house. There we have dinner and go back to Ulan-Ude. Optionally you can continue your way to Irkutsk or Sludanka.
Additional Info
- Duration Day tour
- Trip style Catamaran sailing
- Included English speaking guide, Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner), Private transfers, Orthodox church visit, lake Baikal excursion