Cultural and cognitive route «The legend of Buryatia»

Arrival in Ulan-Ude. Meeting at the airport “Baikal” with a sign of “The legend of Buryatia”. Transfer to the hotel. Breakfast. Free time.

In the lobby of the hotel, meeting with a guide with a sign of “The legend of Buryatia”

Lunch.

After lunch a sightseeing and pedestrian tour of the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude city.

The program provides for visits to the main sights of the city, includes historical places and monuments: Soviet Square, Monument to Lenin, in the form of the largest head in the world, the House of Merchant Rosenstein (Suhe-Batora st. 16), Zero Kilometer, Theatre Square, Arc de Triomphe, Museum of History of Ulan-Ude city, walk along the pedestrian street "Arbat," Revolutions avenue, Merchant Kurbatov's Trade Rows, 1820, Holy Odigitriev Cathedral, founding place of Ulan-Ude.

Moving to Datsan "Rinpoche Bagsha". Visit to Datsan

Moving to the Ethnographic Museum of the Peoples of Transbaikalia.

Sightseeing and walking tour of the museum.
The museum was opened in mid-summer 1973 on an area of 37 hectares. On this square, seven ethnographic complexes contain more than 40 architectural monuments and 11,000 exhibits.

Dinner. Free time

Breakfast

In the lobby of the hotel, meeting with a guide with a sign of “The legend of Buryatia”

Transfer to Atsagat

Visit to datsan in Atsagat. Arrival at the Steppe Nomad Ethno-Complex. Guest are greeted with traditional ritual “Ugtamzha” with hadak, excursion around the ethno-complex:

- visit to the Galaxy yurt, Buryat legends about the universe and the starry sky;

- acquaintance with traditions and everyday life of Buryat in a felt ancient yurt  and in a traditional Buryat house of the late XIX and early XX centuries;

Lunch of the territory of the complex (Buryat national cuisine)

Continuation of acquaintance with the ethno-complex:

- Master class on the Buryat game "Shagai Naadan,"

- Training in Buryat dance "Yokhor."

- Photography in a Buryat national costume;

Transfer to Ulan-Ude

Arrival at the hotel 

Dinner. Free time

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

In the lobby of the hotel, meeting with a guide with a sign of “The legend of Buryatia”

On the way, stop by Omulevka Mount. Climbing the mountain. From the height of the hill there is a panoramic view of the Selenga River valley.

Arrival in the Old Believer courtyard.

Lunch (traditional Old Believer’s cuisine)

After lunch, sightseeing and walking tour:

- acquaintance with Old Believer’s folklore culture. Guests will be shown the unique skill of Tarbagatay – polyphonic singing;

- participation in the rite of dressing the bride  to melodic Semeisky songs;

- master class on cooking in the Russian oven, spinning on a self-storm;

- visit to homestead, get acquaintance with the way of life, the economic order of Old Believers;

- visit to the Museum of culture and Semeisky’s life;

- visit to the ancient Orthodox Church. 

Return to the hotel.

Dinner. Free time

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Check-out.

Gathering guests in the lobby of the hotel with a guide and a sign “The legend of Buryatia”.

Walk to the History museum named after Khangalov.

Excursion around museum.

Transfer to Ivolginsk. Travel time is about an hour. Travel tour on the road.

Arrival in the Ivolginsky datsan.

Sightseeing and walking tour:

The tour will begin with a tour of the holy circle through the territory of Datsan “goroo” and the rotation of the prayer drums “hurde”. Visit to the first temple, the “dugan”, built in 1946, the main temple Sogchen dugan. Before leaving, it’s time to visit the ethno-gallery on the territory of the Ivolginsky datsan, buy souvenirs, medical herbs and religious paraphernalia. 

Transfer to Gremyachinsk, sanitary stop in Turuntaevo village.

Arrival in Gremyachinsk. Accommodation at the recreation center

Lunch. Free time.

Dinner. Free time.

Breakfast. Free time.

Lunch at the recreation center.

Transfer to Ulan-Ude. Tour in Turka village (natural monument «Turtle», lighthouse inspection)

Arrival in Ulan-Ude. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation.

Dinner. Free time

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to the hotel. Departure to Moscow.