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Upon arrival in Irkutsk, your unforgettable journey will begin!
First, let's go to the village of Ust-Ordynsky and its datsan!
In the mid-90s of the XX century, during the revival of traditional religions of Russia, the datsan Tubden Darzhelin appeared.
Datsan is located in the village of Ust-Ordynsky.
Lama Sergei Sutaev was appointed rector.
He began the construction of a Buddhist temple known as dugan.
After visiting the datsan, we go to the National Museum of the Ust-Orda Buryat District, founded on February 24, 1944.
The opening of the museum was aimed at showing and studying the culture of the Western Buryats.
The museum has 7 halls, 4 of them with permanent exhibitions.
The main theme of the halls touches on the theme of who we are among our family, nature and religion.
The first hall is also dedicated to archaeology.
The museum has more than thirteen thousand items of exhibits, most of which are objects of ethnography, archeology, collections of paintings and graphics, photographic documents, etc.
On its territory there is an open–air complex "Buryat peasant manor of the late XIX - early XX century", where there is a winter house, a traditional Buryat dwelling – a yurt, a barn.
After the museum, our journey continues, on the way to Lake Baikal, you will stop at the Golden Horde Ethnic Park!
You will get acquainted with the ethnocultural identity of the indigenous population.
From the doorstep you will be hospitably greeted with a colorful ritual of purification by fire, hadak and white food.
The folklore program will fascinate with the skill of the performers and cultural fullness: you will hear the "Legend of the Wolf" in the technique of throat singing, the "cosmic" sound of playing the ancient musical instrument khomus will create an atmosphere of nature sounds around, and after that you will have a delicious lunch in a colorful authentic yurt.
After visiting the ethno-park, a road awaits us to the famous marble quarry near the village of Buguldeika.
If you leave Buguldeika towards the village of Elansi, you will see a huge deposit of marble.
White stone blocks are visible from afar, marble reserves in Buguldike occupy about 10 million cubic meters.
The age of the deposit is 2 billion years old, it is older than Lake Baikal itself.
The local marble is characterized by high density, uniformity and whiteness, it is ideal for sculptures and decoration.
The field offers magnificent views of Lake Baikal and the Buguldeika River.
After visiting the quarry, we will go to the Small Sea, where you will spend the night.
Tomorrow we will go to the Buryat ancestral estate!
You will see: Datsan, Ust-Ordynsky, Golden Horde ethno-park, marble quarry, Buguldeika, Tazheran steppes, the Small Sea.
Included in the price: guide, group transfer, accommodation, excursion, ethno-park program, lunch at the ethno-park.
