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Upon arrival in Irkutsk, your unforgettable journey will begin!
First, let's go to the village of Ust-Ordynsky and his datsan!
In the mid-90s of the XX century, during the revival of the traditional religions of Russia, the Tubden Darzhelin datsan appeared.
The datsan is located in the village of Ust-Ordynsky.
Lama Sergei Sutaev was appointed abbot.
He began the construction of a Buddhist temple known as dugan.
After visiting the datsan, we go to the National Museum of the Ust-Ordynsky Buryat District, founded on February 24, 1944.
The opening of the museum aimed to show and study the culture of the Western Buryats.
The museum has 7 halls, 4 of them with permanent exhibitions.
The main theme of the halls is about who we are among our family, nature and religion.
The first hall is also dedicated to archeology.
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 19th - early 20th century", where there is a winter house, a traditional Buryat dwelling – a yurt, a barn.
After the museum, our journey continues, and on the way to Lake Baikal, you will stop at the Golden Horde Ethnic Park!
You will get acquainted with the ethnic and cultural identity of the indigenous population.
From the doorway, you will be hospitably greeted with a colorful purification ceremony with fire, khadak and white food.
The folklore program will fascinate with the skill of the performers and the 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, the road to the famous marble quarry near the village of Buguldeika awaits us.
If you drive out of Buguldeika towards the village of Yelantsy, 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 Ethnic Park, marble quarry, Buguldeika, Tazheran steppes, the Small Sea.
Included in the price: guide, group transfer, accommodation, guided tour, ethno park program, lunch at the ethno Park.
