Our Chinese department:
Today begins your journey through colorful Buryatia.
After arriving in the city, we will meet you and go to get acquainted with the center of the Buddhist traditional Sangha of Russia – Ivolginsky Datsan, located 36 km west of Ulan-Ude.
Ivolginsky datsan is a monastery-university in the Buddhist tradition, it is a whole complex, which includes 8 buildings.
It is the only university in Russia where philosophy and traditional Tibetan medicine are studied.
But this is not the only reason why this complex is interesting.
The story of the Buddhist leader of the early 20th century, the Khambo Lama Dashi–Dorjo Itigelov, brought widespread fame to datsan.
After his death in 1927, his body continues to be "alive" to this day: the joints remained mobile, and the skin was soft.
Even after examining the body, scientists were unable to explain this phenomenon.
You will have a unique opportunity to see it with your own eyes!
As soon as you enter the building where the decayed body of Hambo Lama Itigelov is located, goosebumps run over your skin, you feel the incredible energy of the place.
After visiting the Ivolginsky datsan, we go to get acquainted with the capital of Buryatia – the city of Ulan-Ude.
It is a major cultural, scientific and industrial center of Eastern Siberia.
It is the center of Buryat culture, Buddhism and Orthodoxy.
The tour will be accompanied by a guide.
Today we will visit Sovetov Square, the main square of the city, and see the symbol of the city – an unusual monument to Lenin in the form of a head.
The height of this sculpture reaches 7.7 meters, and the whole exceeds 42 tons.
Another recognizable symbol of the city is the magnificent palace, where the opera and Ballet Theater is open.
This is the pride of the republic, because there is no opera house of this level in the Far East anymore.
Classical performances are regularly held here.
You will see the Arc de Triomphe – it is visible from afar.
It was erected in the XIX century in honor of the visit of the future Emperor Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich.
The arch has an interesting history – after its destruction in 1936, it was restored in 2006.
And now the guests of the city like to be photographed against its background.
Arbat, the main pedestrian street of the city, is very close by.
The most beautiful merchant houses have been preserved on the Arbat, and here you will see unusual modern sculptures.
You will visit the large trade center of the XIX century – the living rooms.
They were first built of wood at the end of the XVIII century.
You will see the first stone building in Ulan-Ude – the Cathedral of St. Odigitrievsky Cathedral, made in the style of the Siberian Baroque.
Saint Hodegetria is the patroness of merchants and travelers, it is very symbolic for all guests of Buryatia to visit here!
After the tour, you will have a rest.
You will see: Ivolginsky Datsan, sculpture "Lenin's Head", St. Odigitrievsky Cathedral, Sovetov Square, Triumphal Arch, Arbat, living rooms.
Included in the price: guided tour, accommodation, group transfer.
