Arrival in Elista. Transfer from the airport.
13:00 Lunch at the cafe of national cuisine (included).
14:00 Check-in at the hotel.
15:00 Walking tour of the city center with a tour of the rotunda "Pagoda of Seven Days", where the largest prayer drum in Europe is installed — kurde, sculptural compositions, statues of Buddha Shakyamuni, Altn Bosch — the Golden Gate Altn Bosch.
16:00 Hurul Syakyusn Syume.
16:30 Departure to the Lonely Poplar (20 km, 40 min.).
17:10 Natural monument "Lonely poplar".
There is a legend that this poplar was planted in 1846 by the monk Purdash-bagshi, who brought it from a trip to the Dalai Lama in Tibet.
This poplar is considered a sacred tree by Kalmyks Buddhists, believers meditate, pray and perform rituals under the shade of its mighty crowns.
The age of the poplar is more than 100 years old, the height of the tree is 30-35 m, the powerful trunk at a height of 1 m from the ground in girth is about 4.5 m.
Healing springs flow next to the poplar tree.
Water is considered holy and healing, wound healing.
A lone poplar with a cascade of springs was included in the system of specially protected areas by a Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Kalmyk ASSR dated October 8, 1981.
Lone Poplar is the winner of the "Russian Tree 2019" competition, 3rd place in the "European Tree 2019" competition.
19:30 Tasting dinner at the restaurant "Gourmet"/"Legend" — "Khan's snack" (self-payment).