The tour starts in Elista, where you will reach on your own.
We recommend a flight arriving in Elista at 14:50, from Elista at 15:50.
14:50 Meeting at the airport of Elista.
15:00-15:30 Check-in at the hotel.
16:00 Lunch at the Kalmykka cafe.
16:45 Excursion to the Museum of Nomadic Peoples.
You will learn the history of the Kalmyks' nomadism in the territory of modern Kalmykia, everything about the life of the nomadic people, who occupied what place in the yurt, and how our ancestors lived in it with large families.
A master class on making Kalmyk tea will be organized for you, you will get acquainted with the Old Kalmyk Mongolian script "Todo bichig" and learn the basics of knitting a Kalmyk knot.
17:30 Transfer to the Lonely Poplar.
We will go to the steppe to the border of two geomorphological zones: the Kumo-Manych depression and the Ergeninsky hills, where we will visit the natural monument and the Buddhist shrine "Lonely Poplar" with healing springs.
A place that will not leave anyone indifferent (guided tour, sunset, walk through the place of power).
19:00 Transfer to Elista.
Dinner at the Kalmyk Cuisine restaurant.
The total length of the route is 350 km.