Ust Barguzin

Get off the tourist Track, visit Ust-Barguzin on the shore of the Baikal Lake. The summer is the best time to visit the beautiful region of the Baikal lake, you will find bellow some of our package proposition to make you discover the Baikal lake shore fisherman village Ust-Barguzin, just 3 hours drive from Ulan-Ude or 3 hours Ferry crossing from Olkhon Island.

Our Ust-Barguzin tours proposition:

Holy Peak of the Ust-barguzin mountains
Chivyrkuiskaya fairy-tale Ust-barguzin
Trip to mini Mongolia
To Baikal with fishermen
Big journey to source of river Barguzin
Hot breath of Earth
Sand Safari
Through the river of Barguzin
An ancient land Bargudzhit-Tokum
Uskansky Islands Archipelago
Through the national park
Snake bay
Curative waters of Barguzin Land
Dancing goddess
To the capital Barguzinsk

Holy Peak of the Ust-barguzin mountains

Lake Baikal hike from Listvyanka to bolshie koty The excursion to “Holy Peak of the Ust-barguzin mountains” brings you up to 1877m over see. This tour with a short hike to mountains at he biggest Baikal peninsula and trip to the Zabaikalcskij National park. You go by car to the neck of a peninsula “Svyatoi nos” (Holy nose) till the biggest Baikal bay – name Barguzinskij. On the top of the peninsula you can see the archipilago of Ushkani islands and some sights 100km away from.
Tour duration in total: 10 Hours

Chivyrkuiskaya fairy-tale Ust-barguzin

It`s a trip to the more picturesque Baikal and Ust-Barguzin bay. one of the most popular excursion, because its full of remarkable naturals sights: white sand beaches, 7 islands, hot springs, warm water bays, pure untouched nature park and visits.
it takes 8 hrs. During this time you will drive across the neck of a peninsula “Svyatoi nos” till the ferry in “Monahovo”, then sail on a boat to see Baikal nature, after that – a short hike ( 1-3hrs) across tiga forest.
Tour duration in total: 8 Hours

Trip to mini Mongolia

50 km from the shore of Lake Baikal situated in valley of Barguzin river. By the legends, it is a homeland of Chingis Chan`s mother, and it`s full of some architecture monuments and wonders of nature. Rock pictures were drawn over 3000 years ago, the garden od stones , the solt lake and majestic rocky outcrops are waiting to be visited. Also there is a sacred stone of Buriats that is called “Bull”. You will travel through north steppes, visit a village Barguzin – it`s the first Russian settlement beyond Baikal.
Tour duration in total: 7-8 hours.
200 km on the way. All-year round

To Baikal with fishermen

To see how famous Baikal omul is being caught
Out to sea with fishermen in early morning. Travelling for famous Baikal omul. Unique landscape. From 1 July to 10 August.

Big journey to source of river Barguzin

A homeland of an ancient Evenks, who were living for a long time before Russian and Buriat . They were hunters, fishermen and unlikely some north nations, they were horse breeders. You will visit an Evenks center, and discover its history. Stops at saints places on the way. Hot wells, unique panorama and more.
Duration 10-12 hours, all year round.

Hot breath of Earth

Thermal waters of Kulin swamps on “Saint Nose “ peninsula.
Driving by automobile through the national park to Saint Nose peninsula with some stops at places of interest. Curative mud, and small lakes with hot water. Duration 6-7 hours. From 20 May to 20 September.

Sand Safari

Through sand dunes on off-road car.( small jeep tour)
A mix of Siberian taiga and desert, crispy sand and the wash of Baikal. Duration 4 hours. From 1 May till 15 Oktober.

Through the river of Barguzin

Drift from the river to the lake Baikal.
On canoe down the river. Excursion starts 50 km from the source, near one of the oldest Russian settlement in Zabaykalie. Duration 10 hours. From 20 May till 15 September.

An ancient land Bargudzhit-Tokum

It`sa big excursion through the ancient land
This land is mentioned by Persian historian Rashid-Ad-Din in “Collection of chronicles”. Archeological monuments, curative waters, and snowy peaks of Barguzin ridge. Duration 9-10 hours, 250 km of the way. All-year round.

Uskansky Islands Archipelago

Mysterious islands in the middle of the lake.
An opportunity to see Baikal seals on their rookery. Duration 10 hours. From 10 June to 1 September

Through the national park

Visiting the most beautiful places on Baikal, which were announced as national park in 1986. By automobile through the sandy isthmus to Saint Nose with stops at places of interests. 3 hours tour on foot to the fishermen village, and mountaineering. Duration 6-7 hours, all-year round.

Snake bay

it`s the main sight of the bay.
Thermal spring few meters away of cold water of Baikal. By automobile and water transport. An hour walk on foot through taiga across the shore of the Lake. Duration 8-9 hours. From 25 May to 25 Oktober.

Curative waters of Barguzin Land

Healing waters flows from majestic mountains. Every spring has its own cure effect: for eyes, liver, stomach and so on. Taste it, and wash the face with saint waters. Duration 8-9 hours, all-year round.

Dancing goddess

On 2 of May in 2005 buddhists gain an image of goddess Yangima, not maded by hands, which reveals on big rock in Barguzin taiga. Now it is a place for pilgrimage. Barguzin Datsan it situated there. Duration 6 hours, all-year round.

To the capital Barguzinsk

Discover history of Russian Syberia. A stockaded town, build by cossaks, situated on the edge of Barguzin valley, a place of banishment of Decembrists. Duration 5 hours, all-year round.

Additional services

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For further information please contact us. Summer Journeys are possible from April till November and Winter Journeys are recommended from December to April, the best season is March/April. Combination with Moscow tours or St.Petersburg tours or additional to our Trans-siberian individual trips are possible. We will be happy to make an individual offer.

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