«Discover Buryatia», Collection of tours»

Knowing culture and household of people of Buryatia, meeting Baikal Lake.

 You will visit Ulan-Ude city, Atsagat village, ethno-complex “Stepnoy Kochevnik” (“Steppe Nomad”), Tarbagatai village (“Visiting Old Believers”), and Posolsk village at the Lake Baikal shore.

Visiting time: all year round

Duration: 6 days

Meal is not included. 

   After lunch in the cafe moving to tourist complex "Steppe Nomad", where guests are greeted by the locals in traditional costumes with ancient ritual "Ugtamzha" (Meeting)  with melodious song and words of welcome, an honorary guest is awarded  with "Hadak" - a symbol of the hospitality of the Buryat people and white food , a symbol of prosperity and purity of thought. Ethno program acquaints visitors with the traditions and customs of the Buryat people. Visit the ancient Buryat yurt, where you will see how the Buryats lived in ancient times. Guests are carried out in a wooden house, will show a master class on the national game of "Shagai naadan",  make photos in their national costumes, green tea will be served with rustic cakes. Guests will visit Galaxy yurt and  know  old stories about the heavenly bodies. . Informative program will be finished by a traditional  merry round dance “Yokhor”. In winter, there is an additional opportunity dashing ride with a snow slide, ride a horse-drawn sleigh / wagon, learn Buryat archery, communicate with unforgettable camels. 

                                                            Baikal stories
   In the tour, you will meet powerful Baikal Lake, listen to wonderful legends about Baikal and visit ancient Goryachinsk resort. Our guests have the chance to know Baikal in one day tour “Baikal Stories”.
Place of visit: Lake Baikal, Turka village, Gorychinsk village (distance about 170 km)
Time of visit: All year round
Duration: 8 hours

                                                                     Programme
Group gathering in the Hotel Hall. Departure to Turka village in the morning. On the way stop in Pykhta in the sacred place “Oboo”, arrival to Baturino village, visiting Sretenskii Women Monastery (optional, additional payment, previous reservation).
Arrival to Turka village. Visiting Special recreational area “Baikalskaya Gavan”. Walking on the embankment and boat pier. Rising to the lighthouse (optional, additional payment). The guide will tell interesting legends about Baikal.
Lunch in the road café in Turka village by their own.
Visiting natural monument Turtle rock. Legend about the brave turtle. Walking on the Baikal shore. Making photos.
Departure to Goryachinsk village. Visiting the hot spring in Goryachinsk resort.
Departure to Ulan-Ude to the hotel.

   If you want to know national character of Buryats, formed during many centuries you should visit traditional Buryat village Atsagat. Funny rituals, melodic songs, exciting national games and dances, tasting national dishes, master classes, archery, riding horse, meeting camel wait you in the ethnic complex “Steppe Nomad”.
Place of visiting: Atsagat village, 50 km far from Ulan-Ude city
Time of visit: all year round
Duration: 5 hours
Comment: the tour is made for group of tourists, guests of Buryatia and individual tourists.
 
                                                              Tour programme
In any time you will start the tour to Atsagat .
Guests meet guide near the entrance to Atsagat Datsan. Excursion in the Datsan with Guide, private meeting with Lama, knowing Buddhist traditions.
Lunch in the café of “Steppe Nomad” (national dishes). Moving to the “Steppe Nomad” complex.
The guests are met with traditional “Ugtamzha” ritual with Khadak, a symbol of buryat hospitality and with white food, a symbol of wealth and clean mind. The guests listen to the melodic song and inviting words.
Excursion in the tourist complex: visiting Galactic yurt, knowing buryat legends about universe and stars. Knowing the buryat traditions and household in ancient yurt and the buryat house of 19th century. Making photos in the Buryat national costume. Master class at playing traditional “Shagai” (al’chiki) game and traditional dance named “Yokhor”. Rest time at the nature. You have the chance to raise to the Loving Hill and enjoy Atsagat valley view.
https://youtu.be/R02y2AoNxGc
Departure to Ulan-Ude.
Price for a person in RUB depend on the number of tourists

   How to receive Russian tourist visa

   For receiving Russian tourist visa for 30 days, you need an invitation from the tourist company, which has the reference number.
   The price for making an invitation for a single tourist visa is 1 000 RUB.
   
  The tourist invitation will be ready in a day.
Invitation to Russia includes two separate documents:
  Standard tourist confirmation and Tourist voucher.
Torist confirmation contains the following information:
• Name of the tourist (in Latin language like in passport);
• Date of birth
• Sex
• Citizenship/nationality
• Passport number
• Date of arrival/departure
• Visa type and invitation type
• Visa multiplicity (single, double-entry)
• Purpose of visit
• Rout of visit - cities of visiting
• Information about the host: index and reference number
• Number of invitation
• Tour operator makes stamp and signature of a responsible person

   Tourist voucher
Standard tourist voucher contains the following information: full name, sex, date of birth, passport number, date of arrival/departure, reference number and official name of the tour operator in Russia, full tour prepayment remark, official stamp of the company and a signature of a responsible person.


   For tourists who are planning to visit Russia

1. Before applying for visa, it is necessary to find out in Russian consulate if you need the original invitation or a copy/fax copy is enough. Inform the host about it. Receiving visa in Russian consulate is another step after receiving an invitation from our company. For applying for visa you need the following documents:
• Passport (valid before 6 months of your departure from Russia), some consulates ask for the passport copy
• 3-4 same size photos
• Envelope with your home address (to send you the passport and visa)
• Pay the visa fee
• Fill in the questionnaire
    Addition:
• People of some countries need to receive insurance.
• If you are not a citizen of the country where you apply for visa, they can ask some additional payment.
   Every consulate can make changes and additions to these requirements without previous notification.
  We strongly recommend you to find out the requirements of the consulate where you are going to apply.
   Please don’t forget that most of the consulates work 3 days a week. For making visa in the Russian consulate, you need 2-4 days.
2. Arrival to Russia
   For entering Russia you need to have valid visa in your passport. When you cross the border immigration office will stamp you visa with the date of crossing the border. All the foreigners entering Russia should receive the immigration card.
   Immigration card is a small registration form divided into 2 pieces with the following information: name, date of birth, passport number, citizenship and time of staying in Russia. Both parts should be filled in. The first should be given when you enter the country, the 2nd should be returned when you go out from the country.
3. Visa registration
   According to the Law of Russian Federation, the foreigner should register his visa within 72 Hours (3 days) after crossing the Russian border.
   The Immigration office of the place of your staying in Russia is responsible for foreigners’ registration.
  If a foreigner is not registered appropriately, he will be fined.
  Then the foreigner will be in the black list and will never receive Russian visa again.

DON’T FORGET TO MAKE REGISTRATION WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER YOUR COMING TO ANY RISSIAN CITY !
   If you travel with tourist visa the hotel where you are staying will make registration for you.
   All the rules about visa registration, entering the country and going out are regulated by the Federal Law about the procedure of entrance and going out from the Russian Federation Governmental resolution “About Immigration Card”.