For 12 hours of excursion to Arshan you will visit two regions of Russia, see the Southern part of Baikal, find out what the Republic of Buryatia is and why it is famous, look at Baikal from a bird's eye view.
In this tour you will get acquainted with the following sights:
1) Stella on the border between the Irkutsk region and the Republic of Buryatia and Buddhist stupas on the road to Arshan
2) Tunkinsky Waterfall. This waterfall can not be reached by car, so we will have a mini-trekking (5 km).
3) The souvenir market. The market is on the way to the waterfall and is very famous, since almost all things here are made in Mongolia.
4) Buruat lunch
5) Buddhist Datsan. This datsan was built in 1917 at the foot of the Sayany Mountains.
6) Dead volcanoes. You will walk on the crater of one of the volcanoes.
7) Hot springs of the "Pearl" resort. You will have a chance to swim in the hot springs. You need to bring a bathing suit, a towel and slippers, or you can rent it on the spot.
