Duration10 – 14 Days
TypeRussia
CategoryInternational
PriceOn request
Overview
Russia’s three Buddhist republics — the great datsans of Buryatia by Lake Baikal, the shamanic traditions of Tuva, and the Golden Abode of Buddha in Kalmykia.
The Route
Ulan-Ude (Ivolginsky Datsan)→Kyzyl (Tuva)→Elista (Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni)
Day-by-Day Itinerary
- Day 1
Ulan-Ude – Rinpoche Bagsha Datsan
- Day 2
Ivolginsky Datsan – spiritual centre of Russian Buddhism
- Day 3
Aninsky Datsan & Khorinsky district
- Day 4
Fly to Kyzyl – Tuvinian Buddhist Temple
- Day 5
Tuva – Shamanic integration & throat-singing
- Day 6
Elista – Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni
- Day 7
Elista & the steppe – Seven Days Pagoda
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