Olkhon is the largest island on the lake, it is best to go here in the summer. According to the nature of the relief, the island is mountainous. The eastern edge of it almost completely breaks to Baikal by rocky cliffs up to 80 m high, and the western slope descends to the shallow gulfs of the Small Sea. The population of the island does not exceed 1500 people, most of them live in the only large settlement of the island - Khuzhir. In the village there is a museum of local lore. Here you can find a collection of ancient objects reflecting the way of life and culture of the islanders. In the museum you can see the breastplates of the soldiers of Genghis Khan found on the island.
October in Olkhon will delight the hardened lovers of harsh landscapes: this is a frequent change of weather, stormy storm colors of Lake Baikal and a complete absence of tourists. March is the best time for ice fishing, acquaintance with the ice grottoes of the Small Sea and the patterned ice splashes on the rocks.
Olkhon's territory is a part of the Pribaikalsky natural national park. Visiting the park is paid, and access to specially protected areas (the northern part of Olkhon with relict grasses) is limited. Tourists must obtain a permit for the route in Olkhon forestry (the village of Khuzhir) or in the administration of the Baikal National Park
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How to get to Olkhon
By bus and route taxi from Irkutsk to Khuzhir (travel time about 8 hours, ticket price 300 RUR) or to the MRS (travel time 7 hours, 300 RUR). Next - the ferry, which usually operates from May to December. In November-January and April-May, there are no reports with Olkhon.
By motor ship "Comet" from Irkutsk to Nizhneangarsk with a call to Zagli Bay on Olkhon Island. The cost of travel is 1100 RUR.
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Olkhon climate
The warmest months on Olkhon are July and August. Winter is quite mild, little snowy and long. Spring and summer come later than on the mainland
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Entertainment, excursions and the sights of Olkhon
The territory of the island is rich in archaeological monuments, according to their number there are no equal in all of the Baikal region: 143 archaeological sites are known. These are cemeteries, ancient fortifications, remains of stone walls.
Cape Kobylya Golov (Horin-Irgi), Cape Halte, Cape and Bay of Tutyrhei, Tangober Bay, Nuku-Nur Lake, Cape Khoroi, Lake Khankhoi, Cape Burkhan (Shamansky Cape), Peschanoye Gorge, Cape Sagan-Khushun, Cape Khoboy, Mountain Jima (Cape of Izhmay). According to the number of archaeological sites, the island has no equal in the entire Baikal region: there are 143 archaeological sites here. These are cemeteries, ancient fortifications, remains of stone walls.
Kobylya Peninsula head (Cape Horin-Irgi)
The peninsula is located on the western tip of the northern coast of Olkhon Island. The historical Buryat name is Horin-Irgi. It is named so because one of the capes in profile resembles the head of a horse. The peninsula includes several rocky capes, bays and a small lake. Traces of people's stay on Kobylya Golove can be traced back to the ages of five thousand years, in former times this place was a cult place for the inhabitants of the island.
Cape Kobylya Golova (Horin-Irgi)
Cape, crowning the western extremity of the Kobylya Peninsula, the westernmost point of Olkhon Island. It was this cape that gave the name to the entire peninsula. The very tip of the cape broke away from the main part, in fact it is an isolated rock, separated from the island of Olkhon by a narrow passage just a few meters wide. Through the aisle in calm weather, you can safely walk on a kayak.
Cape Halte
Cape on the northern shore of the Kobylya peninsula Head. From the cape offers a magnificent view of the Small Sea, the Olkhonsky Gates, the Primorsky Range. At the water level in the rocks of the cape are several grottoes. As a result of archaeological research on the cape, a cult complex dating from the 17th and 19th centuries was found
Cape and Tutyrhei Bay
The easternmost cape on the northern shore of the Kobylya Peninsula. At the headland, several archaeological finds were made, the structures date back to the 5-10th and 17th to 19th centuries. A cemetery was found in the rocky ridges of the cape (17-19 centuries)
Tutyrhei Bay is located to the east of the cape with the same name and flows deep into the island of Olkhon. An ancient man's site, dating back to 5,000-3,000 BC, was found here. e.
Tangobar Bay
The Bay is located in the northern part of the Hula Bay, Olkhon Island. In the bay, traces of the site of an ancient man (V-III millennium BC and I thousand AD) were found
Nuku-Nur Lake
Located on the island of Olkhon, on the Kobylya Golov Peninsula, in the eastern part Tangobar Bay. From Lake Baikal is separated not by a sandy scythe, like most lakes located near the Baikal shore, but by a rocky ridge-the Nuku-Nur lake is located in a rock funnel. In summer there is very warm water in the lake, but it's unlikely that anyone will bathe in it-the bottom of the lake is literally teeming with water animals
Cape Horoy
Cape Khorgoy is famous, first of all, thanks to the ruins of an ancient Kurykan protective wall 185 meters long and individual places up to 1, 5-2 m . The masonry is well preserved along the flanks . Close to the wall there is a half-ruined moat 3 m wide, 5 m wide and 1, 5 m deep, and the earthen wall . The purpose of the wall is not reliably It is established: chudya on found in Baikal mounds various subjects (nakon arrowheads, iron knives, bone necklaces, flint flints), it can be assumed that the creators of the settlements were the Kurykans-the ancient Turkic people who lived in the Baikal region in the 6th-9th centuries .
Khankhoy Lake
Lake Hanhoy is located in the middle part of the northern coast of the island of Olkhon. It is known for very warm water and an abundance of fish. From the north the lake is separated from Lake Baikal by a powerful rocky ridge, steeply breaking off into Lake Baikal, but gradually descending to the lake. From the ridge there is a picturesque view of the Small Sea, the small islands, the Primorsky Range. From the east the lake separates from Baikal a sand spit with a width of 30-50 m. There are sorghum, perch and pike in the lake, the latter in large quantities, there are very large specimens - 10 kg or more.
There are several archaeological sites nearby. Not far from the western extremity of the lake are found the remains of an ancient ritual complex (VII century BC-X century AD), which includes more than twenty stone structures, next - a more modern cult complex with three stone edges (17-19 centuries) .). At the top of the rocky crest that breaks into Lake Baikal, separating the lake from the Lesser Sea, ancient burials and remains of religious buildings were found.
Cape Burkhan (Skala Shamanka)
On Cape Burhan, one of the nine holy shrines of North Asia is located - Shaman-rock (formerly called the stone-temple). The rock is located near the village of Khuzhir, and has become a kind of visiting card of the lake. The most revered holy place on Lake Baikal was a cave in the rock of this Cape Shamanka, which was sacrificed and vows since the appearance of the first shamans. At the foot of the rock there is a mysterious rock carvings and an inscription in Sanskrit.
The tract Peschanoe
The Peschanoe tract is located 20 km north of the Khuzhira settlement in the Gulf of Nyurgan Bay and is known for its picturesque sand dunes. Constant winds blowing from the sea, transfer sand from the shore and form sand deposits. These are the largest sand deposits on the island, not only on Olkhon Island, but also on the entire western coast of Baikal.
Cape Sagan-Khushun
Cape Sagan-Khushun ("white cape") is located on the western coast of Olkhon Island, five kilometers southwest of Cape Khoboy - the northern extremity of Olkhon. The cape has the status of a natural monument. Sagan-Hushun is an extended white marble rock massif, which steeply breaks into the water. The length of the cape is about one kilometer, the rocks are covered with patches of red lichen. One of the groups of rocks in the southern part of the cape Sagan-Khushun is called "Three Brothers."
Above the middle rock there is a small karst cave 9 m long, 6 m wide and 2, 5 m high, probably had a continuation earlier. Now the passage is closed by a large triangular stone. Judging by the finds of fragments of ceramics in sandy sediments on the floor of the cave, it served as a temporary refuge for the ancient people of the Baikal region.
At the level of the surf in the rocks of Sagan-Khushun there are numerous grottos. The largest of them is located under the rock Average brother, north of a small bay, where you can enter by boat. Its dimensions are sufficient to swim inward on the boat. Especially effective is this grotto in the icy dress in winter. Another deep wave-surfacing grotto is to the east of the cliffs of the Lesser Brother. It can be inspected only in winter: crawl along the ice in a narrow 14-meter course.
Cape Khoboy
Cape Khoboy (canine, molar) is the northernmost cape on the island of Olkhon. A spectacular pillar-like rock, reminiscent of an externally sharp fang. The place is notable for many-voiced echoes, which is reflected from the monolithic rock. In winter, you can see the grottoes, fabulously decorated with ice and transparent icicles.
Cape Khoboy is now elected by various spiritual schools for the place of meditation.
Mount Zima (Cape Izhmey)
The mountain is considered sacred among the local population. This is the highest point of the island. The name of the area Izhima comes from the word "Ezhin" - the owner of the area.
Between Cape Izhima and Khara-Khushun, 10 km to the north-east of the coast, the maximum is fixed The depth of Baikal is 1637 m. Photo of Olkhon (13)