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Arshan is a mountain balneological resort in the Tunkinsky
district, the most popular holiday destination in Buryatia.
Arshan is located in the foothills of the Eastern Sayan
Mountains, at the exit of the Kyngyrga River from the mountains,
in a dense coniferous forest.
The Buryat word "arshan"
means "healing water, healing spring".
The history of the
resort begins in 1894, when a mineral spring was discovered
here.
In 1920, Arshan received the status of a resort of
national importance, and since 1928, sanatoriums began to be
built here. Since that time, Arshan has become one of the most
popular places for treatment and recreation in Buryatia.
The resort is located in a picturesque place at an altitude of
893 meters above sea level, among a mixed forest. The air of the
resort is saturated with the aromas of pine needles and mountain
freshness.
The resort of Arshan has a temperate mild
climate, which is explained by the proximity of mountains and
forests. Summer in Arshan is cool and rainy. Frequent rains
occur in the second half of July and in August. Autumn is long,
with clear, warm days, the sun shines all day, the air is
completely calm. Especially good weather is in the second half
of September and in October. Winter in Arshan is less cold and
windless than in nearby villages. Spring with rather changeable
weather, with small frequent snowfalls. Arshan is known for the
abundance of sunny days. By the number of hours of sunshine,
Arshan is inferior to such resorts as Yalta, Kislovodsk,
Essentuki. The climatic conditions of Arshan make it possible to
refer it to one of the most comfortable corners of Eastern
Siberia. No wonder it is often called "Siberian Switzerland".
The main healing factor of Arshan is
carbonic-sulfate-magnesium low-ferrous waters. They are similar
in composition to the narzan of Kislovodsk. Water can be drunk
and used for baths.
Arshan waters are effective in the
treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system,
gastrointestinal tract, metabolic diseases, liver and biliary
tract, and diseases of the nervous system.
Currently, the
resort has Arshan and Sayany sanatoriums, as well as several
dozen boarding houses that can simultaneously accommodate up to
5 thousand vacationers. The private sector is actively
developing - residents of the village open guest houses.
There are many attractions in the vicinity of the resort, to
which excursion routes are laid. The most popular among
vacationers were walks to the waterfalls of the Kyngyrga River,
to Crystal Lake, to extinct volcanoes, to the old arshans of
Suburg and Papiy Arshan. During the tour along the river
Kyngyrge you can see 12 waterfalls. There are two Buddhist
temples (datsans) in the village - Khandagaytay and Khoymorsky -
where lamas-healers and astrologers receive.
In the
summer, several thousand guests rest at the resort at the same
time. In winter, the flow of tourists is significantly reduced.
Khandagaytay datsan (“Bodhidharma”).
Khoymorsky datsan.
Waterfalls on the river Kyngarga.
Crystal lake.
Ulyaborsky extinct
volcano.
Marble bottom of the Kyngarga river.
Coymor lakes.
Papiy Arshan.
Suburgan "Kingdom of the White Elephant".
Throne of
Genghis Khan.
Sacred Grove of Tears and Eye Spring.
500 year old
larch.
Observation plateau.
Peak of love.
Sculpture "Tehe"
(Mountain Sheep) (at the bus station).
Sculpture "Khubuun" (Boy) (at
the mineral spring).
Sculpture "Sagaan Ubgen" (White Elder).
Sculpture in white marble at the source of three springs.
Sculpture
"Sagaan Ubgen" (White Elder) (next to the Chinese arbor).
Sculpture
"Spider". Bronze sculpture on the rock on the left at the first
waterfall.
Stela "Arshan" (at the entrance to the territory of the
village).
Love tree.
Mongolian market.
Secrets of the ancient
sandy hills of the Akhalik River.
Irkut river. Aug 2016 edit
Solar
radio telescope of the Badary observatory.
Hot mineral baths in
Vyshka.
Bowl of virgins on the river Bukhota.
Medicine Buddha
Statue, Resort Park.
Wooden sculpture "Shaman". It is located in the
park of the resort, next to the Chinese gazebo.
To merge with
nature, enjoying its pristine beauty, recharge with the energy of the
mountains, improve health in mineral springs, discover new knowledge and
get unforgettable impressions from these unique places.
In the
summer, all kinds of offices are open to organize hikes, excursions
around the Tunkinskaya Valley, where you can see extinct volcanoes, the
Solar Observatory, and museums.
You can stop at Arshan and drive
45 km to take hot mineral baths in the Zhemchug springs, the locals call
that area "Tower".
House-Museum of Root Plastics "Forest Fairy Tale", 671023, Buryatia,
Tunkinsky district, Arshan village, microdistrict, house 12. ☎ +7 (950)
137 73 78. Private collection of sculptures from tree roots, more than
500 exhibits
Museum of the history of the Arshan resort, Main alley
of the park.
Sagaalgan: folk holiday, meeting the New Year - the Year of the Horse
according to the lunar calendar. The date is "floating", calculated
according to the lunar calendar, in 2014 it is celebrated on January 31
(in Buryatia, a day off).
Mountain festival "Munku-Sardyk": annually
in the last days of April at the foot of the mountain peak Munku-Sardyk,
in the gorge of the Irkut River, mountain tourism lovers from all over
the world gather. Border of Tunkinsky and Okinsky districts. End of
April - beginning of May 2014.
Exhibition of paintings by Karl
Shulunov. House of creativity. May 6, 2014.
Opening of the sculpture
of Sagaan Ubgen (White Elder). eye source. May 6, 2014.
Festival of
Cossack culture - takes place annually in July in different regions of
Buryatia. In the summer of 2014 will be held in the vicinity of the
village of Tunka.
Surkharban (Naadan): Buryat cultural and sports
holiday - national wrestling, Buryat archery, games, performances of
folklore groups, treats with dishes of Buryat cuisine. Arshan. June 12,
2014.
Arshan is located 28 kilometers from the highway A164
"Kultuk-Mondy-Orlik".
The nearest railway station is Slyudyanka
(Irkutsk region).
The nearest airports are Ulan-Ude, Irkutsk.
The distance from Arshan to Ulan-Ude is about 450 km, to Irkutsk -
220 km, to Slyudyanka - 137 km.
A fixed-route taxi departs daily
from the forecourt of the Ulan-Ude railway station (Revolution 1905,
35). Travel time is approximately 7-8 hours. The fare is 800 rubles.
Shuttle taxis depart daily from 7:00 to 17:00, depending on the number
of passengers.
You can get from Irkutsk by bus from the bus
station (October Revolution Street, 11). Reference: +7 (3952) 20-91-15.
Fixed-route taxis depart from the railway station (Chelnokova St., 1).
Travel time is 2-2.5 hours. Fare: 300-350 rubles. Reference: +7 (3952)
95-30-84.
From the Slyudyanka station to Arshan, a fixed-route
taxi departs daily at 8.30 and 14.00, which gets to the resort in 1.5-2
hours. The fare is 170 rubles. Reference taxi "Slyudyanka-Arshan" - 8
(950) 053-40-84, 8 (950) 139-63-70, 8 (395-44) 5-11-11, 5-25-55.
There is a private taxi in the village. There is a single tariff: 100
rubles to any part of the village.
Taxi "Luck", +7 950 399 53 34
Taxi, +7 908 595 98 56
There are enough shops with a mixed assortment in the village. The municipal market operates in winter and summer. In the center of Arshan, in a spontaneous market, locals sell fresh meat and milk, as well as dairy products - sour cream, cottage cheese. In winter, trade slows down, there are fewer sellers and they move to insulated places.
1 "Mongolian Market", Resort Park (at the entrance).
9:00–19:00. Municipal market of goods made of wool (yak, goat, camel).
All goods are mainly from Mongolia. Medicinal herbs, pine nuts, Siberian
chewing gum - sulfur from the resin of coniferous trees - are widely
represented on the stalls at any time of the year. Here is the widest
selection of souvenirs in the village.
2 Kiosk "Souvenirs of
Buryatia", st. Traktovaya (opposite the bus station). ☎ +7(951) 629 98
83. 11:00–18:00. Handmade souvenirs, books, postcards, cards.
3
"Artist's House", st. Traktovaya (in the center).
11:00–18:00.
Author's ceramics, paintings.
Grocery store "Good", st. Domyshev brothers. 09:00–21:00. Diverse assortment. The best grocery store in the village (according to the newspaper "Arshan")
The traditional food of the locals is meat and dairy dishes.
1
Cafe "Naran", st. Embankment, 3. ☎ +7 (3952) 668-672. 12:00–23:00.
Modern, comfortable, affordable. European and Buryat cuisine. In the
center of the village, 50 meters away is a bridge across the mountain
river Kyngyrga and an alley leading to springs and waterfalls.
2
"ShangriLa" cafe, st. Traktovaya. ☎ 97 413 +8 (301) 47 97 413.
10:00–24:00. Located in the center of the village, opposite the park.
European, Buryat, Uzbek. Cozy interior, festive and concert programs
every day!
3 Cafe "Ledum", st. Pavlova. ☎ 331 +7 (30147) 97 331.
11:00–23:00. Center, next to the bus station. Cuisine European, Buryat.
Delicious, inexpensive.
4 Cafe "Bayar", st. Traktovaya, 36. ☎ +7 .
11:00–23:00. Center. Close to clothing market.
5 Cafe Khamar-Daban,
st. Traktovaya. ☎ +7 . 11:00–23:00. Opposite the sanatorium "Sayan".
Buryat cuisine to order, st. Pavlova, 12/1. ☎ +7 (908) 597 20 17.
8.00-23.00. Buuzy, tea, salamat. Delicious, inexpensive.
Bar-disco "New Age". Works in summer
1 "Naran", st. Quay, 3 (in the center). ☎ +7 (30147) 97-585.
Comfortable, cozy, reasonable prices. Cafe. Convenient location: next to
the Kyngarga River, 50 meters from the alley leading to springs and
waterfalls.
2 "Castle of the Mountain King", st. Gagarin, 18
(center). ☎ +7 (3952) 735-566.
3 "Irkut", st. Traktovaya, 72 (in the
center). ✉ ☎ 27 00 +7 (950) 085 27 00, fax: +7 (3014) 79 76 66.
4 "Orion" (Holiday home), per. Titova, 4 (in the center). ☎ 81 62 +7
(983) 533 81 62. From 1000 rubles per day. Comfortable rest house on the
bank of the mountain river Kyngyrga.
5 Recreation center Mint, st.
Traktovaya, 89 (center). ☎ +7 (902) 566-08-53 . Double room: 1800 rubles
per night, no meals, for 2 people. Cafe. Sauna, pavilions with barbecue,
parking, summer cafe, sports town, playground, swimming pool with sun
loungers. Bicycles for rent. Visa, Mastercard, Sbercard, American
Express.
6 Sinegorye Chalet, st. Embankment, 51. ☎ mob. +7(950) 097
27 62 Vera Mikhailovna, mob. +7(950) 097 27 63 Sergey Fedorovich. 650
rubles per day per person on weekends, 600 rubles on weekdays, 300
rubles for children from 3-5 years old, up to 3 years old - free of
charge. Large area, many pine trees, a quiet place on the river bank.
Gazebo, barbecue. Parking. Satellite TV, Internet (Wi-Fi)
7 Recreation center "Sosnovy Bor", st. Veresova, 115. ☎ +7 (914)
899-88-89, +7 (914) 892-87-97.
8 Guest house "Arshansky Bor", st.
Brothers Domyshev, 44. ☎ +7 (3012) 44-49-82, 44-12-22.
"Vertical"
(Guest house), Arshan settlement Lomonosov settlement 1. Year-round,
around the clock. from 700 rubles per person. Located in the center of
Arshan village. Well-appointed. On the territory there is a gazebo,
barbecue, sauna. WiFi. Detailed information can be found on the website
or by phone: 89149109105 or 89500675757
Guest house "Arshan", st.
Pushkin house 50a. ☎ + 7(950)383-14-85 +7(950)383-26-45. Year-round,
around the clock. from 700 rubles per person. Well appointed rooms and
cottages. On the territory there is a gazebo, a bathhouse. Brazier, free
parking, free internet (wifi). Each room has a refrigerator, TV, shower,
heating. A few steps away is a sanatorium, a cafe, a supermarket, a gym.
Recreation center "Arshan Fazenda", per. Lomonosov, 18 (center). ☎ +
79516342333. Year-round, around the clock. Price from 650 rubles per
person. Cozy cottages for families. On the territory there is a gazebo,
barbecue, barbecue area and a children's corner.
9 Sanatorium "Arshan". ✉ ☎ 8-800-100-48-58, +7 (30147) 97-481,
91-445, 97-470, 97-487. Capacity - 290 seats
10 Sanatorium "Sayany".
✉ ☎ 8-800-100-48-58, +7 (30147) 97-481, 91-445, 97-470, 97-487. Capacity
- 402 seats
Sanatorium-improving camp "Edelweiss". ☎ +7 (30147)
97-481, 91-445, 97-470, 97-487. Capacity - 100 seats. Children from 7 to
15 years old unaccompanied by parents
You can also stay at the resort
"savage", without a ticket. Almost every house rents out housing for a
short period of time. In the summer, on the fences, the owners of the
housing hang out the signs "I RENT HOUSING". In winter, it is more
difficult to rent a house, but in the center of the village there is
always a free house, especially near the park. Moreover, the owners,
waiting for a random guest, always keep the premises ready, heat the
stoves every day. Recently, one can often meet on the main street of
Arshan - Traktovaya - people standing with a sign "Housing". On average,
the cost of one uncomfortable bed ranges from 300-500 rubles, a
comfortable dwelling costs from 600 rubles.
On August 9, 1894, the missionary of the Koimorsky
camp Chistokhin at a meeting of the Academic Council of Tomsk
University made a message about a healing mineral spring. By the end
of the 19th century, there were 52 courtyards of local residents and
40 summer houses for holidaymakers at the spring.
In May
1920, after the liberation of the Tunkinskaya Valley from the White
Cossacks and Kolchakites, the Irkutsk Provincial Health Department
ordered to receive wounded Red Guards on Arshan. In 1920, 320 people
rested and underwent treatment at the resort. In 1922, a bathroom
building was built, in 1925 - two sleeping buildings.
In
1926, a small hydroelectric power station was built on the Kyngyrga
river. In the summer of 1927, a plant for the production of
carbonated mineral water began to work. In 1932 the dining room
building was built.
December 17, 1975 Arshan was assigned to
the resort villages.
On May 3, 1979, the resort village of
Arshan was transformed into a rural settlement - a settlement.
The Arshan resort itself includes two
sanatoriums: "Sayany" and "Arshan", which are part of the spa trade
union association "Baikalkurort". The sanatoriums are located in the
Tunkinskaya valley at the foot of the monumental Sayan mountains
with snow-capped peaks, on the picturesque mountain river Kyngyrga,
flowing down to Arshan in a narrow valley with waterfalls.
The main natural therapeutic factors are carbonic, low-mineralized,
siliceous sulfate-hydrocarbonate-magnesium-calcium weakly acidic
thermal waters and sulfide silt mud, which are highly effective in
treating diseases of the digestive system, blood circulation,
respiration, urinary and endocrine system, metabolism. The mineral
waters of the Arshan resort have a wide range of temperatures: from
cold (11-13 ° C) to hot (45 ° C). According to the chemical
composition, mineral waters, according to the classification of
V.A.Aleksandrov, belong to the 1st class, being carbon dioxide with
a high gas content.
The complex spa treatment uses drinking
of Arshan mineral water, balneotherapy (baths, healing showers,
irrigation), climatotherapy, diet therapy, physiotherapy,
paraffin-ozokeritotherapy, therapeutic gymnastics, massage,
inhalations, halotherapy and modern diagnostic methods.
Water
is used for baths and drinking, bottled. Treatment of patients with
diseases of the digestive system, blood circulation, as well as
metabolic disorders. Sanatorium, clinic, bathroom building, rest
houses. Season - all year round.
The head physician of the
Arshan resort, Vladimir Ivanovich Songolov.
One of the
largest waterfalls on the Kyngarga River is located half an hour
walk from the village. There are over 30 breathing volcanoes in the
vicinity of Arshan. They were last erupted in the Mesozoic era, but
due to the presence of hot springs, they are not considered
completely extinct. Nearby are the mineral springs Suburga, Papiy
Arshan, Pearls, Khongor-Ula.