Ogoi Island is one of the Baikal “places of power. In 2005 the Stupa of Enlightenment was erected. If you walk around the Stupa barefoot three times, it can help to clean up your mind from deep emotions, worries and problems. You can also make a wish which will definitely come true.

It is recommended to come to the Stupa with pure thoughts only.

Olkhon Island is the largest island of Lake Baikal. Olkhon is the geographical, historical and sacral center of the lake. Here, according to legends, the Buryats appeared, and the first Buryat shaman got his gift. Shamanka Rock is one of the nine shrines in Asia. The cave in the Rock is considered the habitat of the spirit-protector of Olkhon Island.

The Ushkany Islands have the status of a nature monument. The archipelago consists of 4 Islands: Big Ushkany Island and Small Ushkany Islands: Long, Thin and Round. On the rocky beaches of the Ushkany Islands, one can see seals in their natural habitat. Here they are going to a few hundred. Therefore, islands are related to the protected area of the Zabaikalsky National Park and a visit to them is strictly limited. The Islands are protected by inspectors of the Zabaikalsky National Park from poachers and excessive number of visitors. Nerpa (Baikal seal) is a very timid animal, so when visiting rookeries of the seal it is necessary to observe very important rules: be quiet, not to set fires, to walk only on specially laid trails. In order not to frighten the seals, when visiting the Ushkany Islands, please avoid wearing bright clothes. It is beautifully preserved forest of tall pines and larches, dense thickets of Daursky rhododendron on the islands. Early in summer, an unusual seaweed blooms on steep shores of the islands. The islands are rich in ant colonies, about several thousandof them or about 18-20 anthills per a hectare.

Lake Frolikha is one of the most protected places in Northern Baikal. It is a mountain lake formed in the glacial period, when two glaciers collided in the valley. The ice dam restricted river flows and formed a huge lake. Since then, little has changed: all the same, mountains and the taiga have surrounded it. Beauty of the Frolikha is extraordinary! Lake Frolikha is worth visiting if you want to enjoy the beauty of nature, untouched by a man. A rare Arctic fish "davatchan" has inhabited the lake since the ice age. The davatchan is listed in the Russian Red Book. It has not been definitely explained how the fish appeared in the Frolikha.

Davsha village is located on the territory of the Barguzinsky Nature Reserve, the oldest reserve in Russia. It was founded in 1916 as the Barguzinsky sable reserve to protect and increase sables’ population, widely killed for their valuable fur. In 1946, Davsha was founded as a scientific settlement in the reserve. Since 1953, the Museum of nature has existed. Here you can be acquainted with the story of the reserve, the diversity of flora and fauna. The museum displays a unique herbarium, a collection of local birds and insects.

Tour "Places of power" passes through the northern part of Olkhon Island within the Pribaikalsky National Park where one can see the basic landscapes of the island, enjoy the expanses of Lake Baikal and get a lot of positive impressions! You will pass through the steppes, see some picturesque bays with blue clear water and small islands of strange shapes, make stops in the Aeolian sands; you will see the catching endless shores of Lake Baikal from the high mountains of Olkhon coast. Finally, you will enjoy a delicious picnic on Cape Khoboy. The places you visit on this route, are not only beautiful, but filled with energy.

The holiday center "Baikal Dunes "is located 280 km from Irkutsk, on the territory of the Pribaikalsky National Park. The well-groomed territory and the well-arranged beach zone in combination with the new wooden cottages, which are organically entered into a landscape of Academicheskaya Bay, leave pleasant impression. Surrounded by ancient rocks, beautiful Siberian taiga and lake Baikal, the holiday center offers its guests accommodation in one of the most beautiful places on lake Baikal, where everything creates a great mood: the taiga slopes of the Primorsky mountain ridge, large and small rocks, cedars, larches, a clean beach of fine quartz pebbles.