Maloe More

This is a shallow strait separated by the island of Olkhon from the rest of Lake Baikal. It is connected to the legendary lake by a small strait called the Olkhon Gate

How to spend your time?

Visitors arrange hiking trips, rent bicycles, ride kayaks and catamarans, skate and surf in winter.
Festivals and other events are regularly held here. At the beginning of March, the festival "Sarminsky Squall", dedicated to winter sports, is held on weekends. In early August, the tourist festival "Pooh" opens. At the end of summer, the festival of the bard song Baikal-Live takes place.

Hiking trips
These are Buddhist shrines and places of power, fabulous ice caves, breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, crystal clear ice.
Kayaking
This type of active recreation on the water is quite safe and gives you the opportunity to get an excellent emotional charge from contemplating the Baikal beauties.
Sarminsky Squall
This is an annual winter festival in which participants compete in ice skating, rafting on the Baikal ice, ice climbing, ice curling and other unusual types of winter sports.
Baikal-Live
The festival is held in the form of a tourist gathering, in a tent camp, as well as accommodation at the camp sites of the village of Sakhyurt.

The healing waters and mud of the village of Onguren

In the vicinity of Onguren there is a mineral spring of Onion Meadow. Its water is not just useful, but helps in the treatment of gastric diseases. Mineral waters have a high content of iron and radon.
No less useful will be a visit to the nearby Krestovsky lakes. They are famous for their mud, which has unique healing properties. Locals are convinced that smearing with mud helps to cure sciatica and rheumatism.

Primorsky Ridge

The Primorsky Ridge stretches along the entire northern coast of the Maloe More. Tourists climb it to enjoy the views from there.

Zama
One of the interesting places located among the mountains is called the meadow plain of Zama. In Buryat, this place is called "Zama Ungeree", which means "the road is over". This name was chosen for a reason – it is not only difficult to get here, but the way forward is limited by a mountain range.
Gold mines of Lensky tributaries
Mineral springs and lakes with therapeutic mud are located on the plain itself.
Kurykan ruins
This place is connected with the history of the region. Previously, there was a Kurykansk settlement with its own fortress. Its remains have been preserved to this day. Historians suggest that there was an outpost or signal post here. It is possible that the Kurykansk settlement is an old place of solitude for shamans.
Sarminsky Gorge
It is from here that the crushing wind breaks out on Lake Baikal. The speed can reach 40 kilometers per hour. Often the wind begins to blow in autumn, descending from the rocks in the form of short hurricanes.
The gorge stretches along the canyon of the mountain river and leads to the Pomegranate Mountain. It takes from 6 to 8 hours to overcome the entire Sarminsky gorge. Lucky tourists find a special reward at the end of the journey – sometimes it is possible to find a precious stone on the mountain as a keepsake.