A piece of Asia in Europe: city tour in Elista

From 7 850₽ per group

Category:

Culture

Subcategory:

City tours

Description

Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 4 hours
* We offer you a guided tour of the city, which will cover the most notable locations.: - an unusual chess City with a special status of an administrative-territorial entity. City Chess is often referred to as a "city within a city"; - monument symbolizing a tragic page from the history of Kalmykia and its people: monument to victims of political repression "Exodus and Return", - the "calling card" of the capital of the republic is the pagoda of Seven Days, it is the visible embodiment of the exit from samsara and the achievement of nirvana, - The Kurde prayer drum, filled with 75 million mantras, is considered the largest in Europe. We will also make a wish under the Golden Gates of Altn Bosch and walk along the central alley of Heroes to the picturesque Druzhba Park. The culmination of our acquaintance with Elista will be a visit to the main attraction of the city — it is rightfully considered the "Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha": the largest Buddhist temple in Europe with an impressive statue of Buddha Maitreya. On the territory of the architectural complex there are 17 pagodas with bronze sculptures of the great Buddhist scholars of Nalanda, the Buddhist University of antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Available languages

German

English

French

Russian

Group type

Private

Age restrictions

Not restricted

Training level

Not required

Transfer

Transfer not included

Details

Included

Guide support

Transportation of tourists

Excluded

Offerings in temples, per person (cash) - 100₽

Recommend to bring

You cannot enter the temple in shorts or shoes; take socks with you.

Starting point

* Public parking of the Elista Hotel

Finish point

* Public parking of the Elista Hotel

How to get

* You can get to the gathering place by public transport under the numbers: 1; 2; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11; 17; 19; 20; 23; 26; 85; 101; 525; " Dachas". Stop "Hotel".

Steppe Tour | Степь тур
Steppe Tour | Степь тур
Organizer
Мы - команда ценителей природы, культуры и истории Калмыкии, проживающих здесь всю свою жизнь. Мы не просто проводим экскурсии, но делимся со своими гостями уникальной красотой калмыцкой степи и удивительной культурой нашего народа. Мы любим нашу республику и делимся своей любовью с каждым гостем. Самая главная цель нашей работы - делать своих гостей счастливыми!

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