12:30 Meeting of tourists at the airport of Elista (When the airport is closed, it is recommended that tourists arrive at Volgograd airport before 10.00 on the day of arrival. The tour program is postponed 2 hours later) 13:00 Lunch - Kalmyk cuisine - included in the price 14:00 N. N. Palmov National Museum - founded on March 25, 1921. The exhibition halls present in detail the history, ethnography, culture of the Kalmyk people, objects of Buddhist worship and Old Kalmyk art, as well as modern fine art of Kalmykia. 15:30 Visit to the Central Hurul "Golden Monastery of Shakyamuni Buddha" , the largest Buddhist temple in the Republic of Kalmykia, and one of the largest in Europe. The Hurula building is 63 meters high and houses the largest 9-meter Buddha statue in Russia and Europe. Hurul Tour: Museum of Buddhism and Religion. 17:00 Check-in at the hotel 17:45 Walking tour of the city center with a tour of the rotunda "Pagoda of seven Days", where the largest prayer drum in Europe is installed — kurde, sculptural compositions, statues of Buddha Shakyamuni, Altn Bosch — Golden Gate Altn Bosch, made in the traditions of Buddhist architecture: airy structures, the presence of gold, red, white flowers, the roofs of buildings curved upwards. The life story of the Kalmyk people stretches along Altn Bosch, which the artist Nikolai Borisov put into 28 paintings. 19:00 Welcome dinner with good wishes from the soloists of the ensemble "Zulturgan" - Kalmyk cuisine - included in the price

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel 09:00 Departure to the shepherd's camp of the Kalmyks from Mongolia - 100 km - 1.5 hours 10:30 Oirat parking-1.5 hours Oirats lead a traditional nomadic lifestyle, we will be able to explore the life of shepherds, huge herds of Bactrian camels. A master class on making Kalmyk tea from the hostess of the shepherd's camp Tokhtokh This favorite drink of the nomads has been known since ancient times. It warms in the cold and quenches thirst in the heat, saturates and nourishes the body. It has an original taste, so it has long "crossed the borders" of the steppes, and people all over the world are happy to drink it. There are several versions of the appearance of Kalmyk tea. • The first legend says that a Tibetan lama invented this drink in order to maintain the strength of monks in those days when any meat food was forbidden. He experimented with the proportions and duration of cooking until he got a hearty and delicious tea or soup. • According to the second version, the healing drink cured the religious figure and reformer Zunkva geghyan. The doctor recommended that he take the "divine" drink daily on an empty stomach: after 7 days, Zunkva Geghyan was healed and ordered the believers to prepare the same tea, later called Djomba by the Kalmyks. Tasting of traditional Kalmyk cuisine (Kalmyk milk vodka, Kalmyk tea, bortsoki) at the shepherd's camp of oirats from Mongolia 12:30 Lunch in Yashkul village - Kalmyk cuisine (vegetarian cuisine on request) 14:00 Route "Bumba Country" - 3 hours — Pink Lake Tour — Tour of the "Singing Dunes" — An excursion to the burning spring - an artesian well that can be ignited with just a match 17:00 Reception at the caravan camp "Country of Bumba" - village of Adyk Master class of playing the dombra, throwing the lariat. Camel riding is included in the price 18:00 Return to Elista - 150 km - 2 hours Free evening, dinner on your own

Breakfast at the hotel 10:00 Departure to the Shakusn Xume hurul, the first hurul built in the post-Soviet period after the complete destruction of Buddhist huruls and stupas. 11:00 Departure to the natural monument of local importance "Lonely Poplar" - 20 km. 12:00 return to Elista - 20 km 13:40 Lunch at the cafe "Seasons of the Year", with master classes on cooking Kalmyk - included in the price 1. Master class on making Kalmyk tea 2. Master class on cooking Kalmyk berig. Bereki are similar to large dumplings, one of the most popular dishes of Kalmyk cuisine, they are prepared from mutton or beef: minced meat is wrapped in thin cakes of dough and boiled in boiling water, juicy and fragrant bereki are served with butter or sour cream. 3. Master class on cooking Kalmyk wrestlers Bortsoki is a festive Kalmyk treat made from dough of various shapes, fried in boiling oil or fat. Tasting of cooked dishes. 16:00 The Museum of nomadic Peoples, located on the territory of the city of chess. With the presentation of Todo Bichg - Old Kalmyk script - vertical clear writing, 18:00 Dinner at the Gourmet / Legend / Tamerlane meat restaurant, tasting of Kalmyk camel or beef steak is included in the price, additional meals are paid for independently.

Breakfast at the hotel. Room release Visiting souvenir shops 11:30 transfer to the airport End of the program