Reserves, sanctuaries, national parks. Specially protected natural territories of the Trans-Baikal Territory for the conservation of the rivers of the Amur basin Climatic features of the park
Created in 1987, the Daursky Reserve is located in the south of the Trans-Baikal Territory. It is one of the few Russian nature reserves in the steppe zone and plays an important role in the conservation of the nature of the Daurian steppe ecoregion. In 1994, the Torey Lakes, which make up the main part of the reserve, received the status of wetlands of international importance. Since 1997, the reserve has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Sokhondinsky - the first long-term working reserve in the territory of the Trans-Baikal Territory - was established in 1973. The purpose of its creation was to preserve and study a corner of the nature of Southern Transbaikalia, located within the Khentei-Daursky highlands, in the region of the Sokhondo mountain range.
Alkhanay National Park
One of the youngest national parks in Russia, founded in 1999, "Alkhanay" is located on the territory of the Duldurginsky district. The national park with an area of 138,234 hectares was created with the aim of preserving natural, historical and cultural monuments, valuable landscapes, animal and plant species, as well as organizing tourism and recreation for people without harming nature.
Chikoy National Park
On February 28, 2014, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation signed a decree on the creation of the Chikoi National Park with an area of 666.5 thousand hectares.
The Ivano-Arakhleysky nature reserve is located 70 km from the city of Chita. The creation of the reserve was due to the need to preserve natural ecosystems in the largest recreation area in the Chita region.
Reserve "Aginskaya steppe"
The steppes of Transbaikalia represent the northeastern periphery of the vast Eurasian steppe belt, which stretches from Eastern Europe to Manchuria and is often called the Great Steppe. The most characteristic representative of the mountainous Trans-Baikal steppes is the Aginskaya steppe, a valuable natural area located north of the Onon River.
Reserve "Mountain steppe"
The regional reserve "Mountain Steppe" was established in 2003 with the aim of preserving the area of mountain-steppe vegetation in its natural state, restoring and preserving rare and endangered species of animals. The reserve is located in the basin of the Onon River in the south of the Chita region near the border with Mongolia.
State Nature Reserve "Tsasucheisky Bor"
The federal reserve "Tsasucheisky Bor" includes a unique array of pine forests that grew on the very border of the forest-steppe and the steppe. In fact, boron is a real forest island among the Daurian steppes. The pine forest occupies a wide ancient terrace above the floodplain of the Onon River, formed by sandy river drifts. The groundwater level is quite high here, and the forest stretches in a wide ribbon along the right bank of the Onon. The steppes on the opposite, left, bank of the river on the territory of the Aginsky district are occupied by the Tsyrik-Narasun pine grove, which has the status of a natural monument. To the south, the forest passes into the steppe spaces of the Uldza-Torey high plain.
Transbaikalia, due to the special biospheric significance of its natural complexes, has two State Biosphere Reserves - Sokhondinsky and Daursky.
Sokhondinsky Reserve
Sokhondinsky Biosphere Reserve in the Trans-Baikal Territory of Russia, located on the Sokhondo mountain range. The reserve was founded in 1973 and covers an area of 211,000 hectares. The protected area occupies a mountain range (char) Sokhondo, stretching from the southwest to the northeast for more than 20 km, and a width of 14 km. The relief is mountainous, the relief forms associated with glaciation are characteristic - cirques, troughs and moraines. The most significant mountain peaks are Sohondo (2508 m above sea level) and Small Sohondo (2404 m).
There are several mountain lakes on the territory of the Sokhondinsky Reserve, the largest is Bukukun (area 58 hectares, depth 20 m, located at an altitude of 1892 m above sea level)
The climate is sharply continental, in winter, under the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, clear, calm, frosty weather prevails; spring is warm, dry; the summer period is characterized by the Pacific monsoon, which brings precipitation in the form of showers in July-August. 80% of the annual precipitation falls in summer. The average annual temperature is -2.9 °C.
The vegetation of the Sokhondinsky Reserve has a pronounced altitudinal zonality: the steppe belt is located below (up to a height of 1106 m); higher (up to 1620 m) - light coniferous taiga (larch and pine); even higher (up to 1940 m) - dark coniferous taiga (cedar, fir, spruce); even higher (up to 2114 m) is the meadow-dwarf belt (with dwarf pine) and in the highlands - the bald-tundra belt.
About 40 species of mammals, 125 species of nesting birds, three species of reptiles, two species of amphibians and 10 species of fish live in the reserve. Of the steppe species, the tolai hare, the tarbagan, the Siberian jerboa, the Dahurian hamster, the corsac, the steppe polecat, the solongoy, and the Dahurian partridge are characteristic.
From the taiga - squirrel, chipmunk, flying squirrel, sable, brown bear, musk deer, nuthatch, woodpeckers, tits. In the light coniferous taiga, there are elk, Siberian weasel, blackbirds (pale and motley), buntings (white-capped and grey-headed), capercaillie, buzzard, eagle owl, splyushka. In the mountain taiga - sable and musk deer. In the highlands, there are ptarmigan, mountain pipit, alpine convoluter, Siberian finch, and pika. Sokhondinsky reserve - sable reserve of Southern Transbaikalia.
Daursky Reserve
The Daursky Reserve is located in the Trans-Baikal Territory, near the town of Borzya; founded in 1987 as a biosphere reserve. The area of the reserve is 44.7 thousand hectares. The relief is flat, the protected area includes steppe, lacustrine-steppe, wetland and forest landscapes in the southeast of Transbaikalia. On the territory of the Daursky Reserve there are Torey lakes (they lie on the path of migratory birds through Central Asia), the largest of them is Lake Barun-Torey. The fauna includes 41 species of mammals, 256 species of birds, 4 species of fish, 6 species of amphibians and reptiles, and more than 520 species of insects. Since 1994, the Daursky Reserve has been part of a joint reserve with Mongolia and China; one of the programs is the reintroduction of the Przewalski horse and the Mongolian kulan.
The reserve is included in the list of wetlands of international importance (Ramsar site). Four species of mammals living on its territory (manul, Dahurian hedgehog, Mongolian marmot, gazelle) and 35 species of birds are listed in the International Red Book.
Reserves of the Trans-Baikal Territory
There are more than 95 specially protected natural areas (PAs) in the Trans-Baikal Territory: 2 reserves, 2 national parks, 22 wildlife sanctuaries, 65 natural monuments, 17 health-improving areas and 7 resorts, 1 botanical garden.
We will tell you about the reserves of the Trans-Baikal Territory:
Sokhondinsky and
Daursky. Unlike other protected areas, reserves are nature protection, research and environmental education institutions aimed at preserving and studying the natural course of natural resources and phenomena, the genetic fund of flora and fauna, individual species and communities of plants and animals, typical and unique ecological systems. Any economic activity of people is prohibited in the reserves, you can visit them only with the permission of the management and under the supervision of employees!
The first long-term working -Sokhodinsky State Biosphere Reserve - was founded in 1973. The Sokhondinsky Reserve is located on the territory of the Kyrinsky, Krasnochikoysky and Uletovsky districts. The uniqueness of the Sokhondinsky Reserve is in the diversity of its landscapes.
The surroundings of the reserve are occupied by steppe areas.
When climbing the mountains, different types of forests replace each other. birch, pine, larch, fir,
Siberian cedar and
Siberian dwarf pine forms the diversity of the forest belt.
Above 2000 m above sea level larch-dwarf sparse forests will be replaced by mountain tundra.
The top of Mount Seohondo is a flat plain,
covered with large boulders, the accumulations of which in Transbaikalia are called kurums.
The most slowly growing crustaceous lichens settle on mobile kurums, the life span of which is estimated in hundreds of years.
On the summit meadows that occur near long-term snowfields or along stream beds at an altitude of 2000 m above sea level. alpine meadows spread out, sometimes giving such areas a colorful look.
In summer, snow sometimes falls in alpine meadows, but high-altitude plants are adapted to such natural phenomena.
On the loaches of Sohondo you can find golden rhododendron!
Many species of animals are protected on the territory of the reserve:
sable,
boar,
Lynx,
snow leopard (irbis),
bear,
deer,
Elk,
musk deer, fox, ermine, weasel, roe deer, hare hare, squirrel.
More than 250 species of birds are found in the reserve: long-eared owl, capercaillie,
black grouse, hazel grouse, nutcracker.
Waterfowl: shelduck, shelduck, swans.
However, the uniqueness of this place is that the areas of the South Siberian taiga of Sokhondo are practically not affected by humans. Sokhondinsky taiga gives rise to many Transbaikalian rivers.
The world watershed passes here, on which the rivers belonging to the basins of the Pacific and Arctic oceans are born - Ingoda, tributaries of the Onon and Chikoya.
The most beautiful and alpine lake in the reserve is Bukukunskoye Lake, it is inhabited by such fish as taimen and lenok.
State Biosphere Reserve "Daursky" It was founded in 1987 and is located in the south of Transbaikalia, on the territory of the Ononsky and Borzinsky districts.
The territory of the reserve is represented mainly by steppe landscapes. Among the rare animals found
zeren antelope,
dahurian hedgehog,
wild cat manul and
Mongolian marmot (tarbagan). The open spaces of the steppes attract rare birds: the steppe eagle, golden eagle, saker falcon.
The most important sights of the reserve are the Torey lakes (Barun-Torey and Zun-Torey) - the largest lakes in Transbaikalia.
A feature of the lakes is their periodic filling and drying, which occurs on average once every 30 years.
Torey lakes attract numerous birds. A special place is occupied by one of the largest and most beautiful birds of our fauna - cranes. Three species of cranes nest on the territory of the reserve - white-naped, gray and belladonna. Three more species are white crane (Siberian crane), black and Japanese cranes.
One of the rarest birds on our planet, the relic gull, lives on the Torey lakes. It turned out that this small gull - a relic of the ancient Tethys Sea that disappeared 20 million years ago - nests on Barun-Torey. Other species of birds, gulls and greaves also live near the relic gull.
Along the shores of the lakes you can see cormorant nests towering like hummocks.
Since 1992, the Adon-Chelon tract, a section of the mountain steppe, has been included in the reserve
with bizarre granite rocks-outliers. The mountain steppes of Adon-Chelon delight with their herbs. The highest mountain Adon-Chelon - Tsagan-Obo (986 m above sea level) attracts attention.
The Daursky Reserve includes the famous Tsasuchesky Forest, where Krylov's pine grows.
Krylov's pine is a rarity - a relict endemic.
Tourists are not allowed in a significant part of the territory. Nevertheless, the staff of the reserve has developed several excursion routes and an ecological trail, the journey along which will not leave any nature lover indifferent.
The Trans-Baikal Territory is located mainly in the Amur basin: the drainage basin formed by the components (Shilka and Argun) and tributaries of the Amur occupies 56% of the region's area. This territory includes, in particular, the central and southern regions of the region, where about 90% of the population lives. At the same time, the basin has a transboundary character, since it connects the Trans-Baikal Territory with the neighboring provinces of China and Mongolia. The most typical for this territory are such environmental problems as a decrease in forest areas due to fires and logging, the impact of the mining industry and, first of all, gold mining, household pollution of watercourses and coasts, anthropogenic pressure on ichthyocenoses, and so on.
In recent years, new threats to the aquatic and coastal ecosystems of the region have increased or emerged. The catastrophic fires of recent years could not but affect the water-regulating function of forests. Periodically, projects for the construction of dams in the channels of large rivers (Shilka, Nercha, Amazar) arise or are reanimated. Industrial growth in China has led to increased pollution of the Argun and an increase in water consumption for the needs of the mining industry and agriculture in Inner Mongolia.
At the same time, the risks associated with border Chinese investments in the timber industry and, in the future, in agriculture, are increasing in the Trans-Baikal Territory. In particular, in the eastern border regions of the Trans-Baikal Territory (Mogochinsky, Tungiro-Olekminsky, Sretensky, Gazimuro-Zavodsky, Nerchinsko-Zavodsky), clear-cutting of forests is expected in vast areas leased out for a long-term lease, which may be one of the negative factors that have a destructive effect on the state of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems over large areas. These threats require both an assessment of the possible consequences and the adoption of the necessary preventive measures, including the creation of new specially protected natural areas (SPNA).
At present, the area of specially protected natural areas within the Trans-Baikal Territory is 5.3% of the territory of the region. Some of them - two reserves (Sokhondinsky and Daursky), a national park (Alkhanai), a natural park (Arey) and 13 sanctuaries - are completely or partially located in the Amur basin. However, mainly small watercourses fell within the boundaries of these protected areas. Until recently, the region was practically deprived of protected areas in the riverbeds, which belong to the category of large (length more than 500 km) and determine the specifics of the regional part of the Amur basin - Shilka, Argun, Onon, Ingoda, Nercha, Gazimur and the Amur proper. Only a small part of them turned out to be associated with specially protected natural areas. Thus, the sources of the Ingoda are protected within the Sokhondinsky reserve, and a small (about 10 km) part of the Aginskaya Steppe regional reserve goes to the left bank of the Onon.
At the same time, large nature reserves of Yergun, Vuma and Beidzikun have been created in recent years in the border Chinese territories along the right bank of the Arguniya Amur. To date, almost the entire Chinese coast in the lower reaches of the Argun, for about 300 km along the border with Russia, is occupied by specially protected natural areas, actively used, in particular, for the development of rural and ecological tourism.
It should also be noted significant differences in the dynamics of forest areas on different banks of the Argun and Amur in recent years, manifested in a noticeable fragmentation of forest areas on the Russian side. The key reasons for this should be sought, first of all, in transboundary differences in the organization of fighting forest fires.
This kind of imbalance in approaches to the ways of nature management and nature protection in the short term can lead to the formation of an extremely dangerous geopolitical situation, in which the well-being and stability of the Chinese border regions will be ensured through both environmentally friendly forms of economic activity and the export of raw materials from Transbaikalia. This imbalance can cause not only long-term environmental, but also serious reputational consequences, both for the Trans-Baikal Territory and for the country as a whole; The solution to this problem is impossible without the search for comprehensive solutions, but it undoubtedly should include the creation of new protected areas as a reservoir for conservation biodiversity and potential for the development of ecotourism, including (and perhaps primarily) with the involvement of Chinese investment and tour operators. In each of these cases, those areas that are geographically linked to the main watercourses may be of particular importance.
In this regard, in recent years, in the Trans-Baikal Territory, activities have been intensified to create new protected areas, one of the functions of which would be to preserve not only basins, but also the main channels of large watercourses. As a result, justifications were prepared for the creation of a number of regional reserves, primarily such as Relic Oaks, Verkhneamursky and Sredneargunsky (Fig. 1).
Rice. 1. Borders of created and created protected areas in the Russian-Chinese border area. 1- nature reserve "Relit Oaks" (Russia); 2- Eergun sanctuary (PRC); 3- Vuma Virgin Forest Wildlife Sanctuary (PRC); 4 - Beidzikun Wildlife Sanctuary (PRC); 5- reserve "Urushinsky" (Russia); 6 - reserve "Ulegir" (Russia).
Currently, only for one of the above-mentioned reserves - "Relic Oaks" - with the support of the Amur branch of WWF Russia, a full cycle of organizational events has been carried out. This made it possible in 2011 to create a regional reserve with an area of 30,399.8 hectares in the Gazimuro-Zavodsky district of the Trans-Baikal Territory, which along its entire length (more than 80 km) goes to the left bank of the Argun, adjoining the Chinese Vuma reserve.
In 2013, an environmental and economic feasibility study was prepared for the creation of the Verkhneamursky regional reserve with a total area of 239,639 hectares, located on the territory of the Mogochinsky district. The reserve is organized to protect a valuable natural area, which includes the valleys of the Argun, Shilka and Amazar rivers in their lower reaches, the Amur valley in the upper reaches, as well as the basins of their mountain tributaries. Shilka, Argun and the Amur formed at their confluence are a kind of "framework" of the river network. The entire left bank of the Amur from the confluence to the border with the Amur Region, 46 km long, is located within the projected reserve. It should be noted that this sanctuary adjoins the Chinese Wuma and Beijikun sanctuaries. Currently, documents on the creation of the reserve are at the stage of approval.
In 2014, an environmental and economic feasibility study was prepared in the region for the creation of the Sredneargunsky regional reserve with a total area of 247,157 hectares, located on the territory of the Nerchinsko-Zavodsky district. The territory of the reserve is elongated in the meridional direction mainly along the middle (for the Russian part of the basin) course of the river. Argun. The reserve is organized to protect the left bank and adjacent ecosystems in the river basin, including its tributaries, including part of the basin of such a large tributary as the river. Level The Sredneargunsky reserve adjoins the Chinese reserves of Eergun and Vuma. Currently, the documents on the creation of this reserve are at the stage of approval.
Thus, in the upper reaches of the Amur and in the mouth part of its main components Shilka and Argun, a whole cluster of Russian and Chinese protected areas is being formed. On the Chinese side, these are the Beidzikun, Eerguna and Vuma sanctuaries, on the Russian side, the existing Relic Oaks sanctuaries (in the Trans-Baikal Territory) and Urushinsky (in the Amur Region), as well as the Verkhneamursky and Sredneargunsky sanctuaries being created. After the completion of the process of their creation, it will be possible to speak of a cluster of seven protected areas with a total area of about 1.5-2.0 million hectares.
Potentially, this creates prospects for organizing international cooperation in order to protect nature and develop ecological and scientific tourism. The result of such cooperation may be the creation of a Russian-Chinese transboundary reserve with a possible (in the future) excursion visits by tourists to adjacent territories, the organization of joint programs and a joint search for sources of financing for environmental activities on the basis of both national and international funds. It should be noted that the work on creating new protected areas in the key watercourses of the Amur basin in the Trans-Baikal Territory will be continued. First of all, this concerns the Nercha, the last of the large rivers in the basin that does not have its own protected areas. Currently, several variants of regional reserves are being considered - in the lower reaches ("Nerchinskaya steppe"), in the middle ("Nerchinskiy") and in the upper one ("Nerchuganskiy"). In addition, a justification for the Duldurginsky reserve is currently being prepared, which will include coastal ecosystems and part of the riverbed. Onon.
Transbaikal State University
Zabaikalsky State National Park is a true pearl of Buryatia. The unique landscapes of the eastern coast of Lake Baikal, valuable natural complexes, the safety of which was under threat, prompted the Government of the RSFSR in 1986 to issue a decree on the creation of a state-protected park in this area.
Here is a real paradise for animals: more than 44 species of mammals, 50 vertebrates, 241 species of birds, 3 species of reptiles and the same number of amphibians. Many representatives of the fauna are included in the Red Book of Russia.
The national park is part of a huge complex, a real repository of northern sights and natural beauties called the Reserve Podlemorie. It includes two more parks - the Frolikhinsky Reserve and All three nature protection zones are part of the Lake Baikal object, which is under the protection of UNESCO.
Park Features
The territory of the protected zone covers the Akademichesky, Sredinny, Svyatonossky and Barguzinsky ridges and occupies a total of 269 thousand hectares. 37 thousand hectares is the water area of Lake Baikal, the deepest freshwater lake in the world.
Most of the reserve complex is occupied by mountain slopes, abundantly covered with thickets of dwarf birch, dwarf pine, larch, pine and cedar taiga.
One of the most beautiful places is the Holy Nose Peninsula: the Chivyrkui Isthmus connects it with the eastern coast of Lake Baikal. The top of the Akademichesky Ridge, which is the underwater boundary between the northern and southern basins of the Baikal Basin, is represented by the Small Ushkany Islands and the Big Ushkany Island.
This formation is called an archipelago.
Chivyrkuisky Bay
The Zabaikalsky National Park is famous for the largest freshwater seal rookery in Baikal. This is an endemic of Baikal and the only representative of the order of pinnipeds. Most of the seals are found on the Ushkany Islands, where their number sometimes reaches 2500 - 3000 individuals. In autumn, during storms, seals (most often pregnant females) move to Chivyrkuisky Bay. However, this is not their winter hut: having healed and rested, the seals again move into open water, as the bay is covered with ice.
The bay is famous for its thermal springs, the most famous of which is the Serpent. It owes its name to the population of the common grass snake that lives in the Arangatui swamps. The water temperature in the spring sometimes reaches +50-60 degrees. Mineral springs Nechaevsky and Kulinye bogs are also popular among the guests of the park.
The shores of the Chivyrkuisky Bay are heavily indented, the waters cut into the land for 25 kilometers. This feature led to the fact that along the entire reservoir appeared small sandy bays protected from the winds up to five meters deep. One of the most remarkable is Ongokon Bay.
Five tourist routes enable guests to get acquainted with the inhabitants of the protected area, its beauties and breathtaking landscapes. From the highest point of the park - Mount Markovo, located on the Svyatoy Nos peninsula, an amazing panorama of the area opens up.
Islands and park
The nature of Buryatia is diverse and beautiful in any of its manifestations. So, while taking a boat trip along the Chivirkuysky Bay, you can admire the real islands, the steep banks of which have become a refuge for numerous blue-gray birds that build their nests here.
Climatic features of the park
The park is located in the Central Baikal eastern climatic region, which is characterized by a continental climate with warm, sometimes dry summers and long cold winters. The influence of Baikal softens weather conditions in the coastal part of the protected area. The average temperature in winter is -19 degrees Celsius, in summer +14 degrees. The water temperature in the lake does not rise above +14 degrees even on the hottest days.
Water resources of the reserve
The Zabaikalsky National Park is rich in water resources. Many small rivers flow here, among which the Big Chivirkuy, Malaya and Bolshaya Cheremshana stand out. The basins of these rivers are closed, so they carry their waters to Baikal. There are also lakes here: the largest of them are Arangatui and Small Arangatui, located on the Chivyrkui Isthmus and connected to the bay. Bormashovoye Lake is smaller and is known for its mineral waters.
A feature of the park is the presence of karst lakes - there are more than twenty of them.
Flora of the Zabaikalsky National Park
The Trans-Baikal Territory is located in the zone of taiga forests, which directly affects the structure of the vegetation cover in this area. It is due to the vertical zonality of the Trans-Baikal mountainous regions. The forests mainly consist of coniferous trees: Gmelin larch, Siberian fir, pine, cedar and elfin cedar.
A small area is occupied by deciduous forests, mostly represented by stone and broad-leaved birches and aspens.
The Trans-Baikal National Park is distinguished by an unusual distribution of mountain taiga forests compared to their location in the continental Siberian mountains. So, in the park, the number of cedar-larch and larch trees is relatively small - their area occupies about 14 thousand hectares, and they are located on madders along river terraces, while in other Siberian forests such trees are represented in the majority.
Endemics and relics
The flora of the protected area is diverse, many plant species are endemic and relict. The most valuable of them settled in the highlands of the Ushkany Islands and the Holy Nose.
These include Chozenia, communities of Siberian dwarf pine and dwarf dwarf birch, and Teeling's Borodinia.
fauna diversity
The Trans-Baikal National Park has become a real home for sables, wolves, wolverines, bears, foxes, squirrels, elks, brown bears, red-gray voles, hazel grouses, nutcrackers, musk deer, black-capped marmots and many other representatives of the fauna. Animals here feel completely safe.
Among representatives of amphibians there are rare species - Siberian and Moor frogs. Six species of reptiles also found here include the grass snake, muzzle and viviparous lizard.
Among the birds, both sedentary and vagrant, one can meet white and yellow wagtails, brown-headed chickadees, Muscovites, Dubrovniks, nuthatches, nutcrackers, lapwings, snipes, cherries, river terns, gray and herring gulls. Sometimes in the park you can see a black stork (whose nesting site is still a mystery), golden eagle, white-tailed eagle, peregrine falcon and osprey.
Another rare bird that has disappeared from the coast of Lake Baikal and lives in small numbers in the Chivyrkuisky Bay is the great cormorant.
Many species of birds arrange their nests in swamps, hidden from human eyes and located mostly on the Chivyrkui Isthmus. The least transformed ecosystem of the world is also located here - the Arangatui swamps, which are inhabited by elk, capercaillie, and muskrats.
The most numerous is the group of waterfowl, represented by the common mallard, goldeneye, pintail, whooper swan, teal whistle and
There are also owl-like birds in the park: marsh and long-eared owls, eagle owls and snowy owls - very rare guests, found only in winter or in places where the human foot rarely steps.
The national parks of Buryatia, including the Zabaikalsky National Park, are rich in various representatives of the underwater world. So, in the reservoirs there are perch, ide, Siberian grayling, dace, burbot, sturgeon, pike, roach and an endemic species - a small golomyanka.
Zabaikalsky National Park: how to get there
The closest settlement to the park is the village of Ust-Barguzin.
You can get here by land or water. The optimal route by land is the services of private transport, which departs from Irkutsk along the coast of Lake Baikal. From the capital of the Republic of Buryatia - the city of Ulan-Ude - you can get to the park by taxi or regular bus.
The distance to the reserve is about 275 km and the journey takes about 5-6 hours.
Keep in mind that most of the way passes on a gravel road. For people who prefer the water route, private flights depart from the port of Baikal, as well as from the villages of Khuzhir, Nizhneangarsk and Listvyanka.
Having visited this park, you will not regret it for a minute, because it is not only the hallmark of Baikal, but also a real oasis of natural wonders, which are so rich in the Trans-Baikal Territory!