This extraordinary pond is striking in its magnificent nature, it attracts tourists from all over the world, bewitching with beauty. It is not only Lake Baikal itself that attracts them. Its hot springs are also very popular. So a trip here is not only a vivid impression of unusual landscapes, but also the possibility of recovery. Everyone who wants to visit these places needs to know that before the procedures it is necessary to get a consultation from the attending physician.
Hot springs on Lake Baikal are well known outside of our country. The healing properties of this water have been used by man since ancient times. They are mainly located in the north of Lake Baikal. Hot springs, the rest of which will become a memorable event, are located near the city of Severobaikalsk. According to tourists, they can help cope with diseases of the nervous system, cardiovascular ailments, gynecological problems, rheumatism and joint diseases. In addition, they will help the body fight the negative effects of the environment.
What is arshan?
In these places the healing spring is called arshan - “sacred water”. The word comes from rashiani. And it translates as "drink of the gods." So before it was called a warm or mineral spring, which has healing properties.
In the past, Buddhists believed that all fresh sources had healing properties. This name is common in China, Mongolia, Altai, Central Asia and Eastern Siberia. The attitude to them is special - places where mineral springs make their way to the surface, are considered sacred, religious buildings are erected next to them, and prayers are held.
Tourists who visited these places tell how the hot springs of Lake Baikal favorably affect the body. In winter, this procedure is especially impressive - you are lying in a hot bath, trees with snow caps are surrounding you, and the air is filled with frosty freshness.
Khakusy
Like other hot springs on Lake Baikal, Khakusi is located in a beautiful forest on the northern coast. Three hours from the source is a small village Nizhneangarsk. Next to it is Cape Khakusy and a beautiful bay. Evenki called this area: “haku” in translation from their language means “heat”.
The source hits from a low cliff, and there is a sanatorium nearby. It takes vacationers only in the summer. The water temperature in the stream, which was formed from the source - +45 degrees. It has healing properties and is used to treat:
- hypertension
- metabolic disorders;
- skin, gynecological diseases;
- prostatitis.
In addition, its analgesic, sedative and anti-inflammatory properties are known. The Khakusi hydropathic clinic located here offers its visitors swimming in a mineral water pool , a sports ground, a dining room, and accommodation.
Goujecit
Many tourists are interested in: “Where are the hot springs on Lake Baikal?” Gougekit is located near Severobaikalsk. Getting to the source is fairly easy on the highway, bypassing the Dan pass. In addition, next to it is the railway station of the same name.
The source has been open since 1989. He goes out in the floodplain of the Goudzhekit. Water fluoride-bicarbonate (temperature +50 C). In terms of salt composition and mineralization, it is closest to Dilijan. In 1995, the NIIKiF (Tomsk) conducted a water analysis and confirmed its healing properties. Using it significantly improves health. And balneological value is determined by alkalinity, temperature, as well as metasilicic acid.
Thermal water treats the endocrine, genitourinary, nervous and musculoskeletal systems, as well as some skin diseases. Now private entrepreneurs have built a cafe-bar, an outdoor pool and mini-hotels at the source. Swimming in the pool and all services are paid.
Zelinda
Today, many people want to visit the hot springs available on Lake Baikal. Rest in these places not only heals the body. Here you relax your soul, energize for a long time. Dzelinda is located at a distance of 92 kilometers from Severobaikalsk, in the Upper Angara valley.
More than a dozen hot springs were found here, which are located near the Novy Uoyan-Severobaykalsk highway. Water temperature - + 44 degrees. I must say that the hot springs on Lake Baikal are gradually ennobled and equipped. For example, today there is Old and New Dzelinda. In the first case, this is a primitive canopy of boards and a rather large wooden log house. And at just 400 meters away, New Dzelinda built outdoor pools, a parking lot, wooden houses. You can also rent sports equipment or relax in the café-bar.
Dzelinda's water also cures of many diseases, but it has one more advantage - it helps with poisoning with salts of heavy metals (mild and moderate).
Kotelnikovsky
Today, many people prefer to rest on Lake Baikal in winter. However, not all tourists visit the hot springs - many simply have not heard of them. Meanwhile, having learned about their existence, everyone wants to get to them and experience the healing power of this water.
Cape Kotelnikovsky is located eighty kilometers from Severobaikalsk, in the north-west of Lake Baikal. I must say that the hot springs on Lake Baikal have different temperatures. The hottest of them is Kotelnikovsky. The water temperature reaches eighty degrees. It is not suitable for drinking. It is used externally for diseases of the spine and joints, the nervous system, digestive organs and the genitourinary system.
In summer, vacationers come to the source by boat, and in winter - by car on the ice of Lake Baikal, since there are no roads in these places yet. Nearby is Mount Chersky (2600 m), and visitors will find the hotel at Cape Kotelnikovsky (we will talk about it later).
Snake Bay
This bay is washed by the Chivyrkuy Bay. There are two thermal springs known on Lake Baikal on the coast. These are small log cabins in which no more than four people can take a bath at a time. Water temperature - +42 ° . It helps to get rid of sciatica and joint diseases.
Goryachinsk
In these places, located on the eastern shore of the lake, Evenki from ancient times treated their diseases and wounds. The healing nitrogen-silicon water of the springs is weakly mineralized, contains sodium sulfate. It helps well with diseases of the digestive organs, gynecological diseases.
Goryachinsky springs were officially opened in 1753, not far from the Turk river (Pribaikalsky district). At that time they got their first name - Turkinsky Key. The oldest resort in Eastern Siberia was built here, which for quite some time was called the Turkinsk Mineral Waters. Nowadays it is called Goryachinsk. It consists of a children's camp and a sanatorium on Lake Kotokel.
Hot springs on Baikal: recreation centers
Today, there are many hotels, hotels and recreation centers on Lake Baikal. Most of them receive visitors throughout the year. In this article we will introduce you some of them.
Recreation center "Master" (Goujit)
Nowadays, many seek to visit the hot springs available on Lake Baikal. Outdoor recreation, healing with healing waters will positively affect your health. The recreation center "Host" is located in the beautiful foothills of the Baikal Range. Most often people come here to come to rest and treat Goudzhekit spring. The main advantage of the base is the presence of its own cafe and a short distance from the source.
The "owner" is located forty kilometers from Severobaikalsk, in the village of Solnechny. You can get here from the city by regular bus. You can take the train to Goudzhekit station, then walk five hundred meters and you will be at the base. The number of rooms has comfortable and semi-comfortable rooms, houses without amenities, designed for four people. You can eat in the cafe at the base. For guests, meals are included in the price of the ticket. At the service of vacationers:
- guarded parking lot;
- fitness equipment;
- billiards;
- safe;
- telephone.
Gentle Coast (Khakusy)
If you decide to visit the hot springs on Lake Baikal, it is better to visit recreation centers near the selected source. “Tender Beach” is the only comfortable recreation center in the Khakusy area. Those who love the pristine nature and have a desire to improve their health and relax at the hot spring of Khakusa will enjoy their stay here.
The advantage of the base, undoubtedly, is the amazing view from the rooms on Lake Baikal. "Tender beach" is located in the Severobaikalsky district (Buryatia). You can get here from Nizhneangarsk or Severobaykalsk. In summer, guests are delivered by boat on Lake Baikal, in winter - by car on ice.
The base has 2-3-4-6-bed rooms. They are located in three detached cottages.
"At Cape Kotelnikovsky"
This is a great place for those who are tired of civilization and want to relax in the wild. Here you will forget about the existence of a mobile phone and the Internet - there is no connection on the cape. You can only keep in touch with the outside world using a satellite phone. There are no crowds of tourists and cars. Only Lake Baikal, hot springs (some photos you see in this article) and the untouched Siberian forest, rich in game, will surround you in these places.
Healing springs are located directly on the territory of the base. This is their only known output in the west of Lake Baikal. The base is one hundred kilometers from Nizhneangarsk and eighty kilometers from Severobaikalsk. From Severobaykalsk tourists are taken by car forty kilometers to the village of Baikalskoye. Then - forty kilometers along Lake Baikal.
Rest on Lake Baikal in winter, hot springs, magnificent nature - all this you will surely remember for a long time. We are sure that you will have a desire to come to these wonderful places again.