Goryachinsk village Beach
Perhaps, this resort place can be surely given the first place according to the Barguzinsky tract from Ulan-Ude for the development of tourism and the availability of modern infrastructure. It is here where is one of the ancient recreation resorts - Goryachinsk, which opened the doors for the first guests on the shore of Baikal Lake in far 1810. It was named so because of the healing hot springs located on its territory, which can be used not only by residents of the resort, but all who want as well.
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Beach description
The first thing that catches the eye of vacationers is a clean and wide beach almost like on the sea. The sand has different colors - from cold white to ginger, sometimes brown. The shore is flat and soft, it is pleasant to walk barefoot. Sometimes you can see rocks both in the sea and on the shore, but the beach is so spacious that it is easy to find comfortable place for relax without stones. Entry to the lake is sloping, it takes a long time to reach the depth.
For many people the advantage is that this beach is not crowded. There is not many vacationers, therefore it is very calm on the beach. But it is only in week days. On weekends a lot of young people come here from Ulan-Ude, and the beach is not calm place anymore. So if you plan to come Baikal Lake not for long time, you'd better choose week days.
This bank of Baikal Lake has one consistent pattern: in the evening the lake is more “worried”, and a suspension of sand rises in the water, and in the morning it is completely calm, so the water is respectively clean and clear. Many people in purpose not to rent room at locals' come with their own tents. It is popular practice here.
When is the best time to go?
Baikal is beautiful at any time of the year, except perhaps the thaw time (from late October to early January), when earth-roads become almost impassable, it is not worth the trouble to come here. July and August are the best time for a beach recreation when the water in some areas warms up to a comfortable 22 degrees (Olkhon, Chivyrkuisky Bay, the Small Sea), and the air temperature reaches 26-27 degrees.
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Infrastructure
Before, to get to the beach from guest houses, it took 10-15 minutes walking. Now the village is developing and growing, therefore for the past several years a lot of hotels on the right bank of Baikal Lake have been erected.
What about food service system, in the village there are shops and several cafes. You should try local cuisine named buryat pozy (byyzy). Pozy is a very tasty, nourishing and cheap food. In general, prices at places of food sale are affordable, and even cheaper than in Moscow.
On the beach you can play volleyball, have a meal in several cafes and do some water sports. By the way, kayaking is very popular here. Weekend vacation is suitable for those who came with large noisy company and wanted to have a fun time. It is calmer in the middle of the week, therefore it is better to come here with children in week days.
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- In the sanatorium "Goryachinsk" there is the only Sberbank ATM in the whole village.
- When you choose a place to stay, pay on attention that there is no central water supply in Goryachinsk, so most of the locals wash themselves only in the bathhouse. Tourists are also forced to do in te same way. But if to search, you can find a room with shower with cold and hot water.
From the capital - Ulan-Ude to Goryachinsk - you need to drive 175 km to the northeast. You can also get here by regular mini-buses. The road passes through the Selengiskoye midlands, so it’s rather winding and tiring.
In 1775 Irkutsk's governor ordered to organize a bath here. Later, the resort “Turkinskie Mineralnye Vody” was formed around it (by the name of the river - Turka). Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, skin, nervous system, respiratory system (including bronchial asthma and chronic bronchitis) are treated here, as well as gynecological, andrological and allergic diseases.