Barguzin Valley

Buryatia · Russia

Barguzin Valley, Russia
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Best time to go
June to September
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A broad steppe valley enclosed by high ranges east of Lake Baikal, dotted with hot springs and sacred stones. Long tied to Buryat and Evenk peoples, it blends open grassland with dramatic mountain walls.

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