Spa springs at Khamar-Daban's foot between Gusinoozyorsk and Baikal — thermal baths and drinking water.
Altan-Bolag Mineral Springs
Altan-Bolag is a cluster of mineral springs in Selenginsk District at Khamar-Daban's southern slope. Water emerges from cool to hot, rich in minerals. Baths, drinking galleries and small санаторииiums treat musculoskeletal and digestive conditions. Known since Soviet times in Buryatia. Compact site — pools, burettes and dormitories in a riverside hollow. Green summers with midges; winter steam over hot baths in frost. A working medical facility with treatment rules, not an architecture monument. Course or single visits subject to availability. Combine with Lake Gusinoye and Khamar-Daban passes — a classic southern Buryatia stop.
How to get there
~30 km from Gusinoozyorsk on a local road; from Ulan-Ude via Selenginsk.
Best season
Year-round for treatments; book lodging ahead in summer
Travel tips & stories
Single pool visits may be available — ask at the ticket desk.
Drinking water only at approved burettes, not random streams.
Towel and change of shoes required for baths.
Consult a doctor for chronic conditions before treatments.
Midges abound — repellent even at hot pools.
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