Buluus Ice Field
Булуус
A huge ice field formed from spring water that froze in winter. It is still there in summer, and you can walk on the ice for photos even at 30°C.
The Buluus is a 'spring-fed ice' formation, built up from layers of spring water that froze in winter. It covers a large area, is several meters thick in places, and large parts remain into June and July. It forms an ice field, ice caves, and streams flowing beneath the ice, all surrounded by larch forest. In summer, locals come here to cool off and barbecue, and the spring water is safe to drink straight from the source.
It is about 100 km from Yakutsk. You need to hire a car or join a tour for a same-day round trip, and the roads are average. Mosquitoes are extremely numerous in summer.
Opening hours
Open all day; best visited June to early July
Nearby sights
- Orto Doydu Zoo
- Chochur Muran Ethnographic Complex
- Melnikov Permafrost Institute
- Permafrost Kingdom
- Lake Saisary
- Mammoth Museum
- Archy Diete Spiritual Culture Center
- Museum of Khomus