Cape Burkhan, known as the Shaman-rock, is the hallmark of lake Baikal. The Cape is located on Olkhon island, near the village of Khuzhir. Shaman rock is not only the state nature and historical monument, but also one of the sanctuaries of Asia.

Its name Cape Burkhan received after penetration at the end of the XVII century in the Region of Tibetan Buddhism, which is partly replaced shamanism.
In ancient times the Shaman-rock was carried out of the cult of sacrifice to the master of Olkhon island.

The twin-peaked rock is composed of crystalline limestone-marble, covered with bright red lichen, and the adjacent shore of granitic rocks, intermittent with the hornblende gneiss. Burkhan Cape juts out far into the lake and connected with the mainland by only a narrow and low isthmus. The isthmus of the Shaman-covered rocks nanos, turning into a grassy, meadow coastal waters of the adjacent Bay.

Long cave Burkhan Cape was considered the seat of the master of Olkhon. People were forbidden to approach the residence Eina-master of Olkhon. The right of access here had only the shaman. Earlier in the cave there were various shamanic ceremonies, and after a while it housed the altar of the Buddha, as evidenced by a surviving inscription in Sanskrit and rock drawings at the foot of the cliff.

Especially forbidden to approach Cape women and children. According to one version, the ban on women stems from the fact that the presence of gregovic" in the cave could desecrate the purity of this sacred place. As for children, according to the belief of shamans, if a child has very sensitive, stay in this "Ghost Palace" can cause unpredictable consequences for him.

Near Burkhan Cape on the rocks you can see the ancient inscriptions in Mongolian and Tibetan languages. Near the Shaman rock on a cliff of white marble are the images of shaman tambourines made by the people of the iron age. Unfortunately, some of these images were destroyed during the development of white marble for burning of lime.