Sanatorium "Baskunchak": reviews. Sanatorium-dispensary "Baskunchak" (Astrakhan region)

Russia is a very rich country, there are many beautiful places on its territory. One of them is Lake Baskunchak (Astrakhan Region). Sanatoriums of the Astrakhan region enjoy great popularity among residents of not only Russia, but also the nearby countries.

Historical facts

Since the VIII century it was known that this lake is rich in the purest salt. It was a long time ago to get it here. No one knows who got this idea, but it was only in the 18th century that the salt produced on Lake Baskunchak began to be sent to other countries. To date, it is in this place is concentrated most of the reserves of table salt in Russia, and more precisely, about 90%.

Until the beginning of the XX century, the salt was extracted manually. It was hard work, the workers worked 14 hours a day. Those who pricked the salt, called Soles, they stood in this fishery for not more than 15 years. Most died of hard work, and those who stayed became disabled. But everything changed radically when the Soviet power came, and the age of mechanization began. In the early 30-ies of the last century engineer Makarov invented a new machine that allowed to quickly extract salt, and after almost 50 years in the village opened a factory.

There are many legends about these places. Each narrates about different things, however interesting and surprising they may be, one can say for sure that not only legends influenced the atmosphere of this place. The fascinating air and climate, which attracts more and more people every year, have also contributed. Tourists come not only to visit the amazing sanatoriums of the region, but also simply bathe in the life-giving waters of the salt lake in the world.

Salt is a precious gift of nature

Lake Baskunchak is known as the only place where salt is broken clean, like ice. Since the beginning of the XVI century it is considered the center of salt extraction in Russia. This salt is considered the cleanest and best in the world. The lake is filled at the expense of the Gorky River and a large number of keys that are carried every day to the lake of a ton of salt.

The area around the lake is considered protected and well guarded, the entrance to it is paid, but this circumstance does not reduce the number of tourists. In summer hot days on the shore of the lake there is no free space. Everyone wants to swim in cool water, which, moreover, will not let anyone drown, in addition, will help to heal thanks to its medicinal properties. In some places on the surface of the water you can see islets of salt, along which you can not only walk, but also drive by car.

The brine is called brine, it helps in the treatment of many diseases of the nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, motor and digestive systems. But not only the water of the lake has a therapeutic effect. On the shore there are deposits of therapeutic clay, the best is considered black. Even the air around the lake is filled with bromine, which is why many medical institutions are located here. The best is the sanatorium "Baskunchak".

You can visit other, equally interesting resorts around the lake, but they will not be able to help you get better by 100% and undergo a large number of procedures. Only the dispensary "Baskunchak" is equipped with the most modern equipment, which allows you to quickly and at a high level to make an accurate diagnosis and designate the best set of health procedures.

More recently, a new complex has opened, which will allow to receive even more guests and help them to fill their bodies with new forces for the next year.

Treatment-and-prophylactic center "Baskunchak"

Sanatorium "Baskunchak" works all year round: in the summer as a medical and preventive institution, and in winter as a hotel for guests who want to take a walk along the lake and breathe medical air. On the territory of the sanatorium each guest can not only take medical procedures, but also visit other places:

• Exercise and sports halls.
• A sauna with a swimming pool.
• Museum of Salt Fisheries.
• Dining room, cafe and many other popular places.

As for the treatment procedures, they are not limited only to the mud and mud baths. You can also apply laser therapy, aero-procedures in the halochamber, drink oxygen cocktails, use the services of a massage therapist, and do exercise therapy with an experienced coach.

Location of the Baskunchak Sanatorium

The well-known Russian sanatorium is located in the Astrakhan region, in a protected area on the shore of the very salt lake Baskunchak. Thanks to its healing air, water and curative clay, every year a large number of visitors and tourists visit the "Baskunchak" sanatorium. Guest reviews suggest that most of them are happy with the treatment, after which they received a surge of strength and positive emotions.

Find a sanatorium will not be difficult. You will need a map of the Astrakhan region. On it you need to find the Akhtuba district, Lake Baskunchak. To make it easier to navigate: from Astrakhan to the sanatorium about 300 km, from Volgograd - 250, and from Akhtubinsk - 50. You can get from Moscow to this place by bus, plane or car, the distance is just over a thousand kilometers.

Types of treatment and list of procedures

LLC "Sanatorium-dispensary" Baskunchak "" offers not only treatment with mud and brine bathrooms, but also a large number of other procedures:

• Underwater and hand massage;
• Laser therapy;
• Halochamber;
• Inhalations;
• Physiotherapeutic room;
• Cocktails saturated with oxygen;
• Dietary nutrition and exercise therapy.

After coming to the sanatorium, a qualified doctor will take you. He will write a referral to the tests and after the full examination will prescribe a course of procedures that will suit you personally. For any questions, new symptoms, you can contact the staff or your doctor - and they will help solve all your problems.

Indications for the use of therapeutic mud

The therapeutic effect of mud therapy is amazing, it can cure many diseases:

1. Musculoskeletal system.
2. The nervous system.
3. Genitourinary system.
4. Organs of digestion.
5. ENT diseases.
6. Skin diseases.
7. Ailments of the respiratory system.

Contraindications to mud treatment

Angina pectoris 2K, unstable angina, frequent cardiac arrhythmias, early post-infarction, malignant and benign tumors, severe hypertension, open wounds, etc. - this is the list of contraindications.

The therapeutic effect of the baths

Sanatorium-dispensary "Baskunchak" thanks to its close location to the salt lake of Russia offers amazing tap-baths that help most guests alleviate the symptoms of chronic diseases or even forget about them. So, if you have the diseases described below, you can go to the sanatorium "Baskunchak" and take salt baths.

1. Diseases of the circulatory system.
2. Diseases of the endocrine system.
3. Diseases of the digestive system.
4. Skin diseases.

Low-intensity laser radiation

Laser radiation, as well as other types of treatment, is very popular. A huge list of procedures offers its guests a health resort "Baskunchak". Reviews about the professionalism of doctors and about treatment on the most modern equipment are positive, especially many are satisfied with laser therapy. Laser treatment can be:

• All kinds of pain syndromes;
• Disorders of microcirculation and immunity;
• Sensitization of drugs, all manifestations of allergic reactions;
• Inflammatory diseases.

With its help, it is also possible to stimulate the system of regulation of homeostasis.

This type of treatment is very useful for patients who underwent surgery, so often on the territory of the "Baskunchak" sanatorium you can meet also serious patients who come here to restore their strength after complicated operations.

With severe burns, nervous system disorders and in general to restore the tone of the whole organism it is very useful to visit a sanatorium. Here, not only procedures and qualified specialists will help to get on the feet of serious patients, but also amazing beauty of nature and a special clean, saturated with useful microelements air.

A large number of people have recently visited the "Baskunchak" sanatorium. Treatment in it can be done not only in summer, but also in winter, since the air here at any time of the year is curative and gives an incentive to a rapid recovery after treatment.

Accommodation in a sanatorium

Sanatorium "Baskunchak" is ready to receive guests at any time of the year. In summer, the rooms are cool, but in winter it's warm and cozy. Each room is equipped with everything you need: a bed, a bathroom, a shower, a refrigerator, a TV and satellite TV, cutlery and many other things that a holidaymaker might need during his stay at the dispensary.

There are also rooms where common facilities are common, but this does not mean that they are less comfortable, they also offer everything you need for a comfortable stay.

As for nutrition, it is diverse. You can choose a dietary at the doctor's order or something that you prefer. They are fed at the sanatorium 4 times a day.

How to get to Nizhnyaya Baskunchak?

From big cities of Russia to Nizhny Baskunchak (sanatorium) there are tourist buses, but most of the guests like to travel by their personal transport so that you can visit a large number of attractions along the way and admire the picturesque nature. To Volgograd it will not be difficult to get there, there will remain a couple of hundred kilometers from there - and you are already there. Without turning off, drive along the left bank of the Volga River. You will need to pass through: Volzhsky, Akhtubinsk, Upper Baskunchak. Your final destination is Lower Baskunchak.

If you immediately want to get to the shore of the lake and see its enchanting beauty, then before you enter the village, turn right, and after a couple of hundred meters you will see a parking lot of a large number of cars. From parking to the lake about 2 km, most tourists go to it on foot to view the whole of its landscape and breathe medical air. If you do not want to walk, then you can take the bus and it will quickly take you ashore. But using the transport, you can not feel the surge of energy that is added by inhaling the medical air, so go to the lake on foot and recharge your health. If you still can not decide on the route, then the car map of the Astrakhan region will help you.

What should I do when I arrive at the Baskunchak? A few tips

Sanatorium "Baskunchak" (Astrakhan region) is glad to welcome its guests at any time of the year. Everyone who dares to visit this place must do the following things:

1. Swim in brine - a saturated saline solution. The lake has a very high water density, which will not let anyone drown. This pond is most suitable for swimming to those who can not swim.
2. Be prepared for the fact that after you bathe, on your body will appear crystals of salt. Only the unleashed shower will help to remove them.
3. Be sure to smear the body with healing clay, especially those places that often bother you and hurt you. A mud source can be found near the coast, you will be trampled down there by trails. From one procedure of special effect do not wait, but you will like the process very much.
4. Take a walk through the reserve, because the lake is on its territory. Breathe in curative air, admire the beauty of Bogdo Mountain. There is a legend that the Dalai Lama himself sanctified it.

Guest reviews and tourists

Describe all the reviews of tourists and those who went on vacation to a sanatorium, simply will not work, but it should be said that there are simply a huge number of them. At the same time, there are many more positive ones. You can read the stories of those who have already visited the lake, the reserve, posted on their pages colorful fonts with the signature "Baskunchak (sanatorium): photo." After reading them, you immediately want to see everything with your own eyes and feel the healing quality of brine and air.

Only after visiting a sanatorium, a lake and a nature reserve, you can answer the question whether you liked it there or not. Therefore, we advise you not to be guided by the opinions of other people, because everyone has different tastes and requests, and personally go on a journey, undergo treatment in the best sanatorium in the Astrakhan region and make your own opinion about it.