Southern BAIKAL and Olkhon island

Discover the Lake Baikal Frontier

 

Includes: visa support, all the mentioned transfers, 2 overnights in Irkutsk on BB basis, 1 overnight in Listvyanka on FB basis, train tickets, 3 overnights in Sludyanka (facilities outside), 2 overnight in Arshan on FB basis (facilities outside), excursions, entrance fee, insurance

Day 1: Tuesday
Arrival in Irkutsk. Transfer, accommodation – homestay in cozy appartaments in very center of Irkutsk. The appartament block is located a 2 minute walk from the trade and cultural center of the city – Karl Marks Street which also leads you to the favourite Irkuskers’ and the city guests’ promenade place – the embankment of the Angara river. Most of the homestay hosts speak foreign languages. Double rooms. Walk around the down town. l.

Day 2: Wednesday
Breakfast. Transfer to Olkhon island. It is a rather long way (about 300 km) and we’ll have to take a ferry across “the Small Sea Straight” of lake Baikal. The road goes through Ust-Orda Buryat National District. Lunch in a cafe. Our destination point is the settlement of Khuzhir – administrative center of the island. All together there are 9 settlements on this big island. Accommodation at “Solnetchnaya/Sunny” tourist camping. Facilities outside. Dinner.

Day 3: Thursday
Breakfast. Walk to the cape Burkhan – one of the 9 main Asian sacred places. Close to Burkhan Rock there is the Bay of Youth. Local belief says you can get younger if you swam in it. Lunch. Rest on a sandy beach. Dinner.

Day 4: Friday
Breakfast. Jeep trip to te northern tip of the island – Khoboi Cape (40km one way). During the trip we’ll visit the most picturesque bays, rocks and capes of Olkhon. Picnic lunch. Dinner at “Solnetchaya” camping.

Day 5: Saturday
Breakfast. Departure to the village of Listvyanka – settlement on the shore of lake Baikal at the source of its only outflow – the Angara river – about 400 km. Lunch on the way. Arrival to Listvyanka, accommodation in a family guest house. Walk around the settlement, visiting the souvenire market where you can also taste shashlik or baikalian fish. Dinnerr.

Day 6: Sunday
Breakfast. Crossing the Angara river to Port Baikal by boat. Boarding a tourist train to Sludyanka, town situated on the south-western shore of Baikal. The train goes along the Old Circum Baikal Railroad – monument of architecture and engrneering art of the beginning of the XXth century, where we make a few stops to take pictures of the most picturesque places. After 8 hours of the trip we arrive to Sludyanka. Before taking seats in an awating bus you’ll take a look at the buildings of Sludyanka railway station constructed of marble blocks at the beginning of last century. Transfer to Mr Zhigalov’s museum and guest house. The Zhigalov’s family is very famous in Sludyanka and all over russia as well as their mineralogical museum, where over 10000 samples from all over the world are presented. After dinner you will hear a story about the history of the museum and the life of stones by Valeri Zhigalov of his wife Luba

Day 7: Monday
Breakfast. Walk to the shore of Baikal to see one of the 30 key symbols of the lake – Shamansky Cape, which was considered to be a sacred place for the locals – Buryats and Evenki peoples. Here spiritual rituals and ceremonies had been held. In July 7th, 2004 after long break shamans of Buryatia, Mongolia and Tuva republic served a sacred ceremony on the cape. Picnic lunch. Time at leisure. Dinner

Day 8: Tuesday
Breakfast. Trekking up the Sludyanka river. You will go through real Siberian Taiga – forest where we still drink from mountains creeks, coolect berries, mushrooms and cedar nuts. Picnic lunch. Return to Sludyanka. Dinner

Day 9: Wednesday
Breakfast. Packing up to travel to the Tounka National Park, situated on the territory of the Republic of Buryatia. On the way you will make stops by sacred places, both shamanistic and buddhists. Lunch at a small cafe on the border of Irkutsk region and Buryatia. Arrival to Arshan – a spa resort, located at the foot of the Sayans mountains. Accommodation at local families. Dinner.

Day 10: Thursday
Breakfast. Walk to mineral springs and waterfall on the Kingarga river. Visiting datsan – Buddhist temple. Lunch. Time at leisure. Dinnerr.

Day 11: Friday
Breakfast. Departure to Irkutsk. Lunch at a cafe on Koultuk hill – picturesque view of Baikal. Arrival to Irkutsk. Accommodation..

Day 12:
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Seeing-off.

Price per PAX in a group, USD:

1 pax	2 – 4 pax	5 – 8 pax
2150	1470	1100

Price includes: visa support, all the mentioned transfers, 2 overnights in Irkutsk on BB basis, 1 overnight in Listvyanka on FB basis, train tickets, 3 overnights in Sludyanka (facilities outside), 2 overnight in Arshan on FB basis (facilities outside), excursions, entrance fee, insurance

 

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