Baikal Vacation (5 days) - 87 000 RUB - BaikalVision

BAIKAL VACATION

from 87 000 RUB

Overview

Is it your first time in Baikal and you want to see the most popular and famous places in our region? Maybe you don’t have a lot of time for traveling because only one week of vacation left? Perhaps you are traveling on Trans-Siberian Railway (from Moscow to Vladivostok) and you don’t want to keep Baikal outside and desire to meet it?
So, this tour is especially for you. During 5 days you will visit almost all famous places and sights of Lake Baikal. You will visit one of the biggest city in Baikal region Irkutsk, popular tourist village – Listvyanka, taste Buryat cuisine and the famous Baikal omul, get acquainted with a flora and fauna of the lake, look at Baikal from a bird’s eye view and at a depth of 1642 meters, sail a speed boat on Lake Baikal, and of course visit the famous Olkhon island – the largest one on Lake Baikal with 1000 habitants.
Just take a look at the map and you will understand that you will feel all delights of summer Baikal in our tour!

Itinerary

Day 1

IRKUTSK – PESCHANNAYA BAY (BY BOAT)

Meeting with your guide at 9:30 AM. Transfer to Listvyanka. You’ll leave your luggage in the car. Your guide will take you to the boat. On the board, you will have another guide so you’ll spend the rest of the today with him.
The excursion starts at 11:00 AM from Listvyanka. Speedboat will take you along the western shore of Lake Baikal, offering a beautiful view of the lake and its rocky shores.
First stop: Sinichka Bay, also known as Akademicheskaya Bay.
Here we’ll hike to the Malaya Kolokolnya rock, offering a beautiful view of the bay and the Baklaniy Rock.
Second stop: Peschanaya Bay
Next, you will go to Peschanaya Bay. The largest stilt trees on Lake Baikal have been preserved here. The roots of these mighty trees rise 2-3 meters above the ground, giving the impression that they stand on legs. Next, you will climb a viewing cliff with a view of all the surrounding bays, and on a clear day, the opposite shore with its towering mountain ranges is visible.
Third stop: Babushka Bay
This is one of the most beautiful bays on Lake Baikal.
While you enjoy the magnificent views, take memorable photos, sunbathe, or swim, we’ll prepare lunch for you. Lunch includes a main course (chicken or beef), vegetable salad, dessert, and tea.
At 5:00 PM, you will return to Listvyanka. Arrival in Listvyanka is between 6:00 and 6:30 PM. Your driver/guide will meet you here and take you to your hotel.
Dinner is free. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2

IRKUTSK – LISTVYANKA

Breakfast. Meeting with your guide. Today you will visit Taltsy open-air museum. Here you will get acquainted with architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries. Then you will go up with the cable car to the Chersky Stone, from where you can see a picturesque panorama of Baikal and the source of the Angara river. Lunch in a restaurant with Baikal cuisine, where you will finally have the opportunity to taste the famous Baikal omul. Visit the Baikal Museum, where you discover flora and fauna of the Baikal region, you will see live seals, dive to the bottom of Lake Baikal at a depth of 1,637 m for 15 minutes. After you will visit a fish market.
You can also go to the nerpinary or enjoy a boat trip (extra charge).
Way Back to Irkutsk. Free dinner. Overnight in the hotel.

Day 3

IRKUTSK – OLKHON ISLAND

Breakfast. Meeting with the guide at 10.00. Transfer to the village Ust-Orda. On the way, we will meet with a real shaman, who will sanctify your journey, will answer your questions. Visit the National Museum of Ethnography, where you will know about history and traditions of the Buryat people.
Lunch at the “Golden Horde” cafe, where you will get acquainted with the Buryat folklore: dances, songs, throat singing, purification rites, etc.
Continuation a way to Khuzhir – central village in Olkhon island. Today you will have an excursion around Khuzhir village: Shaman Rock, one of the nine sacred place of Asia. Free dinner. Overnight in guest house/hotel.

Day 4

KHUZHIR

Breakfast. Departure for an excursion (8 hours) at the northernmost point of the island – Cape Khoboy. Due to a lack of roads on the island, your trip will be in “road-off” style in specially designed cars like UAZ or Niva.
Cape Khoboy is a sacred place for the indigenous people of the island – the Buryats. It takes plenty of shamanic rituals and religious ceremonies. Here you can see all four sides of the lake. During your excursion, the driver will prepare for you lunch from fresh fish.
Return to Khuzhir. Free dinner. Overnight in guest house/hotel.

Day 5

OLKHON ISLAND – IRKUTSK

Breakfast. Today you will have water excursion around the area of the Small Sea (group). Today you will see Ogoy Island, Zamogoy Island, Elenka Island. You will try the healing springs, visit the Buddhist stupa. In addition, today you may see real seals in the wild.
Arrival in Khuzhir village at 3 pm.
Next you will have a transfer to Irkutsk (about 4 hours). Crossing the Olkhon Gate Strait by ferry. Transfer to Irkutsk. On the way you will be able to see 3 types of terrain: rocks, forests and steppes. Arrival in Irkutsk at 7-8 pm. End of the program.

Price for this tour

87 000 RUR per person in a group of 10 people
89 000 RUR per person in a group of 9 people
91 000 RUR per person in a group of 8 people
95 000 RUR per person in a group of 7 people
97 000 RUR per person in a group of 6 people
109 000 RUR per person in a group of 5 people
111 000 RUR per person in a group of 4 people
Single accommodation is 20 000 RUB.

Price includes:

Accommodation as in itinerary (private bathroom)
Transport as in itinerary (Bus, 4WD car, hydrofoil, ferry)
Meals as in itinerary: 1 day — lunch; 2 day — breakfast, lunch; 3 day — breakfast, lunch; 4 day — breakfast, lunch; 5 day — breakfast.
English-speaking guide
Visits and Excursions as in itinerary
Activities as in itinerary

Price does not include:

Airline tickets
Alcohol
Visa fees and travel insurance
Personal expenses and tips
Invitation letter

Additional info

The sequence of visits can be changed depending on weather conditions.
Guaranteed departure from 4 people.
Accommodation is expected in rooms of the “Standard” category.
The room or hotel category can be changed according to your preferences. Please contact us before departure.

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