The classics of Lake Baikal. Mirror route

After breakfast, you will go on an excursion to the picturesque part of the island – to the north, to Cape Hoboy. 

The cape is located in the very north of the island. 

Being near the edge of the cape, Lake Baikal seems endless, its greatness and spaciousness are felt! 

You will also visit Cape of Love (or Cape Shunte-Left). 

Locals say that childless couples used to come to the cape, and after the rituals and prayers, they soon had children. 

The cape is distinguished by the characteristic shapes of the rocks, and the views from there are fascinating! 

In addition, as part of the tour, you will capture Cape Sagan-Khushun (or "Three Brothers"), a sheer cliff of snow–white marble. 

A beautiful legend about the three brothers is associated with this cape – they will definitely tell it to you, and being there, listening to the legend, you feel like a participant or at least a witness of the events described.

After that, you will go further along the island: there are picturesque steppes around and suddenly an almost eight–meter bronze sculpture in the form of an unusual tree appears in front of your eyes - this is the creation of the famous sculptor Dasha Namdakov "Keeper of Lake Baikal", his gift to Lake Baikal. 

The sculpture is located at some distance from the roads, on a hill.  

It looks extremely authentic and majestic! 

In the middle of the day, you will strengthen your strength by eating a fragrant lunch against the backdrop of beautiful Baikal nature! 

The tour takes place with stops in the most beautiful places where you can take wonderful photos for memory. 

Returning to the hotel, you can devote the evening to horseback riding (you must book in advance before leaving for Olkhon), rest. 

You will see: Cape Sagan-Khushun, Cape of Love, Cape Sagan-Khushun, Cape Khoboy, sculpture by Dasha Namdakov "Keeper of Lake Baikal".

Included in the price: accommodation, breakfast, excursion, picnic lunch, group transfer, permits to visit the national park.

On this day, our amazing journey through Olkhon is coming to an end.

Breakfast awaits you in the morning and you will have the opportunity to take a last walk around Olkhon.

In the morning, departure to Irkutsk.

Included in the price: breakfast, group transfer, lunch on the way to Irkutsk.

The road to Listvyanka runs along the picturesque Baikal highway, popularly called "Baikal Rublevka" – here is the elite suburban real estate of Irkutsk.

The track is comfortable and beautiful: there are trees on the sides, as a rule, there are no traffic jams. 

The village is located about 70 km from Irkutsk. 

After about an hour of travel, you will already see Lake Baikal! 

On the way to Listvyanka, you will stop at the Taltsy Open-air museum.

Taltsy is an architectural and ethnographic museum, where examples of wooden architecture of the past centuries are collected. 

It is located on the picturesque shore of the Angara River surrounded by the Siberian forest, which gives it an authentic look and an authentic historical atmosphere.

The guide will conduct an exciting tour, after which you will go further to Listvyanka.

On the way you will see the legendary Shaman Stone, which is associated with a beautiful legend.

Visit the Baikal Museum, which not only conducts expositional and educational activities, but also continues to engage in serious scientific research, and therefore you will not find out such information about Lake Baikal "first-hand" anywhere. 

This day will end with a return to Irkutsk.

You will see: the architectural and ethnographic museum "Taltsy", the limnological museum of Lake Baikal, Shaman Stone, Listvyanka.

Included in the price: accommodation, excursion to Listvyanka and Taltsy, guide, group transfer.

In the morning, we will have a tour of the Circum-Baikal Railway (KBZHD).

KBZHD tour is a day trip along Lake Baikal on a comfortable train. 

In the early morning you will leave for the port of Baikal near Listvyanka, from where the tour will begin.

A train is waiting for you here, which moves along the old Circum-Baikal railway. 

You will learn the history of railway construction, about the life and history of the local population.

The Krugobaikalka is called the "Golden Buckle of the Steel Belt of Russia", the "buckle" because it connected the Trans–Siberian railway torn by Baikal, and the "golden" because it surpassed all existing roads in Russia in terms of cost of work. 

This unique railway line was created at the beginning of the XX century and today is an architectural and landscape reserve. 40 tunnels through the rocks and 16 galleries were built here, as well as bridges and viaducts. 

As part of the tour, you will be able to explore many tunnels, take memorable photos of interesting locations, and in the middle of the day you will have a delicious lunch. 

The tour involves a stop in an amazing place – at the railway station in Slyudyanka.

It is called the marble wonder of the Transsib.

The station building is made of unpolished Baikal marble, built more than a century ago and still remains in operation: in 2005, the 100th anniversary of the reconstruction of the building was carried out. 

Currently, an interactive exhibition is taking place in the building of the Slyudyansky railway station, for example, the floor at the station imitates the water surface of Lake Baikal and the surf.

The tour will end with a visit to the capital of Eastern Siberia – the city of Irkutsk.

We recommend purchasing tickets for the return trip after 22:00

You will find: Baikal, KBZHD, tunnels, marble railway station in Slyudyanka, ferry crossing to the port of Baikal.

Included in the price: breakfast, group transfer, excursion, lunch.

In arrivals 27.06-01.07 and 27.07-31.07 - 4 and on day 5, the program changes places (at the end of the tour with these arrivals, we recommend purchasing tickets for the return trip after 18:00).