A real new year on Lake Baikal

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Immerse yourself in the beauty of Siberian nature and get inexpressible emotions from the 2024 meeting on Lake Baikal!

On this tour you will visit the Taltsy Museum, get acquainted with Baikal huskies, ride on Khivus and dog sledding, see the Baikal seal, celebrate the New Year in a cozy atmosphere, capture sunsets on Olkhon Island – all this in 8 days and travel with great comfort.

Location

Irkutsk

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Tour highlights

Folk fun at the Taltsy Ethno-Museum

We will ride on a cowhide from a dizzying height, lead round dances and participate in New Year's contests

A positive charge from cute huskies

Let's chat with cheerful huskies, take a ride in a sleigh or try ourselves as a kayak

Baikal delicacies

Let's try delicious local dishes, fish and warming tinctures

With a light steam!

Let's take a steam bath in a real Siberian bathhouse

Ice caves and statues

Let's see how angry Baikal waves froze in bizarre images under the winter frost

Hivus rides

We will rush with the breeze on safe, warm and unusual local transport

Itinerary

Day 1 - Irkutsk City Tour
Arrival in Irkutsk, meeting at the airport (8:00-8:30) / at the railway station (9:00-9:30) with a sign "New Year on Lake Baikal!" (inside the building)
After gathering the group, we go to breakfast.
Our journey begins with a sightseeing tour of Irkutsk.
Irkutsk is the capital of Eastern Siberia, the "Siberian Paris", as it was called, the city of merchants and Decembrists.
Churches, mansions, old houses.
Everything has its own story, interesting, sometimes sad, heroic, exciting.
We will introduce you to the history of our city.
You will see the most interesting places in Irkutsk (the Church of the Savior, the Epiphany Cathedral, the Polish Church, the Moscow Gate, the Angara Embankment and the monument to Alexander III, the White House, the Znamensky Monastery, on the territory of which there are graves of the Decembrists, as well as the famous merchant and traveler Grigory Shelikhov), a visit to the historical 130 block.
Lunch Siberian cuisine.
Accommodation in a 4* hotel.
In the evening, in your free time, we recommend visiting the central Christmas Tree and the Ice Town on Kirov Square.
Guide: Yes. Meals: breakfast, lunch.

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Day 2 - Listvyanka. The Taltsy Museum. The Chersky Stone observation deck
After breakfast and packing, we will go to Lake Baikal in the village. Listvyanka, which is located at the source of the only river flowing out of the lake – Angara.
On the way you will visit the architectural and ethnographic museum "Taltsy", here you will see the estates of wealthy peasants, the Spasskaya Tower of the Ilimsky ostrog, the Parish Council, the parish school, the temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God of the 17th century.
What is especially interesting is that each courtyard of the museum has its own exposition, you can go into each house and plunge into the atmosphere of those times.
In winter, the famous Russian roller coasters operate on the territory.
Do not deny yourself the pleasure of riding a cowhide from a dizzying height, dancing round dances and participating in New Year's contests.
After a walk through the snow museum, lunch at a real Siberian tavern.
We are going further, to Lake Baikal.
Arrival in Listvyanka, stop at the Shaman stone, where you will learn the beautiful legend of the love of Angara and the Yenisei, take the lift to the Chersky stone, which offers a magnificent view of the source of the Angara, hotel accommodation.
Free time.
Guide: Yes. Meals: breakfast, lunch.

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Day 3 - Free time. Dog sledding
Breakfast at the hotel.
In the morning, after the New Year's Eve, you can relax or take a walk through the snowy foliage.
In the afternoon, we get acquainted with the cheerful and energetic Baikal huskies.
This is a special breed of dog, not quite similar to the Alaskan huskies familiar to our eyes, that's why they are Baikal - having increased endurance and speed.
You will be provided with a lot of positive emotions, because not only communication, photographing and walking with sled dogs are waiting for you.
Here you will ride in a sleigh, which will be operated by an experienced instructor.
And if you prove yourself to be a brave and confident kayur, then maybe you'll be lucky to manage the team yourself!
After that we will have a tasting of Baikal fish with a delicious tincture.
Guide: Yes. Meals: breakfast.

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Day 4 - The small sea. The ice of Lake Baikal. Tasting of Baikal cuisine
After breakfast, we go to another part of Lake Baikal, the one that is located closer to the middle of the lake near the island of Olkhon – the Small Sea.
Along the way, you will be able to admire the Siberian expanses – fields, forests, interesting relief of steppe and forest-steppe areas.
We will make several stops, get acquainted with the Buryat traditions, see the monument to the eagle, the totem bird of the Olkhon Buryats, as well as the monument to the tramp.
Arrival at the Small Sea and accommodation in warm comfortable rooms overlooking Lake Baikal.
Lunch during which you will taste delicious dishes of Baikal cuisine.
In the afternoon, when you have already had time to rest after the journey, we will have a walk on the ice of Lake Baikal.
Baikal ice is known all over the world.
Due to the amazing properties of the water of this lake, the ice remains transparent to a great depth.
This sight is amazing and exciting.
In some places, you can see ice caves, cracks and other natural wonders of the lake.
After the walk, a hot and delicious dinner – tasting of Baikal cuisine.
Guide: Yes. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

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Day 5 - The water surface of the Great Baikal
An exciting day with a rich excursion program.
Places of power, open spaces, the Tazheran steppes, which are more than 300 million years old, majestic Lake Baikal, all the power of nature is here.
Departure to the Big Sea, where you will see the vast Baikal expanses!
Do you think the whole Baikal is covered with ice in winter?
But no, in January only the bays freeze, and Big Baikal is just getting ready, it soars and begins to freeze near the shores.
And just an hour ago, you saw an ice mirror from your room, and here is water!
After the tour, we invite you to a real Siberian bathhouse.
Guide: Yes. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

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Day 6 - A trip to Olkhon
After breakfast, you will have a car tour to Olkhon Island to Cape Burkhan.
And we will get to the island itself by Hivus, it's safer this time of year, and the trip by this type of transport is very interesting!
Hivus is a hovercraft.
Along the way, we will see the amazing features of the Baikal ice.
One of these features is sokui.
These are bizarrely shaped ice splashes that appear in late autumn during storms, when angry Baikal waves crash against rocks and water droplets freeze on them in bizarre icicles.
They may look like long ice plumes of icicles frozen together, or spirally twisted ice needles.
Next, we're going to see the ice caves!
It's something incredible, like another world!
The purpose of our trip will be Cape Burkhan, covered with myths and legends, mysticism and beliefs.
Cape Burkhan is the hallmark of Lake Baikal.
It is located in the middle part of the island of Olkhon, where the village of Khuzhir is located nearby – the largest and most numerous village on the island.
This is a place of extraordinary strength and energy!
Make your most secret wish.
Here you will have the opportunity to walk around the site and admire the cape on one side, and on the other – the sandy Sarai beach stretching for 3 km.
After sightseeing, you will return to the eco-friendly hotel.
Guide: Yes. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

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Day 7 - Free time. Departure to Irkutsk
Breakfast.
Free time.
We admire Lake Baikal, take another walk on the ice and after lunch, filled with wonderful impressions and emotions, we go to Irkutsk.
Accommodation in a 4* hotel.
Dinner on your own.
Guide: No. Meals: breakfast, lunch.

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Day 8 - Departure
Time passed quickly on Lake Baikal, and our tour came to an end.
We are sure that winter Baikal has made you fall in love, that this week you have been able to enjoy the beauty of its shores and the night sky, breathe deeply of its frosty air and recharge for a long time with the streams of its life-giving energy!
After breakfast, a personal transfer to the airport or railway station for your flight (check-out time at the hotel is 12:00, it is possible to extend your stay for an additional fee).
Guide: No. Meals: breakfast.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

7 nights

Comfort

Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in hotels in Irkutsk, Listvyanka and on the Small Sea.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

	2-3-local	1-local
The usual cost	95 450	122 100
Early booking promotion until 11/25/23 (with full payment)	90 300	117 390

Baikal Forest Hotel is located in Irkutsk, 2.5 km from V. Bronstein Gallery. It offers a bar and private parking. The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, a restaurant and free Wi-Fi, as well as room service. Those who wish can book family rooms. They are equipped with air conditioning, a desk, a kettle, a refrigerator, a safe and a flat-screen TV. The private bathroom is equipped with a shower. Towels and bed linen are provided in each room at Baikal Forest Hotel.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 12 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

Irkutsk

Included in price

accommodation specified in the program;
meals specified in the program:
- Day 1: breakfast, lunch;
- Day 2: breakfast, lunch;
- Day 3: Breakfast;
- Day 4-6: breakfast, lunch, dinner;
- Day 7: breakfast, lunch;
- Day 8: Breakfast;
transportation services according to the program (bus, Khivus, UAZ);
excursions and entertainment:
- sightseeing tour of the city of Irkutsk;
- Ethnographic museum "Taltsy";
- the ascent on the lift to the Chersky stone;
- getting to know huskies, dog sledding;
- a walk on the ice of Lake Baikal;
- Baikal ice caves;
- splashes and juices;
- safari in the Tagheran steppes;
- car tour to Olkhon Island (Khivus + UAZ ride);
Siberian and Baikal cuisine;
entrance tickets according to the program: Taltsy Museum, cable car;
dog sledding;
fee for visiting the Baikal National Park.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Irkutsk and back;
additional services of the hotel and recreation center;
meals not specified in the tour program;
New Year's banquet:
- adults 16,000 rubles/person.;
- children from 12 to 16 years old 8,000 rubles/person, adult menu;
- children from 7 to 11 years old 3,500 rubles/person, children's menu;
- children under 7 years old are free of charge, without providing a menu;
placement of another level;
individual service;
additional excursions.

It's important to know

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

Car excursions (UAZ – loaf) - the price is per tourist.
Panoramas and hummocks of Lake Baikal Duration: 3 hours Ice skating, "Kiss of Baikal", Samovar on ice! Excursion to the Serpentine Bay, it is a beautiful bay in itself: the right shape, framed by high mountains on both sides, but in winter there are its own highlights. Beautiful clean ice - there is no such thing anywhere else. It is here that the amazing, mighty hummocks are located! In words or photos do not show the full power of these Baikal sculptures, they are worthy special attention should be paid to them in person! And the color: white, blue, bright turquoise, blue ... the rays of the sun and the sky inside ice. Hummocks are piles of ice fragments along the cracks or through cracks. When the temperature rises and the cracks narrow, the ice it is squeezed onto the surface and creates hummocks. Since the extension and if the narrowing is repeated, then the hummocks along the gap form a pronounced the ice shaft. Two lines of hummocks are usually formed here. On the way, stop at the observation deck, from which the panorama of Lake Baikal opens, endless fields of ice, the steep Shore of Lake Baikal, and in good weather you can see the East Coast. Baikal is the creator, and you will definitely always remember this creation of his! The famous "Kiss of Lake Baikal" awaits us in the bay, we will also try to get rid of Baikal fish, and the highlight of the tour is the flooded tea from the samovar on Baikal water with local herbs! Everyone can skate on the largest ice rink in the world. Period: January, February, March	3,500 rubles .
Olkhon to Cape Burkhan (4-4.5 hours) Duration: 3 hours Shamanka Rock or Cape Burhan is one of the nine shrines of Asia. This is the place fabulously beautiful, has powerful energy. A place of magical power. It is here that shamans gather to perform all their rituals. Here is the best place to make your most cherished wish! There is also an annual ice sculpture festival – every ice sculpture The figure is an individual creation of masters from all over Russia. A walk through the ice town. On the way to Cape Burkhan, there are obligatory stops at the picturesque ice caves. sightseeing - admire the splashes and look into one of the grottoes – an ice cave that can only be accessed in winter on ice. Period: February, March (January with additional payment for crossing on Khivus)	3,500 rubles .
O. Ogoy and Cape Dragon Duration: 3 hours The Buddhist stupa erected on the island of Ogoy is officially referred to as a stupa Enlightenment, Subjugation of demons, containing a statue of a female form, the mother of all Buddhas. Buddhists believe that the more often they go around holy places (stupas, Buddhist hills, sacred mountain peaks) the more likely it is that the hidden The good wish will be heard by the gods and will come true soon. The most basic: near stupas need to keep only pure thoughts and pure motivations – for For many people, this is the most difficult thing. It's not really important here, in what exactly do you believe, it is important to keep only kind thoughts here. Let's go up to the Stupa, observing all the rules, make a wish, admire the beauty of the Small Sea from a height and let's go down to take a photo at the cape The dragon. We admire the ice splashes near the island and visit the ice caves. Period: February, March January – Only on Khivus	3500 rubles .
Excursion to the Nuri - Baikal bubbles + hot mulled wine on ice. Duration: 3 hours In one part of the small sea, near the island. Olkhon, there is a place in the bay where dozens Thousands of bubbles froze in the icy universe. We take pictures, bask in hot mulled wine. Then we go to see sokui – the frozen waves of Lake Baikal! Fabulous ice kingdom: splashes, several meters high, Can you imagine with what power the water was beating here? It's like we're on another marshmallow the planet. Next, we will climb the Trident rock, where we admire the rocks overgrown with bright lichen - bright green and orange. The presence of which is an indicator of the purest air. Period: February, March (January is only on Hivus)	3000 rubles .
Aya Bay Duration : 4 hours Aya Bay is translated from Buryat as "cozy". Space landscapes and endless fields of Baikal ice, that's what awaits you at this place. On this trip, we study ancient Petroglyphs, admire on the observation deck We will see hummocks on the fields of ice with a panorama of Lake Baikal. Ice blocks – the creation of Lake Baikal, its power and strength. Hummocks are piles of ice along the cracks and through cracks. As the temperature rises and the cracks narrow, the ice is squeezed out onto the surface creates hummocks. Since the expansion and contraction are repeated, then hummocks along the gap form a pronounced ice shaft and change every day. During the tour, a samovar with mulled wine will be flooded for you. Period: January,February, March	4000 rubles .
Olkhon Island – Cape Khoboy Duration : whole day (7-8 hours), lunch-picnic – included.Khoboy is the northernmost tip of Olkhon Island, a sacred place, here you can feel the power and strength. You have a unique opportunity to see him from from the side of Lake Baikal, drive up to its foot. We will make our first stop at Cape Burhan. This cape is one of the most energy-strong places of Lake Baikal and one of the 9 shrines of Asia. Cape Burkhan, or as the locals also call it – Shamanka Rock – has a powerful energy, and since ancient times this place has been treated with reverence. On the way to Cape Khoboy, we will make a few more stops at the grottoes and splashes, and at the picturesque Sagan-Khushun rock ("Three Brothers"), which is associated with A beautiful Legend. Khoboy is translated from Buryat as "fang". And indeed, driving up to him closer and closer, you will see the outline of this rock, and the cape itself looks like a virgo in profile – which is also associated with the local belief. Upon arrival in the north of Olkhon, a walk around the Oboe, surrounded by blue ice and hummocks. There will also be an open-air bonfire lunch. We return back at sunset, admiring the delicate shades of the setting sun. Period: February, March (January with additional payment for crossing on Khivus)	5500 rubles .
Buguldeika . Duration - whole day (7-8 hours) - lunch-picnic - included. Buguldeika is a settlement on the western shore of Lake Baikal. Famous in the first place the fact that there is an incredible and unique marble quarry! The marble deposits here are older than Lake Baikal, they are more than two billion years old. Now the quarry is abandoned and no work is being carried out in it. There are scattered everywhere giant pieces of marble. The walls of the marble quarry are perfectly cut to a depth of 10 meters, the snow-white stone shines beautifully in the sun and looks spectacular against the background the blue sky, and in the distance the ice of Lake Baikal shines. Have tea at the quarry, and descend to Lake Baikal, exit to the ice. There are also places where Baikal bubbles appear, While a picnic lunch is being organized, everyone who wants to skate on their own the largest ice rink in the World, walking, taking pictures and enjoying the Baikal space and grandeur. Lunch is a picnic. Period: January, February, March	5500 rubles .
Aya Bay + Buguldika with lunch. Duration : whole day (7-8 hours) lunch-picnic – included. Aya Bay is translated from Buryat as "cozy". Space landscapes and endless fields of Baikal ice, that's what awaits you at this place. Buguldeika is a settlement on the western shore of Lake Baikal. Famous in the first place the fact that there is an incredible and unique marble quarry! The marble deposits here are older than Lake Baikal, they are more than two billion years old. Now the quarry is abandoned and no work is being carried out in it. There are scattered everywhere giant pieces of marble. Access to the ice - there are places where Baikal bubbles appear. While a picnic lunch is being organized, everyone who wants to skate on their own the largest ice rink in the World, walking, taking pictures and enjoying the Baikal space and grandeur. Lunch is a picnic. Period: January, February, March	6500 rubles .
On Khivus (hovercraft) - the price is per tourist.
O. Ogoy with grottoes and splashes Duration : 3 hours The Buddhist stupa erected on the island of Ogoy is officially referred to as a stupa Enlightenment, Demon Conquest, containing a statue of a female form, mother all the Buddhas. Buddhists believe that the more often they go around holy places (stupas, Buddhist hills, sacred mountain peaks) the more likely it is that the hidden The good wish will be heard by the gods and will come true soon. The most basic: near stupas need to keep only pure thoughts and pure motivations – for For many people, this is the most difficult thing. It's not really important here, in what exactly do you believe, it is important to keep only kind thoughts here. Let's go up to the Stupa, observing all the rules, make a wish, admire the beauty of the Small Sea from a height and let's go down to take a photo at the cape The dragon. We admire the ice splashes near the island and visit the ice caves.	5500 rubles
Excursion to the Nuri - Baikal bubbles + hot mulled wine on ice. Duration: 2 hours In one part of the small sea, near the island. Olkhon, there is a place in the bay where dozens Thousands of bubbles froze in the icy universe. We take pictures, bask in hot mulled wine. Then we go to see sokui – the frozen waves of Lake Baikal! Fabulous ice kingdom: splashes, several meters high, Can you imagine with what power the water was beating here? It's like we're on another marshmallow the planet. Next, we will climb the Trident rock, where we admire the rocks overgrown with bright lichen - bright green and orange. The presence of which is an indicator of the purest air.	4,500 rubles .
Dawn on Khivus with a photo shoot Duration: 1.5 hours (props for filming are provided (outfits for girls, skins, small decorative props) , as a result of the photo shoot : 10-15 photos / per person in processing)	4000 rubles .

The price is for 1 person. for a group of 6 people or more; A smaller number of people is calculated individually.
Additional excursions are held according to the schedule of the camp site, during the high season (February – March), most of the excursions are held regularly;
The duration is approximate (+-) depending on the weather conditions, the ice situation, as well as the number of people in the group;
In each excursion, we reserve the right to change the order or places of visit, without compromising the quality and integrity of the excursion.

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28 Dec, 2024 – 4 Jan, 2025 8 days 7 nights

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Irina

8 Nov, 2024

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The trip was fantastic and filled with positive experiences. Thank you to the company for its customer focus and excellent organization! Appreciate the wonderful vacation!

8 Nov, 2024
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Tatyana

2 Nov, 2024

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Excellent organization, a small group, and the guide's full attention.

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