All the colors of Lake Baikal. Kayaking around the Holy Nose Peninsula

In case of deterioration of the weather, the guide has the right to change the tour program.

The national teams include participants of different ages and physical fitness – you should pay attention to this when buying a tour.

Experience shows that most tourists travel a daily distance with relatively little effort.

Midges may fly in the second half of August. We recommend taking repellents and mosquito nets.

Participants independently take turns cooking food along the entire route, set up tents, harvest firewood and carry out the transfer of all necessary equipment (including kayaks). They help the guide in creating a favorable atmosphere in the group.

The guide guides the group along the route, distributes responsibilities among the participants, his main goal is a safe and comfortable passage of the route by the group from start to finish. The guide does not act as a guide, animator, psychologist, etc. If you want to find out more information about Lake Baikal, perhaps an excursion tour is more suitable for you, rather than an active one.

Our guides live on Lake Baikal and will be happy to tell you about the life of the local population, customs, local cuisine, advise you what to try and what goodies to buy with you or as a gift to your loved ones. They will share with you the stories they know about Lake Baikal. They will also always be happy to host various games if the tour participants support the guide in all his initiatives.

The guide (instructor) coordinates all the movements of the group along the route, according to the tour program. If you have any questions about equipment, overcoming certain obstacles on the route, immediately contact the guide.

For those departing by flight from Irkutsk. It is advisable to purchase a train ticket from Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk in advance at the ticket offices of the station or on the Internet (please note that Moscow time is indicated in railway tickets). You can also get there by bus (they run from the station every two to three hours, the journey time is 6-7 hours).

• shared first-aid kit (with a common set of medications that may be needed during the hike); 
• fire set (cauldrons, axe, fire mittens, dish sponge, ladle, matches);
• tents (you need to inform about the provision of a tent in advance — only a place in the tent is provided. Individual tents are provided for a fee, you need to inform your manager at the travel agency's office 7 days before the start of the route).

1. The tourist must wear a life jacket before starting the rafting.
2. Boarding and disembarking in the vehicle should be done carefully.
3. When moving, it is forbidden to rock the vehicle, as well as tilt it to the side unnecessarily.
   It is forbidden to put sharp and cutting objects in the product without a cover or appropriate packaging. In case of damage to the boat, the tourist is obliged to pay in full the costs of restoring the water equipment.
4. Tourists on rafting must strictly follow the instructions of the guide.
5. If rafting is carried out by several means on a lake or a calm river, tourists should not leave the guide more than 0.5 km away. On mountain rivers, the guide sets the order and interval of movement of rafting vehicles individually.

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself at https://bolshayastrana.com/avia or contact us for help.

Accident insurance and medical insurance are not included in the price. You can apply for additional travel insurance on the website of a Large Country without commission directly from insurance companies.

The participants prepare their own lunch.

Meals are not provided on the day of arrival (gathering) of the group and on the day of departure of the group. On the route, food is cooked over a campfire. Meals on the route (breakfast, lunch (or snack), dinner) are light in weight and high in calories (stew, cereals, pasta, tea, coffee, sweets, crackers).

All tourists take an active part in the work on the camp (harvesting firewood, water, cooking, installing and collecting tents).

During the hikes, there is an opportunity to fish (not on all routes; you need to have fishing equipment with you), collect mushrooms, berries.

Hiking, water, horseback riding and combined routes are activities of increased danger to human health and life. Insurance is not included in the price of the tour, you can contact your manager for registration.

Weather changes very often in the mountains. There are thunderstorms, snowfalls, strong winds, blizzards, low and high temperatures, rock and ice collapses, mudflows, people are affected by elevation changes, temperatures, increased ultraviolet activity of the sun and other factors. There may be signs of "mountain sickness" on the routes, which are gradually removed during acclimatization.

On scree and moraines, move in a tight group "track by track", strictly monitor the location of group members, and avoid large, threatening gaps. In case of a rockfall, give the command "stone" and take cover behind the nearest ledge.

The sun is active in the mountains, so it is recommended to use sunglasses, sunscreen and not to abuse sunbathing, swimming in mountain lakes.

The routes, except for climbing, do not require special training and anyone can participate in them, including children from the age of 12, accompanied by parents or close relatives who are fully responsible for them. The technical skills necessary to successfully overcome the passes are acquired along the route.

The Eastern Sayan Mountains and the Baikal region are an area where ticks are found, so it is advisable to have a vaccination and insurance. The guides have a first-aid kit with the necessary set of medicines for the hike. Specific medications (allergic, asthmatic, hypertensive, etc.) must be carried with you. It is important to remember: not all plants, berries and mushrooms are edible, wild animals can be found on the routes, so you should not eat unknown plants, berries and mushrooms, as well as move away from the group for long distances (more than 0.5 km. and more than 0.5 hours), only with the permission of the instructors.

Meeting in Ulan-Ude at 06:45 at the Barguzin hotel, you need to arrive no later than 2 hours before the meeting, if you are late, you will need to catch up with the group yourself, we recommend arriving on the eve of the tour.

Return tickets should be taken on the 11th day of the tour, if you do not plan to attend an additional excursion to the Ivolginsky datsan, tickets can be taken with an early departure, if you plan, then you should take off no earlier than 19:00.

If desired, for those who stayed in Ulan-Ude, for an additional fee and upon prior request, an excursion to the Ivolginsky Datsan, the center of Buddhism in Russia. It is possible to visit an astrologer lama or a Tibetan medicine doctor. The tour ends at 15-16 o'clock

Overnight stays in 4-5-person tents on the route. Accommodation in tents is common, there is no gender separation, when making an application, be sure to clarify to the manager your wishes for accommodation in a tent (for example, if you have a married couple, you want to live alone and other basic wishes for settlement).