Autumn colors of Lake Baikal

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Get to know the city of Baikal, which is comfortably located on the very shore of Lake Baikal. The mesmerizing beauty of the Khamar-Daban mountains, the energy of Olkhon, the entertainment of Listvyanka, an amazing view of Lake Baikal, excellent Siberian cuisine – all this awaits you on the tour.

The tour is also held on any date on an individual request.

Location

Irkutsk

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Itinerary

Day 1 - Group meeting. Transfer to the city of Baikalsk
Meeting at the airport, railway station, or hotel in Irkutsk.

Transfer to the city of Baikalsk.

Accommodation at the hotel.

Meals included: dinner.
By road: about 150 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 2 - Baikal State Biosphere Reserve
A trip from Baikalsk to the Baikal State Biosphere Reserve near the village of Tankhoy.
A walk along the protected trail.
Return to the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
The total length of the route on foot: about 2 kmBy road: about 150 km
Total duration: approximately 6 hours.
Day 3 - Free day in Baikalsk
Free day in Baikalsk.

It is always a pleasure to walk along the shore of Lake Baikal.

A light breeze and bright sun will be your companions.

Baikalsk is the southernmost city in the Irkutsk region.

It is located at the same geographical latitude as the capital of the United Kingdom, London.

However, this place is not so gloomy and foggy.

Surprisingly, the Baikal coast is famous for a large number of clear days, there are more than three hundred of them a year.

Due to the special microclimate, there are no severe frosts in winter and suffocating heat in summer.

Meals included: breakfast, dinner.
Day 4 - Transfer to Listvyanka village
Transfer from Baikalsk to Irkutsk.

Transfer. A trip to the village of Listvyanka.

Check-in at the hotel.

Meals included: breakfast.
By road: about 220 km.
Total duration: approximately 4 hours.
Day 5 - Sightseeing tour of the village: Shaman stone, "Chersky Stone", Lake Baikal Museum
Sightseeing walking tour of the village of Listvyanka with short crossings.
A chairlift tour to the Chersky Stone observation deck, which offers a charming view of the Shaman Stone, the source of the Angara River.
Visit to the Limnological Museum (Lake Baikal Museum) with a virtual bathyscaphe dive.
Return to the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast.
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km. By car: about 10 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 6 - Free day in Listvyanka
Free day in Listvyanka.
Listvyanka is one of the most popular places on Lake Baikal.
It is often called the calling card of the lake.
It is from here that most tourists begin to get acquainted with the beauties of the Baikal region.
The name of the village was not given by chance.
If you walk around the neighborhood, be sure to pay attention to the large number of larch trees growing in these places.
The beautiful forest, starting just outside the village, will allow you to get in touch with the untouched civilization of wildlife, rich and diverse.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 7 - Baikal Astrophysical Observatory
A trip to the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory.
Walking distance to the observation deck.
Introduction to 2 telescopes.
Return to the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast.
The total length of the route on foot: about 5 km. By road: about 10 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 8 - Transfer to Olkhon Island
Transfer from Listvyanka to Irkutsk.
Transfer.
A trip to Olkhon Island.
Accommodation at the campsite.
Meals included: breakfast, dinner.
By road: about 370 km.
Total duration: approximately 7 hours.

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Day 9 - Cape Khoboy
A trip to the northern part of Olkhon Island to Cape Khoboy with stops and hiking.
Return to the campsite.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km.
By car: about 100 km, without a guide.
Total duration: approximately 7 hours.

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Day 10 - Free day on Olkhon
Free day on Olkhon.

It is not by chance that the locals believe that it is in the Olkhon rocks that the spirits of Lake Baikal live.

Olkhon Island is recognized as "the main sanctuary and cult center of pan-Mongolian and Central Asian significance."

Shamans come here to perform all kinds of religious rituals.

Even if you are far from such beliefs, sit down in silence on the shore and try to listen to your feelings.

Many admit that a vacation on Olkhon charges them with such energy that they do not get anywhere else.

Meals included: breakfast, dinner.

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Day 11 - Return to Irkutsk
Departure from Olkhon Island, arrival in Irkutsk.

Meals included: breakfast.
By road: about 300 km.
Total duration: approximately 6 hours.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

7 nights
Camp Site

3 nights

Comfort

Basic+
Midscale

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel and at a camp site.

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

	Regular dates
	economy	standard
2-bed room	106 600	120 700
surcharge for single occupancy	18 800	28 500

Economy accommodation:

Accommodation: Baikalsk — Margobai Hotel — 2-bed room (facilities in the section for several rooms). 3 nights: night 1-3
Accommodation: Listvyanka — Arabesque Hotel — 2-bed room (facilities in the section for several rooms). 4 nights: night 4-7
Accommodation: Olkhon — Nabaimar Campsite — 2-bed room (facilities on the floor). 3 nights: 8-10 nights

Standard Placement:

Accommodation: Baikalsk — Margobai Hotel — 2-bed room (room amenities). 3 nights: night 1-3
Accommodation: Listvyanka — Baikal Cedar Hotel — 2-bed room (room amenities). 4 nights: night 4-7
Accommodation: Olkhon — Nabaimar Campsite — 2-bed room (room amenities). 3 nights: 8-10 nights

It is located in the city of Baikalsk, 200 m from Lake Baikal. Baikalsk Train Station is 10 km away. It offers a cafe-bar, a sauna with a swimming pool, a steam room, laundry, parking, as well as free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, an a la carte restaurant.

The two-storey hotel complex offers accommodation in 19 rooms of various price categories, decorated in a simple style and furnished with wooden furniture. Some of the rooms have a spacious seating area and a private bathroom..

Rooms of the "Hostel" class located on the ground floor. In the room: single beds, clothes rack, mirror, bedside tables, TV, electric heater. Bathroom on the floor.

The Economy class rooms are located on the first and second floors. In the room: single beds or 1.5-double and 1-double beds or one double bed, wardrobe, mirror, bedside tables, TV, electric heater. Bathroom in the section for several rooms.

The Standard rooms are located on the first and second floors. In the room: one double or two single beds, a double sofa, wardrobe, mirror, bedside tables, TV, electric heater. Bathroom with shower in the section for several rooms. There is a bathroom in the room.

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There is constant electricity at the campsite (in the village Khuzhir conducted electricity in 2005).

Guest house No. 1 is unsettled.
Capacity: 13 people.
Ground floor with a shared veranda - dining room;
Second floor with balcony;
The number of rooms is 3.
There are 4 beds in the rooms in two rooms, 5 in one.

Room description: single beds, mirror, shelves for things, wardrobe.

An urban-type bathroom in the neighboring building is free of charge: a toilet, a sink, a shower cabin with hot water.

Guest house No. 2 is semi–comfortable (bathroom on each floor).
Capacity: 36 people (32 main seats, 4 additional places).
Ground floor with a shared veranda;
Number of rooms - 7;
There are 2, 3, 2+2 extra beds in one room. places;
Second floor:
Number of rooms - 7;
Beds in rooms 2, 3, 2+2 additional. places;

This house has Economy and Economy family rooms.

Room description: 1-double beds or one 2-double bed (bed linen, towels), wardrobe, mirror, bedside table, TV (satellite), electric heater, 2 extras in family rooms. seats (one double sofa).

An urban bathroom on each floor is free of charge: toilet, sink, shower cabin with hot water.

Guest house No. 3 is well-maintained (bathroom in each room).
Capacity: 24 people (16 main seats, 8 additional places);
Ground floor:
Number of rooms - 4;
There are 2+1 extra beds in one room. place (sofa);
Second floor:
Number of rooms - 4;
There are 2+1 extra beds in the rooms. place (sofa);

Standard rooms are located in this house.

Room description: two 1-double beds or one 2-double bed (bed linen, towels, shower gel), wardrobe, mirror, bedside tables, single sofa, TV (satellite), electric heater.

Bathroom in the room: toilet, sink, shower with hot water.

Guest house No. 4 - comfortable (bathroom in each room);
Capacity: 24 people (16 main seats, 8 additional places);
Ground floor:
Number of rooms - 4;
There are 2+1 extra beds in one room. place (sofa);
Second floor:
Number of rooms - 4;
There are 2+1 extra beds in the rooms. place (sofa);
Standard rooms are located in this house

Room description: two 1-double beds (bed linen, towels, shower gel), wardrobe, mirror, bedside tables, single sofa, TV(satellite), electric heater

Bathroom in the room: toilet, sink, shower with hot water.

Additional services:

Dining room (delicious dishes of Russian and Buryat cuisine, only complex meals);
The playground is free of charge;
Parking is free;
Wi-Fi in the dining area is free of charge.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 19 tourists

Duration

11 days 10 nights

Group meets at

Irkutsk

Included in price

accommodation according to the selected price;
nutrition:
- Day 1: Dinner;
- Day 2, 9: breakfast, lunch, dinner;
- Day 3, 8, 10: breakfast, dinner;
- Day 4-7, 11: breakfast;
transportation services:
- Day 1: Irkutsk – Baikalsk;
- Day 2: Baikalsk – Tankhoy – Baikalsk;
- Day 4: Baikalsk – Irkutsk – Listvyanka;
- Day 5: Listvyanka;
- Day 7: Listvyanka;
- Day 8: Listvyanka – Irkutsk – Olkhon;
- Day 9: Olkhon;
- Day 11: Olkhon – Irkutsk;
sightseeing services:
- Day 2: Visit to the Baikal State Nature Reserve in Tankhoy;
- Day 5: Visit the Kamen Chersky observation deck on a chairlift;
- Day 5: Visit to the Baikal Museum;
- Day 7: Baikal Astrophysical Observatory;
- Day 9: Trip to the northern part of Olkhon Island.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Irkutsk and back;
meals not specified in the program;
recreational fees;
other services are not included in the price of the tour and are paid additionally.

It's important to know

comfortable shoes and warm socks;
replacement shoes;
warm jacket and trousers;
sweater or sweatshirt;
a hat or other headdress that protects from the sun;
bathing accessories, towel, slippers (for the bath);
sunglasses;
sunscreen cream (maximum protection factor);
If you are taking medications, take them with you.

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