Baikal ice and the heart of Lake Baikal. A journey from Olkhon to Listvyanka

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This trip along Lake Baikal will introduce you to the amazing nature of the Great Lake, with a bizarre combination of bright sun and blue transparent ice, will give you a wonderful mood, new impressions and a desire to come again. For a short stay on Lake Baikal, you can get acquainted with the main attractions of Lake Baikal – Listvyanka and O. Olkhon. We offer you to spend time usefully and informative!

Location

Irkutsk

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Tour highlights

A fun ride on khivus

Let's take a ride on Khivus and admire the purest Baikal ice

Picnic on Lake Baikal

Let's have a picnic right on the ice of Lake Baikal

Dog sledding

Let's go dog sledding for 10 km.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting with Lake Baikal. Olkhon Island. Visit to Shamanka Rock
We will meet at 10:00 a.m. near the Irkutsk airport information desk (we recommend purchasing air tickets at an earlier time due to flight delays, guests get to the meeting place on their own, they do not pick up from hotels).
Transfer to Olkhon Island (the time is announced the day before by the accompanying person) as part of the national team (about 5-6 hours with the crossing of the Olkhon Gate).
Lunch at a roadside cafe (self-paid).
Arrival to Olkhon or MRS.
Placement.
After dinner (payment on the spot) visit Shamanka rock.
Shamanka Rock is one of the seven shrines of Asia.
A sacred rock for the local population.
Evening rest.
Note: In case of delay for any reason, tourists catch up with the group on their own. We recommend that you arrive the day before the start of the tour!
Day 2 - Visit to Cape Khoboy
Breakfast.
A trip to Cape Khoboy on the ice of Lake Baikal.
The amazing beauty and very transparent ice of Lake Baikal.
Ice on the rocks and the bizarre patterns of Baikal ice hiding grottos and caves also require a separate inspection.
To check the time and place with the curator.
During the tour, lunch is served as a snack.
Dinner at the hotel or cafe on your own.
On the tour you can see all the main landscapes of Olkhon, with a magnificent view of the Small Sea and Lake Baikal from the cape.
Cape Khoboy is a pillar—shaped rock that bears a pronounced resemblance to the profile of a woman's head with a bust.
There is a site on the cape where shamanic rituals are performed.
It is advisable to book additional excursions for tomorrow. Check with the greeter on Olkhon.
Day 3 - Free day
Today is a free day to relax and stay on Lake Baikal. After breakfast, you can book a visit to the sacred site of Ogoy Island to the Buddhist stupa, which is officially called the Stupa of Enlightenment, or optionally go fishing on the ice of Lake Baikal (you can book excursions and fishing at the campsite for a fee).
You can stroll along the coastline along the Saray Bay and enjoy the evening sunset.
Day 4 - Farewell to the island of Olkhon. Transfer to Listvyanka village
We have breakfast at the campsite and prepare to return first to Irkutsk and then drive to Listvyanka.
In your free time, you can also walk along the shore of Lake Baikal, take pictures of interesting views and transparent ice, and say goodbye to him.
On the way, we have lunch at a cafe (payment is at our own expense).
From Irkutsk we will drive along the picturesque Baikal road along the Angara River.
Arrival in Listvyanka, where the only Angara River flows out, which does not freeze even in severe frosts.
Why doesn't it freeze? You will find out this by visiting the Baikal Museum on day 6.
Check-in at the hotel.
We walk along the village's embankment, visit the fish market and relax.
Dinner is at your own expense.
Day 5 - A trip across the ice of Lake Baikal to Sandy Bay
Today is the most interesting and intense trip on the lake.
After breakfast, we set off on a trip across the ice of Lake Baikal.
On this day, we will drive from Listvyanka village to the famous and very picturesque Sandy Bay.
We will pass by the villages of Bolshye Koty and Bolshoe Goloustnoye.
If the weather permits, we will make a stop and take a picture on the ice of Lake Baikal.
All excursions to Lake Baikal, including Sandy Bay, are conducted on hovercraft.
Arriving at the bay, we walk, relax, and skate.
We will definitely climb to the observation point of the Primorsky Ridge.
Lunch-picnic on Lake Baikal.
Take a lot of great photos in the most beautiful and interesting places.
After resting in the bay, we return to the village of Listvyanka.
In the evening, have dinner at the hotel restaurant or at any cafe in the village (pay at your own expense).
Day 6 - Farewell to Lake Baikal. Excursion to the Baikal Museum. Transfer to Irkutsk
Breakfast.
Packing up as we will spend the night in Irkutsk today.
After that, you will get acquainted with all the inhabitants of Lake Baikal in the Limnological Museum, the scientific staff will tell you everything about Lake Baikal in detail.
The Baikal Museum — it houses a seal sanctuary, contains the most complete information about the nature of Lake Baikal.
11 large aquariums with a unique water supply and exchange system that draws water from a depth of 400 m.
The seal is kept in two separate combined aquariums.
The exposition "Diving to the bottom of Lake Baikal" is open.
Transfer to the ski lifts.
We climb to the observation deck of the Chersky Stone, where a beautiful winter view of Lake Baikal and the source of the Angara opens from above.
Next, a short snowmobile ride for several people in one race.
The rest can sit in the cafe and have a bite to eat.
We go to the fish market and buy souvenirs and fish at home.
We have lunch on our own with fish, and then we go dog sledding.
Transfer to Irkutsk.
Check-in at the hotel.
Free time.
In the evening, dinner in honor of the completion of the program (self-paid on site).
Day 7 - Departure
Breakfast and departure to the airport on your own.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Camp Site

6 nights

Comfort

Basic+
Midscale

The tour includes accommodation at a campsite and in a hotel.

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

placement	Economy, facilities on the floor	"Standard"
double room	178 600	187 800
single room	188 000	200 400

You can charge your phones at the campsites, but the mobile connection is weak and there is no wi-fi.

Find out more information about the conditions of your stay when booking the tour.

Tour conditions

Group

From 4 to 15 tourists

Minimum age

8 years old

Duration

7 days 6 nights

Group meets at

Irkutsk

Included in price

meeting at the airport;
transfer according to the program;
guided tours listed in the program;
tickets to museums and the national park;
placement according to the program;
meals according to the program:
- 1 day: not provided;
- Day 2: breakfast, lunch, snack;
- Day 3: Breakfast;
- Day 4: Breakfast;
- Day 5: breakfast, lunch, picnic;
- Day 6: Breakfast;
- Day 7: Breakfast;
accompanying services for groups of 6 people and more;
transfer to Khivus.

Paid extra

air flight or railway tickets to Irkutsk and back;
meals not specified in the program or specified for an additional fee;
translation services (English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish);
alcoholic beverages;
video shooting;
horseback riding;
Russian bathhouse;
additional services not specified in the program;
fishing gear rental

It's important to know

Documents:

It is necessary to have with you:

Passport (for children — birth certificate).
A compulsory health insurance policy.
A certificate from the therapist, if there are chronic diseases (the tourist assumes responsibility for his health on the tour).

Necessary personal equipment for winter and spring travel:

We offer a list of necessary equipment that includes what you are wearing.:

Equipment and accessories:

Thermos;
Disposable heating pads 1-2 pcs.
The headlamp.
Sunglasses.
A spoon, a mug, a cup, a knife.
Matches, or a lighter.
An individual first-aid kit (with the necessary set of personal and specific medicines, no more than 200 grams by weight).
Sunburn products (required in the mountains and traveling on the ice of Lake Baikal).

Necessary clothes:

Lingerie.
Thermal underwear 1 pc.
A sweatshirt, fleece, etc. (preferably made of modern materials).
Storm suit – jacket + trousers. Availability is mandatory. The jacket is insulated with a hood. Trousers – protection from wind and moisture. You can use a ski suit.
Simple (or tracking) socks — 2 pairs.
Wool socks (trekking, insulated).
Shoes (trekking boots or other warm boots with a warm insole, without high heels, boots).
Slippers.
Swimsuit.
Trekking poles are recommended only for hiking routes, combined at the discretion of the participants.
Warm sports cap — 2 pcs.
Personal hygiene products (toothbrush and paste, toilet paper, etc.).
Insulated gloves and winter mittens.

Special equipment (on certain routes, with access to the ice):

*ice skates

*rubber bands with spikes for shoes are A MUST when hiking on ice

Note: if special equipment is not included in the price of the tour, it can be rented from the company by informing your manager in advance. Equipment rental is only and strictly for all days of the tour. It is taken at the beginning of the tour and surrendered at the end. The cost per day of multiplication for all days, regardless of whether it was used or not, is non-refundable.

Important! It is mandatory to have the following documents on the entire route: a passport, a compulsory medical insurance policy, and a birth certificate for the child.

The requirement for a set of "personal belongings" is nothing superfluous and heavy! If you have extra things or a suitcase, then you decide on your own where to leave it (luggage storage). The organizers do not store things.

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16 Apr, 2026

Everything went well. The program was carried out in full as planned.