We will meet you at Irkutsk airport and head to a panoramic restaurant in the city center for breakfast!
Breakfast will be served with a glass of Prosecco: a delicious, wine-filled and soulful trip to Lake Baikal is now open! Hurray!
After a hearty breakfast, we will stroll through the historical part of Irkutsk and explore the city, accompanied by a local guide.
We will not walk for a long time: we will alternate walking with traveling in our minibus.
We will walk along the embankment of the Angara River, see the famous 130th block with historical buildings, see the ancient Church of the Savior and the monument to Alexander III, and also take pictures at the icebreaker Angara.
Let's go to lunch!
It will take place within the walls of a cozy mansion in the center of Irkutsk, where we will be able to plunge into the welcoming atmosphere of a noble house, enjoying the exquisite dishes of local cuisine.
Here, traditional Russian pickles are prepared in special oak barrels, cheeses are brewed in their own cheese factory, and seemingly familiar recipes are executed using elements of molecular cuisine technology.
For an aperitif, we will try an assortment of branded artisan cheeses, Baikal-style wild mushrooms and duck pate with dried fruits and onion marmalade.
Lamb baked with beetroot and gremolata is waiting for us as the main course.
The dishes are accompanied by velvety and full-bodied red wine.
At the end of lunch, we will taste a dessert that came down from the pages of a children's fairy tale!
Samovar – creamy mushroom mousse with blackcurrant and juniper ice cream, melting moss and crisp birch bark.
Dessert is accompanied by a tea ceremony from a 129-year-old samovar!
All meals are already included in the price of the tour, you just need to relax and enjoy!
After lunch, we check into one of the best hotels in Irkutsk – Marriott.
The hotel is located in the historical center of the city.
The Angara River embankment, Museums, the Irkutsk Drama Theater, historical and architectural monuments – wooden houses, temples of the early 18th century – are within walking distance from the hotel.
According to our tradition, a bottle of sparkling wine with fruits will be waiting for you in the room to relax in the evening and tune in to a beautiful and vibrant vacation!
Let's rest a bit and get ready for dinner!
Tonight we will go to the culinary studio, where, under the guidance of the chef, we will prepare national dishes of Siberia and Buryatia.
So, what awaits us?
Taiga salad with dried bear meat and pine nuts, Buryat bouzes and Siberian brushwood with fragrant Altai tea.
And in order for the master class to be held with a spark, there will be a wine accompaniment.
So it will be delicious, interesting, wine-filled and fun!
After the master class, let's start tasting our dishes!
In addition, an ensemble of national dances will join our evening.
The artists will teach us how to dance the Buryat Yekhor dance!
We're having dinner, enjoying ourselves, dancing and exchanging impressions!