Our Chinese department:
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.
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
Tour highlights
The Hidden Olkhon
We will see incredibly beautiful capes, grottoes, places of power
The largest telescope in Russia
Let's get acquainted with the most powerful telescopes in the country
The extraordinary Museum of Lake Baikal
We will virtually dive into the bottom of the lake in a bathyscaphe!
Stunning panorama of Lake Baikal
We will take a chairlift up to the famous Chersky Stone observation deck
Baikal Nature Reserve
We will visit the Baikal State Biosphere Reserve near the village of Tankhoy
Itinerary
- Day 1 - Group meeting. Transfer to the city of Baikalsk
- Day 2 - Baikal State Biosphere Reserve
- Day 3 - Free day in Baikalsk
- Day 4 - Baikalsk - Listvyanka
- Day 5 - The observation deck of the Chersky Stone. Limnological Museum
- Day 6 - Free day in Listvyanka
- Day 7 - Baikal Astrophysical Observatory
- Day 8 - Listvyanka - Olkhon
- Day 9 - Cape Khoboy and northern Olkhon
- Day 10 - Free day on Olkhon
- Day 11 - Return to Irkutsk
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone
Accommodation
Accommodation
- Hotel7 nights
- Camp Site3 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 and date of arrival, RUB.:
| Regular dates | Dates from 12.07 to 09.08 | |||||
| the hostel | economy | standard | the hostel | economy | standard | |
| 2-bed room | 117 100 | 122 000 | 138 500 | 121 700 | 125 400 | 145 000 |
| surcharge for single occupancy | - | 18 800 | 29 500 | - | 21 000 | 33 800 |
Accommodation of the Hostel:
- Accommodation: Baikalsk — Margobai Hotel — a place in a 2-16-bed room with possible check-in (facilities on the floor). 3 nights: night 1-3
- Accommodation: Listvyanka — Campsite Inhabited Island — a place in a 2-16-bed room with possible accommodation (facilities on the floor). 4 nights: night 4-7
- Accommodation: Olkhon — Nabaimar Campsite — a place in a 2-16-bed room with possible check-in (on-site facilities). 3 nights: 8-10 nights
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
Margobai Hotel 3 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..
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.
The Arabesque Hotel or Baikal Cedar Hotel 4 nights
Nabaymar campsite 3 nights
Tour conditions
Group
up to 19 tourists
Duration
11 days 10 nightsGroup 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: Drive 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
Personal equipment you need for the tour
- 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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Dates and Prices
The tour dates are not confirmed yet. Please, for clarification- from31 May – 10 Jun, 2025 11 days 10 nights
- from4 – 14 Jun, 2025 11 days 10 nights
- from7 – 17 Jun, 2025 11 days 10 nights
- from11 – 21 Jun, 2025 11 days 10 nights
- from14 – 24 Jun, 2025 11 days 10 nights
