Lake Baikal is spiritual: Olkhon and Buryatia

This tour is a real Baikal circumnavigation! It is for those who want to see the maximum of Lake Baikal in one trip – different shores, different nature, different traditions and customs! You will see 14 iconic places of the region, visit its largest island, get acquainted with Siberian and Buryat cuisine, see the way of life of local peoples, touch the secrets and rituals of local religions and spiritual teachings.

Location

Irkutsk
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$1,525
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Duration
7 Days
6 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 13 – 19 July, 2025
    • 20 – 26 July, 2025
    • 27 July – 2 August, 2025
    • 3 – 9 August, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Hotel
    6 nights
Comfort
  • Upscale
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 8 people
Minimum age
8 years old
Group meet at
Irkutsk
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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Let's taste Baikal
Let's get acquainted with the legendary Buryat cuisine and cook traditional Buryat bouzas together with the masters
Two different shores of Lake Baikal
We will cross Lake Baikal by speedboat and enjoy its boundless expanse and power
Baikal Seal Rookery
Let's get acquainted with the unique and sweetest inhabitants of the lake – seals
The main Buddhist temple in Russia
We will be able to communicate with real lamas and spin prayer drums
The hospitality of the Old Believers
We will find ourselves in the settlement of the Old Believers, where we will be warmly welcomed with traditional dishes and a unique folklore program

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Irkutsk – Golden Horde – Khuzhir (Olkhon Island)

    09:00-10:00 Meeting at the airport with a guide. 

    10:00-11:30 We leave Irkutsk and go to the ethnocomplex "Golden Horde". 

    11:30-12:30 We enjoy the impressive folklore program of the Steppenwolf ethnocomplex and sculpt bouzes at the master class. 

    12:30-13:30 Lunch with traditional Buryat cuisine.

    13:30-16:00 Transfer to the Small Sea. 

    16:00-18:30 We board a speedboat and go to Olkhon Island with a stop on the sacred island of Ogoy.

    You will make a ritual tour of the Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment on an island where no one has ever lived.

    18:30-19:00 Arrival in Khuzhir, boarding minivans and transfer to the hotel. 

    19:00 We check into the hotel and relax from a busy, full of impressions day.

    Meals: lunch.

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  • Day 2 - Hoboy
  • Day 3 - Ushkany Islands – Monakhovo – Gremyachinsk
  • Day 4 - Free day
  • Day 5 - Gremyachinsk – Ulan-Ude – Ivolginsk – Ulan-Ude
  • Day 6 - Ulan-Ude – Tarbagatai – Ulan-Ude
  • Day 7 - Departure
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    6 nights
Comfort
  • Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

The surcharge for single occupancy is 28,200 rubles/person.

The cost for 1 person when ordering an individual tour:

  • 175 850 rubles for 1 person in a group of 6 people;
  • 224,250 rubles for 1 person in a group of 4 people;
  • 388,380 rubles for 1 person in a group of 2 people.
Saraisky tourist complex, Khuzhir village 2 nights

The only complex located on the 1st line of the Sarai Bay of Olkhon Island, within walking distance from the sacred cape Burkhan (Shamanka rocks). On a closed park area of 2 hectares, it offers: 14 rooms, 10 guest houses, a cafe with panoramic windows and a terrace overlooking the
Baikal, Russian bath, playground, barbecue area.

Cozy country-style rooms will give you an atmosphere of warmth and comfort. The rooms have a covered terrace with individual furniture for relaxation.

In the room: 1 double bed or 2 single beds, wardrobe and bedside tables, dressing table and stool, private bathroom, tea station, blankets, mosquito nets, bottled water upon arrival.

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Park hotel "Baikal Riviera", Gremyachinsk village 2 nights
Baikal Plaza Hotel, Ulan-Ude 2 nights

Tour conditions

Group
up to 8 tourists
Minimum age
8 years old
Duration
7 days 6 nights
Group meets at
Irkutsk

Included in price

  • services of a professional guide;
  • transfers according to the program;
  • meals: breakfast in hotels, lunch during excursions;
  • GK Saraisky settlement of khuzhir, double rooms of the standard category, 2 nights;
  • park hotel "Baikal Riviera" village of Gremyachinsk, double rooms of the standard category, 2 nights;
  • Baikal Plaza hotel, Ulan-Ude, double rooms of the standard category, 2 nights;
  • FR speedboat rental on the route MRS - Ogoy Island - Khuzhir, Khuzhir - Ushkany Islands - Monakhovo;
  • folklore program and MK on modeling poses in the Golden Horde ethnocomplex;
  • car-walking tour to Cape Khoboy;
  • recreational fees of the Baikal and Zabakalsky National Parks;
  • visiting the Ushkany Islands;
  • visit to the Ivolginsky datsan;
  • excursion to the village of Old Believers (with folklore program);
  • car-walking tour of Ulan-Ude.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Irkutsk and back from Ulan-Ude.
  • meals not specified in the program;
  • tobacco and alcohol products.
  • souvenir products.
  • additional services and excursions not included in the program;
  • excursion to the Barguzin Valley;
  • sauna and spa.

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour

1. Documents: passport, insurance policy (medical)
2. Comfortable sports shoes: light sneakers and replaceable shoes (sandals or sneakers).
3. Sportswear for hot and cool weather:
– the jacket is windproof, waterproof;
– raincoat;
– warm tracksuit (sweatshirt, pants);
– T-shirts with long (from sunburn) and short sleeves;
– sports trousers;
– shorts;
– socks.
4. Headdress: cap, hat, panama hat (! with a visor).
5. Light hat.
6. Sunscreen (protection factor of at least 20).
7. Sunglasses (with at least 2 UV protection).
8. Bathing accessories (yes, you can swim in Lake Baikal!).
9. Personal first aid kit.
10. Photo and video equipment (take care of the sealed packaging in case of rain).
11. A small backpack or handbag for day trips.
12. Binoculars.
13. Flashlight with spare batteries.
14. Mosquito repellent.
15. Thin gloves.
16. Umbrella.

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Dates and Prices

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  • $1,525
    13 – 19 Jul, 2025 7 days 6 nights
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  • $1,525
    20 – 26 Jul, 2025 7 days 6 nights
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  • $1,525
    27 Jul – 2 Aug, 2025 7 days 6 nights
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  • $1,525
    3 – 9 Aug, 2025 7 days 6 nights
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  • $1,525
    10 – 16 Aug, 2025 7 days 6 nights
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