Legends of the sacred Lake Baikal. Summer-Autumn

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The spring island of Olkhon is a place of power Lake Baikal. Having been here once on the island, you will definitely come back again. The amazing beauty of nature, wonderful people, delicious and healthy food, national traditions – all this will leave an unforgettable impression of visiting Olkhon Island!

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

Location

Irkutsk

Sightseeing tours

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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)

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Tour highlights

The entertaining Taltsy Museum

Let's take a walk through the Taltsy Museum of Wooden Architecture

A fascinating view of the Shaman Stone

We will go up to the Chersky Stone observation deck, which offers a stunning view of the source of the Angara River

Active recreation on Lake Baikal

If desired, we will take a ride on a boat or a boat, ride horses or bicycles

Getting to know the inhabitants of Lake Baikal

We will visit the Baikal Museum, where we will have a virtual dive in a bathyscaphe to the very bottom of the lake

Itinerary

Day 1 - Transfer to Olkhon Island
Meeting at the airport, railway station, or hotel in Irkutsk.
Stop on the way at the Buryat cafe.
Transfer to Olkhon Island.
Accommodation at the campsite.
Meals included: dinner.
By road: about 300 km.
Total duration: approximately 6 hours.
Day 2 - Cape Khoboy and northern Olkhon
An excursion trip with a guide driver in a UAZ SUV along the northern part of Olkhon Island.
Visit Cape Hoboy and the main attractions of the island.
A trip with stops and hiking in the national park, a hot picnic lunch.
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 6 hours.

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Day 3 - A day on Olkhon
Free day on Olkhon.
The opportunity to walk around Khuzhir and its surroundings, relax in nature or choose an additional excursion.
Meals included: breakfast, dinner.
Day 4 - A trip to the village of Listvyanka
Transfer from Olkhon Island to Irkutsk city. Transfer.
Stop on the way at the Buryat cafe.
A trip to the village of Listvyanka.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast.
By road: about 370 km.
Total duration: approximately 7 hours.
Day 5 - A tour of Listvyanka. The observation deck and the Baikal Museum
Visit to the museum of Lake Baikal with a virtual dive to the bottom in a bathyscaphe.
Getting to know the underwater inhabitants, including the Baikal seal.
A chairlift tour to the Chersky Stone observation deck, which offers stunning views of the source of the Angara River.
Return to the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast.
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km.
By road: about 10 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 6 - A day in Listvyanka
Free day in Listvyanka.
The opportunity to walk through Listvyanka and its surroundings, relax in nature or choose an additional excursion.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 7 - Baikal Astrophysical Observatory and observation deck
Excursion to the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory.
An introduction to two telescopes, one of which is the world's largest lens telescope.
Walk to the observation deck with a charming view of Lake Baikal.
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 - A day in Listvyanka
Free day in Listvyanka.
The opportunity to walk through Listvyanka and its surroundings, relax in nature or choose an additional excursion.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 9 - Excursion to the ethnographic complex of Taltsy
Excursion to the picturesque Taltsy open-air park-museum.
A unique architectural and ethnographic complex, on the territory of which you can plunge into the culture of the indigenous peoples of the Baikal region.
Return to Listvyanka.
Meals included: breakfast.
The total length of the route on foot: about 2 km.
By road: about 40 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 10 - A day in Listvyanka
Free day in Listvyanka.
The opportunity to walk through Listvyanka and its surroundings, relax in nature or choose an additional excursion.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 11 - Departure
Departure from Listvyanka, arrival in Irkutsk.
Meals included: breakfast.
By road: about 70 km.
Total duration: approximately 1 hour.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

3 nights
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Camp Site, Hotel

7 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 category of accommodation and date of arrival, RUB.:

Placement category	The hostel		Economy		Standard
Check-in dates	regular	12.07 – 09.08	regular	12.07 – 09.08	regular	12.07 – 09.08
2-bed room	117 600	125 300	117 600	121 400	143 000	149 500
Surcharge for single occupancy	-		22 300	24 800	39 300	43 500

The hostel:

Accommodation: Olkhon — Nabaimar Campsite — a place in a 2-16-bed room with possible check-in (on-site facilities). 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). 7 nights: night 4-10

Economy (partially comfortable accommodation):

Nabaimar campsite, 2-bed room (facilities on the floor);
Arabesque Hotel, 2-bed room (facilities in the multi-room section);

Standard (comfortable accommodation):

Nabaimar campsite, 2-bed room (room amenities);
Baikal Cedar Hotel, 2-bed room (room amenities);

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-type 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.

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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: Breakfast, lunch, dinner;
- Day 3: Breakfast, dinner;
- Day 4-11: Breakfast;
transportation services:
- Day 1: Irkutsk – Olkhon;
- Day 2: Olkhon;
- Day 4: Olkhon – Irkutsk – Listvyanka;
- Day 5: Listvyanka;
- Day 7: Listvyanka;
- Day 9: Listvyanka – Taltsy – Listvyanka;
- Day 11: Listvyanka – Irkutsk;
sightseeing services:
- Day 2: Trip to the northern part of Olkhon Island;
- Day 5: Lift ascent to the Chersky Stone observation deck;
- Day 5: Visit to the Baikal Museum (Limnological Museum);
- Day 7: Baikal Astrophysical Observatory;
- Day 9: Ethnographic Museum of Taltsy.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Irkutsk and back;
meals not specified in the program;
recreational fees (payment for entry to the national park, nature reserve, etc.);
entrance tickets to the springs (drinking, bathing, etc.);
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;
don't forget your camera and a great mood.

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