Places of Relaxation on Lake Baikal. Winter or spring tour

Baikal in winter means sunny days, amazingly beautiful transparent ice and clear waters of Lake Baikal, optional quad biking and other entertainment. 

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

Features of the season on Lake Baikal, see It's important to know.

Location

Irkutsk
from
$834
+ tickets to the starting point of the tour
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Duration
8 Days
7 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • 20 – 27 December
    • 23 – 30 December
    • 25 December, 2024 – 1 January, 2025
    • 27 December, 2024 – 3 January, 2025
    • Dates for next season
    • 1 – 8 January, 2025
    • 3 – 10 January, 2025
    • 6 – 13 January, 2025
    • 8 – 15 January, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Camp Site
    4 nights
  • Hotel
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Basic+
  • Midscale
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 19 people
Group meet at
Irkutsk
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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Fabulously transparent ice floes of Lake Baikal
Let's see for ourselves the unique transparency of the Baikal ice and take amazing photos
The magic of Olkhon
Let's recharge our batteries in the main sanctuary and cult center of the region, where many shamans come to perform all kinds of rituals
Picturesque cape Kobylya golova
We will go to the southern part of Olkhon Island with stops for photo shoots and invigorating hiking

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Irkutsk — Olkhon

    Meeting at the airport, railway station, or hotel in Irkutsk.

    Meeting in Irkutsk and departure to Olkhon Island.

    Stop on the way at the Buryat cafe.

    Accommodation at the campsite.

    Meals: dinner.

    By road: about 300 km.

    Total duration: approximately 6 hours.

  • Day 2 - Cape Khoboy and northern Olkhon
  • Day 3 - Free day on Olkhon
  • Day 4 - Cape Kobylya Golova and southern Olkhon
  • Day 5 - Olkhon - Irkutsk
  • Day 6 - Irkutsk — Listvyanka
  • Day 7 - Free day in Listvyanka
  • Day 8 - Listvyanka — Irkutsk
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Camp Site
    4 nights
  • Hotel
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Basic+
  • Midscale

The tour provides double accommodation in hotels and at the campsite.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the category of accommodation and selected dates, RUB.:

 EconomyStandard
regular dates85 90098 700
holiday dates 88 600102 100
surcharge for single occupancy on regular dates17 50026 300
surcharge for single occupancy on public holidays19 30028 500


An option with partially comfortable economy accommodation:

  • accommodation: Listvyanka – Arabesque Hotel – 2-bed room (facilities in the section for several rooms);
  • accommodation: Olkhon – Nabaimar campsite – 2-bed room (facilities on the floor). 

The option with comfortable accommodation is standard:

  • accommodation: Listvyanka – Baikal Cedar Hotel – 2-bed room (room amenities);
  • Accommodation: Olkhon – Nabaimar campsite – 2-bed room (room amenities). 

Holiday tours are calculated at holiday rates. Holiday tours include tours that partially or completely coincide with the dates:

  • January 01 – January 09;
  • February 20 – March 10;
  • May 01 – May 09.
Nabaymar Campsite 4 nights

It is located a 5-minute walk from the shore of Lake Baikal and the main attraction of the island of Shamanka Rocks (Cape Burkhan). 

The rooms of the Nabaymar Estate are heated, most of them are decorated in a rustic style. Laundry services and tourist information are also available on site.

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The Baikal Cedar Hotel or The Arabesque Hotel 2 nights

Tour conditions

Group
up to 19 tourists
Duration
8 days 7 nights
Group meets at
Irkutsk

Included in price

  • accommodation according to the selected price;
  • nutrition:
    • Day 1: Dinner;
    • Day 2.4: Breakfast, lunch, dinner;
    • Day 3: Breakfast, dinner;
    • Day 5-8: breakfast;
  • transportation services:
    • Day 1: Irkutsk – Olkhon;
    • Day 2.4: Olkhon;
    • Day 5: Olkhon – Irkutsk;
    • Day 6: Irkutsk – Listvyanka;
    • Day 8: Listvyanka – Irkutsk;
  • sightseeing services:
    • Day 2: Trip to the northern part of Olkhon Island;
    • Day 4: Trip to the southern part of Olkhon Island.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Irkutsk and back;
  • meals not specified in the program;
  • recreational fees;
  • other services not included in the tour price.

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

  • Individual dates available on request
    1 Jan – 31 Dec
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    $834
    20 – 27 Dec 8 days 7 nights
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    $834
    23 – 30 Dec 8 days 7 nights
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  • from
    $861
    25 Dec, 2024 – 1 Jan, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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  • from
    $861
    27 Dec, 2024 – 3 Jan, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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  • from
    $861
    30 Dec, 2024 – 6 Jan, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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