Southern Baikal. Winter or spring travel

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On this tour, you will visit four main resort sites on Lake Baikal: sacred Olkhon, energetic Listvyanka, majestic mountain Baikalsk and even the Republic of Buryatia - Arshan.

We will visit the most picturesque places of Olkhon with ice caves and splashes, ride on the ice of Lake Baikal on Khivus, skate on the cleanest and largest natural ice rink, see methane bubbles in the ice and stilted trees, take a walk through the eco park, visit the waterfall and datsan in the mountains of the Tunka Valley.

Features of the season on Lake Baikal, see It is important to know

Location

Irkutsk

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

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Tour highlights

Hivus rides

Let's take a ride on a special hovercraft on the ice of Lake Baikal

Buddhist Datsan

We will visit one of the most unique Buryat religious buildings

Cape Khoboy

We will visit the "edge of the world" – the beautiful cape Khoboy

Itinerary

Day 1 - Irkutsk — Olkhon
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.
Length: by car – 300 km.
Duration: about 6 hours.
Day 2 - Cape Khoboy and northern Olkhon
An excursion trip with a driver-guide on an off-road UAZ in the northern part of the island of Olkhon.
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.
Length: on foot - 3 km, by car – 100 km.
Duration: about 6 hours.
Day 3 - Cape Kobylya Golova and southern Olkhon
Sightseeing trip on Khivus on the ice of the Small Sea. Visit Ogoy Island, Cape Kobylya Golova and the most picturesque bays of the island.
A trip with stops and hiking in the national park.
Return to the campsite.
Meals included: breakfast, dinner
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km
By water transport: approximately 60 km
Total duration: approximately 4 hours.
Day 4 - Olkhon — Listvyanka
Departure from Olkhon Island to Irkutsk.
Stop on the way at the Buryat cafe.
Transfer and transfer to Listvyanka.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast
By road: approximately 370 km
Total duration: approximately 7 hours.
Day 5 - Excursion to Sandy Bay
Excursion to Sandy Bay on the ice of Lake Baikal on Khivus.
It is here that you can see the famous bubbles in the ice and stilted trees on the shore. An excursion with access to the shore and hiking along the picturesque bays of Lake Baikal, a picnic lunch.
Return to the hotel.
The tour can be changed depending on the weather and other conditions
Meals included: breakfast, lunch.
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km.
By water transport: about 160 km.
Total duration: approximately 6 hours.
Day 6 - Listvyanka — Baikalsk
Transfer from Listvyanka to Irkutsk.
Transfer.
A trip to the town of Baikalsk.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast, dinner.
By road: about 220 km.
Total duration: approximately 4 hours.
Day 7 - Excursion to the Baikal Biosphere Reserve
Excursion to the Baikal State Biosphere Reserve.
Visit to the interactive visitor center.
A walk along the protected eco-trail. Lunch-picnic during the tour.
Return to the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
The total length of the route on foot: about 2 km.
By road: about 150 km.
Total duration: approximately 6 hours.
Day 8 - Excursion to the Tunka Valley
Excursion to the Tunka valley, Arshan village (Republic of Buryatia).
A walk along the eco-trail to the waterfall.
Visit to the Buddhist datsan and mineral springs.
Stop at a cafe of Buryat cuisine for an independent lunch.
Return to Baikalsk.
Meals included: breakfast, dinner
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km
By road: about 330 km.
Total duration: approximately 9 hours.
Day 9 - Baikalsk — Irkutsk
Departure from Baikalsk, arrival in Irkutsk.
Meals included: breakfast.
By road: about 150 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.

Difficulty

Low physical intensity for amateurs and non-experienced travelers

Accommodation

Camp Site

3 nights
Hotel

5 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.:

	Economy	Standard
regular dates	117 300	127 000
holiday dates	120 600	133 200
surcharge for single occupancy on regular dates	15 800	22 500
surcharge for single occupancy on public holidays	18 000	26 800

An option with partially comfortable ECONOMY accommodation:

Accommodation: Olkhon – Nabaimar Campsite – 2-bed room (facilities on the floor).
Accommodation: Listvyanka – Arabesque Hotel – 2-bed room (facilities in the section for several rooms).
Accommodation: Baikalsk - Margobai Hotel - 2-bed room (facilities in the section for several rooms).

The option with comfortable accommodation is STANDARD:

Accommodation: Olkhon – Nabaimar Campsite – 2-bed room (room amenities).
Accommodation: Listvyanka – Baikal Cedar Hotel – 2-bed room (room amenities).
Accommodation: Baikalsk - Margobai Hotel - 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

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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Tour conditions

Group

up to 19 tourists

Minimum age

2 years old

Duration

9 days 8 nights

Group meets at

Irkutsk

Included in price

placement according to the selected category;
nutrition:
- Day 1: Dinner;
- Day 2, 7: breakfast, lunch, dinner;
- Day 3, 6, 8: breakfast, dinner;
- Day 5: Breakfast, lunch
- Day 4, 9: Breakfast;
transportation services:
- Day 1: Irkutsk - Olkhon
- Day 2: Olkhon
- Day 3: Across the Small Sea Bay
- Day 4: Olkhon - Irkutsk - Listvyanka
- Day 5: Listvyanka - Akademicheskaya Bay - Listvyanka
- Day 6: Listvyanka - Irkutsk - Baikalsk
- Day 7: Baikalsk - Tankhoy - Baikalsk
- Day 8: Baikalsk - Arshan - Baikalsk
- Day 9: Baikalsk - Irkutsk
sightseeing services:
- Day 2: Trip to the northern part of Olkhon Island
- Day 3: Khivus boat trip to Ogoy Island and the southern part of Olkhon
- Day 5: Sandy Bay
- Day 7: Visit to the Baikal State Nature Reserve in Tankhoy
- Day 8: Arshan Sightseeing tour: waterfall, Buddhist datsan

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Irkutsk and back;
recreational fees (payment for entry to the national park, nature reserve, etc.);
other services not provided by the tour program;
insurance.

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! ;)

The tour operator is not responsible if tourists are late for the train, ship and any other scheduled transport due to the fault of tourists.

All transfers and excursions are combined (conducted as part of a group). Most of the excursions are guided tours without a guide. Other conditions for transfers and excursions must be specified separately in the contract.

Excursions around Olkhon are carried out by land transport as standard. Tourists can go out on the ice in detail at their discretion and under their full responsibility. Special equipment is used for ice travel, and the relevant information should be provided in the contract.

Cruises are conducted according to a pre-agreed program only in conditions of satisfactory weather. If the weather conditions are unsatisfactory: strong winds and waves, then the program can be adjusted by the captain on the spot. The captain informs tourists that, given the weather conditions, the program of the planned route cannot be completed and offers tourists a choice of alternative cruise options. In this case, the cost of the cryosis does not change.

Medical insurance is not included in the price of the tour and is paid additionally. There is an MHI on the territory of the Russian Federation, and the tour operator is not obliged to insure tourists, citizens of the Russian Federation. Foreign citizens should also take care of obtaining medical insurance themselves when entering the territory of the Russian Federation. We kindly ask all tourists to take out medical insurance, extended medical insurance (including tick bite), sports insurance (including accident insurance) on their own. The customer is obliged to provide the Tour Operator with information on medical insurance for all tourists who are not citizens of the Russian Federation, no later than 5 working days before the start of the tour. In case of lack of medical insurance for tourists who are not citizens of the Russian Federation, all responsibility falls on the tour customer.

The tour operator reserves the right to make changes to the order of the days of the excursion program (including depending on weather conditions), change the order of the tour facilities, the order of stops in hotels, change hotels and recreation centers (for similar or higher class) without additional agreement with the customer.

Recreational fees (payment for entry to the national park, nature reserve, etc.) are not included in the price of the tour and are paid additionally, independently by the tourist on the spot.

Entrance tickets to the springs (drinking, bathing, etc.) they are not included in the price of the tour and are paid additionally, independently by the tourist on the spot.

The cost of all services is indicated only for tourists, citizens of the Russian Federation, the cost for foreign citizens must be clarified with the tour operator additionally, since this cost may vary. The services of a guide with a foreign language are always paid additionally.

You can travel around Lake Baikal at any time of the year, each season is unforgettable and beautiful in its own way.

Baikal in winter

Winter Baikal consists of various forms of ice and kilometers of snow-covered plains.
Due to the great depth, the lake retains heat for a long time and the ice appears later than many expect. For example, northern Baikal begins to freeze in mid-December, ice appears on Olkhon in early January, and in the south of Lake Baikal (in Listvyanka and Baikalsk) only by the end of January.
The ice is solid enough from mid-February to the end of March, at the same time an ice crossing is operating, along which you can drive a car. In other winter months, special equipment is used, for example, Khivus, which can perfectly move both on water and on ice. There is almost no snow on Olkhon, it is there that you can see clean ice, and in Listvyanka and Baikalsk there are ski resorts, the snow is soft and fluffy.

Baikal in spring

The ice season continues in March, there is an opportunity to see various forms of ice and grottoes, go skiing and skating, take pictures of huge icicles and at the same time not freeze, since in March it is usually about -10 degrees and there is almost no wind.
In April, the ice gradually begins to melt, and in May you can see how Lake Baikal wakes up. This is a time of vivid contrasts: the ice is just beginning to descend, snow is still lying in places, and snowdrops are already blooming very close by, and the forest is decorated with elegant crimson.

Baikal in autumn

Golden autumn is a very beautiful time to travel to the lake. Sunny weather, quiet Lake Baikal and golden foliage of trees.
There are very few tourists on Lake Baikal in autumn, so no one will interfere with privacy and enjoyment.

The golden autumn season usually lasts until mid-October, and in November the first snow appears on Lake Baikal. Winter entertainment begins in December, when there is enough snow and you can enjoy the picturesque beauty of the lake and its surroundings.

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