The charm of the Small Sea. Winter trip to Lake Baikal

Today you will see frozen water splashes in grottos and caves – amazing shapes of icicles and statues will not leave you indifferent! 

You will visit one of the most popular tourist spots on Olkhon – on the island of Ogoy. 

Ogoy Island is the largest island in the Small Sea with a length of 3 km. 

The most frequently photographed and recognizable place on the island is the sacred Buddhist stupa.

Many people come to Lake Baikal only for the sake of visiting this place – to purify themselves and recharge their spiritual energy.  

And there is also a belief that if you walk around the stupa 3 times and make a wish, it comes true. 

You will find a lake in the south of Olkhon, which is famous for methane bubbles frozen in ice — they look very interesting! 

In the middle of the day you will have a picnic lunch in the fresh air surrounded by Baikal beauty. 

Today you will have a lot of photos from the tour – it is impossible to resist and not capture all the icy beauty! 

In the evening, you will return to the hotel, where you will have the opportunity to relax or spend your free time at your discretion.

The tour can be replaced due to the ice conditions. 

Alternatively, a car tour "To the south of Olkhon Island" is offered. 

An excursion to the south implies a visit to Lake Heart, the Trident rock, the lonely birch, the Khalzana paddy. 

A detailed tour program will be provided upon replacement.

The price includes: accommodation, breakfast, excursion, group transfer, picnic lunch, permission to visit the national park.

You will find: Ogoy Island, Cape Dragon, Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment, grottoes, Baikal ice.

On this day, our amazing journey through the Small Sea is coming to an end. 

Breakfast awaits you in the morning and you will have the opportunity to take a last walk. 

In the morning, departure to Irkutsk, where a sightseeing tour of the city will begin tomorrow.

The price includes: group transfer, breakfast, lunch on the way to Irkutsk, accommodation.

Irkutsk is called the capital of Eastern Siberia, it is an ancient city with interesting architecture in the style of Irkutsk Baroque. 

The settlement on the Irkut River was founded in 1661 and was named after the Tuvan leader Yandash. 

Already in 1701, the city of Irkutsk was marked on the map.

Due to its location on the way between Europe and the Far East, the city is developing rapidly. 

In the 19th century Irkutsk became the center of gold mining. 

Today it is a center of tourism and science, there are a lot of students in the city, so the average age of Irkutsk residents is only 30 years old.

The center of Irkutsk is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

The city has largely preserved its original historical buildings. 

There are about 685 historical and cultural monuments in Irkutsk. 

A tour of the memorable and historical places of Irkutsk will acquaint tourists with the history of the Irkutsk prison, the central part of the city, tell about architecture and wooden architecture, outstanding figures of the history and culture of Russia, whose activities were inextricably linked with Irkutsk. 

After the tour, you will love the city like your native one, you will want to return to it again and again! 

In the evening, you will have free time to visit local shopping malls, cafes or restaurants, as well as gain strength before tomorrow's trip to Listvyanka. 

Included in the price: breakfast, group transfer, guide, excursion, accommodation.

You will find: Churches, Museums, Monuments, A Square, the Angara Embankment.

Today you will go towards Listvyanka along the picturesque Baikal highway.

Listvyanka is a village located along the edge of Lake Baikal at the source of the Angara River, a kind of Mecca of tourism among all visitors to Lake Baikal, the starting point of many sightseeing routes along the lake. 

This is the closest place to the city where you can see the Pearl of Siberia. 

On the way to Listvyanka, you will visit an amazing and interesting place – the open-air architectural and ethnographic museum "Taltsy", where monuments of history, architecture and ethnography of the XVII-XX centuries are concentrated. 

At the source of the Angara River, the only one flowing from Lake Baikal, the guide will tell you a fascinating and beautiful legend about Lake Baikal and Angara, here you will see the legendary Shaman Stone. 

After that, you will visit the limnological Museum of Lake Baikal, which not only conducts expositional and educational activities, but also continues to engage in serious scientific research, and therefore you will not find out such information about Lake Baikal "first-hand" anywhere.

In the evening you will go to Irkutsk. 

Today your trip to Lake Baikal ends. 

These eventful 5 days have introduced you to winter Lake Baikal, local entertainment, and historical heritage. 

The price includes: group transfer, accommodation, guide, excursion, breakfast.

You will find: the Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum, Shaman Stone, the Limnological museum of Lake Baikal, the fish market in Listvyanka, Lake Baikal.