The Five jewels of Lake Baikal. Summer educational tour

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The name of the Five Jewels of Lake Baikal tour speaks for itself, you will visit the most interesting places on Lake Baikal – Listvyanka village, where you can see in winter and summer how a single Angara River flows out of Lake Baikal. A visit to the Baikal Museum does not leave anyone indifferent (you can watch a live broadcast from the Ushkany Islands where the seal is found).

Another jewel of Lake Baikal is the island of Olkhon, considered its heart, Shamanka Rock represented in all photographs of the world and Cape Khoboy as one of the sacred places on Lake Baikal.

Location

Irkutsk

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Tour highlights

The first acquaintance with the lake

We will see the village of Listvyanka, where the beautiful Angara River flows out of Lake Baikal

Inhabitants of Lake Baikal

We will visit the Baikal Museum and learn about its inhabitants

The famous KBZHD

If desired, you can book a tour of the Circum-Baikal Railway

Energy of Olkhon

We will visit Olkhon Island and Cape Khoboy, a sacred place on Lake Baikal

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting. Listvyanka village. Excursion to the Limnological Museum
We will meet at Irkutsk airport near the information desk at 10.00 am (please plan your arrival in advance).
Boarding the bus and immediately begin a short sightseeing tour of the city.
The city was founded in 1661.
Today Irkutsk is the fifth largest city in Siberia.
After exploring the city, we move to the village of Listvyanka, where the Angara River originates.
Visit to the Limnological Museum, the nerpinarium.
An amazing museum with the best exhibits and 11 aquariums.
You will find out why Lake Baikal is so clean, what mysteries it hides in itself, who lives in this unique lake.
In your free time, visit the Baikal fish market.
We recommend you to try the hot smoked omul!
After lunch (at our own expense), we return to Irkutsk, check into a hotel and relax.
Dinner on your own at a hotel or any cafe in Irkutsk.
You relax, walk around the city on your own.
Power on: Not included.
Day 2 - Free day. Optional excursions
Breakfast at the hotel.
Today is a free day in Irkutsk.
We offer several excursions to choose from, which are desirable to purchase when buying a tour.
A tour of the Circum-Baikal Railway (starting from 7.00 a.m. to 21.00 p.m. (the exact time will be on the ticket).
The tour is interesting because the road runs along the steep cliffs that descend directly to the lake.
The Baikal Railway is considered unique and is a historical and cultural complex!
You will see tunnels, stone galleries, bridges and viaducts.
And all this is 85 km away! (the gathering place of the group in the ticket or voucher for the tour).
We can offer a boat trip to Sandy Bay.
The tour is conducted only on Lake Baikal, it will be almost impossible to get there on your own.
You will see unique natural monuments, rocks, a sandy beach and stilted trees.
And another equally interesting car tour to the Tunka Valley, where you will see the Bolshoy Vostochny Sayan massif in the south of Lake Baikal.
All excursions end in the evening, return to Irkutsk.
The power is on: breakfast.
Day 3 - Transfer to Olkhon Island
We have an early breakfast and move (approximately from 8-30 to 17 o'clock) as part of a team group to Olkhon Island in the village of Khuzhir along a picturesque highway, noticeably different from the road to the village of Listvyanka (escorted by 6 people).
The steppe landscape already prevails here, and in the distance, to the right and left, the mountains behind which Lake Baikal is located will be visible.
At a stop on the way, we have lunch at a roadside cafe, here you can try the national dish of buuza (payment at your own expense).
We drive up to Lake Baikal (the Strait of the Small Sea) and move by ferry.
The Olkhon Gate will open the eastern side of Lake Baikal in front of you.
We drive about 30 km. along the island of Olkhon along a country road to the village of Khuzhir.
There are no paved roads here.
Here we check into the tourist base.
Accommodation in rooms depends on the selected option.
A short walk will introduce you to the village and the famous sacred place of Shamanka.
Dinner on your own in the cafe of the village.
We advise you to try bouzas, khushurs, bovas, buchler, etc., or just have a picnic on the shore.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 4 - Trip to Cape Khoboy
The length of Olkhon Island is 80 km and today we have a trip to its north.
After breakfast, we are going to the campsite (take warmer clothes and a bottle of water with us) approximately at the 10th hour we leave for Cape Khoboy (the duration of the trip is from 5 to 6 hours).
When entering the Baikal National Park, we show the permit (it will be issued to the driver beforehand).
On the way, visit the legendary "Three Brothers" rock and the romantic Cape of Love.
From the northern point of the island there is a view of both shores of Lake Baikal.
Khoboy means "fang" in translation.
A certain energy is manifested on the cape, so it serves as a place of meditation for various spiritual schools.
In these places, it is not recommended to get angry, shout and swear.
Attention! The trip is a sightseeing tour of Olkhon Island and is carried out by UAZ class cars, groups of teams.
We have lunch at the cape (included in the price), rest and return to the base around 17 o'clock.
Dinner on your own.
We try local cuisine in different cafes.
If you have planned additional excursions for tomorrow, prepare yourself (water or a snack if meals are not planned).
Meals included: breakfast, lunch.
Day 5 - Free time or additional excursions
We have breakfast at the campsite.
Holidays on Lake Baikal or excursions to choose from (check with the accompanying persons or when buying a tour).
We recommend visiting Ogoy Island, going to the South of Lake Baikal, taking a boat ride in the evening, walking along the ecological trail in the Sarai Bay.
A Buddhist Stupa is a structure with a cult significance and means "support for offerings" in translation.
Ogoy Island was chosen for the Stupa as an ideal place where the confrontation of the four elements is most pronounced: fire, whose functions are performed by the sun, water, earth and wind.
Don't forget to buy souvenirs and take a photo as a keepsake.
We eat on our own, try local cuisine in different cafes.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 6 - Return to Irkutsk
After breakfast, we are going to return to the mainland.
Today it is advisable to get up early at dawn and go to Lake Baikal, make all your cherished wishes.
Farewell to Lake Baikal!
Departure from Olkhon Island as part of the national team from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
We return to Irkutsk by the same road, make a stop on the way, have lunch on our own and arrive in the city around 17 o'clock.
We are staying in a hotel, having a rest.
You have a little more time to visit the Siberian town, walk along the streets, walk along the embankment of the Angara river.
We recommend visiting the 130 block and seeing with your own eyes the reconstruction of ancient houses of merchants and artisans, try the cuisine in restaurants.
Meals included: breakfast.
Day 7 - Completion of the program
Completion of the program.
We have breakfast at the hotel and an independent transfer to the airport or railway station (you can order a taxi from the hotel administrator).
See you soon!
Meals included: breakfast.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

6 nights

Comfort

Basic+

The tour provides accommodation in double rooms in hotels and tourist bases along the way:

In Irkutsk – hotels: Irkutsk, Europe, Mayachok, Empire, Zvezda and others;
On Olkhon – in hotels / bases Olkhon, Olkhon Inn, Flagship, Tengeri and others.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation option, RUB.:

	Economy (facilities on the floor)	"Standard" (room amenities)	"Junior Suite"	"Lux"
Double occupancy	68 400	86 500	103 400	124 300
Single occupancy	76 800	95 000	132 800	171 500

Children under 5 years old receive a 20% discount, children under 12 years old – 10%.

It is located in the center of Irkutsk, on the banks of the Angara River, within walking distance of the main historical and business facilities. Free parking and Wi-Fi are available on site. Rooms of various categories are available – from standard to deluxe rooms – with views of the river or the city.

In each room: two single or one double bed, desk, digital TV, telephone, free Internet access, refrigerator, heating system, air conditioning, carpeted floor. There is a private bathroom with a bathtub, a hairdryer and bath accessories. There is a large wardrobe in the hallway.

Free drinking water is provided, and there is a water cooler on the floor. A buffet breakfast is served in the morning at the hotel's restaurant, and in the evening you can order various dishes of European and Siberian cuisine.

Guests can use the modern gym and spa with solarium, or book a massage at the wellness club. The hotel also has a business center that provides postal services. Laundry and dry cleaning services are available.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 15 tourists

Minimum age

8 years old

Duration

7 days 6 nights

Group meets at

Irkutsk

Included in price

meeting and transfer according to the program;
escort services for groups of 6 people or more (if less than 6 people, then transfer to Olkhon accompanied by a driver);
guided tour service according to the program;
meals according to the program:
1 day: not included;
Day 2-3: breakfast;
Day 4: breakfast, lunch;
Day 5-7: breakfast;
placement according to the program, depending on the selected category;
a visit to Shamanka Rock, a trip to Cape Khoboy, a permit to the national park;
tickets to the Baikal Museum.

Paid extra

air or railway tickets to Irkutsk and back;
Russian bathhouse;
bicycle rental;
video shooting;
excursion to the KBZHD (Circum-Baikal railway):
- ticket for KBZHD 10000 (June), 10,500 rubles (July, August, September);
- additional payment for places on the Baikal side is 2500 rubles.;
- complex meals 2000 rubles.;
- children get a 10% discount on the ticket (up to and including 12 years old). It is carried out on a rail bus and a diesel locomotive. Please specify the transport when booking. The excursion can be replaced by a water excursion if on any dates a tour of the KBZHD by rail bus and diesel locomotive is not carried out;
a trip to Sandy Bay. It is booked in advance, payment is made at the time of booking;
fishing services. Horse riding for 1 hour. Mopeds, saps. Payment on the spot;
the south of the island or the Sacred island of Ogoy. It is booked in advance (during the first days of the tour), payment to the guide on the spot
alcoholic beverages;
services not specified in the program.

It's important to know

passport;
tickets, travel package, payment documents for accommodation, etc.;
a compulsory medical insurance policy and a mini first aid kit;
cosmetics, sunscreen, insects, etc. (depending on the time of year);
clothes – quantity: exactly what you use for your entire trip (not excess or shortage – calculate how many sets of clothes you will wear);
- practicality: clothes should match the season (warm/light clothes), the type of vacation (beach vacation/city tour/mountain hike/ pilgrimage trip), and also not get dirty too quickly;
- convenience: does not restrict movement in case of fast walking or running;
for a summer trip: underwear, cotton + wool socks, tracksuit, swimsuit, hooded jacket, cape or umbrella from the rain, sweater, jeans or trousers, shirt, T-shirt, shorts, cap or cap;
personal hygiene products, hair dryer, mug;
shoes (in summer – sneakers, slippers, sandals, etc.);
photo camera;
sunglasses.

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