The legends of Lake Baikal. Winter or spring tour

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You will go to the amazing spring Baikal!

You will see mysterious grottoes, majestic rocks in splashes, fascinating hummocks, Olkhon Island, Listvyanka village and many other sights of Siberia.

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

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

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Tour highlights

The magic of Olkhon

Let's recharge our batteries in the main sanctuary and cult center of the region

Getting to know the inhabitants of Lake Baikal

We are waiting for a virtual dive in a bathyscaphe to the very bottom of the lake

Baikal Astrophysical Observatory

Let's get acquainted with two of the most powerful telescopes in Russia

Picturesque Cape Khoboy

We will go to the north of Olkhon with stops for photo shoots and hiking

Itinerary

Day 1 - Irkutsk — Olkhon
Meeting at the airport, railway station, or hotel in Irkutsk.
Transfer to Olkhon Island.
Stop on the way at the Buryat cafe.
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 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.
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km.
By road: about 100 km.
Total duration: approximately 6 hours.
Day 3 - Free 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 - Olkhon — 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 - The observation deck of the Chersky Stone. Limnological 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: breakfast.
The total length of the route on foot: about 3 km.
By road: about 10 km.
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 6 - Free 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: 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: breakfast
The total length of the route on foot: about 5 km.
By road: about 10 km
Total duration: approximately 3 hours.
Day 8 - Listvyanka — Irkutsk
Departure from Listvyanka, arrival in Irkutsk.
Meals: breakfast
By road: about 70 km.
Total duration: approximately 1 hour.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Camp Site

3 nights
Hotel

4 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	100 800	117 000
holiday dates	103 600	121 100
surcharge for single occupancy on regular dates	16 300	27 300
surcharge for single occupancy on public holidays	18 000	30 000

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).

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).

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 18 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: Breakfast, lunch, dinner;
- Day 3: Breakfast, dinner;
- Day 4-8: breakfast;
transportation services:
- Day 1: Irkutsk – Olkhon;
- Day 2: Olkhon;
- Day 4: Olkhon – Irkutsk – Listvyanka;
- Day 5: Listvyanka;
- Day 7: Listvyanka;
- Day 8: Listvyanka – Irkutsk;
sightseeing services:
- Day 2: trip to the northern part of Olkhon Island;
- Day 5: visit the Kamen Chersky observation deck on a chairlift;
- Day 5: Visit to the Baikal Museum;
- Day 7: Baikal Astrophysical Observatory.

Paid extra

tickets to and from the start of the tour;
meals not included in the tour price;
air and train tickets to Lake Baikal 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.

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 open, 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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