Welcome to Irkutsk.
Meeting at the airport from 08-08:30, at the railway station from 09:9:30 – with a sign.
We have breakfast, get acquainted, discuss the program and route, and go straight to Lake Baikal.
Our path is not close – 250 km. Along the way, you will be able to observe the changing landscape, which will undoubtedly make the road an exciting journey.
There will be a lot of interesting information about Irkutsk, the indigenous population, the animal and plant world, and of course about Lake Baikal.
We will make several stops along the way.
And the first thing we have to get acquainted with is the local belief and religion – Shamanism.
According to local beliefs, you should always go to Lake Baikal with a pure soul and thoughts and appeasing the local spirits. Therefore, we will stop at a special place and be sure to "have a good time".
Then we turn off the highway in the direction of Lake Baikal and in front of us: A real Marble quarry!
The marble deposits here are older than Lake Baikal, they are more than two billion years old. Now the quarry is abandoned and no work is being carried out in it. There are giant pieces of marble scattered everywhere.
The walls of the marble quarry are perfectly cut to a depth of 10 meters, the snow-white stone shines beautifully in the sun and looks spectacular against the blue sky, and the ice of Lake Baikal shines in the distance.
We take pictures and go to Lake Baikal – to walk on the ice!
After the first acquaintance with Lake Baikal, we drive on.
We will have lunch on the way, we will taste traditional Buryat cuisine and of course the famous poses (or bouzes).
Next, we will make a few more stops at significant monuments that we will meet on the way.
The first one is a monument to the Eagle, the guardian of the steppes, and the next one will be already at the place where the first acquaintance with Lake Baikal will take place.
The monument to the Tramp is installed on the observation deck. Here we will hear the poems immortalized in stone and which are now the most famous song about Baikal "Through the wild steppes of Transbaikalia ...".
Arrival at the Small Sea, we stay at the recreation center (comfortable rooms), relax after the road!
Before sunset, we suggest you take a walk, get some fresh air and enjoy the magnificent scenery.
We return to the recreation center, dinner.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.