Winter and spring Treasures of Lake Baikal

On this tour you will have a unique opportunity to explore the southern and central part of Lake Baikal!

See the ice of Lake Baikal, visit the Tunka Valley, Listvyanka and Baikalsk, as well as taste national dishes.

Features of the season on Lake Baikal, see It's important to know.

Location

Irkutsk
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$1,049
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Duration
8 Days
7 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • 9 – 16 December
    • 11 – 18 December
    • 13 – 20 December
    • 16 – 23 December
    • Dates for next season
    • 1 – 8 January, 2025
    • 3 – 10 January, 2025
    • 6 – 13 January, 2025
    • 8 – 15 January, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Guest House
    4 nights
  • or
    Camp Site, Hotel
    3 nights
Comfort
  • Basic+
  • Midscale
Difficulty
Moderate
Involves moderate physical activity
Group
Up to 19 people
Group meet at
Irkutsk
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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

The entertaining Taltsy Museum
Let's take a walk through the Taltsy Museum of Wooden Architecture
Fabulously transparent ice floes of Lake Baikal
Let's see for ourselves the unique transparency of the Baikal ice and take amazing photos
The mysterious Tunka Valley
We will visit waterfalls and mineral springs, as well as a Buddhist datsan

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Irkutsk — Baikalsk

    Meeting at the airport, railway station, or hotel in Irkutsk.

    Transfer to the city of Baikalsk. Accommodation at the hotel.

    Meals included: dinner

    By road: about 150 km

    Total duration: approximately 3 hours

  • Day 2 - Excursion to the eco park "Warm Lakes" on Snezhnaya
  • Day 3 - Free day in Baikalsk
  • Day 4 - Excursion to the Tunka Valley
  • Day 5 - Baikalsk — Listvyanka
  • Day 6 - Excursion to the ethnographic complex of Taltsy
  • Day 7 - Free day in Listvyanka
  • Day 8 - Listvyanka — Irkutsk
Difficulty
Involves moderate physical activity

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Guest House
    4 nights
  • or
    Camp Site, Hotel
    3 nights
Comfort
  • Basic+
  • Midscale

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel and at a camp site.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the category of accommodation and date of arrival, RUB.:

 the hosteleconomystandard
regular dates104 200105 700118 900
holiday dates108 400110 000124 200
surcharge for single occupancy on regular dates-14 00023 000
surcharge for single occupancy on public holidays-16 80026 500

Accommodation of the hostel:

  • Baikalsk – Margobai Hotel – a place in a 2-16-bed room with possible check-in (facilities on the floor);
  • Listvyanka – Arabesque Hotel – a place in a 2-16-bed room with a possible check-in (facilities on the floor).

Economy accommodation:

  • Baikalsk – Margobai Hotel – 2-bed room (facilities in the section for several rooms);
  • Listvyanka – Arabesque Hotel – 2-bed room (facilities in the section for several rooms).

Standard placement:

  • Baikalsk – Margobai Hotel – 2-bed room (room amenities);
  • 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.
Margobai Guest House 4 nights

It is located in the city of Baikalsk, 200 m from Lake Baikal. Baikalsk Train Station is 10 km away. It offers a cafe-bar, a sauna with a swimming pool, a steam room, laundry, parking, as well as free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, an a la carte restaurant.

The two-storey hotel complex offers accommodation in 19 rooms of various price categories, decorated in a simple style and furnished with wooden furniture. Some of the rooms have a spacious seating area and a private bathroom..

Rooms of the "Hostel" class located on the ground floor. In the room: single beds, clothes rack, mirror, bedside tables, TV, electric heater. Bathroom on the floor.

The Economy class rooms are located on the first and second floors. In the room: single beds or 1.5-double and 1-double beds or one double bed, wardrobe, mirror, bedside tables, TV, electric heater. Bathroom in the section for several rooms.

The Standard rooms are located on the first and second floors. In the room: one double or two single beds, a double sofa, wardrobe, mirror, bedside tables, TV, electric heater. Bathroom with shower in the section for several rooms. There is a bathroom in the room.

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Campsite "Inhabited Island" or Mini-hotel "Arabeska" or 3 nights

Tour conditions

Group
up to 19 tourists
Duration
8 days 7 nights
Group meets at
Irkutsk

Included in price

  • Accommodation according to the selected price
  • Food:

  Day 1: Dinner

  Day 2: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  Day 3-4: Breakfast, dinner

  Day 5-8: Breakfast

  • Transportation services:

  Day 1: Irkutsk - Baikalsk

  Day 2: Baikalsk - Warm Lakes - Baikalsk

  Day 4: Baikalsk - Arshan - Baikalsk

  Day 5: Baikalsk - Irkutsk - Listvyanka

  Day 6: Listvyanka - Taltsy - Listvyanka

  Day 8: Listvyanka - Irkutsk

  • Sightseeing services:

  Day 2: Walk to the Warm lakes

  Day 4: Arshan Sightseeing tour: waterfalls, Buddhist datsan

  Day 6: Ethnographic Museum of Taltsy

Paid extra

  • air and train tickets to Lake Baikal and back;
  • personal expenses.

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour
  • 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! 
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Dates and Prices

  • Individual dates available on request
    1 Jan – 31 Dec
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    9 – 16 Dec 8 days 7 nights
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    11 – 18 Dec 8 days 7 nights
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    13 – 20 Dec 8 days 7 nights
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    16 – 23 Dec 8 days 7 nights
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    18 – 25 Dec 8 days 7 nights
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