A great trip to Lake Baikal in spring

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Immerse yourself in the magical world of Lake Baikal and Buryatia during our spring grand tour! Explore the beauty of the deepest lake in the world and immerse yourself in the unique culture of the Buryat people.

Unforgettable adventures and exciting excursions are waiting for you. We will see the Western, Eastern and Southern shores of Lake Baikal and capture a small piece of Sayan. We will drive through the expanses of pure Baikal ice and over hummocks. Let's admire the endless expanses of the Barguzin Valley.

Location

Irkutsk

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Tour highlights

Open-air Museum

Let's go to Taltsy, an open-air architectural and ethnographic museum on the bank of the Angara River and immerse ourselves in the history of the Baikal region

Ivolginsky datsan

We are waiting for an exciting trip to the center of Buddhism in Russia

Zabaikalsky National Park

We will visit the longest sandy beach on Lake Baikal – "Soft Karga" and visit the "Holy Nose" peninsula

The sacred island of Olkhon

We will be able to see for ourselves the special energy of this place

Places of power

Let's go to Suva Saxony and to the datsan of the goddess Yanzhima

The charm of the Baikal ice

Let's look for frozen air bubbles and touch the ice with our hands

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting with the group. Tallies
Meeting in Irkutsk or at the airport before 10.00.
Transfer to Talci (47 km).
Taltsy is an open-air architectural and ethnographic museum on the bank of the Angara River. Excursion and immersion in the history of the Baikal region of the 17th-20th century.
Lunch.
Transfer to Listvyanka village.
Check-in.
We meet the sunset on the lake, go out on the ice, watch, walk, admire, take pictures, skate.
Supper.

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Day 2 - Excursion to the Limnological Museum of Lake Baikal
Breakfast.
Excursion to the Limnological Museum of Lake Baikal.
Climb to the observation deck of the Chersky mountain and walk to the confluence of the Angara and the Shaman stone.
View of Lake Baikal. Descent.
Lunch.
A walk on the ice. Ice skating.
A hot dinner.
Day 3 - To Olkhon on the ice of Lake Baikal
Breakfast.
Transfer by hovercraft to Olkhon on the ice of Lake Baikal.
We will be on the road almost all day, driving on the ice, stopping at beautiful huge areas of clear ice, watching the hummocks and bizarre shapes of the Baikal ice.
We will make a stop in Peschanaya Bay, where the famous stilt trees are, in Buguldike, where there are many ice "bubbles", at petroglyphs, hummocks, at the Olkhon Gate and at Ogoy Island.
Lunch on the way is a dry ration.
A hot dinner is served upon arrival.
Accommodation in Khuzhir.

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Day 4 - A day on Olkhon
Breakfast.
We are going to meet the dawn on Khivus to the Olkhon gate.
We skate or just go for a walk.
We are returning to Khuzhir.
Walking tour of Olkhon and the surrounding area.
To Obzornaya Mountain, to Shamanka rock, along Lake Baikal to the grottoes close to Khuzhir.
Lunch and dinner at the base.

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Day 5 - Transfer across the Big Sea to Ust-Barguzin
We're having breakfast.
We say goodbye to Olkhon.
Today we have planned a transfer by Khivus across the Big Sea to Ust-Barguzin.
Lunch.
Accommodation in Ust-Barguzin.
A walk around the neighborhood. Dinner in the evening.
Day 6 - Zabaikalsky National Park. Thermal springs
Breakfast.
We are going to the Holy Nose Peninsula in the Trans-Baikal National Park.
Getting to know the Barguzin and Chivyrkuy bays. We will visit the longest sandy beach on Lake Baikal – "Soft Hag".
We will visit the "Holy Nose" peninsula, if possible, we will walk along the section of the "Great Baikal Trail".
Lunch and bathing in the healing thermal springs.
After swimming and having a good dinner, we go back.
Supper. Bathhouse.
Day 7 - A day in the Barguzin Valley
Today we are going to the Barguzin Valley, surrounded by mountains, for the whole day.
Early breakfast. Exit.
Today we will visit the Barguzin datsan, walk to the place of manifestation of the "Face of the Goddess Yanzhima" (considered the patroness of all women and creative natures), people come here to seek inspiration, as well as with requests for a child and finding their soul mate.
Then we go to the Ininsky Rock Garden. Granite boulders are scattered in a chaotic manner across the steppe on an area of about 10 square kilometers.
Next, the "owner" of the Barguzin valley, the stone bull "Buha Shuluun", awaits us. He not only protects the valley, but also grants wishes.
Probably the most impressive point in the Barguzin Valley is located very nearby, it is the Suva Saxony.
In good weather, you can see the entire Barguzin Valley from here, feel the power and strength of the mountains, and capture all the boundless beauty with your eyes. Climb to the highest point, take a deep breath of clean air, sit down, relax and feel incredibly happy.
Return to Ust-Barguzin.
Day 8 - On the way along the eastern side of Lake Baikal
We have breakfast and set off towards Ulan-Ude on the eastern side of Lake Baikal.
We will definitely stop by the Ivolginsky Datsan for an excursion and see all the most interesting things along the way. Lunch on the way.
The end of the day in a beautiful place on the shore of the lake.
Accommodation and dinner.
Day 9 - Transfer to Arshan
Breakfast.
Transfer to Arshan: a village at the foot of the Sayan Mountains.
Lunch.
Accommodation at the recreation center.
A walk around the neighborhood.
Rest in the hot springs.
Supper.
Day 10 - Peak of Love, waterfall of the Kyngarga river. Departure home
Breakfast.
Walk to the observation deck of the peak of Love (2 km one way), to the waterfall of the Kyngarga River and the Buddhist datsan Bodhidharma.
Lunch.
Transfer to Irkutsk 210 km (approximately 3.5- 4 hours).
19:00 Arrival in Irkutsk.