After arriving in Irkutsk, your summer adventure to Lake Baikal begins!
As soon as the group gathers at the agreed time, you will go to Lake Baikal to a popular tourist village on the shore – Listvyanka.
Listvyanka is the closest place to Irkutsk where you can see the sacred lake.
The road to Listvyanka runs along the picturesque Baikal highway, popularly called "Baikal Rublevka" — this is where the elite suburban real estate of Irkutsk is located.
The track is comfortable and beautiful: There are trees on the sides, as a rule, there are no traffic jams.
The village is located about 70 km away from Irkutsk.
After about an hour of travel, you can already see Lake Baikal!
But you will arrive a little later, because on the way to Listvyanka you will stop at the open-air museum "Taltsy".
Taltsy is an architectural and ethnographic museum, which contains examples of wooden architecture of the past centuries.
It is located on the picturesque shore of the Angara River surrounded by the Siberian forest, which gives it an authentic look and an authentic historical atmosphere.
The guide will conduct an exciting tour, after which you will go further to Listvyanka.
On the way, you will see the legendary Shaman Stone, which is associated with a beautiful legend.;
Visit the Baikal Museum, which not only conducts expositional and educational activities, but also continues to engage in serious scientific research, and therefore you will not find such information about Lake Baikal "first-hand" anywhere.
The day will end with a return to Irkutsk and check-in at the hotel.
You will have a free evening to spend relaxing and walking around the city.
You will see: Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum, Baikal Limnological Museum, Shaman-Kamen, Listvyanka.
Included in the price: group transfer, guide, entrance tickets to museums, accommodation.