Excursion tour «Legends of lake Baikal and Buryatia»

Excursion tour «Legends of lake Baikal and Buryatia»

Tour activities

Gift tour

This unforgettable trip is for travelers who like to discover unknown places, to see life style of Russian and Buryat people, to learn more of different religions and to admire beautiful landscapes of lake Baikal.

Route: Irkutsk – Circumbaikal Railway – Port Baikal – Listvyanka – Ulan-Ude

Season: May – October

Tour is organised for individual groups and dates can be booked according to your wishes.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

historical sights of Irkutsk

Decembrist`s museum

excursion on Circumbaikal Railway in a tourist train

Listvyanka village and surroundings

Taltsy open-air museum of wooden architecture

сhairlift to the top of Chersky Mountain

Ulan-Ude, capital of Buryatia

Lenin head monument

Ivolginsky Datsan

excursion at the Old Belivers’ village

acquaintance with Baikal and Buryat cuisine

comfortable accommodation along the whole route

TOUR ITINERARY

Arrival in Irkutsk by morning flight from Moscow.
Meet a driver and local guide in the airport.
Transfer to a hotel Imperia 3*. Check-in.
City tour of Irkutsk: wooden houses, churches, Znamensky Monastery, main streets of Irkutsk, theatres and many other historical sights.
Lunch in a local restaurant and tasting dishes of Siberian cuisine.
Visit the Decembrist`s museum.
Return to a hotel.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Meet with a driver in a hotel lobby.
Transfer to the railway station of Irkutsk to start excursion on Circumbaikal Railway in a tourist train.
Train goes along Trans Siberian railway from Irkutsk train station to Slyudyanka town without stops. Circum Baikal railway starts from Slyudyanka. Train speed is about 30 km/h. There will be 4 stops en route to see galleries, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, to walk in the forest and at lake Baikal shore.
Lunch or lunch box will be served in the train.
Railway goes along Baikal shore.
Arrival in Port Baikal settlement in the evening.
Crossing the Angara river outlet to Listvyanka village by ferry (10–20 minutes).
Transter to a hotel Krestovaya Pad 3* in Listvyanka, check-in. Overnight.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Full day excursion in Listvyanka village and surroundings.
10:00 Meet with a guide in a hotel lobby.
Excursion to Taltsy open-air museum of wooden architecture, situated 23 km from Listvyanka.
Stop at the observation deck to see famous Shaman Rock.
Lunch in a local restaurant at the shore of the lake, tasting Baikal cuisine.
Excursion to Baikal museum to see the flora and the fauna of lake Baikal. Baikal fish and fresh water seals nerpas live here in big aquariums.
Chairlift to the top of Chersky Mountain. You can see southern part of lake Baikal, the source of the Angara river and Khamar Daban mountain range from the view point.
Walking tour to Krestovka village to see Saint Nicolas church.
Return to a hotel in Listvyanka.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Free time in Listvianka for visiting souvenir and fish market or having time at leisure at lake Baikal shore.
14:00 Departure to Irkutsk in the afternoon.
Arrival in Irkutsk, visit central market and shops.
Dinner at city restaurant and transfer to the train station in the evening.
19:50 Departure by train # 362 to Ulan-Ude. Overnight at the train.
- Electricity available
- Bad mobile signal
- No shower
- Размещение в поезде
06:17 Arrival in Ulan-Ude, capital of Buryatia, in the early morning. Meet a driver and a local guide, transfer to a hotel.
Breakfast.
City tour of Ulan-Ude. During city tour you`ll see the historical center of Ulan-Ude: Soviet square with Lenin head monument, Ballet and Opera Theatre, Odigitrievsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Holy Trinity Church.
Lunch in city restaurant to taste dishes of buryat cuisine.
Excursion to the Ivolginsky Datsan located 25 km from Ulan-Ude.
Return to your hotel.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Departure for excursion at the Old Belivers’ village located 30 km from Ulan-Ude.
You`ll know the life style of Simeiskye peoples who represent ethnic group. You`ll see houses with wooden decoration, rare icons, old furniture, listen to the choral singing, visit to a local family with lunch.
Return to Ulan-Ude.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Meet a driver in a hotel lobby. Transfer to railway station or airport of Ulan-Ude and departure.
- Good mobile signal

What is included in the price

accommodation: 1,5 night in Irkutsk, 2 nights in Listvyanka settlment, 2,5 nights in Ulan-Ude
individual transfers acc. to itinerary with guide
English-speaking guides for city tour of Irkutsk, Listvyanka excursion, city tour in Ulan-Ude, Ivolginsky Datsan, Old Believers’ village
entrance fees in museums and chairlift
train ticket for Circum Baikal railway excursion
meals: breakfasts in hotels, 5 lunches, 1 dinner
visa support

What is not included

tickets to Irkutsk / from Ulan-Ude
meals not included in the program
train ticket from Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude. Tickets are available for purchaising 90 days before train departs. Avarage cost is 3 700 Rub
excursion on Circumbaikal railway in July – September – 1 500 Rubles per person
1st place by the window Circumbaikal railway train – 3 000 Rubles per person
2d place by the window Circumbaikal railway train – 2 000 Rubles per person
porter services
alcohol drinks
tips

Price clarification

Tour is organised for individual groups and dates can be booked according to your wishes.

Price depends on the group size:

in a group of 10 pax – 80 700 RUB per person

in a group of 8 pax – 86 200 RUB per person

in a group of 6 pax – 95 000 RUB per person

in a group of 4 pax – 113 000 RUB per person

in a group of 2 pax – 151 400 RUB per person

Supplement for single accommodation – 18 200 RUB per person

How to get there

The tour starts in Irkutsk, it's 5–6,5 hours by flight from Moscow.
Aeroflot, S7, Ural Airlines and others operate daily direct flights from Moscow to Irkutsk.
Also it's possible to get Irkutsk by train (3 days).