Excursion tour «Sacred Sea – lake Baikal»

Excursion tour «Sacred Sea – lake Baikal»

Gift tour

This trip will allow you to discover the capital of Eastern Siberia – Irkutsk, its museums, sights and historical monuments, visit to the Circumbaikal Railway by tourist train which goes along Baikal shore, to see the beauty of Baikal lake admiring picturesque places in Listvianka village and Olkhon Island.

Route: Irkutsk – Listvyanka – Port Baikal – Circumbaikal Railway – Olkhon Island – Irkutsk.

Season: May – September

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

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

historical sights of Irkutsk

Taltsy open-air museum of wooden architecture

famous Shaman Rock

excursion on Circumbaikal Railway in a tourist train

Olkhon island – the biggest island of lake Baikal

picturesque Khoboi cape

excursion to the buryat village

acquaintance with Siberian and Baikal 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 with 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.
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 Krestovaya Pad 3*.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Transfer to the pier to take the ferry and go to Port Baikal settlement.
Arrival at Port Baikal village. Boarding a train, 1 st class carriage (mountain view).
Departure for full day excursion by Circumbaikal railway. During excursion you`ll have 3–4 stops to visit galleries, tunnels, to walk in the forest.
Lunch or lunch box will be served in the train.The train always goes on Baikal shore and you`ll admire beautiful landscapes of the lake.
Arrival in Irkutsk railway station in the evening.
Transfer to a hotel Imperia 3*.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Bad mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Transfer to bus station. Departure by public bus to the Olkhon island – the biggest island of lake Baikal, located 300 km from Irkutsk.
Arrival in Khuzhir village.
Accommodation at a Nikita Bencharov`s guest house.
- Electricity available
- Bad mobile signal
- Shower available
- Accommodation in guesthouses
Breakfast.
Departure by UAZ (Russian off-road minivan for 8 persons) at the Khoboi cape.
Khoboi cape is the northern point of the Olkhon island, it is a very picturesque place where you`ll see a beautiful view on the central part of lake Baikal. If the weather is good you`ll see Ushkany`s islands and peninsula Saint Nose.
Picnic in the open air.
Return to the camp.
- Electricity available
- Bad mobile signal
- Shower available
- Accommodation in guesthouses
Breakfast.
Free day. You can join boat excursion to Ogoi island or go to excursion to the local Regional museum and Shamanka Rock (extra payment) – sacred place of buryat people, Saraisky bay where it is possible to swim and take sunbath, Buryat homestead (extra charge).
- Electricity available
- Bad mobile signal
- Shower available
- Accommodation in guesthouses
Breakfast.
Transfer to the ferry by uaz minivam. Departure by ferry to the Skhurte village.
Transfer to Irkutsk.
On the way excursion to the buryat village: visit to the Local Regional museum and meeting with shaman.
Lunch at local café (traditional buryat meal).
In the evening arrival in Irkutsk. Transfer to a hotel.
Overnight in a hotel Imperia 3*.
- 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 Irkutsk and departure.
- Good mobile signal

What is included in the price

accommodation: 3,5 nights in Irkutsk 3* hotel, 1 night in listvyanka settlment 3* hotel, 3 nights on Olkhon island (tourist camp with shower and toilet in the room)
individual and group transfers acc. to itinerary
English-speaking guide for all transfers and excursions
entrance fees in museums and National parks
train ticket for Circum Baikal railway excursion in a carriage of 1st class (mountain view)
meals: breakfasts + lunches except Day 4, 6 (only breakfasts)
visa support

What is not included

tickets to/from Irkutsk
meals not included in the program
optional excursions on Day 6
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 – 86 600 RUB per person

in a group of 8 pax – 94 200 RUB per person

in a group of 6 pax – 101 500 RUB per person

in a group of 4 pax – 120 300 RUB per person

in a group of 2 pax – 169 000 RUB per person

Supplement for single accommodation – 22 700 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).