Excursion tour «Trip to Olkhon Island by hovercraft»

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We invite you to make a trip by hovercraft to the biggest and the most beautiful island of lake Baikal – Olkhon Island. During your travel to the island you`ll visit many famous places of lake Baikal:

Peshanaya bay, Krestovsky cape, Sagan-Zaba bay. On Olkhon Island you`ll have excursion to its northern point – Khoboi cape and meet with a buryat shaman who`ll tell you about life style of buryat people and shaman rituals. 


Route: Irkutsk – Listvianka – Peschanaya bay – Maloye More (Small Sea) Strait – Olkhon Island – Listvianka  – Irkutsk.

Season: February – March.

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


TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

trip by hovercraft to the Olkhon Island

Listvyanka village and surroundings

Taltsy open-air museum of wooden architecture

сhairlift to the top of Chersky Mountain

walking around Peschanaya bay, observing caves

petroglyphes

sacred place of buryat people – Chamanka Rock

acquaintance with Baikal cuisine

buryat performance at Zolotaya Orda Ethnopark

comfortable accommodation along the whole route

TOUR ITINERARY

  1. Arrival in Irkutsk by morning flight from Moscow.

    Meet with guide. Transfer to Listvianka village, located 70 km from Irkutsk.

    On the way visit to the museum of wooden architecture Taltsy.

    Arrival in Listvianka village, аccommodation at the hotel Krestovaya Pad 3*.

    Lunch at local restaurant to taste some dishes of lake Baikal fish – omul.

    Visit to the Baikal Museum where you can see exhibits which present the flora and the fauna of the lake, you'll see also seals of lake Baikal: mother and her daughter.

    Visit to the observation platform located on the top of Chersky Mountain where beautiful view opens at south part of lake Baikal and source of Angara river.

    Free time and leisure.

    • Accommodation in a hotel

    • Electricity available

    • Good mobile signal

    • Shower available

What is included in the price

  • accommodation in 3* hotel in Irkutsk 1 night, 3* hotel in Listvyanka 1 night, private wooden hotel at Olkhon island, Khujir village – 2 nights
  • individual transfers acc. to program with guide
  • excursions acc. to program with English or French or German or Spanish speaking guide (other languages are possible upon request)
  • entrance fee in Bakal museum, Taltsy open-air museum, chairlift to observation deck on Chersky mount, entrance fee in National park
  • meals - breakfasts in hotels + lunches
  • trip by hovercraft Day 3, Day 4
  • visa support

What is not included

  • tickets to/from Irkutsk
  • meals not included in the program
  • banya
  • 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 – 88 000 RUB per person

in a group of 8 pax – 98 300 RUB per person

in a group of 6 pax – 103 600 RUB per person 

in a group of 4 pax – 131 000 RUB per person

in a group of 2 pax – 219 500 RUB per person

Supplement for single accommodation – 19 000 RUB per person

All prices can be changed in 2025/2026!

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).

Meals

During the tour you'll be provided by meals with dishes of Baikal cuisine according to the program: breakfasts in hotels + lunches.

Meals not included in the program is paid on spot.

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Tour details

Difficulty:
to everyone
Group size:
2–10 pax
Participation with children:
from 7 years old
Duration:
5 days
Accommodation:
House — 2 nights
Hotel — 2 nights
219 500 RUB/ personPrice clarification
Tour dates and prices are being updated. Book your tour in advance with our early booking offer

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