Excursion tour «Winter Fairy Tale of lake Baikal»

Excursion tour «Winter Fairy Tale of lake Baikal»

Tour activities

Gift tour

Lake Baikal is beautiful in every season of the year. We invite you to visit lake Baikal in winter to see picturesque landscapes: tops of mountains covered with snow, boundless white spaces, transparent and clean ice, hummocks, snow-covered forest. During this trip you`ll have a possibility to discover Irkutsk, Listvyanka village, Cicumbaikal Railway, try dog sledding riding, Russian troika and snowmobile riding, to ski and to skate on lake Baikal ice.

Route: Irkutsk – Circumbaikal Railway – Listvyanka village – Irkutsk.

Season: December – March.

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

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

exploring historical sights of Irkutsk with museum visiting

excursion on Circumbaikal Railway in a tourist train

Port Baikal village

full day excursion Listvyanka village and surroundings

dog sledding

opportunity to ski, to skate on Baikal ice or to ride on snowmobile

Taltsy open-air museum of wooden architecture

acquaintance with 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 Irkutsk City Center 4* / hotel Imperia 3* located in the city center. 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. Rest.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Early breakfast.
Meet with a guide in a hotel lobby.
Transfer with guide to the Railway to start fascinating trip by tourist train on Circumbaikal rail road*.
Arrival at the railway station, boarding in the first class carriage and departure.
During excursion you"ll have 3 stops to visit galleries, tunnels, to walk in the forest and at lake Baikal shore. The train always goes on Baikal shore and you"ll have a possibility to admire beautiful landscapes of the lake.
In the evening arrival at the village Port Baikal.
Departure by ferry to the village Listvyanka.
Accommodation at hotels Baikal 4* / Krestovaya Pad 3*.
*Train excursion can be changed on excursion by hovercraft on Circumbaikal railway.
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Full day excursion in Listvianka visiting, we continue to discover lake Baikal in winter.
Stop at the observation platform to see the famous Shaman Rock.
Lunch at local restaurant at the shore of the lake, tasting dishes of famous lake Baikal fish omul.
Then excursion at the Baikal museum to see the flora and the fauna of lake Baikal.
Visit by chair lift to the Mountain Chersky where a beautiful view opens at the south part of lake Baikal and the source of the Angara river.
Walking tour at the village Krestovka with visit to the Saint Nicolas church.
Return to the hotel.
Russian banya (supplement service).
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Electricity available
- Good mobile signal
- Shower available
Breakfast.
Dog sledding on a distance of 10 km with lunch picnic at the forest. It is a fascinating trip at lake Baikal in winter.
After dog sledding free time to ski, to skate on Baikal ice or to ride on snowmobile (supplement service).
Return to the hotel, rest.
- Electricity available
- Bad mobile signal
- No shower
- Размещение в поезде
Breakfast.
Departure from Listvyanka village to Irkutsk.
On the way visit to the museum of wooden architecture Taltsy.
Arrival in Irkutsk.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Free time with guide to visit central market and souvenir shops.
Accommodation at hotel Irkutsk City Center 4* / 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 in 3*/4* hotel in Irkutsk 2,5 night, 3*/4* hotel in Listvyanka 3 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 Decembrists museum, Baikal museum, Taltsy open-air museum, chairlift to observation deck on Chersky mount
train ticket on Circum Baikal railway excursion in a carriage of 1st class (2nd place by the window)
meals: breakfasts in hotels + lunches
dog sledding in taiga forest for 10 km distance
visa support

What is not included

tickets to/from Irkutsk
meals not included in the program
skiing, skating on Baikal ice or riding on snowmobile
excursion on Circumbaikal railway in February – March – 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.

Accommodation in 3* hotel:

in a group of 10 pax – 85 900 RUB per person

in a group of 8 pax – 90 300 RUB per person

in a group of 6 pax – 97 700 RUB per person

in a group of 4 pax – 110 800 RUB per person

in a group of 2 pax – 140 800 RUB per person

Supplement for single accommodation – 21 300 RUB per person

Accommodation in 4* hotel:

in a group of 10 pax – 100 700 RUB per person

in a group of 8 pax – 105 200 RUB per person

in a group of 6 pax – 112 500 RUB per person

in a group of 4 pax – 125 600 RUB per person

in a group of 2 pax – 155 600 RUB per person

Supplement for single accommodation – 26 000 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).