Baikal Ice

The Siberian winter is beautiful - a lot of sparkling snow, the purest transparent ice, shimmering with all shades of blue, evergreen cedars and fir trees, dressed in fluffy white coats and a sea of sun - this is remembered for a lifetime! Winter on Lake Baikal is unforgettable and strikingly different from the picture observed here in the summer. In this tour you will be able to explore almost the whole of Baikal and visit hard-to-reach corners on inexpensive road transport! Our drivers are real pros and know the Baikal ice like their five fingers - it is absolutely safe and exciting to travel with us!

1 day 350 km Irkutsk-Khuzhir

Meeting with a guide at Irkutsk airport until 9:00 am. Then boarding in SUVs and going to Baikal. We will start our acquaintance with the lake from Olkhon Island. The road to the Small Sea (the so-called section of the lake water area, limited to the large Bacal Olkhon Island) passes through a unique place - the Tazheran steppes. We will drive from the main road and get acquainted with the places of worship of local residents and archaeological monuments. Lunch is scheduled on the way to one of the cafes. Baikal cuisine dishes of your choice. Then we will cross the ice to Olkhon Island. On the way, we will visit the island of Ogoi with a Buddhist stupa placed on it. In the evening, arrival in Khuzhir, accommodation in comfortable rooms of the hotel ****.

2 day 310 km Khuzhir - Khoboy

After breakfast, we will continue to get acquainted with Olkhon. We will go out on the ice at the iconic place - Shamanka Rock. The rock is included in the list of nine shrines of Asia. There are many legends and legends associated with this place. Our guide will tell you these stories. From Shamanka rock, the ice road runs along the island to its northern part - Cape Khoboy. There are stops on the way. We will see grottoes with ice decoration, splashes on coastal rocks, overflows of ice and hummocks. We will visit iconic places: Peschanka Bay and Cape Sagan-Khushun. We'll stop at Cape Hoboy for lunch. There will be time for ice activities, photo shoots. In the evening we will return to Khuzhir. Dinner.

3 day 205 km Khuzhir - Buguldeika

Breakfast. We say goodbye to the island and go to Buguldeyka.

First stop at Ust-Anga Bay. Here we will again go to the ice of the lake and continue to the iconic place – the San Zaba cliff. Here on the crystalline limestone there are many cave paintings. They are made in different epochs and belong to the Bronze - Late Iron Ages. We'll make a stop for their inspection and photo session. On the way to Buguldeika, we will make several more stops to explore the grottoes and bizarre ice forms. In the evening, arrival in the village and accommodation in the center of hunting and tourism "Talovsky". Dinner tonight.

4 day 340 km Buguldeika - Listvyanka

After breakfast, we'll switch to Hivus hovercraft. We are waiting for a long transition to p Listvyank. You will not have to get bored during the transition, we will visit several iconic places: Cape Ark, Peschanaya Bay, Screeper Rock. In Peschanaya Bay we will stop for lunch. We'll arrive in Listvyanka tonight. Accommodation at the Dauria Hotel.

5 day 55 km Listvyanka - Big Cats

Today will be an active day! After breakfast, you will go on snowmobiles to the Black Pad. Siberian taiga, snow-capped forest and the way through the pass! Black Fall will lead you to Baikal. Lunch on the shore and return to Listvyanka on the ice of the lake.

6 days 70 km

The day will be devoted to excursions in Listvyanka. After breakfast, we will climb to the observation deck at the top of the “Chersky Stone”. A chairlift will take us here. Then we will get acquainted with the exposition of the Baikal Museum. In the aquariums we will see the seal. After the museum we will go to Irkutsk. On the way we will visit the museum of wooden architecture of Taltsy. Lunch is on the way. In the evening, arrival in Irkutsk and accommodation in the hotel.