The Ice Heart of Baikal

Type of route: excursion.

Duration of tour: 4 days / 3 nights.

Scheme of the route: Irkutsk - Olkhon - Irkutsk.

Tour programme

DAY 1
Meeting at the airport or railway station in Irkutsk.
Departure to the island of Olkhon, during the journey stop in a cafe. On the ice crossing - a ceremony: kiss Baikal. Arrival in the village of Khuzhir. Accommodation in the guest house. Sightseeing tour to Cape Burkhan (Shamanka Rock) is the visiting card of Lake Baikal, one of the nine shrines of Asia. We see off the fantastic beauty of the sunset. Dinner at the campground.

DAY 2
Before breakfast, those who wish can go to Cape Burhan and meet the dawn. After breakfast, we will have a fascinating trip to Cape Khoboy – the northernmost and most famous cape of the island, a place shrouded in ancient legends and legends. Here you can see the famous blue ice of Baikal. The cape is located near the widest place of Baikal (79.5 km). It is here that you will have the opportunity to assess the size of the lake, which the locals usually call the sea.
Along the way we will visit the rock complex "Sagaan Hushun", which due to its outlines was called "Three Brothers". Inaccessible in summer grottoes, in winter reveal their secrets to every curious traveler. Entering any of them, you seem to fall into a fairy-tale world - sparkling and precious. Inspection of ice caves and grottoes
Lunch is a picnic in nature. Return hotel. Those who wish can make the sunset. Dinner at the cafe.

DAY 3
Before breakfast you can meet the dawn. Every day is different. Breakfast. After breakfast, we head to the south of Olkhon Island. We are waiting for the island of Ogoi, where the Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment is installed, which contains various Buddhist relics and a bronze statuette of Dakini Troma Nagmo, considered in Tibetan Buddhism the mother of all Buddhas. Then we will go to Cape Khorgoy, on which the ancient Kurykan protective wall with a length of 185 m was built. It is made of stones and, apparently, was built to protect against enemy attacks. Collect the whole bouquet of memories: from fish parking, cracking ice, frosty air to lunch in the fresh air. Every moment will remain in your heart. Back to the hotel. Dinner at the cafe. Those who wish can make the sunset.

DAY 4
Before breakfast, you can go to Cape Burkhan, meet the dawn and say goodbye to Olkhon Island. Breakfast. After breakfast we will return to Irkutsk. A stop at a café on the way. In Irkutsk, our journey is coming to an end.

The price includes:
- transfer under the program;
- guide escort;
- accommodation under the program;
- a car excursion to Cape Khoboy;
- a car excursion to the south of the island;
- sightseeing tour to Cape Burkhan;
- programme meals;