From heart to heart

Dates:

from 20.07.2025 to 31.07.2025

from 03.08.2025 to 14.08.2025

Tour programme

Day 1.

Meals: Dinner.

We meet with the group at the airport of Irkutsk at 10.00 am near the reference room. Our active tour of Baikal begins with a trip along the Baikal Highway in Listvyanka. Visit excursions to the Baikal Museum, Listvyanka p. (movement 1 hour.). The Baikal Museum is very interesting. On the ground floor in large aquariums you can observe various fish that are found in Baikal, as well as the only freshwater seal in the world - the seal. Lunch in Listvyanka (you can buy and taste Baikal omul, smoked, salted, taste local beer). Dinner time is 1 hour. Today we have our first acquaintance with Baikal. After the inspection, we move to the village of Slyudyanka (4-5 hours). Dinner and discussion. Distribution of equipment, tents and products for 3 days. Night at the recreation center in rooms 3-4-5 people (economy). Amenities outside. Double accommodation must be ordered in advance (additional payment is required).

Note: In the event of a delay for any reason, tourists independently catch up with the group. We recommend arriving the day before the tour begins!

Day 2.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch for snacks. Dinner.

After breakfast, we begin to gather and go on the trail to Chersky Peak. For an additional fee, it is possible to move on a highly passable car (payment on the spot) tossed to the trail. Active tours on Lake Baikal are interesting because you can see the variety of mountains and water. We will pass near the marble quarry, where pieces of marble are scattered, we will cross several times over the mountain river. After a short trip among the beautiful mountains, we have a snack. We take our things and make a walk along the path that surrounds the mountains, on the Cossack glade or to the weather station. Participants carry personal belongings, food for 3 days, tents and group equipment (you can order a backpack delivery service (horse or porter)). When we get there, we set up camp. Free time. Cooking dinner. Fire. Night in tents for 3-4 people. If you want to live separately or with a family in a house or a separate tent, you need to warn about this when buying a tour, i.e. before the start of the route.

Day 3.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch for snacks. Dinner.

After breakfast and a short rest, we begin the ascent to Chersky Peak, available to every outdoor enthusiast (must fulfill all the requirements of the guide, the group must move together). The difficulty at first glance is overcoming the saddle (rock area). By fulfilling all the requirements of the guide, you will cope with this. From the saddle, where we will relax and enjoy the scenery, we will definitely see Lake Heart. The ascent to Heart Lake and the descent will take about 4-5 hours depending on the weather conditions, as well as the preparedness of the participants. Snack at the top in good weather or at a stop. For those who want a walking tour to the waterfalls of the Podkomarnaya River (3-6 hours). Amazing in beauty and structure cascades of waterfalls with crystal and mountain clean water. Each waterfall is unique, of course you want to visit everything, but you will have to try, because there are so many of them. Back to the bivouac tonight. Dinner, talk, share impressions and photos. Free time. Tent night.

The peak is named after Jan (Ivan) Dementievich Chersky, a scientist geographer who made a huge contribution to the study of Siberia.

Heart Lake is a mountain lake in the form of a heart located under the peak. In sunny weather it is especially beautiful.

Day 4.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.

Today is the day of return to Slyudyanka, after breakfast we go down to the village. In backpacks, participants carry tents, group and personal equipment. Lunch. On the way there is a small (wild) cafe (very tasty cakes) and refreshments! Many of our active tourists dream of staying here for 2-3 days, but we still have a lot of interesting things to do. All paid at the cafe. In Slyudyanka, at will, an excursion to a private museum of minerals, famous throughout Russia and one of the five largest on exhibits. Entrance tickets are purchased locally (the guide takes the group to the gates of a private museum). Bath at the base for an extra charge. Dinner. Night at the recreation center.

The Museum of Minerals exhibits more than 10,000 samples from many deposits of the former USSR and from abroad. But, of course, the main value is the magnificent samples of the Slyudyansk deposits.

Day 5.

Meals: Breakfast (snack)

Early rise, snacking and transition to the railway or bus station. Moving to D. Irkutsk by car (depending on the number of people) or by train on a picturesque highway. Arrive in Irkutsk, get kayaks for rafting on Olkhon, the permission of the national park and products for the next part (takes about 1 hour). Departure to Olkhon Island as part of the national team (stop MRS). The road goes along the steppe expanses, where the Baikal mountains are visible in the distance. On the way, we will have lunch in a cafe. "" Transfer to Olkhon, by public ferry. In case of a huge traffic jam, after moving by ferry, we leave by other transport (usually by UAZ). Transition through the ferry, each participant carries out with his own and group things independently. Accommodation at the recreation center of economy class (convenience on the street). Today we need to put the necessary things in sealers, and leave the rest at the base. Acquaintance with Olkhon, dinner at the base or cafe on our own.

On the island of Olkhon, considered the sacred center of the northern shamanic world, the Mongolian shamans fled during the persecution of their lamas in the era of Genghis Khan. Due to its isolation, Olkhon Island became the last stronghold of the shamans of North Asia.

Day 6.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.

Early breakfast. Today is a busy day, tourists who come on an active tour are always ready for changes and something new! A sightseeing trip around the island with stops on the shore of Baikal. Early morning breakfast and go to the mysterious and mystical Cape Hoboy with lunch. A delicious lunch in the fresh air! Visiting natural attractions - Peschanoe Tract, Three Brothers Rock, Lake Baikal, Cape Khoboy. Great photos are guaranteed in almost any weather. Moving ashore. Tent accommodation. Dinner on the beach.

Special training is not required, but do not forget that a little physical training should be present. Total rafting time is 6-10 hours for all days. Depends on the weather.

Attention! Cooking food from the water of Lake Baikal. We recommend taking bottled water with you if you do not like tea made from Baikal.

Day 7.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.

Breakfast is early until 6:00. Kayaking on the Small Sea. (During strong winds or waves, no alloying is carried out) From us, very close to the island of Olkhon, with grottoes, caves, rocks and bizarre shores, and on the other hand the Small Sea with islands. Be sure to go, go around the island (depending on the weather) on kayaks and consider it carefully, stop on the shore and climb the rocks, walk near the rocks, like the Argonauts. Lunch on the beach. There is practically no forest on Olkhon on this side, all food is prepared on gas or firewood purchased in advance. Kayak rafting to Scenic Bay.

Note: In case of poor physical fitness of the group or bad weather, the guide has the right to shorten the route. According to statistics in recent years, all participants passed it ahead of schedule. Alloy only in good weather!

Day 8.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.

It is advisable to get up early on rafting along Baikal, since the wind did not go for a walk. Breakfast and at dawn the continuation of kayaking along the picturesque shore of Olkhon Island to the Shamanka rock. Bizarre sandy shores and high cliffs with different shades. Lunch. We swim in Baikal on the sandy shore. Rest. Overnight in tents or possibly at a recreation center (at a good group pace). Dinner. The sunset is spectacular! Many participants say that it was on the raft that they felt Baikal, its beauty, power and uniqueness.

Day 9.

Meals: Breakfast.

Breakfast (a spare half day in case of bad weather). Free time. Lunch on your own in any cafe in the village (try the local cuisine or dine with a view of Baikal). Experience shows that hiking food is a little boring. . You can arrange a feast in good company on the base with the preparation of barbecue, but it is already organized independently. Resting, we inspect the rock Shamanka (we advise to visit early in the morning and at sunset) and the village of Khuzhir. You can visit the Revyakin Museum (for an additional fee). After lunch, you can take your bikes. We take them for the day. Now moving around Olkhon will be much faster. You can meet the dawn and see off the sunset and return to the base. We ride without a guide on our own! Dinner by yourself in any cafe in the village. There is a rather fashionable cafe at the pier.

Day 10.

Meals: Breakfast.

Breakfast at the base. Before lunch, you can still ride bicycles along the picturesque shores of Baikal. You choose your own route depending on your ability to ride bicycles. Someone can ride to the local beach, and someone will ride along the coast beyond the village. There is a route through the forest to the source or to the observation point. You need to get a phone with a good camera! Lunch alone in any cafe in the village. For those who do not like bicycles - rest on the beach "Saray Bay" or you can buy an additional excursion from the administrator of the base or ride horses, mopeds, etc. Just write to the guide, and he will try to organize you new adventures. Dinner by yourself. We'll sleep at the campground. Free time.

Day 11.

Meals: Breakfast.

Early breakfast. Excursions to choose from for an additional fee. The sacred island of Ogoi with a stupa or the South of Olkhon (roll through all the bays and bays), as well as a visit to the Dream cave (1 hour in the cave). Teams are teams. The whole group needs to decide within the first 5 days.

The caves are closer to lunchtime. Issued waterproof costumes, helmets, flashlights. Be sure to take warm clothes, water, snack. Return to the recreation center in 4-5 hours. Rest. Lunch and dinner on your own (possibly in a cafe overlooking the sunset). You can have dinner in a cafe or at the base by pre-ordering.

12 days

Meals: Breakfast.

This is where your active tour ends! Departure to Irkutsk about 9-10 am in the national team. Goodbye, Baikal! The road goes through Olkhon, then by ferry (queues and technical breaks are possible) and again along the picturesque steppes to Irkutsk. On the way, we will stop for lunch, where you can choose and buy what you like. Completion of the program in 18-20 hours.

The price includes:

• meeting in Irkutsk, guide services along the route
• kit
• transfer and transportation on the program
• payment for visiting the national park, excursions under the program (except for additional)
• accommodation under the program (turbobases and tents) (3-4 local, 1 and 2 local paid additionally)
• food according to the program, as well as the purchase of products and throwing them to the beginning of the route
• entrance tickets to the museum (except the museum of minerals and the museum of Revyakin)
• bicycle rental 9 days

The price does not include:

• bath. Payment on the spot
• A trip to the caves. Booked in advance, payment on-site
• Cook services on request (and so prepare all in turn). Payment on booking
• Interpreter services (for foreign nationals). Payment on booking
• throwing on a high-pass car from Slyudyanka to the trail for a group of up to 10 people. Payment on the spot
• flight
• Carrying services on Hamar Daban (9 km. from rolling by car on foot with climbing): horse or porter (up to 15 kg)
• Museum of Minerals and Museum of Revyakin. Payment on the spot
• South of the island or the Sacred Island of Ogoi. Booked in advance (during the first 5 days of the tour), payment to the guide on site
• bicycle rental. Payment on the spot
• Horse ride 1 hour. Booked in advance, payment to the guide

Supplement for 2 local - 5000 rubles / person

Additional payment for 1 local - 11000 rubles / person