West and East of Baikal

Dates:

From 05.07.2025 to 13.07.2025

From 12.07.2025 to 20.07.2025

From 26.07.2025 to 03.08.2025

From 09.08.2025 to 17.08.2025

Tour programme:

Day 1.

Meals: Self-sufficient

We meet at the airport near the information desk at 10:00. Irkutsk (we recommend buying tickets for earlier arrival time, delays are possible). A small tour of the city. Irkutsk was founded in 1661 and is located where the Irkut River flows into the Angara, hence the name of the city. Then we go along the picturesque Baikal road, along the Angara River, which in the village of Listvyanka flows from Baikal. Here we visit the Baikal Museum. It contains the best exhibits and aquariums with endemics of the lake. Walking through the village, we visit the fish market. We advise you to try omul hot smoking! We dine on our own, rest near Baikal. Return to Irkutsk and stay in the hotel in the selected category. (hotels such as Irkutsk, Irkut, Europe, Panda, etc.) Take a walk around town tonight. Dinner by yourself.

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.

Today is a day for independent rest. After breakfast, you can go for a walk around the city or on excursions (it is advisable to decide on the choice of excursions in advance when buying a tour). We offer several excursions at your discretion: along the Circum-Baikal Railway (85 km) you can see the famous road, which was built in the early twentieth century and runs along the coastline of Baikal. It is impressive in that the path runs past steep cliffs that descend directly into the lake, the road is considered a unique historical and cultural complex and is represented by tunnels, stone galleries, bridges and viaducts! You can go no less interesting water excursion to Peschanaya Bay, learn more about Baikal, its natural monuments and drive along Baikal. Also go on a car tour to the Tunkin Valley, see the Big Eastern Sayan Ridge, drink healing Arshan and swim in hot springs.

Day 3.

Meals: Breakfast.

After an early breakfast we leave for Olkhon Island (Heart of Baikal). Attention! With a small group, the transfer to Olkhon Island is carried out as part of teams. During the transfer, you will have lunch in a cafe (payment at your own expense). The road to Olkhon is different from the Baikal tract, today you will see the Tazheran steppes, hills, remnants to the Small Sea. Moving through Baikal is carried out by cargo ferry through the Olkhon Gate. The ferry will offer views of the eastern side of Baikal. The duration of the move from Irkutsk is about 5-6 hours. After moving to the island, we go along a country road to the village of Khuzhir, we are located on a tourist base depending on the chosen option (example tourist bases Olkhon, Flagman, Tengari, etc.). In the evening at sunset, a small walk to Shamanka Rock, Cape Burhan (one of the nine shrines of Asia). Dinner yourself in any cafe p. Olkhon or at the camp. Great opportunity to try the local cuisine.

Day 4.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch.

Breakfast. Travel to the southeastern part of the island. During the trip we will visit the rock complex "Trezubets", Lake "Heart", secluded bays and lagoons. Outdoor picnic lunch. In the evening, return to the base, dinner on your own.

Day 5.

Meals: Breakfast.

Dedicate today to rest and get new impressions from Baikal. When buying a tour or with an accompanying person, specify the excursions. On this day, we recommend you to walk along the shore of Lake Baikal, swim, sunbathe, ride bicycles, mopeds, visit the local ethnographic museum of Revyakin, etc. We recommend taking a water excursion to the island of Ogoi, with a visit to the Buddhist stupa in the Small Sea. On this tour you will pass through three stages of the past, future and present. Make a wish that will definitely come true! You can visit the caves of the Baikal region or the healing mountain lake, go to the south of Lake Baikal, and a large selection of excursions on ships along the Small Sea is also offered. In the evening, eat your own dinner, try local cuisine (buuses, hushurs, bovas, buffalo, etc.), or arrange a picnic on the shore (the island has shops where you can stock up on food). Tomorrow you will go to the eastern shore of Baikal. You can pre-order an excursion to Ushkany Islands.

Day 6.

Meals: Breakfast.

Breakfast. A trip along Olkhon on UAZik on the route Khuzhir - Uzury - Cape Khoboy - then by ship to the village of Turka. Khoboy is a place of power, and a picturesque place in the north of Olkhon Island. It looks like a fang and we will see it again, and it also bears similarities to the profile of a woman, as in ancient Greek galleys. Moving (boat and transfers are paid extra, guide or transfer). Arrival in the village of Turka or Ust-Barguzin, or Maximikha.

Note: Important! Organizers move across the lake only in favorable weather. In case of adverse weather, the head of the group has the right to deliver the group to Ust-Barguzin by road (800 km). Payment is made to the guide on the spot!

Day 7.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch.

Early breakfast and go on an excursion to Chivyrkui Bay, which is considered one of the most picturesque bays of Lake Baikal, where unique natural monuments are located (we advise you to take a warm jacket, towel and water). The depth of the bay does not exceed 10 meters, and therefore in summer, in some places, it warms up to 24 degrees Celsius. Chivyrkui Bay is located in the Trans-Baikal National Park. When you enter the park, the Holy Nose will appear before you. In the area of Monakhovo, we transfer to the boat and go to the Snake Bay. Here we swim in hot springs, the temperature of which is from 38 to 45 degrees. They say that they use it mainly for the treatment of sciatica, skin diseases and the support apparatus. Picnic near the springs or on the sandy beach. You will also visit the sandy spit, thanks to which the Holy Nose is a peninsula! Lunch is included in the price. Return to base. Dinner by yourself.

Day 8.

Meals: Breakfast.

Today it is planned to rest on Baikal and travel for additional excursions. After breakfast, you can choose from: Barguzin Valley, Ushkany Islands with seals. A tour of the Barguzin Valley includes a visit to unique objects: the Goddess Yanzhima, Ininsky Stone Garden, Suvinsky Castle, etc. Ushkanyi Island - a trip with a visit to the nerp rookery (auto + boat). Visit the territory of the reserve of the island, where there is an observation deck and there is an opportunity to observe seals on Baikal. For those who stayed at the camp, we recommend a holiday on the sandy shore. You can walk along the shore of Baikal and take great photos of the Holy Nose. Ushkany Islands consist of 4 islands: Large, Thin, Round and Long. The name of the island was derived from the word "ushkan" - so in Siberia they used to call hares. But there were no hares on the islands. The name came from the north of Russia, where the pomors of the White Sea called sea seals.

Day 9.

Meals: Breakfast.

Breakfast at the camp and going to leave Baikal to the city of Ulan-Ude (collection transfer). The road on which we will return runs along Lake Baikal, around the taiga and sandy beaches. Travel time is about 4-5 hours. Entering the city of Ulan-Ude, a sightseeing tour will begin. Get acquainted with the historical center of the city and modern buildings. Ulan-Ude differs in color from the western side of Baikal. Then we go outside the city and visit the Center of Buddhism of Russia - Ivolginsky datsan. At the foot of the Hamar-Daban ridge, on the steppe expanses, in a quiet tract, 30 kilometers from the city, is the spiritual capital of the Buddhist traditional Sangha of Russia - Ivolginsky datsan. Here you can visit the imperishable body of Itagilov (additional payment, check with the guide). Approximate time of completion of the program in Ulan-Ude at 16-17 hours.

The cost of the tour includes services:

• Excursions on the program and tickets to the Baikal Museum
• Transfer and transport under the programme
• Accompanying services for groups of 6 people (less than 6 people long journeys only accompanied by a driver)
• Programme meals
• Accommodation according to the program depending on the selected numbers
• Visit to the Trans-Baikal National Park
• Survey trip to Chivyrkui Bay
• Visit Shamanka Rock, Cape Hoboy, South of the island
• Meeting at the airport

For an additional fee:

• airfare
• alcoholic beverages, as well as visiting discos, casinos, clubs
• Additional services not specified in the program
• Russian bath. Payment on the spot
• Horse ride 1 hour. Booked in advance, payment to the guide
• Mopeds, saps. Payment on the spot
• fishing services. Payment on the spot
• videotape
• services of translators (English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish). Pay at the office when buying a tour
• Boat transfers and transfers in 6 days.
• A trip to Peschanaya Bay. Booked in advance, payment upon booking.
• The sacred island of Ogoi. Booked in advance (during the first days of the tour), payment to the guide on-site
• bicycle-rental
• source-visit
• Barguzin Valley
• Ushkany Islands with seals
• Individual transfer throughout the route. (For those who want to travel with their own company or together) Individual support.
• Excursion on KBZD (Circum-Baikal Railway) Payable at the office. The cost depends on the date and type of transport. Check when booking.
• place with a view of Baikal and food on KBZH: complex

Cost per person when placing:

(1-seat "Economy", amenities on the floor) - 120 400 rubles / person

(2-seat “Standard”) – 135,000 rubles / person

(1-seat “Standard”) – 156 400 rubles / person

(2-seat “Improved / Junior / Half-lux”) – 161,000 rubles / person

(1-seat “Improved / Junior / Half-lux”) – 208 500 rubles / person

(2-seater “Lux”) – 183 800 rubles / person