"BAIKAL WINTER CROSS TOUR"

Want to visit all the iconic places of ice Baikal?

Then this tour is for you!

You will see the legendary Baikal ice with amazing frozen methane bubbles in Peschanaya Bay, visit the northern part of Olkhon Island, be amazed by the incredible patterns of ice! The tour is also complemented by informative excursions to the historical and interesting places of Baikal.

TOUR PROGRAMME

Route of the tour: Irkutsk, Listvyanka, Peschanaya Bay, Olkhon, Cape Khoboy, Irkutsk

Tour dates: 02.02.2404.02.2407.02. 2409.02. 2411.02.2413.02.2415.02.2418.02.2420.02.2422.02.2425.02.2427.02. 2401.03.2403.03.2405.03.2407.03. 2411.03.2414.03.2418.03.2421.03.2425.03.2428.02

1 DAY

Sightseeing tour to the village Listvyanka, the museum "Taltsy".

You will visit: architectural and ethnographic museum "Taltsy", Shaman-Kamen, limnological museum of Baikal, fish market in Listvyanka, Baikal

Upon arrival in Irkutsk, your tour begins, today you will see the sacred Lake Baikal for the first time.

From the airport or railway station you will be met and picked up on a group transfer, and you will go towards Listvyanka along the picturesque Baikal road.

Listvyanka is located along the edge of Baikal village in the source of the Angara River, a kind of Mecca of tourism among all those who come to Baikal, the starting point of many excursion routes along the lake. This is the closest place to the city where you can see the Pearl of Siberia.

On the way to Listvyanka you will visit an amazing and interesting place - the architectural and ethnographic open-air museum "Taltsy", where monuments of history, architecture and ethnography of the XVII-XX centuries are concentrated.

At the source of the Angara River, the only one flowing from Baikal, the guide will tell you a fascinating and beautiful legend about Baikal and the Angara, here you will see the legendary Shaman Stone.

After that, you will visit the Baikal Limnological Museum, which not only conducts exposition and educational activities, but also continues to engage in serious scientific research, and therefore you will not learn such information about Baikal from first hand anywhere.

After a walk along the pier and the famous fish market on Baikal, you will be settled in Listvyanka and rest before tomorrow. Tomorrow you will go to the hidden pearl on Baikal, a place of incredible beauty and scale - Peschanaya Bay.

2 DAY

Excursion to Sand Bay

You will visit: the ice of Baikal, the island of Baklany Stone, the Bay of Peschanaya, the Bay of Grandma, the Cape of the Big and Small Bell Towers, the Rock of Grandfather.

After breakfast at the Listvyanka hotel, you will go on a ship with a civus air cushion to Peschanaya Bay.

Hivus will gently slip along the mirror-smooth ice of Baikal. On the way you will enjoy the picturesque views: on the left side the path is framed by the majestic mountains of the Primorsky Range, and on the right - the endless ice surface of Baikal.

On the way to Peschanoy Bay you will stop at the village of Bolshaya Holoustnoye - this is the place where you can meet the largest accumulation of methane bubbles in the ice of Baikal! The spectacle is unforgettable and impressive - many beautiful photos are guaranteed to you!

After taking memorable pictures, you will continue the tour and stop at Baklanye Stone - the southern border of the vicinity of Peschanoy Bay, 3 km from it. In winter, the island is a granite monument resembling a tower on the east side.

From the Corklane Stone at hand to the Bay of Peschanoy. You will walk between the bays, each of which has its own charm, see the legendary stilt trees - a bizarre species of pine and larch, from the foundations of which the wind blew out the soil and sand, exposing the roots. It seems that the trees went out to walk towards Baikal. Sand Bay is sheltered by the capes of the Big and Small Bell Tower, picturesquely standing out against the background of the surrounding nature.

In the middle of the day you will have a picnic lunch in the fresh air, the end of the walk and the way back on the hive to Listvyanka.

3 DAY

Journey to Olkhon

You will visit: Tazheran steppes, Cape Burkhan (shamanka rock), Baikal.

After breakfast on a group transfer you will go to the heart of Lake Baikal – Olkhon Island.

Olkhon is truly unforgettable and one of the most famous places on Baikal, which is rightly called a place of power and especially powerful energy! Olkhon is considered a sacred territory, the concentration of shamanism in Central Asia. It is visited by pilgrims from all over the world.

You will leave Irkutsk approximately at 10 am. Olkhon is an island on Baikal, they traditionally get there first by road, then by ice crossing in the winter. Before the crossing to Olkhon, the path will lie along the road with picturesque views - partially you will go along the Tazheran steppes, here and there decorated with rock remains.

Arriving on the island, you will settle in its center - the village of Khuzhir. In the evening you have free time, which you can spend exploring the surroundings of the village. In walking distance from the hotels on Olkhon is the visiting card of Baikal - Cape Burkhan (shamanka rock). Shamanka is included in the sights of the Baikal National Park. Be sure to walk to Shamanka - you will feel the energy ringing in the air, take many bright photos.

Enjoying the most beautiful views, saturated with the energy of the sacred place, your first day of travel to Olkhon comes to an end. Tomorrow you will have an even closer acquaintance with Baikal and Olkhon.

4 DAYS

Excursion to Cape Hoboy.

You will visit: Cape Sagan-Khushun, Cape Khoboy, ice of Baikal.

Today you will plunge even more into the atmosphere of Lake Baikal.

After breakfast, you go on a tour. Today you will find a real adventure on the legendary Baikal ice. You will go to the northern part of Olkhon, see from the ice the outlines and amazing images of Olkhon coastal rocks, marble walls of Cape Sagan-Khushun. The longest time you will spend at Cape Khoboy - its rocky steep banks in these places resemble animal fangs, which absolutely emphasizes the name (from the language of the local population the name translates as "fang"). From the ice, the outlines of the cape resemble the figure of a woman - this is associated with an interesting local legend, which you will be told during the excursion.

In the middle of the day you will have a picnic lunch in the fresh air, surrounded by the winter Baikal beauty of nature.

The tour takes place with stops in the most beautiful places where you can take beautiful photos. If you wish, you can skate, so be sure to take them with you. If necessary, skates can be rented (you will need to request from your organizer, rental of skates is not included in the price of the tour).

Returning to the hotel, you will have a free evening.

Depending on the ice situation, an excursion to the north of Olkhon on the ice will be replaced by a tour on land, that is, the movement will be on the ground without leaving for the ice. All designated locations will be visited. The difference is only in the review – from the ice, tourists watch the capes from below, walk on ice, on land – before the eyes of tourists, pictures of the vast Baikal from above open up.

5 DAY

The road to Irkutsk. Completion of the tour programme

You will visit: Irkutsk

On this day we say goodbye to Olkhon and go to the city. Irkutsk, where your tour program ends. These intense 5 days introduced you to winter Baikal, local entertainment, historical heritage. We very much hope that during the tour our region will be able to win your favor, and we know for sure that, returning home, you will feel as you are again drawn to Baikal, saturated with its energy, enjoy the beauty!

If you wish, you can extend your unforgettable trip to Olkhon and add a tour of the south. You will visit one of the most beloved tourist places on Lake Baikal - on the island of Ogoi. Here you can see the Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment, see the incredible ice grottoes of Baikal, the shores decorated with multimeter splashes. For detailed information, you will need to contact your tour organizer.

*Excursion is not included in the tour price, paid additionally.

• group-transfer
• guide (on tour program)
• excursions to Listvyanka, Taltsy, Peschanaya Bay, to the north of Olkhon
• residence
• permission to visit the national park (Olkhon, Peschanaya Bay)
• Breakfast (2,3,4,5 days of tour)
• Lunches (2.3.4.5 days of tour)

Standard Package

60,000 per person

Supplement for single accommodation - 18 000 rubles. Man.

Comfort package

80,000 per person

The surcharge for single accommodation is 30 000 rubles. Man.

It's important.

• The tour operator reserves the right to change the places of excursions on the tour program, replace them with equivalent ones in situations related to changes in weather conditions, force majeure or at the discretion of the organizer, but undertakes to fulfill the entire tour program and provide all excursions specified in it in full.
• Olkhon Island is reached by ice crossing in the winter season and by ferry in the summer. In the off-season on a hivus (aircraft cushion). If for climatic reasons, the ice crossing does not work, then the tourist pays for the crossing on the hivus independently.
• Tour group, the number of people on the tour can reach 20 people.
• Start of the tour program in the morning at 10:00. It is necessary to arrive in Irkutsk before 9:30 local time.
• The completion of the tour program at about 20.00 local time. Keep this in mind when planning to purchase tickets.
• A day before the start of the tour, a group will be created in the WhatsApp messenger, where all organizational information on the tour will be provided. Please install the WhatsApp app on your phone in advance.