Baikal wanderer
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1 DAY
Description of the day
We are glad to welcome you to Irkutsk! Meeting at 09:30 with a guide at the airport or train station, acquaintance, departure for a sightseeing tour of the city. Irkutsk is a merchant city with an interesting history, in 2016 it turned 355 years old. We will visit the place of foundation of the city, the embankment of the Angara River, the Moscow Gate, the historical quarter. After the tour – accommodation in hotels. Free time, you can independently visit the Museum of Decembrists and Nerpinaries.
Eating on this day is on your own.
2 DAY
Description of the day
Early in the morning we go on a tour "Circum-Baikal Railway". First we take the bus to P. Listvyanka. From Listvyanka by ferry to the Port of Baikal, where boarding takes place on the tourist train Circum-Baikal Express. At 11 o'clock we go on a trip on the old railway. Arrival in Irkutsk late at night. Hotel transfer.
Breakfast according to Economy and Standard. Lunch and dinner on their own.
Budget option - food is not included.
3 DAY
Description of the day
In the morning, we take minibuses to Olkhon, the largest and most beautiful island of Baikal. The journey time will take 6-7 hours. Passing by ferry through the Strait of Olkhon Gate, we get to the island. Another 35 miles away and we’re on the move. Khuzhir is the tourist capital of the island. Lunch. Accommodation at a recreation center or in a hotel (according to the selected accommodation option) Walking tour to Shamanka rock, which is the hallmark of Olkhon.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included in the price for Economy and Standard options.
Lunch and dinner are included in the price for the budget option, breakfast - on its own.
4 DAYS
Description of the day
We'll have breakfast and go on a tour. Today you are waiting for a trip to the very north of the island - Cape Khoboy. The tour will allow you to see unique natural landscapes: sand dunes, white marble rocks and steep banks. After a delicious and hearty lunch, we go to Cape Shunte, or as it is called by the people of the Cape of Love. The guide will tell you where this name came from. Return to base. Dinner.
Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
5 DAY
Description of the day
Breakfast. Today you are waiting for a boat trip along Baikal "Healing springs - Ogoi Island". Passing through the Small Sea, the ship arrives in a picturesque bay, where there is a Silver Spring with healing water. After drinking healing water and having a delicious lunch, we go further, to the island of Ogoi. On Ogoya you will touch the Buddhist shrine - the Stupa of Enlightenment. Here you can make a wish and bypass the Stupa clockwise three times - according to belief, everything conceived should be fulfilled. Return to base. Dinner.
Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
6 DAY
Description of the day
Today you have a free day – plan it yourself! Here are some options for your holiday in Baikal: - Tour to the southern part of the island. We promise, you will be amazed at how many surprises hide a monotonous at first glance steppe - Fishing on Baikal. Experienced fishermen will tell you the local ways and tricks of fishing, a good catch is guaranteed! - Trip on Olkhon by bicycle, riding a catamaran, renting quads and much more. These excursions are self-paid.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
7 DAY
Description of the day
Breakfast. Transfer to Irkutsk by buses and minibuses (standard departure time is 12.30), travel time is about 6 hours. Stop at the roadside cafe (eating yourself). The end of the program in Irkutsk after 19:00 (Kirov Square) Accommodation in hotels of Irkutsk upon preliminary request.
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