Baikal voyage

Day 1

Arrival in Irkutsk. Group meeting at 8:00-8:30 at the airport at the exit to the city; at 9:00-9:30 at the railway station at the exit to the city. Guide with a sign "Baikal journey".
Breakfast at the bistro.
Sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will get acquainted with the most interesting places of Irkutsk (Spasskaya Church, Epiphany Cathedral, Polish Church, Moscow Gate (triumphal arch restored to the 350th anniversary of the city), Angara Embankment and Monument to Alexander III, White House, Znamensky Monastery, on the territory of which there are graves of the Decembrists, as well as the famous merchant and traveler Grigory Shelikhov.
Then we will go to Baikal, on the way we will visit the museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy", where more than 30 samples of Siberian architecture are collected, including the Buryat yurt and Evenki plague. During the tour you will have the opportunity to have lunch in the inn (additional payment).
Next P. Listvyanka, where you will stop at the Shaman-stone.
Visit to the Baikal Museum. The museum contains a rich exposition of the flora and fauna of Baikal, an aquarium with Baikal fish and seal.
Then a tour of Listvyanka. A visit to the souvenir market, the fish market is a good opportunity to buy souvenirs of Siberian craftsmen made of stone, wood, birch bark and glass, as well as to taste Baikal fish - omul, garius, cold and hot smoked whitefish.
Dinner-picnic on the shore of Baikal. Return to Irkutsk, accommodation in a hotel.
Meals: breakfast, dinner.

Cities: Irkutsk, Listvyanka

Attractions: Spasskaya Church, monument to Alexander III, Lower Embankment of the Angara, Architectural and Ethnographic Museum "Taltsy", Shaman-stone, Baikal Museum

 

Day 2

After breakfast, transfer to Olkhon Island (microbus to ferry, then UAZ car). Among the three dozen Baikal islands, Olkhon Island, surrounded by many ancient myths and legends, stands out especially - the size, variety of landscapes, the grandeur of natural monuments - and is considered one of the most beautiful places of Baikal. The most famous natural monument of Baikal is Cape Burkhan (shamanka rock). Arriving on the island, we will be located in a tourist base / in a private estate. Then we'll walk around the village. Excursion to Cape Burhan (shamanka rock). Lunch in the cafe on the way (Buryat kitchen). Upon my return, dinner.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Cities: Irkutsk, Khuzhir

Attractions: Olkhon Island, Cape Burkhan

 

Day 3.

Breakfast. All-day excursion to Cape Hoboy. Cape Khoboy (in Buryat "oboe" - fang, molar tooth) - the northernmost on the island of Olkhon. The spectacular pillar-shaped rock, resembling an externally sharp fang, from the sea has a pronounced similarity with the profile of a woman's head and bust, as in ancient Greek galleys. Cape Khoboy is located near the widest place of Baikal (79.5 km), and only in good weather from it you can see the opposite shore, the mountainous contour of the St. Nos peninsula. On the cape there is a platform where all-Olkhon shaman tailagans are performed. Near it, to the north, two meters above the beach of the Small Sea, there is a through cave with a branching deep into the mountain. On the way, we'll stop for a picnic.
Meals: breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner.

Cities: Olkhon district, Khuzhir

Attractions: Cape Khoboy, Olkhon Island

 

4th day

Breakfast. Free time until 12.00, moving to the Small Sea. The Small Sea is one of the most famous and unique corners of Baikal. Warm bays and coves, ancient rocks and sandy beaches, as well as the unique vegetation of the Tazheran steppes create an atmosphere of detachment from civilization and leave indelible impressions for a lifetime. Upon arrival, accommodation at the tourist base (convenience on the territory). Free time. Lunch.
Walking tour along the coast of the Small Sea. Dinner.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Cities: Olkhon district

Attractions: Small Sea

 

5th day

Car excursion "Safari along the Tazheran steppes" (an exciting photo tour with a visit to the observation deck of the Olkhon Gate, the Lost Bay, the Snake Bay, the observation deck on the Tan Khan mountain, the inspection of the cave, the Valley of stone spirits)
Back to the campground.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Cities: Olkhon district

Attractions: Mount Tanhan, Valley of Stone Spirits, Small Sea

 

Day 6

Breakfast. Before lunch, free time. After lunch transfer to Irkutsk (microbus, exact information about the transfer time is announced the day before).
Hotel accommodation.
Meals: breakfast, lunch.

Cities: Irkutsk, Olkhonsky district

 

Day 7.

After breakfast, departure to the Tunkin Valley to the village of Arshan, located in the Republic of Buryatia near the foothills of the Eastern Sayans. “Arshan” in translation from Buryat means “healing source”. Here, near the healing mineral springs is the famous sanatorium "Arshan".
After accommodation and lunch, we will go on a walking tour to the waterfalls on the Kyngarga River.
After the waterfalls - visit the Buddhist datsan "Bodhidharma". Here services are held and novices are trained. All movements on the territory are traditionally carried out in the course of the movement of the sun - from left to right. When entering the territory, you can think of a well-wish for yourself and your loved ones, and it will receive additional energy for implementation after the ritual of around. Free time.
Meals: breakfast, lunch.

Cities: Arshan, Irkutsk

Attractions: Buddhist datsan "Bodhidharma"

 

8th day

Breakfast, free time, transfer to Irkutsk.
Hotel accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast.

Cities: Irkutsk, Arshan

 

9th day

Breakfast at the hotel. Exemption of rooms by billing hour until 12.00.
End of tour.
For an additional fee, you can order a transfer to the airport or to the railway station (1000 rubles / passenger car, capacity up to 3 people).
Meals: Breakfast.

Cities: Irkutsk