A great trip along the eastern shore of Baikal

DAY 1

We meet with the instructor in the morning in Ulan-Ude. To the place of the beginning of the route we get by bus and custom minibus. We start the route from the village of Monakhovo on the peninsula of St. Nos. It's about 300 kilometers. We'll stop for lunch at the cafe on the way.

We come to the place, set up a camp and start preparing for our campaign. The instructors will tell you everything and give instructions. We collect kayaks and continue to communicate by the night campfire.

DAY 2

Breakfast, pack up and get out. Today is a small rowing day, we go along the Chivyrkui Bay - here the warmest water on Baikal, as the bay is shallow and warms up well. The banks are reedy, in such places there are many birds. Near Arangatui Lake, where herons, loons, swans and cranes live.

For the night we stand on the beach next to the abandoned house.

We'll walk 15 km.

DAY 3

We walk all day along the Chivyrkui Bay. The coast is indented and covered with forests, the shores are rocky. On the left, the Saint Nose peninsula is visible in the fog. June is the time of fog on the Holy Nose and Chivyrkui Bay. For the night we stand on a beautiful large beach near the Big Chivyrkui River. Cedar and yellow sand - a feature of this place!

We'll walk 35 km.

DAY 4

Today, the warm and calm Chivyrkui Bay ends and open Baikal begins. By this time, everyone will have mastered rowing and kayaking. The shores here are rocky, solid rock walls. From the Big Chivyrkui River to the Malaya Cheremshannaya River, the rock stretches almost 15 km continuously, interrupted only a couple of times in the river valley.

For the night we will stand on a rocky beach.

We'll walk 35 km.

DAY 5

After 8 km cordon "South" Barguzinsky reserve. We'll stop here to rest.

Next, we will go through the territory of the Barguzin Reserve. This is one of the oldest reserves in Russia was created in 1916 to preserve the sable population. Parking on the territory of the reserve is possible only on the South cordon, Davsha, Cape Kabany and Irinda Bay. We're going to get up in authorized places. The places here are amazing, go and admire from the water!

Davsha is an amazing village where there are no shops, communication, regular transport, but there is a museum. Get up for the night in Davsha, there is a good equipped parking and a thermal spring.

We'll walk 35 km.

DAY 6

Let's make a day, a bath. We'll rest, we'll walk around.

DAY 7

The route is long, but we have 3 spare days! We will use them as a distillery in the most beautiful places along the route.

We walk along the open Baikal, admiring the views. On the right side of the Baikal ridge, on the other side, in the distance, the Primorsky ridge is visible. We go to the reserved places, it is possible that we will see on the shore of wild animals.

We'll get up at Cape Kabany tonight. It's not a very convenient way out of the water, but the parking lot is great. Canopy, fire and benches.

We'll walk 30 km.

DAY 8

Larchs are replaced by sand braids, sand - pebbles. In the bay you can see the wintering area - here the reserve employees live when they circumvent its territory.

We move on, and in the lip of Irinda we get up for the night. This is the last night in the reserve.

We'll walk 30 km.

DAY 9

We pass through Cape Shiraki and behind it Shiraki Bay. Then the Chasing Bay, then the Little Chasing Cape, the Turkulite Bay. On Baikal it happens that different places have the same name.

But the night will rise in a very beautiful place at the mouth of the river Shegnanda. A thin strip of rocky beach, after which a strip of pebbles with sandy areas begins. And behind them are the wide spills of the Shegnandy River, more like a lake. The water in them, as in all mountain rivers, is very cold, even compared to the Baikal. After all, Shegnanda originates in the watershed of the Barguzin ridge at an altitude of 2000 meters.

We'll walk 20 km.

DAY 10

After the Shegnandy River, the Barguzin Reserve ends. Pretty wild places begin. Tunguska houses are sometimes found on the shore. And no one else... There are no people. But there are plenty of bears and other animals here.

We pass Tampuda Bay - deep and perfectly protects from the waves. A strip of rocky beach, and behind it begins a real alpine meadow. And above all this rises the amazing beauty of the mountain!

For the night, we stand in the Little Amundakan lip.

We'll walk 30 km.

DAY 11

Hakus are a resort with hot springs. There are two hot springs on the surface. The water temperature is about +44 degrees Celsius. Hydrocarbonate-sulphate-sodium water with water mineralization of 0.3 g / l. Great place!

We'll stand overnight in tents on the base.

We'll walk 20 km.

DAY 12

Let's make another day near the hot springs. There's a long way to go, rest :

DAY 13

Let's go to Aya Bay. This sandy bay goes deep for 4 km. In the bay there is a reef where seals like to lie. From here comes the trail to Lake Froliha. It is an ancient glacial lake with clear water. The trip will take 3 hours, we will go in the afternoon.

We'll walk 15 km.

DAY 14

Come and admire the views. Mountains, cliffs, coves and capes. Sometimes the snout of the seal is shown from the water. Today we will reach the Dagar Bay and stand on the sandy beach. Rare birches stick out of the thickets of cedar slanik. There's something unusual about it.

We'll walk 30 km.

Days 15-17

Spare days in case of bad weather. If the weather is good, we will spend these days on a deeper acquaintance with the most beautiful places on the route in the Barguzinsky Reserve, Frolikhinsky Reserve and other places.

DAY 18

Today our task is to pass the Angarsky sar bay, the confluence of the Upper Angara and Kichera rivers. Depending on the wave and wind, we go from the side of Baikal or the bay. The fact is that the bay is separated from Lake Baikal by a narrow long spit - Yarki Island with a 20-kilometer sand spit. We walk all day along these islands. By and large, it is one long sandy island.

The end point of our trip is the city of Nizhneangarsk, where we will be in the evening. We'll stay at the Hostel.

You can take the evening train to Irkutsk and take the following route along Baikal with us : And you can fly from Nizhneangarsk by plane home. You can also ride on the famous BAM trains. We can get to the station. Padunsky Thresholds (8 km from Bratsk airport, where there is an airport), or to Krasnoyarsk, where there is also an airport. You can also leave Severobaikalsk by train to Moscow.

We'll walk 20 kilometers today.