Dialogues on Baikal

1 day. Transfer to Baikal

Arrival in Irkutsk. Meet and meet your guide who will be with you throughout the journey. Morning coffee, breakfast, boarding vehicles, and you go to Baikal - in the area of the Strait of Small Sea.

Moving to the Small Sea will take about 3-4 hours (250 km.)

Accommodation at the recreation center "Fregat" on the shore of Lake Baikal. And finally, your first acquaintance with Baikal and evening walks on the ice.

Dinner at the restroom cafe. If desired - Siberian bath with a hole (ordered in advance).

2 days. Olkhon's Ice Grottoes

After breakfast with a view of Baikal - boarding the ship on a hovercraft Khivus. Today you will ride through the most beloved by all photographers of the world ice corners of Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island.

Here you will find magical ice grottoes, the famous island of Ogoi with the Buddhist stupa of Enlightenment - one of the places of power on Baikal, the islands of the Small Sea with immense unimaginable splashes ...

Lunch will be right on the ice of Lake Baikal from the delicious dishes of the local national Buryat cuisine. In the evening you will return to the recreation center and, if desired, go to the bath after a frosty Baikal day in the fresh air.

Dinner at the restroom restaurant.

3 days. Journey to Northern Baikal

Breakfast. Landing on Khivus is a hovercraft. For comfortable accommodation with things is designed for 6 people.

Moving to Khivus Small Sea - Cape Kotelnikovsky will take all day (250 km). You will stay in beautiful places for photography and relaxation.

Picnic lunch is on the way.

Evening arrival at Kotelnikovsky. There are no roads here, it is possible to get only by ice or by helicopter. Accommodation in a unique recreation center with two outdoor pools with thermal springs, right on the shore. Guests have unlimited access to swimming pools. Dinner.

Night at the recreation center - Cape Kotelnikovsky.

4-5 days. Balloon flight and thermal springs

Day of rest and bathing at Cape Kotelnikovsky. These hot springs will not leave you indifferent - two beautiful pools with thermal water on the shore of the lake with beautiful views! At Cape Kotelnikovsky there is the hottest mineral spring on Lake Baikal. In winter and summer, its temperature at the outlet steadily reaches 81 ° C. It's 38 degrees in the pool. The lack of roads and developed infrastructure in this area allows to preserve the natural beauty of northern Baikal. The nearest city of Severobaikalsk is located from this place 80 km along Baikal.

Especially for you, a balloon is delivered here for a unique flight over the ice of Lake Baikal and incredible views of the mountain range. Flight is possible only under favorable weather conditions. Swim and wait for the weather.

If desired, you can organize ice fishing (voice your wish in advance).

Meals at the restroom cafe. In the evening we cook fish and meat on the coals, on the shore of Lake Baikal.

6 days. Journey to the Hakus

Today we will make a radial trip on Khivus to other hot springs - Hakus. In summer, these springs are accessible only by water – there are no roads there. And now you will cross Baikal on the ice on Khivus.

At the site of the springs in the Bay of Hakusy, a hydrotherapeutic hospital was built, designed for 50 places, but in winter the residential buildings themselves do not work. Picturesque bay, in which there is a water hospital, magical baths in a hot spring, fresh air - an ideal SPA resort in Baikal.

Swimming in the hot springs of Hakusa. Lunch-picnic on the springs or directly on the ice of Baikal.

Return to Cape Kotelnikovsky. Evening rest. Dinner.

7 days

Breakfast. Early landing on Hivus. We have to move Cape Kotelnikovsky - Small Sea again. Picnic lunch is on the way.

Late arrival at the base. Dinner at the base. In the evening for those who want a Siberian bath with a hole.

8th day

Breakfast. Farewell to Baikal. Departure to Irkutsk by car (250 km). On the way - lunch with the national Buryat color, delicious meat, boozy, hushuura.

Arrival in Irkutsk after lunch. Accommodation in Irkutsk at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel. A walk in Irkutsk. Farewell dinner in a restaurant, in the historical center of Irkutsk.

9 days

Departure from Irkutsk airport.