Two banks of Baikal
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1 DAY
Description of the day
Arrival in Irkutsk. Meeting at 10:00 with a guide at the airport or railway station in Irkutsk. Sightseeing tour of the city: historical center - eternal flame - monument to pioneers - Moscow Gate - Znamensky Monastery - monument to Admiral Kolchak - St. Karl - Marx - Monument to Alexander III - 130 quarter. Lunch in one of the cafes, in the city center, then accommodation in the hotel. Free time.
Lunch is included in the price, breakfast and dinner on their own.
2 DAY
Description of the day
Breakfast. At 10:00 transfer to Olkhon Island by minibus (280 km, travel time about 6 hours). Arrival in Khuzhir p., the tourist center of the island, accommodation at the recreation center. Late lunch. After lunch, a walking tour to Cape Burhan (Shamanka Rock), the abode of the main deity Olkhon, a sacred place revered since the appearance of the first shamans.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
3 DAY
Description of the day
Breakfast. Today you have an excursion to the island of Ogoi, which will allow you to enjoy the beauty of the Small Sea. On Ogoya you will touch the Buddhist shrine - the Stupa of Enlightenment. The stupa is dedicated to the Dakina Tromo Nagmo, the Buddhist goddess, which suppresses all negative manifestations throughout the world. Back to base, dinner.
Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner.
4 DAYS
Description of the day
Breakfast. Early in the morning departure by SUV (UAZ) to the northern tip of the island, Cape Khoboy. The road to Khoboy passes through the northern part of the island - the most picturesque places of Olkhon, which remain in the memory of all tourists for a long time. After lunch we start crossing Lake Baikal from Olkhon Island to Barguzin Bay. Along the way we will swim through the deepest and widest place of Baikal. In the evening, arrival in Ust-Barguzin. Accommodation in the guest house.
Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner.
5 DAY
Description of the day
Breakfast. Today the group goes on an excursion to one of the most famous places of Baikal - Chivyrkui Bay, where you can swim in hot springs and take therapeutic baths. The tour takes place in the picturesque places of the bay, where there is an excellent view of the islands, gentle shores, densely overgrown with forest. After lunch, you will visit the hot thermal spring in Snake Bay, where you can swim. In the evening, return to the recreation center.
Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner.
6 DAY
Description of the day
Breakfast. Departure by minibus in Ulan-Ude, travel time is 4 hours. Arrival in Ulan-Ude. Lunch. After lunch excursion to Ivolginsky Datsan, the main center of Buddhism in Russia. Dinner. In the evening boarding the train (coupe) to Irkutsk.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
7 DAY
Description of the day
Arrival in Irkutsk in the morning at 7:30. Breakfast, early accommodation in a hotel in Irkutsk. After a little rest, we go by minibus to Listvyanka (about 10 o'clock). On the way we will visit the architectural and ethnographic open-air museum - Taltsy. Here we are waiting for an inspection of ancient wooden buildings, acquaintance with the life of the indigenous peoples of the Baikal region. After the Talts, we go to Listvyanka. Lunch at a cafe in the village. After lunch we will visit the Baikal Museum, here you will get acquainted with the underwater world of Baikal. After visiting the museum, we will climb the Chersky stone, where there is a good observation deck, which offers a wonderful view of Baikal. Back to the hotel.
Breakfast and lunch. Dinner on your own.
8 DAY
Description of the day
Breakfast. Release rooms up to 12 hours, the end of the program. Your tour to Baikal has come to an end, before new meetings!
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