Combined tour of Baikal: Olkhon, Listvyanka, expanses of the Tazheran steppe and Sayana

1st

Tageran steppe and the Small Sea

Arrival in Irkutsk, meeting with a guide.

At 9:00 departure to the central part of Baikal, through the Tazheran steppe to the bays of the Small Sea (movement 240 km, about 4 hours).

A rest stop is planned on the way.

Upon arrival at the tourist base, accommodation and lunch.

Then we will make a small introductory tour through the nearby bays, visit the burials and parking of primitive man, examine the remains of the walls of the ancient settlement of the disappeared Kurykan people.

You can climb Mount Shibete, from its top there is a beautiful view of Baikal and the Tazheran steppe.

Dinner at the base.

2.

Sleeping Spirit Valley

Breakfast.

Acquaintance with the Tazheran steppe - this small climatic zone is atypical for taiga and alpine lakes.

On the territory of only 70 by 30 kilometers, a unique, unlike anything, animal and plant world has been preserved.

The auto-journey will pass through the Valley of Sleeping Spirits to the Dream Cave, ancient as Baikal itself.

Descent into the cave at will.

On the way back, you can climb to the top of the cult mountain "Tanghan" (970 m, a climb of 500 m), and go down through the larch forest.

Lunch. Return to base.

Free time. Dinner.

In addition: descent into the cave "Dream" - 500 rubles. A horse ride around the neighborhood.

3

olkhon

Early breakfast.

We go to the ferry and go to Olkhon Island.

Transfer on the island to the village of Khuzhir (40 km).

Photo shoot – a walk around the neighborhood, to Cape Shamanka (“White Rock” – Baikal’s business card).

Visit the famous sandy Olkhon beaches. UAZ excursion to the northern tip of Olkhon Island (about 60 km).

Inspection of picturesque places: Peschanoy Bay (where the Gulag camp was located), Sagan-Khushin Cliff (Three Brothers), a small trekking to the tip of the island on Cape Khoboy, where you can see sunbathing on coastal stones seals.

Lunch in the village of Uzury (real ear of Baikal fish).

Return to base. Dinner.

In addition: bath.

4.

Ogoi Island and the Stupa of Enlightenment

Breakfast.

Free time, during which you can make an exciting horseback riding tour around the surrounding area (in addition, at your own expense).

Lunch. After lunch, a water excursion to the island of Ogoi to the Stupa of Enlightenment is planned, which must be walked around, making a cherished wish.

Buddhists believe that the circumvention of holy places (sacred mountain peaks, Buddhist temples and stupas) promises the accumulation of good merit, the more times, the circumvention is made, the more likely that the well-wish made, when walking around the holy place, will be heard by the gods and will surely come true in this life.

At the same time, it is strictly not recommended to make a wish to acquire any material values.

The most zealous believers seek to circumvent the shrines 108 times, which is believed to guarantee the liberation and purification of karma.

Return to base. Dinner.

5

Ethnographic Museum of Taltsa

Breakfast.

Departure to the southern part of Baikal, to the village of Listvyanka (transfer 300 km).

On the way we will visit the ethnographic museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy", which, in addition to the rich architectural heritage, also contains a collection of ancient objects of the 18th-19th century, expositions of the life of the peoples of that time (Buryats, Tofalars, Evenks and Russians).

During a walk around the museum, you can also participate in a master class on making rag dolls or try yourself in pottery, as well as purchase unique wooden souvenirs from birch bark and Baikal cedar.

For lunch (independently, at our own expense) we are waiting for truly Russian and Buryat antique dishes with a Baikal bias - Buryat buuses (poses), sagudai from omul, and for dessert pancakes with Siberian honey and hot sbitna.

We will have lunch in the real “trapeznaya” of the 18th century.

Arrival in Listvyanka village. Hotel accommodation.

6

Chersky stone, Baikal museum and meeting with seals

Today we are planning a walk through the village of Listvyanka.

Initially - an excursion to the observation deck "Kamen Chersky" (climbing on a cable-chair lift, descent on foot), which offers a stunning view of the source of the Angara, the main heroine of the ancient Buryat legend and the no less famous Shaman-Stone, which since ancient times is shrouded in the veil of secrets and legends, with which our guide will introduce you.

Then we will visit the Baikal Museum, whose exposition is devoted to the history of the study of the lake, its animal and plant world.

In the aquariums of the museum we will see numerous inhabitants of Baikal.

The highlight of the museum is a large aquarium where you can observe the seal - Baikal freshwater seal.

After the tour, we will have a hearty lunch in the local cafe (on their own, at their own expense).

Then walk around the village of Listvyanka.

We will walk to the Pad of the Cross, visit the functioning St. Nicholas Church, at the pier we will look at the fish and souvenir market.

At the request of the group, you can visit the above-mentioned local nerpinarium (independently, at your own expense), where charming, truly “nice”, trained seals will await you - the Baikal freshwater seal with its amazing performance.

During the show, Snakes will show you how well they sing and dance, play football and even draw on a real easel!

You will have positive emotions throughout the year.

Back to the hotel.

7

History of BCW

At 10.00 at the pier, we will be waiting for a ferry that will take its passengers across the source of the Angara River to the village of Port Baikal.

We take a tourist train (a train excursion on the KBZD can be replaced by a similar water excursion on a ship along the KBZD) and start a trip along the Old Circum-Baikal Railway.

Lunch at Half Station.

In the evening, the train arrives at the station of Slyudyanka.

Motor transport to the Tunkin Valley to the foothills of the Eastern Sayans.

Accommodation in the hotel of the resort village of Arshan, known for its mineral springs.

Dinner at a local café (on your own).

KBZD is a historical monument and architectural and landscape reserve, where 424 engineering structures were built on 84 kilometers in the early XX century.

Many tunnels, retaining walls and stone galleries are not only unique, but also extremely picturesque.

In terms of volume, complexity and cost of work, this small section is unmatched among the railways of Russia.

Currently, only tourist trains with soft seats and modern television and audio systems run on the BCZH.

There is a bar on the train, films about Baikal are shown, and during stops in the most interesting and beautiful places of Circum-Baikalka, the guide talks about the construction of the road.

8.

Arshan and the Pearl Mineral Springs

Breakfast.

Acquaintance with the village of Arshan. Let's walk around the village.

We will make a cherished wish near the Tree of Love and ask for good luck at the oldest tree of Arshan - a 500-year-old larch.

This tree has existed since the time of Ivan the Terrible!

The size of the larch, of course, also will not leave anyone indifferent: its height exceeds 20 meters, and the girth of 120 centimeters!

Before you go to the larch, we recommend taking any ribbon with you - according to the ancient local belief, a ribbon tied to this tree will definitely bring good luck.

Lunch at a local cafe (on their own).

Walk to the majestic cascade of waterfalls on the mountain river Kyngyrga.

On the way back we will look at the Mongolian market, where you can buy unique souvenirs made of leather and fur.

Back to the hotel by tonight.

9.

Buddhist Datsan and Farewell to Pribaikal

Breakfast at the hotel.

After breakfast we will visit the real Buddhist Datsan.

At 12:00, the group meets in the hotel lobby. Arshan-Irkutsk transfer.

Along the way, we are waiting for a procedure, a favorite of many tourists - swimming in open hot mineral springs (entrance tickets for the springs are not included in the price of the tour) in the neighboring village of Pearl (transfer 35 km).

The water temperature in different sources ranges from 38 to 55 degrees - each will choose a pool in spirit.

It looks and feels especially exciting in the middle of winter, when snowdrifts lie around and Sayan peaks are dressed in shaggy white hats.

“How to be born again” is the most frequent review of our tourists.

So we offer you to recharge the energy of therapeutic arshan water and get indescribable tactile sensations from bathing.

Lunch at a local cafe (on their own).

Arrival in Irkutsk approximately by 17:00.