Olkhon's charm. Abbreviated programme
Description:
1st
Cape Burhan
In the morning at 09:30 we meet at the railway station or at the Irkutsk airport, then by minibus we go to Olkhon Island.
In 4 hours we will reach the village of MRS, where we will board the ferry.
Through the Strait of Olkhon Gate we get to the island.
Arrival at Khuzhir.
Lunch.
Accommodation at a recreation center or in a hotel (according to the selected accommodation option).
Sightseeing tour to Cape Burkhan (Shamanka Rock) - one of the nine shrines of Asia, the sacred place of the indigenous inhabitants of the island - Buryats.
Dinner.
On the way (to the station MRS): about 4 hours.
Meals included: lunch and dinner. Breakfast on your own, at your own expense.2.
Hoboi Cape
After breakfast, we will go on a tour to Cape Hoboi, the northernmost point of the island.
On the way, we are waiting for stops in the most interesting places: the Peschanoe tract, Cape Sagaan-Khushun, Cape Khoboy, the fall of Uzury.
On Khoboya, you will see the endless expanses of Baikal, which merge with the horizon.
After a picnic on the edge of the forest, we will continue to the peak of Love and the fall of Uzura.
Back to base, dinner.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch-picnic, dinner.
3
South of Olkhon Island
After breakfast we go on a trip to the south-eastern part of the island.
This is a trip to the steppe part of the island, with a stop in secluded bays, turquoise lagoon and to the lake, which was called “Heart”. On the hot days of July and August, bring your swimsuits.
It will not do this day without bizarre rock complexes. Stone castle, trident and Stalin’s profile – what you will not see on this day.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch-picnic, dinner.
4.
Free day
Free day.
You can do it at your discretion - there is a lesson for everyone! Ride bicycles and ATVs, horseback riding tour, visit the Buryat village or walk along the coast of Baikal - choose only you!
5
Departure
Breakfast.
Transfer to Irkutsk by buses and minibuses (standard departure time 12.30).
Stop at the roadside cafe (eating yourself).
The end of the program in Irkutsk after 19:00 (Kirov Square).
On the way: about 6 hours.
Meals included: breakfast. Lunch and dinner on your own.