The best trip on the ice of Baikal

Tour dates:

from 22.02.2025 to 28.02.2025

from 01.03.2025 to 07.03.2025

from 08.03.2025 to 14.03.2025

Tour program for 7 days / 6 nights

Day 1.

Meals: Dinner.

Group gathering at the airport of Ulan-Ude. At 9:00 a.m. meeting with the guide at the reference room. Get in the minibus. Start of the tour. We recommend that you dress warmly. Be sure to bring warm shoes and clothes (even if the forecast is 0 degrees). Moving to Ivolginsky district. Visit to the center of Buddhism in Russia. Tour of Ivolginsky Datsan (1 hour).

Departure to the city of Ulan-Ude, a little acquaintance with the city, lunch in the cafe of the city (at your own expense).

Departure to Baikal to p. Maximikha or p. Ust-Barguzin. We spend the night at the camp and admire the view of the Holy Nose. In the evening, we walk on the ice and examine the naledi, hummocks. This can only be seen from the eastern side of Baikal. At dinner, acquaintance and rest. Accommodation at the camp. We cook dinner on our own, on duty.

Note: In the event of a delay for any reason, tourists independently catch up with the group.

Day 2.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.

We'll leave after breakfast. Our road goes to the peninsula of the Holy Nose, which is located in the Trans-Baikal National Park. We go out on the ice, explore interesting and picturesque places. And they will certainly be grottoes and huge ice on the rocks. After lunch, we will pass along the Chivyrkui Bay and, if desired, swim in hot springs. In the evening we return to the village of Maximikha or Ust-Barguzin. Dinner and rest. Accommodation in the camp (convenience on the floor). A bath at will.

The snake source is the temperature of hot water at the outlet at the main source of 40-45 ° C, depending on the season of the year (the composition of the waters is hydrocarbonate-sulphate-sodium with the content of hydrogen sulfide).

Day 3.

Meals: Breakfast. Picnic lunch. Dinner.

Breakfast. Today is one of the most intense days on the ice of Baikal. We have to move across all of Baikal.

Attention! To move through Baikal, the technique is used depending on the state of the ice. As a rule, these can be UAZ class cars or aerosleds, aeroboats, etc. Techniques are selected to make the move safe.

We're heading towards Olkhon Island. Lunch in the form of a picnic on the ice of Baikal. During the journey, we will stop several times to inspect the ice, and on Olkhon we will examine the grottoes and ice on the rocks. Dinner and rest. In sunny weather, you need to have sunglasses! In the evening we are located at the tourist base of economy class.

The price does not include moving from Maximikha or Ust-Barguzin to Olkhon Island, it is paid additionally.

Day 4.

Meals: Breakfast. Dinner.

Breakfast. We leave Olkhon for Listvyanka. Transfer by minibus. We'll go over the transparent ice again. Cross the Olkhon Gate. Further on the mainland we go to Irkutsk. Travel time is at least 5 hours. A short rest is a transfer in Irkutsk and we are already driving along the Angara River, to the place where it originates.

In the evening we come to Listvyanka P. We are located at the tourist base. Dinner and rest.

Day 5.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch picnic. Dinner.

Breakfast. Super trip to Sandy Bay with an inspection of ice and rocks. Preparation for the trip.

Today we are going on a trip on the ice of Baikal. On this day we have to drive along the route from Listvyanka p. along the famous and very picturesque Peschanaya bay, past the village of Big Holoustnoe. Landing on a boat with an air cushion called "Hivus". Moving along Baikal to one of the most picturesque bays on Baikal. Lunch on the ice of Baikal in the form of a picnic. A sightseeing walk along the bay, where we make the most beautiful photos of transparent ice, hummocks, etc. Moving to the village of Big Holoustnoe. Accommodation at the recreation center. Dinner. Rest.

Moving on Khivus (aircraft) is paid additionally

Day 6.

Meals: Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.

Breakfast. If you want to take beautiful photos of the dawn, get up early. At dawn, the ice plays with unique colors. Beauty is fascinating. After breakfast, we walk along Baikal or put on skates and go riding along Baikal. On skates, you can easily walk 10-20 km, while you absolutely do not feel tired. If you do not know how to ride, you can walk very well. Behind the cape, where we will go, you can see the bottom through the ice, it feels like you are standing on a glass floor. Then we will walk through interesting places of the village. Dinner.

Day 7.

Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the recreation center. Tolls on the road. Departure to Irkutsk. It takes about 2-3 hours. Completion of the program.

The price includes:

• accommodation of 2 local economy
• meeting
• transfers
• Products (we prepare them in turn)
• excursions and tickets to the museum on the program
• transport
• fee for visiting national parks and reserve
• instructorship

The price does not include:

• air tickets to Ulan-Ude and from Irkutsk
• Payment for a UAZ car on the 3rd day of travel
• hovercraft
• alcohol and tobacco products
• tour
• excursion to the ethnographic complex "Taltsy"
• ski pass at the ski complex
• snowmobile and dog sled
• rental of skates (you need to specify the size of the leg in the application)
• source-visit

The cost of the tour when placing:

1 local economy – 103 800 rubles. Man.

2x local standard - 109 800 rubles. Man.

1 local standard - 126 500 rubles. Man.