Sacred See - lake Baikal

 8 days / 7 nights

 

Periode: 20 May - 01 October 2012

Dates: On Tuesdays / Fridays in June – August and on Fridays in May/October

Itinerary: Irkutsk – Listvianka – port Baikal – Circumbaikal Rail Road – Olkhon –

                 Irkutsk

Person number in a group: from 2 persons

 

Arrival in Irkutsk. Meet by local guide and transfer to hotel Sun /Viktoria or homestay. City tour of Irkutsk to see wooden houses, churches, Znamensky Monsatery, main streets of Irkutsk, theatres and many other historical sights. After lunch at local restaurant and tasting dishes of Siberian cuisine visit to the Decembrist`s museum. Return to hotel or homestay. Rest.

 

Breakfast and departure for full day excursion at lake Baikal. It is your first meet with lake Baikal - the deepest lake in the world. On the road to Listvianka village (70 km from Irkutsk) you`ll make a stop at the museum of wooden architecture in the open air Taltsy. Arrival in Listvinka village, you`ll make your second stop at the enter of the village to see the famous Shaman Rock. After lunch at local restaurant and tasting famous fish of lake Baikal – omul, visit to the Baikal museum which presents flora and fauna of lake Baikal. Visit by cable car to the Mounatin Chersky where the beautiful view opens at the south part of lake Baikal and the source of the Angara river. Walking tour at the village Krestovka with visit to the Saint Nicolas church. Overnight and dinner at hotel Anastasya/ Baikalskye Terema or homestay.

 

Breakfast. Transfer to the pier to take the ferry and go to the village Port Baikal. Arrival at Port Baikal village. Boarding in the train, carriage of 1 st class. Departure for full day excursion by Circumbaikal rail road. During excursion you`ll have 3 stops to visit galleries, tunnels, to walk in the forest. Lunch or lunch box will be served to you in the train.The train always goes on Baikal shore and you`ll have a possibility to admire beautiful landscapes of the lake. In the evening arrival at Irkutsk railway station. Transfer to hotel Sun/Viktoria or homestay. Rest

 

Breakfast. Departure by hydrofoil (if it is possible) or by public bus to the Olkhon island – the biggest island of lake Baikal, located 300 km from Irkutsk. Arrival at the village Khujir. Accommodation at Nikita`s Bencharov guest house. Dinner and rest. Russian banya (supplement service).

 

Breakfast. Departure by «uazik» (russian jeep) at the cape Khoboi. Cape Khoboi is the northern point of the Olkhon island, it is a very picturesque place where you`ll see a beautiful view at the lake Baikal. If the weather is good you`ll see Ushkany`s islands and peninsula Saint Nose. Pick-nick in the open air. Return to the camp. Dinner and rest.

Day 6: Rock SHAMANKA

Breakfast. In the morning excursion to the local Regional museum and the Shamanka Rock – sacred place of buryat people, rest at Saraisky bay where it is possible to swim and sunbathe. Dinner. Russian banya (supplement service).

Day 7: Island OLKHON – IRKUTSK

Breakfast. Departure by private car or public bus to Irkutsk. Lunch on the road. Arrival in Irkutsk. Overnight at hotel Sun /Viktoria or homestay. Rest.

 

Day 8: DEPARTURE
Breakfast. Transfer to railway station or airport of Irkutsk and departure.

 

Price (2012), per person, in Twin room in RUB: 

 

 

Hotels : Hotel Sun in Irkutsk Hotel Anastasya in Listvinka

Hotels : Hotel Viktoria in Irkutsk Hotel Baikalskye Terema in Listvianka

 

Price includes:

° Accommodation at hotel / or at homestay in Irkutsk and Listvianka, at  

   guest house of Nikita Bencharov in renovated or standard rooms at Olkhon Island;
° Breakfast and lunches (HB) in Irkutsk and Listvianka, breakfasts, lunches, dinners (FB) at Olkhon

   Island;
° Excursions with guide;
° Entrance tickets to museums;

° Bus tickets Irkutsk-Island Olkhon-Irkutsk;
° Visa registration;
° Invitation letter.

 

 

° Supplement for hydrofoil Irkutsk - Olkhon Island;

° Air tickets;

° Supplement services mentioned in the program;

° Personal expenses.