ICE AGE ON BAIKAL
You will be able to see the legendary Baikal ice with your own eyes, visit icy caves and grottoes, and be amazed by the variety of types of ice as part of the “Ice Age on Baikal” tour! You will see the most iconic locations: Olkhon, Listvyanka, Peschanaya Bay, visit exciting excursions and take many memorable and amazing shots on this trip!
7 Days / 6 Nights
FROM $ 1 569 pp sharing
(Groups: minimum 10 Travellers)
FROM $ 2 340 pp sharing
TOUR PROGRAM
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Day 1. Sightseeing tour to Listvyanka, Taltsy Museum
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Day 2. Excursion to Peschanaya Bay
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Day 3. Road to Olkhon. Program at the Golden Horde ethnopark
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Day 4. Excursion to the north of Olkhon
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Day 5. Excursion to the islands of the Small Sea and the south of Olkhon Island
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Day 6. Return to Irkuts
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Day 7. Completion of the tour program
Day 1
After arriving in Irkutsk, your winter adventure on Lake Baikal will begin! You will travel to Lake Baikal to Listvyanka – a popular tourist village on the shore, just 70 km from Irkutsk. Along the way, you will visit the open-air museum “Taltsy” with a tour, see Shaman-Kamen and the Baikal Museum.
What’s going to be interesting today?
- Snow-covered incredible road along the highway to Listvyanka.
- A tour of the Taltsy Museum, which will immerse you in the history and culture of the local people. Stop at the Shaman Stone and its legend about Father Baikal and his daughter Angara.
- Visit to the Baikal Museum, which not only conducts exhibition and educational activities, but also continues to engage in serious scientific research
- Acquaintance with the most famous endemics of Baikal – cute seals.
- A free evening to spend: a walk to the pier, a visit to the fish market, where you can buy souvenirs and try local delicacies.
Included in the price: accommodation, excursion to Listvyanka and “Taltsy”, guide, group transfer, museum tickets
Day 1 Gallery
Day 2
After breakfast at the hotel today we will go to a place that has been dubbed the Baikal Riviera – Peschanaya Bay. The Riviera is securely hidden from prying eyes behind the Primorsky Ridge. Peschanaya Bay is especially loved by tourists. During the excursion you will see methane bubbles in the ice, sandy beaches with snow, framed by rocks and, of course, the hallmark of the bay – stilted trees.
What’s going to be interesting today?
- Travel on a hovercraft “Khivus” to Peschanaya Bay Enjoying the picturesque views of Lake Baikal and the Primorsky Range
- Visit to the village of Bolshoye Goloustnoye with unique methane bubbles in the ice
- Excursion to Cormorant Stone
- A walk between the bays with a view of stilted trees and capes of the Big and Small Bell Tower
- Outdoor picnic lunch
Included in the price: accommodation, breakfast at the hotel, picnic lunch, guide services, group transfer, excursion, permission to visit the national park.
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Day 3
Travel to Olkhon – the largest island on Lake Baikal, which is considered the heart of the lake and is one of the most mystical and mysterious places in this region.
What’s going to be interesting today?
- Road with picturesque views of Lake Baikal
- The path along the “Martian Road” – the Tazheran steppes. Dive into the mysterious world of Buryat culture and traditions.
- Tour the yurts, where the magnificent architecture and design will delight you. View traditional national costumes that are an integral part of the culture Lunch in the ethnopark, consisting of delicious Buryat cuisine
- Traditional songs about life in this amazing corner of the earth, about Buryatia and the mighty Baikal.
- National dances in traditional costumes will enchant you with their beauty and grace of performance.
- Participation in winter fun, folk games, try yourself in Buryat archery, national wrestling and breaking the spinal bone of cattle
- Crossing to the island on smooth Baikal ice
- Settlement in the largest inhabited village of the island – Khuzhir. Walk to the most famous location of Olkhon Island – Shamanki rocks. Making a wish at the sacred pillars of Serge.
- The most beautiful sunset.
Included in the price: group transfer, accommodation, ethnopark program, lunch in the Golden Horde ethnopark, breakfast at the hotel
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Day 4
Today you will have an exciting adventure on the ice of Lake Baikal! After breakfast, you will go to the southern part of the Shamanki rock, then to the north of Olkhon, where you will see ice grottoes and bizarre images of capes.
What’s going to be interesting today?
- Glide across the legendary Baikal ice See icy grottoes and caves
- Find out all the local legends
- See the outlines and amazing images of the Olkhon capes from the ice
- Have lunch against the backdrop of the winter beauty of nature on the ice of Lake Baikal
- Dance the Yehor round dance
- Go ice skating on the largest skating rink
- Stop at beautiful places for memorable photos
Included in the price: breakfast at the hotel, accommodation, excursion, group transfer, picnic lunch, permission to visit the national park
Day 4 Gallery
Day 5
An exciting journey across the ice of Lake Baikal along the southern part of Olkhon and the islands of the Small Sea! You will see frozen water splashes in the grottoes, and visit Ogoy Island with the sacred Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment. and make a wish by walking around it 3 times. You will stop by the village, where you will find methane bubbles in the ice and take a photo as a souvenir, and a picnic lunch in the fresh air will become a pleasant relaxation.
What’s going to be interesting today?
- What’s going to be interesting today?
- You will see frozen water splashes in grottoes and caves with amazing forms of icicles and juices.
- Visit Ogoy Island with the largest sacred Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment, where you can make a wish See the lake with bubbles in the ice, which is one of the most recognizable places on the island.
- Enjoy a picnic lunch in the open air, surrounded by Baikal beauty.
- Take plenty of photos to capture yourself against the backdrop of the icy beauty of Lake Baikal.
Included in the price: breakfast at the hotel, accommodation, excursion, group transfer, picnic lunch, permission to visit the national park
Day 6
On this day, our amazing journey around Olkhon comes to an end. In the morning you will have breakfast and will have the opportunity to take a final walk around Olkhon.
In the first half of the day you will have a return trip to Irkutsk.
In the evening, you will have the opportunity to walk around Irkutsk, visit its iconic places, and buy memorable souvenirs.
Included in the price: breakfast at the hotel, lunch on the way to Irkutsk, group transfer, accommodation.
Day 7
This morning you will have breakfast at the hotel, and then the tour will end. During your trip, you got acquainted with the beauty of the Siberian region and Lake Baikal, saw with your own eyes that same transparent and legendary ice, took memorable photographs that will warm you in the evenings of memories and invite you to go on a trip to Baikal again.
Included in the price: group transfer, breakfast at the hotel