Lake Baikal and Buryatiya
Lake Baikal and Buryatiya
During this journey you will get acquinted with the deepest lake in the world, see the most attractive places at Lake Baikal, learn traditions and customs of Buryat people, visit the center of Russian Buddhism - Ivolginsky Datsan and the most expensive Railroad in Russia - Round Baikal Railroad.

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Program tour

Irkutsk – Listwyanka settlement – Round Baikal Railroad - Olkhon Island – Ulan-Ude

  • Day 1
    Arrival to Irkutsk. Meeting at the airport at 10:00 (Please, plan your arrival before this time). Transfer to Taltsy open-air museum. Excursion at the museum. Transfer to Listwyanka settlement. Lunch at a local cafe. Excursion in Listwyanka settlement. Visiting lake Baikal museum and Chersky stone view point. Transfer to Irkutsk. Accommodation at „Empire“ hotel in twin/dbl rooms.
    Meals
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    Hotels
    in the hotel "Empire"***
  • Day 2
    Breakfast. Transfer to Raketa pier. Today you are going to visit the famous Round Baikal Railroad by fast boat. Lunch at a local cafe. In the evening you will return to Irkustk. Transfer to the hotel.
    Meals
    BL
    Hotels
    in the hotel "Empire"***
  • Day 3
    Breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at 9:00. Today you will meet the heart of Lake Baikal – Olkhon island. Transfer to the Island (280 km from Irkutsk). On rout you will have lunch in a café (Buryat cuisine). Upon the arrival accommodation at “Baikalov ostrog” hotel in twin standard rooms. Walking tour to cape Burkhan – the “visit card” of Lake Baikal. Free time (for the extra charge you can visit the Buryat village, where people learn the customs and traditions of Buryat people, who live on the Island, also you can meet a Buryat Shaman or make a mini-cruise on the lake).
    Meals
    BL
    Hotels
    in the hotel "Baikalov ostrog"
  • Day 4
    Breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Your guide will meet you at the reception at 9:50. Excursion to the Northern part of the island – cape Khoboy by Russian 4WD cars. The trip will take about 7 hours. Picnic with traditional Baikal fish soup. Return to the hotel. Free time.
    Meals
    BL
    Hotels
    in the hotel "Baikalov ostrog"
  • Day 5
    Breakfast at the hotel. Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at 8:00. Check-out. Transfer to Irkutsk (300 km.). On route you will visit Ust-Orda settlement and a local complex of Buryat culture, where you will get acquainted with customs and traditions of Buryat people and have lunch. Arrival to Irkutsk. Transfer to the train station. Boarding a train to Ulan-Ude. Overnight at the train (4 pax compartment).
    Meals
    BL
    Overnight
    in the train
  • Day 6
    Arrival to Ulan-Ude. Transfer to the hotel „Reston“, where you will leave your baggage. Ulan-Ude city tour. Check-in at the hotel. Lunch at a cafe in Ulan-Ude. Transfer to Ivolginsky temple. Excursion at the temple. Return back to the hotel.
    Meals
    BL
    Hotels
    in the hotel "Reston"
  • Day 7
    Breakfast. Transfer to Tarbagatai settlement. Visiting the village of Old Believers. Excursion at the village, getting acquainted with the culture and customs of Old Believers. Lunch. Return back tot he hotel. Free time.
    Meals
    BL
    Hotels
    in the hotel "Reston"
  • Day 8
    Breakfast. Check-out. Transfer to the airport.
    Meals
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