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Adventure ethnic tour “Baikal Tales”
Baikal in winter is striking in its beauty and grandeur. Millions of Russians choose it as their holiday destination.
However, Baikal is not only a great lake, but also a region filled with unique natural, historical and architectural monuments.
This is a place where the original culture of the indigenous population, endless steppes, volcanoes, mountains intertwine, and all this in an atmosphere of national legends and legends. We all know the legend about the old man of Lake Baikal and his daughter Angara, but have you heard tales about the handsome Irkut, the Stone Shaman or the tunnels on the Circum-Baikal Railway?
You can see the ice of Lake Baikal, find the Chersky Stone, visit the lighthouse in the Baikal port, see the Tunkinskaya Valley and its volcanoes, climb the mountains and get acquainted with the national Buryat culture and cuisine in our adventure ethnotour “Baikal Tales”.
Six days are waiting for you, filled with emotions, stories, clean mountain and Baikal air, an original national culture and, of course, the famous clear ice of Lake Baikal, which we will arrive on a hovercraft.
And we also...
- We will prepare lunch ourselves from national dishes
- We will see frozen waterfalls and snow-capped mountains from a bird's eye view
- We will visit the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Monument — Circum-Baikal Railway
- We will spend several nights on the shore of Lake Baikal
- Let's feed red deer — marals
- Let's soften up in volcanic thermal springs against the backdrop of mountain peaks
- We will touch the culture and traditions of local peoples
- We will visit one of the best private mineralogical museums in Russia
- We will visit the fabulously beautiful Buddhist Datsan
- We will visit the Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum
- Let's go to the cozy Baikal Bay
- Let's take part of the volcano as a souvenir
- We will visit the Baikal Museum and the huge limnological aquarium
Overview
Baikal in winter is striking in its beauty and grandeur. Millions of Russians choose it as their holiday destination.
However, Baikal is not only a great lake, but also a region filled with unique natural, historical and architectural monuments.
This is a place where the original culture of the indigenous population, endless steppes, volcanoes, mountains intertwine, and all this in an atmosphere of national legends and legends. We all know the legend about the old man of Lake Baikal and his daughter Angara, but have you heard tales about the handsome Irkut, the Stone Shaman or the tunnels on the Circum-Baikal Railway?
You can see the ice of Lake Baikal, find the Chersky Stone, visit the lighthouse in the Baikal port, see the Tunkinskaya Valley and its volcanoes, climb the mountains and get acquainted with the national Buryat culture and cuisine in our adventure ethnotour “Baikal Tales”.
Six days are waiting for you, filled with emotions, stories, clean mountain and Baikal air, an original national culture and, of course, the famous clear ice of Lake Baikal, which we will arrive on a hovercraft.
And we also...
- We will prepare lunch ourselves from national dishes
- We will see frozen waterfalls and snow-capped mountains from a bird's eye view
- We will visit the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Monument — Circum-Baikal Railway
- We will spend several nights on the shore of Lake Baikal
- Let's feed red deer — marals
- Let's soften up in volcanic thermal springs against the backdrop of mountain peaks
- We will touch the culture and traditions of local peoples
- We will visit one of the best private mineralogical museums in Russia
- We will visit the fabulously beautiful Buddhist Datsan
- We will visit the Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum
- Let's go to the cozy Baikal Bay
- Let's take part of the volcano as a souvenir
- We will visit the Baikal Museum and the huge limnological aquarium
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Ekaterina is a tourism instructor and methodologist. Organizer of unique routes in the Trans-Baikal Territory since 2016. Organizer and coordinator of trips and club tours.
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See the activitiesExertion LevelMedium
Activities within the same location or change of several locations during the route, infrastructure-developed locations, periodic outings to nature.
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See the accommodationsComfortMidscale
Regular housing with standard level of comfort, décor, and amenities.
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Travel-ExpertTravel language
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Who is in the groupAgeAge group: 16-54
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Itinerary
Start: , 12:00 (local time), Irkutsk International Airport
Finish: , 21:00 (local time), Irkutsk International Airport
Day 1. Meeting, Taltsy and Baikal
At 12.00 we meet at the airport in Moscow. Irkutsk, we get to know each other and get on a custom bus and go to Listvyanka. (If necessary, the meeting can be moved to Irkutsk railway station)
On the way, we will visit the Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum. We can also have lunch there after the tour (not included in the price).
In Listvyanka, we check into a hotel (accommodation for 2 to 4 people), visit the Baikal Museum of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the limnological aquarium and, if desired (not included in the price), a virtual bathyscaphe dive.
After the museum, we take chair lifts to the Chersky Stone and meet a picturesque sunset at the observation deck overlooking Lake Baikal.
Cozy gatherings in the evening.
Day 2. On the ice of Lake Baikal!
Wake up, breakfast (not included in the price), rent rooms and set off on a high-speed journey across the ice of Lake Baikal on a hovercraft to Baikal bays and clear ice.
We will see Peschanaya Bay, Babushka Bay, Bolshoye Goloustnoye. We'll walk on the ice and take hundreds of fabulous photos. In the evening, the SVP will take us to Port Baikal, where we will stay in a cozy hotel (5 beds).
After check-in, exchange impressions and walks to Lake Baikal at night and the frost-free Hangar.
Day 3. Circum-Baikal!
After breakfast (not included in the price), we will visit the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the old lighthouse, which is more than 200 years old.
Then we will embark on our further adventure on the Nerpochka rail bus along the Circum-Baikal Railway. You should take a snack with you on the road, since it takes about 5 hours to drive. On the way, we will see and visit tunnels and bridges built in 1890-1907. We will stop at some of the most important places and go out to take pictures.
In the evening we arrive in the city. Slyudyanka, where we are already waiting for an excursion to the Mineralogical Museum and a custom bus that will take us everywhere. After the museum, we go to Tunkinsky National Park — village. Arshan, where we check into a well-maintained guest house (room accommodation for 3-4 persons).
There will be no evening — everyone will be tired)
Day 4. Hello mountains!
After yesterday's marathon, we'll get up a little later today, have breakfast at the café and celebrate the local cuisine (not included in the price) and go out to meet the mountains.
We will visit the observation deck on the Tunkinsky Range, frozen waterfalls, a suspension bridge, healing mineral springs, a real mountain gorge and a mountain river. In the evening we will have a campfire party.
Day 5. Closer to culture
Today is the day of Buryat culture and cuisine. Under the guidance of a specialist, we will learn how to cook Buryat national dishes from scratch, learn about the culture, beliefs and traditions of the indigenous peoples of this region. The day promises to be exciting and full of knowledge)
Day 6. Maral noses!
After breakfast (not included in the price), we rent rooms and take a private bus to the most interesting corners of the Tunka Valley: the Buddhist datsan in Nilovka, Extinct volcanoes, iron the noses of red deer, swim in volcanic thermal springs, drink Tunka tea and eat 68 size chebureks.
In the evening, at 7.30 pm, we arrive at Irkutsk Airport, where we regret to say goodbye to each other. (Time is subject to change)
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What's included
- Transfer: Irkutsk-Listvyanka, Slyudyanka — Arshan, Arshan — Nilovka — Irkutsk
- Hovercraft rental
- Accommodation in well-maintained hotels in Listvyanka 1 night, Port Baikal 1 night, Arshan 3 nights
- Excursions:
- Taltsy AEM,
- Baikal Museum, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
- Mineral Museum,
- Maral farm,
- Overview — “Chersky Stone”
- “waterfalls” sightseeing tour of Arshan,
- Arshan is the “path to the peak of Love”,
- excursion to a Buddhist datsan,
- excursion to volcanoes,
- entrance ticket to the thermal springs,
- Nerpochka rail bus ticket,
- Buuz sculpting workshop and entrance ticket to the magic house.
- Instructor's work
- Environmental fees and visits to the National Park
What's not included
- Meals
- Road to and from the starting point of the tour (Irkutsk)
- Life and health insurance
- Souvenirs
- Additional excursions and services outside the tour program
Flight tickets
Start: , 12:00 (local time), Irkutsk International Airport
Finish: , 21:00 (local time), Irkutsk International Airport
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Guest requirements
You must soberly assess your strength and have average physical training. Our tour is quite active and involves about 10,000 steps daily!)
The trip is not for you if:
- it is difficult for you to climb stairs,
- you have shortness of breath from active physical activity, joint and cardiovascular diseases
- are overweight
- you have panic fear of heights
- you have diabetes
- pregnancy
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Cancellation terms
You may cancel booking within 24 hours as of the moment of actual payment, and you are eligible for 100% refund. If you cancel a trip, refund is calculated as follows below:
100% refund - not later than 15 days before a trip commencement, or within 24 hours as of a booking is made
50% refund - within 4-14 days before a trip commencement
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100% refund - not later than 15 days before a trip commencement, or within 24 hours as of a booking is made
50% refund - within 4-14 days before a trip commencement
No refund - 3 days before a trip commencement "Refundable trips" feature allows you to plan
Commencement "Refundable trips" feature allows you to plan easily: 100% refund is granted if there are more than 24 hours before a trip commencement. If you want to apply "Refundable tris" feature to your trip, please add it by ticking a corresponding box on the payment stage.
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A rich program full of impressions and beautiful locations awaits you! No special training is required, and if you can easily climb to the fifth floor, our excursions will not be difficult for you either)
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Ekaterina is a tourism instructor and methodologist. Organizer of unique routes in the Trans-Baikal Territory since 2016. Organizer and coordinator of trips and club tours.
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Sergey, Travel Expert
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A rich program full of impressions and beautiful locations awaits you! No special training is required, and if you can easily climb to the fifth floor, our excursions will not be difficult for you either)
– A comment from the tour leader