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Christmas at Lake Baikal 2024 - an interesting, cozy, and diverse tour around Baikal during the Christmas holidays. Celebrating the holidays while traveling is guaranteed to be unforgettable, fun, and unusual!

You will be able to:
- See the first ice in the bays of Lake Baikal;
- Learn the legends of the mysterious Olkhon Island;
- Celebrate the holidays in a warm company;
- Admire the winter sunsets;
- Taste authentic Siberian cuisine.

 

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1 day: Listvyanka

At 09:30 in the morning, we'll meet you at the airport or the Irkutsk railway station, collect our luggage, and get acquainted. After gathering, our group will board a comfortable minibus and head for a tour to the open-air architectural and ethnographic museum "Taltsy."

Winter is alive here! Taltsy is a true fairy tale with sleighs, swings, and wooden huts.

Lunch will be provided. Afterward, we'll move to the village of Listvyanka, known as the "gateway to Baikal."

We'll become acquainted with the Father Baikal monument, ascend to the observation platform on the Chersky Stone, and admire the breathtaking view of the source of the Angara River.

Following this, we'll check in at the hotel. It's time to rest, as there's even more excitement ahead!

2 day: Cape Burkhan (the Shamanka rock)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, we'll depart on a minibus for Olkhon Island! The journey is not short, but it's incredibly interesting. Along the way, we'll stop at the "Golden Horde" ethnographic park, where we'll experience an ethnocultural program and sample dishes from Siberian and Buryat cuisine.

At the ferry crossing, we'll meet the winter Baikal. Here, it's quite different from Listvyanka - you'll feel its power, witness beautiful landscapes, and experience a stirring sense of awe. We'll continue our journey, driving across Olkhon Island to the village of Khuzhir. We'll check in at the hotel.

In the evening, we'll go to see the sunset – an unforgettable sight on Baikal!

We'll take a stroll to a significant location – Cape Burkhan, a revered rock steeped in legends and intriguing facts. It's a true shrine of shamanism, a place imbued with spirits!

3 day: Cape Khoboy

After breakfast, the tour to Cape Khoboy, located in the northern part of Olkhon Island, will commence. "Khoboy" is translated from the Buryat language as "fang," but many of you might also perceive clear outlines of a female figure within it. According to legend, this formation was once a magnificent shaman's wife who was turned into a stone slab by the gods as punishment for her transgressions. Upon reaching Cape Khoboy, you won't merely feel like you're at the edge of the island, but rather on the very precipice of the world. Ahead lies the boundless expanse of Baikal's ice, imparting a sense of insignificance amidst this realm of beauty and nature.

Following the visit to Cape Khoboy, we'll return to the Baikal Terra hotel. A Christmas dinner awaits us here, complete with champagne and delectable Baikal fish dishes. After dinner, anyone can indulge in a steam session within the Russian bathhouse, using birch besoms for the full experience.

4 day: Ogoy island

Breakfast. Full day tour to the south of Olkhon island. You will visit Ogoy island where the Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment is located on. The Stupa contains various Buddhist relics and a bronze statuette of dakini Troma Nagmo considered by Tibetan Buddhism to be the mother of all Buddhas. Return to the hotel, dinner. Optional: banya (at an additional cost). 

5 day: Transfer for Irkutsk

It's time to say goodbye to Baikal!

After breakfast we go back to Irkutsk by minibus

Tour cost

66 700Р

  • Listvyanka accommodation in twin or triple standard room (private shower and toilet facilities)
  • Olkhon accommodation in twin or triple standard room (private shower and toilet facilities)
  • One person accomodation fee: 11 000 rub
  • For children under 12 years old the tour discount is 20%.

 

Prepayment only 20%!

Price includes

  • Meeting at the Irkutsk airport or train station at 09:30 (local time).

  • Accommodation in Listvyanka: 2-person well-appointed room (1 night).
  • Accommodation on Olkhon Island: 2-person well-appointed room (3 nights).
  • Transfers according to the tour program.
  • Excursion to the "Taltsy" museum.
  • Excursion to Cape Chersky.
  • Ethnocultural program at the "Golden Horde".
  • Meals as per the program: Day 1 - lunch; Day 2 - breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Day 3 - breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Day 4 - breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Day 5 - breakfast.
  • Excursion to Cape Burkhan.
  • Car excursion to Cape Khoboy.
  • Excursion on a "khivus" (hovercraft) in the waters of the Small Sea (Maloe More).

Not included

  • Air and train tickets.

  • Transfers at the end of the tour to hotels, train stations, airports, etc.
  • Meals at roadside cafes.
  • Additional services not specified in the program or listed in the program for an extra fee.

Baikal Christmas

5 days / 4 nights

66 700

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