We invite you to visit the Great Baikal, the most beautiful, clean and majestic lake on the planet! Fascinating with its pristine nature and mysteriousness, the lake is located almost in the very center of Asia on the border of Buryatia and the Irkutsk Region. You can enjoy all the beauties of local nature, meet shamans, visit various greenhouses, museums and many other places! You’ll like it!
Specifications
Amount of days | 4 days (+6 days by train) |
Classes (age) | primary school / middle school / high school |
Route destination | Irkutsk Oblast |
Season | Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter |
Suitable for families | no |
Suitable for senior citizens | no |
Type of tour | Ecological tour / Wellness tour / Cognitive tour / Out-of-town / Sightseeing tour |
Description
Irkutsk — Arshan — Listvyanka — Ust-Orda
Day 1:- Departure by train from Vladivostok. Travel time is 4 days. (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Day 4:
- Pickup, transfer, accommodation in Reshetnikov mini hotel in the city center, within walking distance from the areas where Irkutsk residents take rest. Amenities on a floor. Rooms for 2-4-6 persons.
Day 5:
- Excursion to Taltsy Ethnographic Museum
- Lunch at the Tavern.
- Departure to Baikal Lake in Listvyanka Village.
- Excursion in the Baikal Museum (exposition, hall of microscopes, aquariums, virtual bathyscaphe).
- Lifting on a chair lift to the Chersky Stone.
- View of Baikal and the origin of the Angara River.
- Walking at the souvenir market in Listvyanka.
- Museum of Baikal Gems.
Day 6:
- Wakeup at 06:00 a.m. and at 06:30 a.m.,departure to the Tunkinskaya Valley, Arshan Village.
- Arrival to Arshan, visiting the mineral spring park, hiking to the 1stwaterfall on Kyngarga River.
- Visiting the Buddhist Datsan in Arshan Village.
- Transfer from Arshan to Zhemchug Village to hot springs, swimming.
- Swimming in hot spring pool.
- The temperature is around 30 degrees. Time: 20 min. Accessories: Swimsuit, towel, hat.
- Transfer to Irkutsk
Day 7:
- Transfer to Ust-Orda, the center of the Buryat Autonomous District.
- Excursion to the museum of local lore.
- Meeting with a shaman. (Shamanism is an ancient religion of local peoples).
- Lunch at Buryat cuisine cafe.
- Visiting the Buddhist Temple.
- Transfer to Irkutsk
- Visiting the Museum of retro two-wheel vehicles.
Day 8:
- Sightseeing excursion to the historic center of the city
- Visiting the Gravitation SHOW in Komsomall Shopping and Entertainment Center.
- Visiting Irkutsk Sealarium.
- Visiting Neosphere Planetarium.
- Walking in the reconstruction of the old part of the city, 130thquarter.
- Preparing for a journey. Visiting the supermarket.
- Going to the Railway Station. Seeing off.
- Travel time: 3 days (9th, 10th, 11thday).
Departure to Vladivostok.
Included: accommodation at Reshetnikov mini hotel, excursions according to the program, roundtrip train tickets, reserved seat wagon.
At the request of tourists, the program of visiting objects may be adjusted.