Irkutsk & Baikal Lake

Transfer to the airport.

Arrival to Irkutsk and meeting with our guide at the airport. Departure for the visit to Ust-Orda, the village of Buryatia which is located 70 km from Irkutsk. Visit to the Local History Museum where we will not only learn a lot about the life of Buryatia, shamanism, but also have an opportunity to meet with the shaman and see the folkloric show. Lunch. Return to Irkutsk, transfer to the hotel, accommodation and free evening.

Early breakfast or lunch-box. Transfer to the train station for the Circum-Baikal railway train (KBZhD in Russian). The train makes 4-5 stops of 25 minutes or more in the most interesting and picturesque places of the route. During the trip our guide will tell you a lot about the history of the region and the wildlife, many stories and legends of the railway construction. Lunch.

The last stop is the Baikal Port station where we cross Baikal on the ferry to Listvyanka.

Arrival at Listvyanka and transfer to Irkutsk. Return to the hotel.

Breakfast. During the city sightseeing tour, you will be taken to see the historical city center, see the monument to the discoverers of Siberia, the church of the Apparition of the Virgin, the main street of Irkutsk, and the monument to the Tsar Alexander III; then you’ll have a walk along the quay of the Angara River. Lunch at the local restaurant.

After you will visit the tourist district of wooden houses. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation and free evening.

Breakfast. Tour to the village of Listvyanka which is located on the shore of Lake Baikal about 70 km from Irkutsk. On our way we’ll visit the open-air museum of wooden architecture. Arrival to Listvyanka and lunch (including Baikal fish). During the sightseeing tour through the village, you’ll visit the Chaman-stone, the place where the Angara River is born; you’ll take the chairlift to the viewpoint; visit the museum of Lake Baikal and the souvenir and fish market. Return to Irkutsk and accommodation.

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport.