Baikal is a world-class attraction, so tourists come here every year from different parts of the globe. This is a unique lake with crystal clear low-mineralized water.

During your vacation, you will not only see the unique nature of this region, but you will also be able to explore interesting historical and cultural monuments. Among them are Buddhist datsans, the house-museum of the Decembrists, ancient wooden mansions in the center of Irkutsk, etc.

To go on a tour to Lake Baikal, you need to purchase a plane ticket separately. We recommend doing this in advance - this way you will save a lot. From many Russian cities you can get to Irkutsk by train. At Adventure Guide you can buy a tour to Lake Baikal both in summer and winter.

Types of recreation

We organize excursion and active tours around Lake Baikal. We also offer individual and corporate programs. Our signature tour “Baikal TOP-Active” combines a large number of activities and places, including rafting on the Irkut River. For lovers of excursion holidays, we recommend the Olkhon Island tour.

Summer tours

In summer the following activities are available:

1. Cruises and expeditions. Usually expeditions start at the Small Sea and pass the Baikal-Lena Nature Reserve, Aya Bay, and Cape Kotelnikovsky. You will visit Severobaikalsk, the village of Davsha, the Ushkany Islands and other interesting places.
2. Excursions. The most popular excursion route goes along the island of Olkhon with a visit to the village of Listvyanka and the ethnographic village of Taltsy. You will learn about the peculiarities of local life and culture, watch a show of a trained seal, sail on a ship to Olkhon Island, and then travel by jeep to its northern tip - Cape Khoboy.
3. Rafting. You will float along a stormy river for several days, overcoming many rapids. Expect sweeping river bends, enchanting scenery and riverside dining. The trip is perfect for those who love nature and outdoor activities.
4. Trekking. During a walking tour, you will be able to visit places that are difficult to reach by transport. One of the most popular routes goes up the Slyudyanka River, to Chersky Peak. The two-day trekking program includes trekking, ascent and descent.

Winter tours

1. Snowmobiling and dog sledding. This entertainment is great for a family holiday. In the village of Listvyanka there is a snow-covered track up to 10 km long. This is where you can drive a dog sled. First, you will be allowed to communicate with the Baikal dogs and get acquainted with their difficult character.
2. Ice expeditions on jeeps and ATVs. The journey begins in Irkutsk and passes through the Circum-Baikal Railway, Listvyanka, Buguldeika, Aya Bay, the islands of the Small Sea, Severobaikalsk and some other points.
3. Excursions. You will be able to visit the main attractions accessible in winter. The popular “Baikal Ice” tour includes a trip on the ice in jeeps, a tour of Ogoy Island, and a long excursion around Olkhon Island. You will visit the Tazheran steppes - the habitat of ancient people - and climb the Tan-Khan observation peak.

When is the best time to go to Baikal?

The best season for summer holidays is from July 1 to August 20, when the weather is optimal. The season for winter recreation and admiring the Baikal ice is the end of February-March. At this time, the weather on Lake Baikal is sunny and moderately frosty. For many, it will be a discovery that on New Year’s Day the lake does not freeze yet, which means entertainment on the ice of the lake is not available.

Tour prices

The cost of tours to Lake Baikal seems high to many, but you need to understand that it depends on the range of services. For those who want to save money, here are 2 tips:

1. Plan your vacation in advance. This way you can buy cheap air tickets.
2. If ready-made tours seem expensive to you, go on a trip yourself, booking only a hotel. The developed infrastructure makes it possible to book excursions around Lake Baikal and its attractions on the spot and travel by public transport.

Program

Attention! The website indicates the start date of the tour in Irkutsk.
(local time MSK+5)

• 1st day
• Meeting: Irkutsk Railway Station, entrance No. 3, 9 a.m. a.m. local time (4 a.m. Moscow time), Irkutsk Airport, arrivals hall, opposite baggage claim, 9 a.m. a.m. local time (4 a.m. Moscow time)
• Departure by minibus to Olkhon Island (280 km from Irkutsk). Along the way, stop at a roadside cafe and at the ferry crossing.
• Arrival on the island Khuzhir village– tourist center of Olkhon. Accommodation at a tourist base of your choice.
• Free time.
• In the evening you will have a walking tour to Cape Burkhan– one of the main attractions of Lake Baikal.
• Meals included: dinner.
• Breakfast and lunch - on your own.

• 2nd day
• Breakfast.
• Today you can go on one of the excursions around Olkhon Island.
• We recommend taking one of the following tours (for additional fee):
• - Excursion to Cape Khoboy - Uzury Pad, lasting 6-8 hours (1200 rub./person, including lunch);
• - Excursion to Pad Idibu - Lake Shara-Nur, lasting 5-6 hours (1200 rub./person, including lunch);
• - Boat excursion to the western shore of the Small Sea lasting 7-8 hours (1800 rub./person, including lunch).
• In addition to excursions, you can travel around the island on your own by renting bicycles or ATVs.
• Meals included: breakfast and dinner.
• Lunch - on your own.

• 3rd day
• After breakfast, get ready and return to Irkutsk.
• Departure by minibus from the base, lunch at a roadside cafe, arrival in Irkutsk.
• Standard departure time from Olkhon is 12:30, arrival in Irkutsk after 19:00
• Meals included: breakfast.

Hotel information

Tour cost for 1 person in rubles:

Discount for children under 12 years old - 10%.

Economy tour option: accommodation recreation center "Solnechnaya", 2 or 3 bed, poorly equipped room.
Standard tour option: accommodation mini-hotel "Baikal", 2- or 3-bed standard room (shower and toilet on the floor for 4 rooms)
Improved tour option: accommodation mini-hotel "Baikal", 2 or 3 bed superior room (shower and toilet in the room)

You have traveled half the world. We vacationed at famous resorts. But you still haven’t seen Baikal?! Friends, since you are reading us, it means you are on the right track! Especially for you, we have developed and prepared excursion tours along the southern coast of this amazing Siberian Sea. With boat trips. Swimming in hot springs. Siberian cuisine. Bonfires under the starry sky and, of course, tasting fish soup from the freshest Baikal omul. We will introduce you to the sweetest inhabitant of the lake - the seal, tell you many legends and fairy tales, show you the amazing corners of this sacred sea and teach you how to eat Buryat poses. Come and touch this wonderful world with your soul!

For lovers of the romance of long and difficult roads, we offer several trekking tours along the Khamar-Daban and Eastern Sayan ridges, Olkhon Island and the Tunka Valley. The tours consist of two parts, the first, more active, involves hiking in the mountains with an ascent to an altitude of more than 2000 meters above sea level. And the second part is less active, provides for a tent holiday on the shores of Lake Baikal with one-day radial routes.

Our experienced guides are ready to organize for you an unforgettable fishing trip on Lake Baikal and Baikal mountain rivers. You will learn many features of fishing in Siberia. You will be able to catch grayling and Baikal omul, and just have a great rest doing your favorite activity.

It’s difficult to drive through places, that’s real adrenaline! Impenetrable swamps, stormy mountain rivers, complete impassability and windfalls of the Siberian taiga... There are no tow trucks, no rescue service, only a winch, a jack, the skill of your accompanying people, a general team spirit, and an insurmountable thirst for adventure! That's all you and I need! And as a reward, crystal clear mineral springs, views of mountains from such angles from which very few people have seen them, the untouched nature of Siberia, and a lot of impressions!

Have you long dreamed of leaving the bustle of cities and plunging into the romance of camp life, with tents, bonfires, the sound of the surf and an endlessly starry sky? But, unfortunately, you’ve never had experience walking with a backpack, and therefore you don’t risk taking on serious routes yet? Or maybe you just love history and wouldn’t mind immersing yourself in the atmosphere of bygone days? Feel like a participant in those distant events, touch the secrets and mysteries that are a thing of the past? Then this tour is for you! A completely unique offer, a multi-day, historical quest tour on Lake Baikal. Discover the secrets and mysteries of the Irkutsk land!

Day 1 Getting to know Baikal

Upon arrival, you will be met with a guide and introduced to the group. In a comfortable car you will travel to Irkutsk. Here, on an excursion, you will get acquainted with the history of the city and stroll through its ancient streets. The guide will tell you about the history of the Angara River embankment, Kirov Square and the hydroelectric dam.

Then you will go to the village of Listvyanka. On the way, you will stop at the Taltsy museum complex, a Siberian village where examples of wooden architecture are collected. Here you will see peasant estates and their decoration, mills, huts and real prison towers. Lunch awaits you with royal fish soup, pancakes with honey and hot taiga tea.

Continuing your journey, you will arrive at the shores of Lake Baikal. Going on an excursion to the Baikal Museum, take a simulated dive to the bottom in a bathyscaphe, see the underwater world and the inhabitants of the lake, and meet a charming seal.

In the evening you will admire the view of the source of the Angara from the top of the Primorsky Ridge. You will take a cable car up to the observation deck. Afterwards, check into a hotel, have dinner and relax.

The total duration of today's route is 70 km, 8 hours (2.5 hours for transfers and 5.5 hours for walks and excursions).

Day 2 Trekking to the top of Skriper rock

After breakfast, you will go for a walk through the Pribaikalsky National Park. You will travel by speedboat or, if the ice does not melt, by hovercraft along the coast (travel duration - 1 hour, 45 km).

Having arrived at the starting point of the route, you will begin to climb to the top of the Skriper observation rock - from here you can see the lake, which is throwing off the shackles of ice (the total duration of the walk is 5 km. Trekking does not require special preparation).

When you go back down, you will have lunch - hot dishes, snacks, tea with taiga herbs and local pastries will be waiting for you. Then you will have free time - you can soak up the soft spring sun on the shore or take a walk around the surrounding area.

Towards evening you will return to Listvyanka. Here you can walk along the embankment, go to the fish market or go to the nerpinarium.

Day 3 Tazheran steppes

Today you will go to Olkhon Island. Along the way, stop at an ethnic cafe, where you will try dishes of Siberian cuisine - Buryat poses and buhler.

Traveling in expedition jeeps, you explore the Tazheran steppes. It was here that the first indigenous Baikal residents once lived - this is confirmed by petroglyphs found by archaeologists at tribal sites.

Arriving in the village of Khuzhir on Olkhon Island, you will stay in a hotel complex, have dinner and relax. If desired, take a walk to the famous Cape Burkhan. Its second name is “Shaman”. This place has been considered sacred since the appearance of the first shamans.

The total duration of today's route is 360 km, 8 hours.

Day 4 All Olkhon

After breakfast, you will set off on a journey around Olkhon: steppe landscapes will be replaced by coniferous forests, sand dunes, thickets of blooming wild rosemary and fields with yellow and purple snowdrops. On the tops of the Pribaikalsky ridge the snow has not yet melted, but at the foot of it nature will already wake up.

The Small Sea will still be covered with a thin crust of ice; in deep places near steep rocks there will be open water. In one day you will see the entire island, the majestic Three Brothers rocks, Ulan-Khushin and the famous Cape Khoboy. In the area of ​​Uzury, a panorama of Lake Baikal will open before you.

Towards evening you will return to the camp site, have dinner, relax and go to the lake to watch the sunset.

The total duration of today's route is 40 km, 7 hours (5 hours for travel).

Day 5 Buryat village

After breakfast you will take a walk on your own. In May, a real bird market unfolds on Lake Baikal: here are mallards, shelducks, scorches, waders and cormorants. Waterfowl are returning from warm countries. You can admire the birds, and take great photos on the small lakes on Khuzhir beach.

Closer to lunch you will begin your journey to Irkutsk. On the way, stop in a real Buryat village - meet the locals and try traditional dishes for lunch.

Upon arrival in Irkutsk, you will check into a hotel, relax and, if desired, take a walk around the evening city.

The total duration of today's route is 290 km, 6 hours (5 hours for travel).

Day 6 End of the journey

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the airport, from where you will fly home.

You can purchase air tickets with departure at a time convenient for you - a personal transfer will be organized for you depending on the time of departure.

The May holidays are a great opportunity to go on a tour to Lake Baikal! It is in May that Baikal awakens from hibernation and begins to free itself from ice. You will see a unique natural phenomenon and go after the “leaving ice of Lake Baikal”. Beautiful photos, a charge of positive emotions and a sea of ​​new impressions are guaranteed to you!

ROUTE: Irkutsk - museum "Taltsy" » - village Listvyanka - Olkhon Island - Cape Burkhan (Shaman Rock) - Cape Khoboy - Irkutsk

TOUR PROGRAM

1 day

• Morning arrival in Irkutsk.
• Meeting tourists at the airport and railway station of Irkutsk, meeting the guide.
• Then we go by minibus to our first meeting with Baikal in village Listvyanka(70 km from Irkutsk).
• Along the way - a visit to the open-air museum of wooden architecture - "Taltsy". On the territory of the museum there are more than 40 historical and architectural monuments and 8,000 exhibits of great historical value.
• The Taltsy Museum is located on the right bank of the Angara on the 47th kilometer of the Baikal Highway on the road from Irkutsk to Baikal. The open-air museum complex attracts visitors with the opportunity to directly get acquainted with the material and spiritual culture of the peoples of the Baikal region. Evenki and Tofalar camps, a complex of Evenki burials and the Buryat ulus-letnik tell about their way of life, peculiarities of life and beliefs.
• Beautiful things open up here panoramas of Baikal nature and the Angara River.
• Lunch in Listvyanka.
• After lunch - visit to the Baikal Museum, the only museum in the world entirely dedicated to the great lake.
• Currently, more than 17 thousand different exhibits about the lake are collected here. In 2003, 11 huge aquariums appeared in the museum, in which visitors are presented with all underwater life - from gammarus crustaceans to the Baikal seal. The aquariums have a unique water supply system and water is supplied to them from a depth of 500 meters. The conditions for keeping representatives of the Baikal fauna are as close as possible to the natural biocenosis of the lake.
• In the evening, accommodation at a hotel in Listvyanka, in rooms with private amenities.
• Dinner.
• Route length per day- 350 km (auto).
• Power included: lunch, dinner.

Day 2

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Today you have a free day, which you can spend at your own discretion.
• We recommend you visit observation deck on Chersky Peak, nerpinarium, try Baikal omul at the local market and check out the souvenir market. You can also take an ATV tour or go diving on Lake Baikal (for an additional fee).
• Power included: breakfast.

Day 3

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Departure from Listvyanka to Olkhon Island. Distance is about 350 km.
• Along the way there will be stops at a roadside cafe, as well as at the ferry crossing.
• Arrival on the island.
• Accommodation at a tourist base.
• Dinner.
• After lunch you have free time, you can take a walk and see one of the main sacred places on Lake Baikal - Cape Burkhan (Shamanku rock).
• This cape is considered a symbol not only of the island, but of the entire Baikal.
  This place is otherwise called Shamanka Rock. This name is due to the fact that shamans have performed their rituals here since ancient times. There is a hard-to-reach through cave in the rock, in which the shaman disappeared, and then appeared on the opposite side in front of the amazed crowd. For a long time, ordinary residents, and especially women, were not allowed to come here.
• This place has a special energy and is considered one of the places of power on Lake Baikal.
  
• In the evening - dinner.
• For those who wish, there is a sauna (for an additional fee).
• Power included: breakfast lunch dinner.

4 day

• Breakfast at the base.
• Today you have excursion to Olkhon island. You will discover all the natural diversity of the island, here the steppes give way to coniferous forests, and the gently sloping shores turn into bizarre cliffs and rocks. Along the way, you will see how Baikal is awakening, in some places it is still covered with ice, and somewhere you can already see reflections of water. At Cape Khoboy you will see an extensive panorama of Small and Big Baikal. From above, you will see the endless expanses of the island and feel all its indescribable energy.
• After picnic in nature the tour will continue on Cape Shunte (or Cape of Love) and in the Uzury Pad, where you will have the opportunity to go down to the shore of Big Baikal.
• The length of the route per day is 76 km (by car).
• Power included: breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner.

5 day

• Breakfast. Releasing hotel rooms.
• Departure to Irkutsk.
• The length of the route per day is 350 km (by car).
• Power included: breakfast.

Included in cost

1. Meeting at the railway station and at the airport at 09:00 am (local time, + 5 hours to Moscow)
2. Transfers according to the tour program
3. Hotel accommodation in Listvyanka, comfortable rooms (shower and toilet in the room)
4. Excursion to the Taltsy Museum
5. Excursion to the Baikal Limnological Museum
6. Accommodation on the island. Olkhon, mini-hotel "Baikal":

Economy option– economy room, shower and toilet on the floor for 4 rooms;

Standard optionT– standard room, shower and toilet in the room.

1. Excursion to Cape Burkhan
2. Excursion to Olkhon Island
3. Meals according to the program: 1 day – lunch and dinner; Day 2 – breakfast; Day 3 – breakfast, lunch and dinner; Day 4 breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner; Day 5 – breakfast.

The price does not include:

1. Additional transfers not specified in the program or specified in the program for an additional fee.
2. Additional services not specified in the program or specified in the program for an additional fee.
3. Bath services.

Duration of this tour is 5 days / 4 nights. The period of hotel stay for this tour is 4 days.

Requirements for participants/age restrictions:

• 1. Both beginners and experienced tourists can take part in the tour;
• 2. Children, accompanied by adults, are allowed to participate in the tour from the age of 5;

Warm winter clothes (warm jacket/down jacket, insulated trousers or overalls, sweater),

• headdress (warm cap);
• warm comfortable shoes for hiking and excursions,
• thermal underwear,
• wool socks,
• gloves/mittens.
• personal hygiene items,
• individual medications (related to health conditions),
• Sunglasses.

ATTENTION!

Please provide the necessary information upon the arrival of tourists at the starting point of the tour after purchasing tickets:

• Train (or flight) number, time of arrival at the starting point of the tour, tourists’ mobile phone number for emergency contact.
• Please send information to: