Grand Crossing Of Lake Baikal

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival to Irkutsk. Free day in the city. Briefing with the guide.

Pass By: International Airport Irkutsk, Ulitsa Shiryamova, 13, Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast', Russia, 664009
Group transfer from the airport at 11:00. If you arrive later, we can suggest for you the individual transfer. Please, let us know the number of your flight and the arrival time. *Transfer outside the program is for supplement.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel situated in the city centre (twin rooms).

Day 2: Transfer to Olkhon Island - the first meeting with Lake Baikal. Walking tour of the Khujir village.

Stop At: Cape Burkhan/Shamanka Rock, Western bank of Olkhon island, Olkhon Island 666137 Russia
We will stop in the sacred place for blandishing the main Baikal spirit - Burhan. Our guide will tell you about all peculiarities of this tradition.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel's restaurant.
• Dinner: Dinner in the resort's cafe (Russian cuisine).
Accommodation included: Overnight at the resort (wooden houses, twin rooms).

Day 3: First day of the Crossing - we start from the Khoboy Cape till BaikalIceCamp (25 km max with pulka for your belongings).

Pass By: Olkhon Ferry, Olkhon Island, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, Irkutskaya oblast', Russia, 666135
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Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in the resort's cafe.
• Lunch: Outdoor lunch (lunch boxes).
• Dinner: Hot dinner in the camp prepared on gas.
Accommodation included: Overnight in BaikalIceCamp (five-persons heated tents with single bed, 2 bunk beds, a mattress, a sleeping bag).

Day 4: Day in the Camp: in the middle of lake Baikal - hokkey, Ice banya (sauna), bar and the purest Baikal ices.

Stop At: Lake Baikal, E Russia
Free day in the middle of Baikal
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in BaikalIceCamp (five-persons heated tents with single bed, 2 bunk beds, a mattress, a sleeping bag).

Day 5: Second part of the trekking on ice till the Chivirkuy bay (the eastern coast). Transfer to the guest house by 4x4.

Pass By: Chivyrkuiskiy Isthmus, Ust-Barguzin 671624 Russia
We will cross the lake till it's eastern coast.

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in the Camp.
• Lunch: Outdoor lunch.
• Dinner: Dinner in the guest house (home-made dinner).
Accommodation included: Guest house of the Ust-Barguzin village (twin rooms).

Day 6: Transfer to Ulan-Ude city - the capital of the Buriat republic. Tour to Ivolginskiy datsan. Night train to Irkutsk.

Stop At: Ivolginsk Datsan (Buddhist Monastery), Ivolginsk 671050 Russia
Ivolginsky datsan is a place serving the most important place of worship in Buryatia and the centre of Buddhism in Russia, located in a beautiful steppe.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the train (Train, 2nd class compartment, 4 berths).

Day 7: Arrival to Irkutsk in the morning and transfer to the airport.

Pass By: Railway Station Irkutsk-Passazhirskiy, Chelnokova st., 1, Irkutsk 664005 Russia
Early morning arrival.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.