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Arrival to Moscow. Meeting with a guide. Transfer SVO2 – SVO1. Flight Moscow – Irkutsk by SU or UN. |
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2 day |
Meeting at the airport of Irkutsk. Breakfast. Sightseeing about the old wooden center of Irkutsk. Trip to the Museum of wooden architecture of the Baikal peoples in the village of Taltsi (30 min.), excursion about the museum. Trip to Listvyanka situated on the Baikal shore by bus (30 min.). Lunch. Excursion to the Limnological Museum of the Baikal lake. Walks about Listvyanka. Places to visit: St. Nickolas church, Chersky stone, the Angara riverhead and the Shaman-stone. Boarding the ship. Dinner. Overnight on board the ship. |
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3 day |
Breakfast. Trip by ship to Krugobaikalskaya railway. During the trip to the Krugobaikalskaya railway the ship goes along the shore and comes alongside of interesting & beautiful places. Sightseeing of Krugobaikalskaya railway: walks along the tunnels, bridges, visiting some stations and the museum of steam locomotives. A picnic. Dinner on board the ship. Night trip to Peschanaya bay (6 hours). |
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4 day |
Arrival to Peschanaya (Sand) bay, which is one of the most famous and beautiful places of the Baikal. You can spend the whole day walking about the bay and exploring it or simply resting on a wonderful sand beach. Lunch and dinner on board the ship. Night trip to the Olkhon island (8 hours). |
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5 day |
Arrival to the largest Baikal island Olkhon in the morning. Breakfast. Sightseeing about the Olkhon: meeting with Shaman and shaman performance on the Cape Burkhan, boating to the northern part of the island - the Hoboy cape and walks there. An outdoor lunch. Dinner on board the ship. Night trip to Ushkanii Islands (11 hours). |
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6 day |
Arrival to Ushkanii Islands, stop in the Pescherka (Cave) Bay. Morning walks to the rock Bely Slonik (White Small Elephant), meeting sunrise. Breakfast. Walk throughout Dolgy Island, observation of famous Baikal seal-rookery. Lunch and dinner on board the ship. Night trip to “Enhaluk” tourist base (12 hours). |
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7 day |
Arrival to” Enhaluk” tourist camping. Breakfast on board the ship. Farewell to the ship and the crew. Accommodation at the “Enhaluk” camping. Getting acquainted with the horses, learning the primary skills of horse riding if necessary. Preparation to the riding trip. The talk about accident prevention and the rules of behavior in taiga. Lunch. A simple radial riding trip (2-3 hours). Dinner. Overnight at the camping. |
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8 day |
Breakfast. Start of horse travel. Picturesque route goes along the shore of Baikal lake, on the tails of spurs of Morskoi (Sea) ridge, along the taiga riverbanks. During the first day tourists go to the mouth of Bolshaya Sukhaya river (village Zarechie) about 15 km. Lunch and dinner. Overnight in the tents. |
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9 day |
Breakfast. Continue along the river Bolshaya Sukhaya to the river Poperechnaya and to the mouth of the river Gremchanaya – appr 20 km. Lunch and dinner. Night in the tents. |
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10 day |
Breakfast. Continue horse trip in mount-taiga landscape – about 15 km. Lunch and dinner. Night in the tents near the hunting hut. |
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11 day |
Breakfast. Last part of the horse riding travel is crossing the pass and along river Zigza to the shore of Baikal and the end is at the rest camping with Welcome Meeting and drink. Appr 20 km. Gala dinner, sauna. Night in the camping. |
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12 day |
Breakfast. Transportation to Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia (170km, 3 hs). Short foot excursion in the center of town. Lunch in a national Buriatian-style café. Excursion to the Museum of Architecture & Ethnography of the Baikal peoples. Dinner at your own expense. Night in the hotel GESER. |
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13 day |
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Ivolginsk by bus (40 min.). Excursion to the main Buddhist monastery of Russia Ivolginsky Datsan. There you will see the Datsan cathedrals, cult drums, Buddha's mortars and a lot of other unusual and interesting things. Besides you’ll see real Tibetan & Mongolian lamas. Then transfer to the village Saratovka (1h). Getting acquaintance with everyday- life and culture of old-believers. Visit to a family, lunch, folklore performance. Return to Ulan-Ude. Dinner at your own expense. At 22-15 (local time) boarding the evening train #25, night transfer to Irkutsk. |
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14 day |
Arrival to Irkutsk at 05-50 (local time). Transfer to the airport for the flight to Moscow. Arrival to Moscow. Meeting with a guide. Transfer to the “Cosmos” or “Izmailovo” hotel, accommodation. Free time. |
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15 day |
Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion about Moscow. Transfer to the airport SVO2. |
