Day 1

Tour Schedule, Day 1

➤Meet and greet at Irkutsk airport/train station

➤Transfer to Buryat Ust-Orda village (1 hour)

➤Ust -Orda Buryat village tour with cultural performance (throat singing), cooking class and degustation of national meals

➤Meet the shaman

➤Transfer to the eco lodge on Lake Baikal shores, check-in

➤Panoramic view points

➤Dinner

➤Optional:Russian banya

Arrive Irkutsk in the morning. Take a transfer to Buryat Ust-Orda village (1 hour). Come into the real Buryat yurt, be greeted by ancient traditions. Buryats will introduce you to national folklore - songs and dances, throat singing. Meet the Buryat shaman. The landlady will teach you to cook the Buryat national dish - buuza. Enjoy Buryat lunch.

Transfer to our cozy eco-lodge (3 hours), accommodation in comfortable wooden houses with en-suite facilities just a few meters away from the lake shores. We drive up to the mountains for a sunset photosession at the observation point with the best views over Maloe Sea and Baikal. The location is famous for being the old shamanism center and we will even see a few artefacts.

After dinner in the lodge, it's time to experience Siberian banya (optional).