Baikal Awakening

Name: Baikal Awakening
Start: 2022-05-01
End: 2022-05-08
Location: Russia

Type:Small group

Season:April - May

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Duration:8 days

Group dates: 01 May 2022 — 08 May 2022

Grade:Easy This tour fits any age and fitness level

Destinations:Irkutsk Ust -Orda & Tazheran Steppe Olkhon Island Ulan-Ude

Rate:from $1,900 USD per person

End of April - beginning of May is the unique spring time when Baikal is getting rid off the ice cover. Tubular ice crumbles like glass from any movement, and the noise of the awakening Baikal does not stop for a minute. Sunny Buryatia on the other side of the Lake welcomes you with its Buddist datsans, Old believers villages, hot mineral springs and the largest Lenin's head in the world.

See awakening of Lake Baikal
- Explore Olkhon island - heart of Lake Baikal
- Ride ATV through the endless Tazheran steppe
- Explore unique Buryat culture
- Cruise in cold waters of Lake Baikal
- Try Buryat cuisine
- Experience real Siberia & try Russian banya
- Allow yourself time to heal in mineral hot springs
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Itinerary

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

Day 1, Arrival to Baikal

Day 2, Explore Olkhon Island

Day 3, Tazheran Steppe

Day 4, Culture Mix

Day 5, Listvyanka village & departure for Ulan-Ude

Day 6, Old Believers village

Day 7, Ulan-Ude Tour, Buryatia

Day 8, Farewell

Dates & rates

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Inclusions

Accommodation

Hand-picked centrally located hotels of the selected category (3* or 4* hotel of your choice)
1 night Baikal shore eco lodge
2 nights Ulan-Ude
1 night in Listvyanka
1 night on board the train from Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude
2 nights on Olkhon Island

Sightseeing

Full day touring around Olkhon Island
Lake Baikal (Listvyanka) full day (8 hours) guided tour: Shaman rock, Baikal Museum of Limnology, Chersky Stone observation point (Cable car)
Taltsy open air Siberian museum guided tour
Ust-Orda Buryat village with tour, cultural performance, cooking class and late breakfast
Old-believers village tour
Ulan-Ude city tour and Datsan visit

Meals

Daily breakfast (except Day 1)
5 lunches or packed lunches
5 dinners

Activities

ATV safari tour: Tazheran steppe & Lake Baikal
Listvyanka evening cruise (for group tours only)
Cooking master-class in Ust-Orda
Hot spring bathing

Transportation

All land transfers as per program
Ferry transfer to/or from Olkhon
Flight Irkutsk-Ulan-Ude (economy)
Return airport transfers
Train tickets, 2nd class from Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude

Entrance tickets

Entrance tickets to all listed attractions (except optional)

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CHECK OUT WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT TRAVELLING WITH US

Rodney, Australia: The tour was a very good introduction to the Russian subcontinent

I was a solo traveler in a small group and found it so well worth doing this way. Great experience, great country worth to explore more. Our tour leader Katya was fantastic; she was so helpful, and really made the trip fun. I bought warmer shoes but she said that in fact this winter was not cold at all. Very surprising vibrant like in winter wonderland.

Then a horse riding through snow covered forest was truly a highlight, at least for me. We had a very ell balance set of activities – mix of sports, culture, history, cuisine. Tasted great local drinks and vodka of course, talked to locals without knowing a single word in Russian. I learnt that vodka is not a drink for fun and get drunk, they drink it to keep yourself warm. It does make sense. Discovery Russia through out a great New year party- Russians prefer this holiday over Xmas - and we went out a lot.