Itinerary: Irkutsk – Listvyanka – Irkutsk

6 days/5 nights

Day 1

Irkutsk - Listvyanka: In the morning meeting in Irkutsk at the airport or at railway station. Transfer to the town of Irkutsk. A city sightseeing tour (duration of 4 hours): visits to the main sight – the place of city’s foundation, Bogoyavlensky Cathedral, Church of thr Saviour (Spasskaya Church), Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration) Church, Znamensky Nunnery,  Alexander the Third Monument, the Monument to Kolchak, Embankment of Angara River, Karl Marx Street, historical quarter. After the lunch transfer to Listvyanka (70 km from Irkutsk). Accommodation  at the hotel***, time at leisure, dinner, overnight.

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Day 2

Listvyanka: After breakfast sightseeing tour “Listvyanka – a Gateway to Baikal” an excursion along Listvyanka settlement and Baikal Lake (duration of 6 hours): a visit to Baikal  museum – the Exhibition “An interactive dive to the bottom of the lake” Limrological aquarium, a stop at the viewing platform at the Shaman Stone, a rise by cableway at Stone Chersky (returning by foot, distance – 1.7 km), lunch at the hotel. Visit to the wooden Svyato-Nikolskaya Church, an excursion to the nerpinary of Baikal seals. OPTIONAL excursion to Retro-Park of Osipov family: here, right next to old cars, you will see a milkman, a lamplighter, a stationmaster, a lady with a dog and other sculptures. All of them are made of simple iron, even though it feels like there was a magical mix or charm and kindness added during the construction process, too. A visit to the Art Gallery and the Museum of Siberian gemstones. Dinner, overnight.

Day 3

Listvyanka: After breakfast the Excursion to the architectural-ethnographic museum of wooden architecture in the open air “Taltsy” (20 km from Listvyanka). Then a visit to Fish market of Listvyanka where you can taste Baikal omul and golomyanka. You can buy some smoked or salted fish, caviar, roasted nuts, Baikal Herbal tea mixes, unique souvenirs. Return to Listvyanka village. Lunch at a restaurant on the Baikal shore – you will taste Baikal fish dishes. Time at leisure, dinner at the hotel restaurant, overnight.

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Day 4

Listvyanka: After breakfast a visit to the sled dog center where you will ride in the sleds, take part in Kani Cross and skijoring, take pictures and enjoy the time spent with these blue-eyed beauties: huskies and malamutes. Dog sledding distance is 10 km and ends with lunch-picnic at the forest. After dog sledding are also possible: snowmobile and scooter riding, alpine skiing, skating on Baikal ice and tubing. OPTIONALLY the Russian steam bath is possible. Dinner at the hotel restaurant, overnight.

Day 5

Listvyanka: After breakfast an unforgettable riding on hovercraft along Baikal lake. Then a walk  along the coastline of Baikal Lake. Lunch at local restaurant, time at leisure.  Dinner at the hotel, overnight.

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Day 6

Listvyanka - Irkutsk: breakfast, time at leisure, after 12:00 transfer to the airport or the railway station of Irkutsk, departure for …

 

Included services:

- transfers upon arrival and departure                                    
– accommodation at hotel of 3* in Listvyanka in dbl/twin rooms,BB                                 
- lunches and dinners according the programme                                                                                    
- excursions and tours according the programme                                                            
- guide and transport services according the programme                                              
- entrance fees to Museums according the programme

Hotels:

Legend of Baikal

Mayak Hotel

 

Optional excursions are available


NOT included:

- air tickets or tickets for train to /from Irkutsk