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.

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 os simple iron, even though it feels like there was amagical mix or charm and kindness added during the construction process, too. A visit to the Art Gallery and the Museum of Siberian gemstones. Also possible: snowmobile riding, alpine skiing and tubing. Dinner, overnight.

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. Then a visit to the sled dog center where you will ride in the sleds, take part in Sani Cross and skijoring, take pictures and enjoy the time spent with these blue-eyed beauties huskies and malamutes. OPTIONALLY the Russian steam bath is possible. In the evening – NEW YEAR GALA DINNER with entertainment programmes. Overnight.

Listvyanka: the very very late breakfast. After breakfast anunforgettable motor vessel trip along Baikal lake. Then a walk trip along the coastline of Baikal Lake. Lunch, time at leisure. Dinner, overnight.

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