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BAIKAL WINTER ADVENTURE

Irkutsk – Lake Baikal

4 Days / 3 Nights

DAY 1. IRKUTSK (Arrival)

Arrival in Irkutsk, meeting with local guide and transfer to hotel.

Check-in time - 14:00.

Accommodation and overnight.

DAY 2. IRKUTSK (City tour + District 130)

Breakfast.

HD City tour + District 130.

During the tour of the city of Irkutsk, we will visit the Lower Embankment, the Spassky church and the Znamensky Cathedral, where the miraculous icon of the Mother of God "The Omen" and the relics of the first bishop of Irkutsk - Innocent Kulchytsky – are kept. Then we will take a walk along Karl Marx Street famous for the unique buildings of the early 19th-20th century. We will also see other curiosities such as Gagarin Boulevard, the monument to Alexander III, White House, etc. We will finish the tour with a visit to the historic neighbourhood Dictrict 130 - a vibrant place full of cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops, art galleries and architectural monuments.

Return to hotel. Afternoon free. Overnight.

DAY 3. IRKUTSK – LAKE BAIKAL - IRKUTSK (Peschanaya Bay + Baikal ice)

Breakfast.

FD Excursion to Lake Baikal and Peschanaya Bay.

Transfer to Listvyanka village.

Excursion to the Peschanaya (Sandy) Bay by “Khivus” (hovercraft).

Being abroad the hovercraft will give you a feeling of a speedy fly over the Baikal Lake ice.

Peschanaya Bay is the pearl of the Baikal; it is located 81 km of Listvyanka between two capes topped with cliffs called Bolshaya Kolokolnya and Malaya Kolokolnya (Big and Small Belfry). Not far from it, there is a small island called Baklany Kamen’ (Cormorant Stone). Ice lace on the shore cliffs, small caves and grottos where one can walk or have a lunch under the stone shelters produce an impression not to forget. The Baikal ice is in some places covered with snow, and in the other, is as clear as at the skating rink. On the way to Peschanaya, you will pass ridges of ice-hummocks which shine and shimmer with all rainbow colors on sunny days resembling miraculous palaces of the Ice Queen.

Lunch at guest house or lunch box.

Transfer back to Irkutsk in the evening. Overnight.

DAY 4. IRKUTSK (Departure)

Breakfast.

Check-out.

Transfer to airport (without guide).

Accommodation 3 nights.

Daily breakfasts in the hotel.

Lunch (or lunch box) on Day 3 during the excursion to Lake Baikal.

Arrival and departure transfers (arrival transfer with guide / departure transfer without guide).

Transportation and English-speaking guide service as mentioned in the program.

All excursions according to the program.

Prices upon request