- Double crossing of Baikal in its largest and deepest part
- 100 % safe vehicles and itinerary
- Visit of Republic of Buryatia
- Discover of Baikal islands including Olkhon island
- 3 days / 250 km of driving a buggy on the purest Baikal ice
- Discover of the most beautiful places of frozen Baikal
Do you want an adventure with new feelings ? Specially for you BaikalNature made an exclusive tour where every day you will wander75 km to offer you a total change of scenery each kilometer.
Buggy is a comfortable and practical vehicle with a very high off-road performance often used on rally rides will get over Baikal ice ridges and through cracks. Your trip will be very safe because of spike tires, low seat, stable chassis and firm body. These are the main charactiristics that differ buggy from quad bikes and snowmobiles. This little "bug" is very easy to drive : as for man and woman as even for 14 years old teenager having or not experience to drive a car. All you need is to press accelerator pedal or the brake.
Enjoying driving and winter beauties of Baikal your will start the itinerary from MRS, then you will discover icy grottoes with splashes - sokuyi along the Olkhon island, Khoboy cape, spend the night on the weather station in the little village of Uzury from where you will start crossing of Baikal to the Eastern part in the direction of Buryatia, go till the Goryachinsk village and will cross the lake again to MRS.
During the whole itinerary you will stay in heated wooden houses, you will eat picnic with hot tea and have warm dinner. Upon your return you will take Russian traditional banya (sauna) on the shore of Baikal!
NB: This tour has no fixed group departure date. The price is available upon request.
- Day 1First meeting with BaikalIrkutsk — MRS
- Day 2Departure to Olkhon islandMRS — Olkhon island
- Day 3The largest part of the lake BaikalOlkhon island — Goryachinsk
- Day 4Crossing of BaikalGoryachinsk — MRS
- Day 5Return to IrkutskMRS — Irkutsk
- Day 6End of the programIrkutsk
- 12:00Meeting in the airport with your driver
- 12:15Departure to MRSOn the way you will make several stops to take photos.
- 13:15Lunch at the roadside caféYou will taste some dishes of ethnic cuisine of Buryatia.
- 15:00Arrival in MRS and check-in to the tourist baseAfter check-in, free time to have a stroll on the ice.
- 19:00Dinner in the tourist base
- Overnight in the resort
3 h transfer (255km)
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Start of the itineraryBefore the start, security instruction and equipping. Depending about weather conditions, the route passes either through Olkhon Island or through ice.
- 13:00LunchOutdoor picninc
- 16:00Arrival in Uzury and check-in in the homestayUzury is an only village on the est shore of the Olkhon island. There are only some houses with the population of 9 persons. There is a weather-station and the laboratory of the Institute of the Earth's crust.
- 19:00DinnerDinner prepared by the hotess of the homestay
- Overnight in the homestay
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Departure from OlkhonCrossing of the Baikal in the direction of Eastern shore. You will cross the lake in its deepest and largest part. You have possibility to make thousands photos of the Baikal ice, walk on its smooth surface or torosses of of marvellous shapes.
- 13:00Lunch (picnic)
- 16:00Arrival in Goryachinsk and check-in in the family club
- 19:00Hot dinner
- Overnight in the family club
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Departure to MRSCrossing of the Baikal again.
- 13:00Outdoor lunch
- 16:00Arrival to MRS and check-in
- 18:00Russian banyaAfter those active days of trip, you will take banya and could jump into Baikal!
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the rseort
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Transfer MRS - Irkutsk
- 13:00Lunch — Not includedIn the cafe en route (payment on site in cash).
- 15:00Arrival to Irkutsk and check-in in the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
4 h transfer (255km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 11:00Transfer to the airportCheck-out. End of the programme.
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- Russian-speaking guide services
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Transport as per itinerary
- Medical insurance
- Banya
- Letter of invitation
- Buggy rental and special equipment
- Transfer from airport / railway station on first day
- Transfer to airport / railway station on last day
- Meals according to the program
- Personal expenses and tips
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Airline tickets
Banya is included on Day 4. Single supplement 8 200 RUB (except the 2nd day). The price of the tour includes travel health insurance for persons under 65 years.
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