Baikal Ski Tour (Tour # 65840)

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Trip Length: 6 days Group: 2 + Departure: Open Period: February - March Tour type: Discovery tour Destinations: Lake Baikal Transport: Private car / bus, Train, Hovercraft Accommodation: Inn, Homestay Activities: Snowmobiling, Cultural exploration, Diving, Skiing, Ice skating Visited areas: Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Circum-Baikal, Listvyanka, Bolshiye Koty, Kadilny Cape, Bolshoye Goloustnoye

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Strong Points Of The Tour:

Alternation of cultural discovery and physical activity

Snowmobiling in snow-covered taiga

Skiing on the Baikal ice in midst of Arctic landscapes

Tour Overview:

Here is an exciting journey to the heart of snow-covered and enveloped in cold Siberia. This time we invite you to visit frozen Lake Baikal by skiing and snowmobiling. The tour starts in the south of the Baikal with a 12 km (7.5 mi) cross-country skiing to accustom you to this travel mode before leaving for a 3-day ski journey on the ice of Lake Baikal. We will visit an open-air architectural monument - the Circum-Baikal Railway, will see its tunnels pierced into the mountain and picturesque viaducts. In the atmosphere of Polar lanscapes we will ski on the Baikal ice field stopping overnight in small Siberian villages or at forestry officers' houses. In some areas the ice can be free from snow, which can hamper our moving at first. But little by little you will get used to slide on ice and will begin to move much easier. During this tour you will travel light, all your luggage will be transported by car.

In addition to this adventure snowmobiling in snow-covered taiga, ice diving, and splendid landscapes of the winter Baikal await for you.

Tour Programme:

Day 1

Meeting at the railway station at 7.30 am. Leave for the south of Lake Baikal by the Circum-Baikal train. Getting off the train before reaching the Circum-Baikal Railway as we will go skiing there. The route will go through taiga in broken country and will lead us to the shores of ice-bound Lake Baikal. Getting on our train. Lunch aboard. Visit to the tunnels and the bridges constructed in the 19th cen. In the evening arrival to Listvyanka by hydroskimmer. Night in inn.

Day 2

Discovery of the village of Listvyanka. Visits to the Baikal museum and open-air Taltsy museum of wooden architecture located 20 km (12 mi) from the village. Discovery of wooden church, local fish market. Night in inn.

Day 3

The first part of the day will be devoted to snowmobiling (2 pers. per snowmobile) in the forest of the Pribaikalsky National Park. Lunch at restaurant overlooking the lake. Free time for optional activities (at extra cost) : skiing on ski-run in Listvyanka, or skating on the largest ice rink of the world that is Lake Baikal, or ice diving accompanied by an experienced instructor into the winter Baikal. Those who have never tried diving will have a marvellous opportunity to get a unique experience and to explore the bottom of the deepest lake on earth. Night in inn.

Day 4

In the morning we will go skiing ski by the Baikal ice field northwards, to the village of Bolshiye Koty. Homestay overnight. Banya in the evening. 18 km (11 mi)

Day 5

Continuation of skiing from Bolshiye Koty to Kadilny Cape. Night in the house of forestry officers. Banya in the evening. 20 km (12.5 mi)

Day 6

Leave Kadilny Cape for the village of Bolshoye Goloustnoye (18 km / 11 mi). Arrival to the village in the evening. Transfer to Irkutsk. End of the programme.

This tour is offered with the open departure date. To book the tour please contact us.

Trip Availability:	Prices:
From 11.02.2012 to 17.03.2012 Depart only: Sa	77,600 RUB / 2,567 $ / 1,953 € / person for the group of 2 participants 62,900 RUB / 2,081 $ / 1,583 € / person for the group of 3-4 participants 51,100 RUB / 1,690 $ / 1,286 € / person for the group of 5-8 participants

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Price includes:	Price does not include:
English-speaking guide Russian-speaking guide services Accommodation as per itinerary Transport as per itinerary Meals Excursions and visits as per itinerary Reserves and national parks entrance permissions Ski rental Banya Luggage transport	Medical insurance Administrative registration Personal expenses and tips Visa fees and travel insurance Transfer from airport / railway station on first day Transfer to airport / railway station on last day Optional activities Ropeway to Chersky Rock

Booking Options

Booking is made by paying a 30% deposit of the total cost.
The balance of 70% is to be paid 21 days before departure.
If late booking (made less than 21 days prior to departure), full payment is required at the time of booking.

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