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Northern Baikal By Off-Road Vehicle (Tour # 65848)From: 2669 $ / 2031 € / 80710 RUB
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Trip Length: 16 days
Group: 4 Departure: Open Period: February - March Tour type: Discovery tour Destinations: Lake Baikal Transport: Private car / bus, 4х4, Train Accommodation: Homestay, Resort, Train Activities: Trekking, Cultural exploration, Fishing, Skiing
Visited areas: Irkutsk, Krestovsky Cape, Sagan-Zaba Cape, Tazheranskaya steppe, Olkhon Island, Maloye More, Pokoyniki Cape, Severobaikalsk, Khakusy, Ushkany Islands, Chivyrkuysky Gulf, Ust-Barguzin, Ulan-Ude, Listvyanka
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Strong Points Of The Tour:Meeting local people Discovery of inaccessible spots of the northern Baikal Trekking within everyone's reach among Arctic landscapes Journey to the very heart of Siberia, such as it's described in books Real adventure in perfect security Tour Overview:When speaking of Lake Baikal, it is impossible to do without superlatives. It is the oldest lake in the world, the deepest and the cleanest one. In winter it freezes over and offers access to inaccessible parts of its reserves and national parks. We invite you to enjoy routes of transparent Baikal ice and discover the wild north of the lake. Travelling by Russian 4x4 - UAZ - adapted to local weather conditions we will explore the frozen Baikal overcoming piles of ice, cracks and snow storms. This is an exceptional adventure that will bring you from Olkhon Island to the north of the lake from where you will descend to the Barguzinsky Reserve and Buryatia. During this journey you will hike a lot. Despite this it is not necessary to have a high level of fitness because all your luggage will be transported in 4x4 and you will only carry your things needed for the day. However, you should equip yourself with high spirits and sens of humor since in the north of the lake there are no good hotels, in fact there are no any. We will spend nights in huts of forestry officers and meteorologists without conveniences and even sleep on the floor, that is why sens of humor is indispensable. But important note: it is warm inside! And acquaintances made will be unforgettable! Two weeks will allow you to discover all wild spots of the lake where nature has not been touched with human activity yet. You will bathe in numerous hot springs, taste Siberian cuisine, discover the way of life of local people. You will visit principle towns of the Baikal and learn their culture and history. True adventure in the very heart of Siberia! Tour Programme:Day 1
Arrival in Irkutsk. Transfer to the homestay. Rest and lunch. City tour: historic centre, old churches, wooden houses. Visit to the Decembrists museum. Dinner at homestay.
Day 2
Morning leave for Krestovsky Cape. To reach the farm located 3 km (1.8 mi) from the shore of Lake Baikal, we will go north-east of Irkutsk passing by Russian villages and Buryat farms. Landscape of wheat fields will give way to Siberian taiga and then to steppe. We will often stop on the way to enjoy picturesque places and also to make offerings to local spirits. En route visit to the national Buryat museum in Ust-Orda. Lunch in a cafe serving Buryat cuisine. Arrival to farm. We will be accommodated in a rustic house with simple comfort but hearty welcome. Walk in taiga towards Sagan-Zaba Cape to discover ancient rock cravings. Homestay overnight. Banya in the evening.
Day 3
Morning drive to Olkhon Island by 4X4. In an hour we will reach the strait of Olkhonskiye Vorota ("Olkhon Gates") and will drive on ice ! Crossing of the strait, stop to take pictures near сape of Kobyliya Golova ("Mare's Head"). Following the western shore of Olkhon.
Arrival to the central village of the island - Khuzhir. Walk to discover Burkhan Rock, place of residence of the Baikal's god! Discovery of Sagan-Khushin and its icy grottos. Arrival to Khoboy Cape, northernmost point of Olkhon. Spectacular 360° view. Magic and mythic place feared by all Buryats. Lunch in the open air – hot meal and vodka to get warm! Hike along the eastern shore of the island to Uzury. Homestay overnight, simple but clean accommodation and hearty welcome. Banya in the evening. Day 4
Morning drive to the north-west: we cross the island or go around the cape of Khoboy (depending on the state of ice), then cross the strait of Maloye Morye ("Small Sea"). Drive along the western shore of Lake Baikal towards Baikalo-Lensky Nature Reserve. Frequent stops for taking pictures and video. Lunch in the open air at Ryty Cape. Discovery of hummocks (accumulations of ice), enormous and large drawn up blocks of ice. Overnight at the Solnechnaya weather station, very simple comfort. Banya in the evening.
Day 5
Day journey will bring us to the border of the reserve where forestry officers live at Elokhin Cape. Walking in surroundings.
Day 6
We approach civilization and a small town of the northern Baikal - Severobaikalsk. Night at the thermal station.
Day 7
Continuation of our journey around the lake by 4x4. We will cross the Baikal towards the north-eastern shore and reach the thermal springs of Khakussy. Night at a rustic thermal station.
Day 8
We will make our way in the southern direction to the Barguzinsky Reserve. Accommodation at the forestry officers' in Davsha. Banya.
Day 9
Snowshoe tour around the village accompanied by a forestry officer. Reading traces of animals. Dinner with forestry officers. Banya in the evening.
Day 10
We will leave Davsha for the Ushkany Islands to meet meteorologist Uri who lives here and works in complete seclusion. Night at the weather station. Banya.
Day 11
We will devote this day to slow-paced discovery of the Ushkany archipelago. Walks around islands and ascent to the top of Bolshoy Ushkany Island (216 m/700 ft), breathtaking panorama. Night on the island. Banya in the evening.
Day 12
Morning drive to the northern point of Svyatoy Nos Peninsula. We will go around the peninsula and enter Chivyrkuysky Gulf. Participation in ice fishing with local people. Lunch in the open air near the hot springs of Zmeinaya Bay. Water from the sources has medicinal properties. Bathing! We will descend to Ust-Barguzin following the shore of Svyatoy Nos, and then that of Barguzinsky Gulf. Homestay overnight in fishing village of Ust-Barguzin. Banya in the evening.
Day 13
Transfer to Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia. 240 km (150 mi) of way through taiga passing plenty of Buryat villages. Moving to homestay. Lunch. Visit to Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temples complex outside the city located in a picturesque steppe. This Datsan serving the most important place of worship in Buryatia is the centre of Buddhism in Russia. Dinner in the city at the restaurant serving traditional Mongolian cuisine. Homestay overnight.
Day 14
Visit to ethnographic museum in the open air: discovery of architecture and lifestyle of Buryats, Evenks, Russians and Cossacks. Lunch animated by a folk group at the restaurant with traditional Buryat cuisine, you will be served in real yurts! Walking tour of Ulan-Ude. Visit to the factory producing traditional Russian felt boots. Dinner at the restaurant. Transfer to the railway station, getting aboard the night train to Irkutsk. you will spend night aboard the famous Trans-Siberian (8 hour journey).
Day 15
Early morning arrival in Irkutsk. Transfer to Listvanka, the village on the shores of Lake Baikal which is 70 km (44 mi) away from Irkutsk. Breakfast at the restaurant overlooking the lake. Visit to the Baikal Museum, aquarium with nerpas. Port of the village and typical saleswomen of omul. At wish - tasting smoked omul (endemic fish of the lake). On the way back to Irkutsk visit to Taltsy museum which is 50 km (31 mi) from Irkutsk to see traditional Russian and Buryat architecture of XVII-XIX Cen. Lunch on the territory of the museum. Return to Irkutsk. Dinner. Homestay overnight in Irkutsk.
Day 16
Departure after breakfast. End of the programme.
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