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Olkhon and the Ushkany Islands

Olkhon and the Ushkany Islands (Tour # 65886)

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Trip Length: 5 days Group: 5 - 8 Departure: Open Period: July - August Tour type: Stopover Tour Destinations: Lake Baikal Transport: Private car / bus, 4х4, Ferry, Boat Accommodation: Homestead, Homestay, Boat Activities: Cruise / Navigation, Trekking, Cultural exploration Visited areas: Irkutsk, Maloye More, Olkhon Island, Ushkany Islands, Chivyrkuysky Gulf, Lake Baikal

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Strong Points Of The Tour:

Exploration of two largest islands of Lake Baikal

Observation of endemic freshwater seal of the Baikal

Various activities: trekking, 4x4, cruise

Tour Overview:

This unique trip offers you to discover largest islands of Lake Baikal: Olkhon Island and the Ushkany Archipelago. By 4x4, boat and on foot you will explore the nicest places of the Baikal in summer, visit Chivyrkuysky Gulf and its hot springs.

Baikal Nerpa (endemic freshwater seal) observation takes an important place in the list of discoveries and we will watch over them closely having disembarked on one of the Ushkany Islands.

Tour Programme:

Day 1

Leave for Lake Baikal, to Olkhon Island. Stops in picturesque places on the way. We will also stop to blandish the local spirits, to ask their benevolence during the trip. At noon: arrival on Olkhon. Arrival in Khuzhir, the main village of the island. Accommodation in the homestead kept by a local of the village, 200 m from the shore. In the afternoon: discovery of Burkhan rock. Visit of the village, visiting port.

Day 2

After breakfast excursion by 4X4 to Khoboy Cape, the northernmost point of Olkhon. The trip will allow you to discover the north of Olkhon with its various landscapes. The picturesque way passes through steppes, sandy beaches, taiga, abandoned villages. Walk in the surroundings of the cape. Picnic in the open air. Arrival in a small hamlet of Uzury in the east of the island. Accommodation at the weather station. Banya in the evening.

Day 3

Boat embarkation. Cruise around the Ushkany Islands. Possibility to disembark on the island to observe freshwater seals of the Baikal (at extra cost, 2000 RUB / person). Visit to Chivyrkuysky Gulf and Zmeinaya Bay with its hot springs on the shores of Lake Baikal. Bathing in the springs. Night at anchor in the gulf.

Day 4

Bathing and walking in Chivyrkuysky Gulf. Return to Khuzhir in the afternoon. Homestead overnight. Banya in the evening (Russian baths).

Day 5

Morning way back to Irkutsk by car. Arrival in Irkutsk by 5.00 pm. End of the programme.

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

Trip Availability:	Prices:
From 06.07.2012 to 24.08.2012 Depart only: Fr	62,400 RUB / 2,064 $ / 1,571 € / solo traveller 42,900 RUB / 1,419 $ / 1,080 € / person for the group of 2 participants 36,800 RUB / 1,217 $ / 927 € / person for the group of 3-4 participants 31,400 RUB / 1,039 $ / 791 € / person for the group of 5-8 participants

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Price includes:	Price does not include:
Russian-speaking guide services Accommodation as per itinerary Transport as per itinerary Meals Excursions and visits as per itinerary Banya Letter of invitation	English-speaking guide services Medical insurance Administrative registration Personal expenses and tips Visa fees and travel insurance

Price Comment

Breakfast on Day 1, lunch on Day 1, 5 and dinner on Day 5 are not included.

Disembarkation on the Ushkany Islands to see the seal colony is not paid. The amount to be paid on the spot is 2000 RUB per person.

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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