Baikal Nature - Adventure tours in the heart of Siberia
Your Baikal, what will it look like ?
Baikal in stopover
You make a tour of Russia, you go by the Transsiberian Railway and want to go on to Mongolia or you have a business trip to Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude – however make a detour and visit the most beautiful lake in the world ! During all these tours you will be accompanied by our English speaking guides, who will look after you during the journey, will translate and explain you everything you’ll see or hear.
We offer a wide range of tours, typically BAIKALNATURE - from the trip to Olkhon Island by jeep to sporty crossing the frozen lake, so you will certainly find the one you have never dreamt of...

Having classified our tours taking into consideration the city where the tour begins and the number of days you have, we offer a wide range of options according to your wishes. Our winter trips make up a particular group. It’s up to you to decide !
Who are these trips intended for ? For travellers who want to « understand » our region, to « listen » to it telling its stories and to « hear ». For those who are interested in the culture of Siberia and its life and who wish to have an explanation for everything. For people who would like to have a local guide, an interesting acquaintance himself, a very passionate and curious one. And finally these choice tours are for all the tourists who would simply follow their guide and just let everything we have prepared for you being discovered.
 
  For one day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Irkutsk

Irkutsk

Excursion through the city / 3 hours

If you have some spare time travelling in stopover, this tour will be an excellent idea to discover the historic centre of Irkutsk. Our guide will show you the main monuments and will tell you about the history...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car    
Accomodation :
   
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - listvyanka

Listvyanka

Fast visit to the lake Baikal / 8 hours

70 km away from Irkutsk, on the spot where the Angara takes its source, Listvyanka, the most accessible village from the lake, is located. We will go early in the morning to visit its sights...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car    
Accomodation :
   
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Bolshiye Koty

Bolshiye Koty

Fast visit to the lake Baikal / 10 hours

This one-day trip allows you to discover Bolshiye Koty, a small village that is 18 km to the north of Listvyanka. There is only one path between Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car  Boat  
Accomodation :
   
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Circumbaikal Old railroad

The Circumbaikal Old railroad

Visit and walks / all day from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Called "Krugobaikalka" in Russian, this part of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the genius of architectural engineering, was built at the beginning of 20th century. The way was encrusted in the...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat Train 
Accomodation :
   
 
  For 2 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Listvyanka and Taltsy

Listvyanka and Taltsy

Visit to Baikal and ethnographic museum / 2 days

This trip allows you to discover Lake Baikal and the capital of East Siberia, the city of Irkutsk, in summer as well as in winter. On the way between Listvyanka and Irkutsk you will discover the museum...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car  Boat  
Accomodation :
Inn   
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Bolshiye Koty

Bolshiye Koty

Visit to the village / 2 days

The village of Bolshiye Koty is the closest place to Irkutsk where you can enjoy quietude... No automobile road (like in Listvyanka), no flow of motorists. Due to this barrier of 20 km long, you will believe...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car  Boat  
Hébergement :
 Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Circumbaikal Old railroad and Listvyanka

Old Circumbaikal railroad and Listvyanka

Excursions and visits / 2 days

This tour will make you discover the picturesque line of the Circumbaikal Railroad and the village of Listvyanka. You will enjoy this unhurried cultural tour of the south of Lake Baikal...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car  Boat Train 
Accomodation :
Inn   
 
  For 3 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty

Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty

Hiking / 3 days

This trekking starts in Listvyanka and takes 6 - 8 hours depending on pace. The path is along-shore - you will pass cliffs, beach, forest. To save enough forces for hiking, we will pass the first day quietly...
Difficulty :
Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car  Boat  
Accomodation :
Inn Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Bolshiye Koty and  Listvyanka

Bolshiye Koty and Listvyanka

Visit / 3 days

This trip will allow you to spend three days on the shore of Lake Baikal discovering the villages of Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty and the surroundings...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car  Boat  
Accomodation :
Inn Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Old Railroad, Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty

Old Railroad, Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty

Excursions and visits / 3 days

This option will allow you to discover the picturesque line of the Old Circumbaikal Railroad and two charming different villages: Listvyanka and Bolshiye Koty. You will like the quiet step of this...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car  Boat Train 
Accomodation :
Inn Home-stay  
 
  For 4 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Olkhon

Olkhon

Visit to the largest island of Baikal by boat and jeep / 4 days

This is one of the best destinations if you have four days. To discover Olkhon means to discover the heart of Lake Baikal. This trip is a classical programme to explore the largest island of the lake...
Difficulty; :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Inn  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Baikal Transit

Baikal Transit

From Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude via Olkhon and Ust-Barguzin / 4 days

This trip is a wonderful option for any Trans-Siberian traveller to discover the Baikaly without going back to the starting point. This travel will make you discover the heart of Lake Baikal...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car  Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Arshan and Listvyanka

Arshan and Listvyanka

Visit to a Buryat village and lake Baikal / 4 days

This trip will allow you to discover Lake Baikal, the city of Irkutsk and the Buryat village of Arshan in summer as well in winter. On the way from Listvyanka to Irkutsk you will admire the museum...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus   
Accomodation :
Inn Home-stay  
 
  For 5 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Olkhon and  Ushkany

Olkhon and Ushkany

Trip to the islands by motor boat, offroadster and on foot / 5 days

This magnificent cruise in the middle of Lake Baikal will make you discover its largest islands: Olkhon Island and the Ushkany archipelago. By offroadster, by boat or on foot we will explore...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Inn  Boat
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Baikal Transit II

Baikal Transit II

From Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude via Olkhon and Ust-Barguzin / 5 days

Created especially for travellers by train, this route will make you discover the heart of Lake Baikal - Olkhon Island, Great Baikal in its broadest part, the largest gulf of the lake...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car  Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Olkhon

Olkhon

Largest island of Baikal by offroadster and mountain bike / 5 days

This trip will allow you to have a marvellous stay on the largest island of Lake Baikal, Olkhon Island. We will devote two days to explore it by offroadster, from north to south, to admire its various landscapes...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Olkhon

Olkhon

Discovery of the island on horseback, by boat, offroadster / 5 days

This trip will allow you to practise several approaches of discovering Olkhon Island, the geographical, historic and cultural heart of Lake Baikal. The excursion by offroadster will let you see the northern...
Difficulty :
Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
  For 6 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Olkhon

Olkhon

Hiking on the island without portage / 6 days

Hiking in the steppes of Olkhon to admire the view as far as the eye can see - this is the goal of this tour. We offer you to discover breathtaking landscapes, to make unforgettable acquaintances...
Difficulty :
Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay Tent 
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Olkhon and Ushkany

Olkhon and Ushkany II

Visit to the islands by motor boat, jeep and on foot / 6 days

This unique trip will help you to discover the largest islands of the lake Baikal: Olkhon island and Ushkany archipelago. An important place in the list of the discoveries occupies the observation of...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Inn  Boat
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Northen Baikal

Northen Baikal

Excursion on the northeast lakeside on horseback / 6 days

This trip wants to make you live a unique experience in the middle of a wild nature in the north of Baikal. The road moves between the cape Mujinay and the Severobaikalsk town...
Difficulty :
Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car  Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay Tent 
 

Travels starting from Ulan-Ude

 
  For 1 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Ulan-Ude

Ulan-Ude

Excursion through the town / 3 hours

If you have some spare time during your stopover this excursion will be an excellent idea to discover the historical centre of Ulan-Ude. Our guide will show you the main monuments and...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
    
Accomodation :
   
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Ulan-Ude and Ivolguinsky Datsan

Ulan-Ude and Ivolguinsky Datsan

Excursion through the town and Buddhist monastery / 6 hours

This excursion will enable you to make a good knowledge of the capital of Buryatya and not only... Besides the visit to the historical centre we will leave to discover famous...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
 Bus   
Accomodation :
   
 
  For 2 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Buryatya

Buryatya

Ulan-Ude, Old Believers and Buddhist Temple / 2 days

The "semeyskye" are an original ethnic group which forms part of the population of the "Old Believers" of Siberia. Their ancestors rised against the reforms of the church's Patriarch Nikon...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus   
Accomodation :
Hotel   
 
  For 3 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Barguzinsky and Chivyrkuysky Gulfs

Barguzinsky and Chivyrkuysky Gulfs

visit to two largest gulfs of Baikal/ 3 days

This trip wants you to discover two more beautiful and largest gulfs of Baikal which are the gulfs Chivyrkuysky and Barguzinsky. White sandy beaches, its 7 islands, hot water sources make this tour...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Summit of Svyatoy Nos 1877m

Summit of Svyatoy Nos 1877m

Ascension to the top of the largest peninsula of Baikal / 3 days

This ascent aims to make you discover an incredible panorama with 360' on the most beautiful places of Baikal: you will see the gulfs Bargusinsky and Chivyrkuysky and their islands, the Ushkany...
Difficulty :
Good physical condition Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car Bus   
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
  For 4 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Among Evenks in Taiga

Among Evenks in Taiga

Trip to the valley Barguzin / 4 days

Evenks lived in the taiga which extends from the Irtych river to the sea of Okhotsk, including the territories of Lena, Angara and Baikal. They made reindeer breeding, hunting...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Small Mongolia

Small Mongolia

Trip to the valley Barguzin / 4 days

In 50 kilometers of the lake Baikal extends the vast space of the valley of Barguzin. This land, according to the legend is the birthplace of the mother of Gengis Khan, is rich in...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Observation of the bears

Svyatoy Nos

Observation of the brown bears of the peninsula / 4 days

This trip will take us to the discovery of brown bears of Siberia in the Barguzinsky reserve and the national Zabaikalsky park. In spring, after months of hibernation, these hosts of taiga...
Difficulty :
Easy
Transport :
Car Bus Boat  
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 

Special winter tours

 
  For 1 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Diving under the ice

Diving under the ice

Unique experience to dive under the ice of Baikal / 8 hours

This excursion offers to discover Baikal really "not like the others"... ! To plunge in the lake in full frost and to admire this ice crystalline cap on all the sides...
Difficulty :
Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car    
Accomodation :
   
 
  For 2 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Baikal by dogs’ sledges

Chyernaya Valley

Baikal by dogs’ sledges / 2 days

This trip evolves between the village of Listvyanka and the Tshiornaya valley. Driving your harness of huskies of Kamchatka you will cross snowy taiga to the...
Difficuly :
Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car    
Accomodation :
 Inn  
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - From Listvyanka to Bolhiye Koty

From Listvyanka to Bolhiye Koty

Walking on the ice / 2 days

This trekking connecting the village of Listvyanka to Bolshiye Koty wants to make you discover the landscapes of frozen Baikal and its crystalline ice field. One of the advantages of this adventure...
Difficulty :
Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car Bus   
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
  For 3 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - From Tankhoy to Bolchiye Koty

From Tankhoy to Bolchiye Koty

Winter crossing of the southern part of Baikal / 3 days

Here a wonderful adventure accessible to all those who like to walk and who are not afraid of cold or sleeping on the ice in the middle of the lake. Fantastic sunsets and sunrises...
Difficulty :
Very good physical condiation Very good physical condiation Very good physical condiation Very good physical condiation
Transport :
 Car Bus   
Accomodation :
 Home-stay Tent 
 
  For 4 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Svyatoy Nos

Svyatoy Nos

Observation of Nerpas and visit to the gulfs / 4 days

Nerpa is the unique fresh water seal in the world. It occupies the entire lake basin, but especially the northern and central parts. This exceptional trip will enable you to observe these rare animals...
Difficulty :
Good physical condition Good physical condition
Transport :
Car Bus   
Accomodation :
 Home-stay  
 
  For 7 day stopover
 
BAIKALNATURE Stopover tour - Crossing of Baikal in its broadest part

From Olkhon to Ust-Barguzin

Crossing of Baikal in its broadest part / 7 days

This hike is aiming to get a unique experience of crossing the Baikal in its broadest part. It evolves between two largest islands of the lake, Olkhon and Svyatoy Nos, in an Arctic setting...
Difficulty :
Excellent physical condition Excellent physical condition Excellent physical condition Excellent physical condition Excellent physical condition
Transport :
Car Bus   
Accomodation :
 Home-stay Tent 

 

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