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 of traditional Russian architecture. After a walk in the surroundings of Listvyanka, you will spend the night at the guest-house on lakeside.

Day 1 Morning departure to Listvyanka. Discovery of Lake Baikal watching Shaman Rock emerging from the mouth of the Angara. Visit to the Baikal museum and its aquarium with fish and seals of the lake. Ascending Chersky Rock by ropeway or on foot - at will (30 min. approximately), wonderful panorama on the lake and the Angara-river. Accommodation in the guesthouse. Lunch in the restaurant with a view of the Baikal. Boat trip*. Visiting the market with its typical saleswomen of omul. Opportunity to taste smoked omul, endemic fish of the lake. Overnight in the guesthouse.

Day 2 After the breakfast, departure to Taltsy - museum of traditional architecture in the open air with having lunch there. Return to Irkutsk, a tour of the city: historical centre, churches, old streets and wooden houses, the Decembrists museum. End of the programme.

* Boat trip is available only from May 15 to November 4 because of climatic conditions.