New Year's Eve 2023 on lake Baikal
Destination: Lake Baikal
Easy - nothing more than normal walking while sight-seeing
Moderately Easy - 1-3 hours of physical activity daily
Moderate - 3-5 hours of physical activity daily
Challenging - 5-7 hours of challenging physical activity daily
Extreme - 7+ hours of challenging/extreme physical activity daily
Difficulty
Basic — most of nights in tents or rooms with shared WC, some nights in comfortable rooms.
Standard — most of nights in comfortable rooms, some nights in tents or rooms with shared WC.
Upgraded — all nights in comfortable rooms.
Comfort
Minimum age of the participant of this trip
7 Days
Highlights
- Celebrate Russian New Year on Lake Baikal
- Discover the warm and generous Siberian soul
- Cross the snow-covered taiga on dog-sledding
- Watch a rare phenomenon when water is steaming
- Go by boat along the most beautiful Baikal shore
- Visit the places inaccessible from the land
- Make the circular itinerary about 250 km
Tour Overview
What’s the best time to experience something new and exciting? It’s New Year’s Eve, of course! It’s a magical time when everyone believes in miracles and wishes the best for the year to come. Spend your holidays with BaikalNature on the most beautiful Lake Baikal shores. Your Lake Baikal NYE, will sound like a genuine Siberian fairy tale on the most sacred and purest waters.
Whether you travel with children, with friends or alone, you want to experience active vacations or just spend a great time discovering new landscapes, this trip will really be exciting.
A large number of activities await you! Visit the Taltsy Ethnographic Museum, taste Baikal cuisine, see the Baikal Museum and meet nerpa, the Baikal seal, hike up to Chersky Rock, dog-sled in the Siberian winter forest and celebrate New Year’s Eve! Take also some time to rest in a Russian banya and enjoy lakefront bed and breakfast Siberian welcoming atmosphere.
After a loud NYE party on Baikal shore, spend the second day of the year aboard a ship sailing along one of the Lake Baikal most beautiful shores. Visit the former gold seeker settlement, Bolshie Koty Village and the 17th century Bolshoye Goloustnoye Village. Gaze at stunning and unique landscapes: at this time of the year, rocks and capes are already covered in ice as a thin layer of ice already forms along the shores. Crossing the misty waters of the lake, you’ll find yourself on sites you can only reach by boat.
You’ll spend overnights at a cosy and comfortable resort on Baikal shore, a night in the wooden house of a hospitable family and the best hotel of Listvyanka in its centre.
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Tour programme
- Day 1First meeting with the lake BaikalIrkutsk — Bolshoye Goloustnoye
- Day 2Happy New Year!Bolshoye Goloustnoye
- Day 3Belaya mountainListvyanka
- Day 4On the boardBolshoye Goloustnoye — Bolshiye Koty
- Day 5Along the western coast of the lake BaikalBolshiye Koty — Listvyanka
- Day 6Road to IrkutskListvyanka — Irkutsk
- Day 7End of the programmeIrkutsk
- 11:00Arrival to the airport of the Irkutsk cityIf you arrive earlier, you can have a breakfast in one of the cafés of the airport, to buy the souvenirs or to take cash (During the New Year’s holidays in Russia the banks are closed and the ATM could be closed. Please, take care of it in advance).
- 11:30Meeting with your driver and guideDeparture to the Bolshoye Goloustnoye village, situated in 120 km form Irkutsk on the board of the lake Baikal (about 2,5 hour of the route).
- 12:30Dog-sleddingWe will stop over in Maloye Goloustnoye village. The owner will make for you an excursion through the kennel, acquaint you with dogs - Alaskan Malamutes and her little farm. After a hot tea with taiga berries jam, dog-sledding on the snowy country road (about 2 km).
- 13:40LunchHome-made lunch of farmer's prods.
- 15:00Arrival to Bolshoye GoloustnoyeAccommodation in the cosy wooden resort on Baikal shore. Rest. Bolshoye Goloustnoye village was founded 3 centuries ago. Its foundation was connected to the trade route between Russia and China. For making the lake Baikal crossing possible, there was a special port, then the hole village was built there.
- 15:00Time at leisureYou can have a rest after the long flight or to go for a walk through the village or along the shore.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the hotel
- 09:30Breakfast at your resort
- 10:00Excurison to the Dry lake3 km away from the village there is a Dry lake. It's water level is changeable: it can be absolutely dried and then become deep. This lake is subscribed in the list of the special geological sites of the region.
- 13:30Lunch in the cafe
- 16:00Russian banyaThe Russian banya (sauna) is a good way of relaxing ! According to Russian tradition, the banya can help to clear all negative emotions accumulated during the year.
- 17:00Free time for preparing to the festive dinner
- 20:00Festive dinnerIn the evening there will be a special festive dinner for you: tasty cuisine, entertainment program, champagne and, of course, fireworks !
- Overnight at your resort
Photo of the day
Route
Bolshoye Goloustnoye
Accommodation
Accommodation "U Mikhalicha", Bolshoye Goloustnoye
Twin comfortable room
Note
3 h (4km)
- 10:00Late breakfast
- 11:00Time at leisureAfter a big party, it's time to have a good rest ! In the wooden house you will sleep like a baby.
- 13:00Lunch
- 14:00Ascent the Belaya mountainThe Belaya (White) mountain, rising above the village, is a sacred place aslo called Mountain of Wisdom. From it's top there is a panoramic view on lake Baikal, the village and ranges surrounding it.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight at your resort
Photo of the day
Route
Listvyanka
Accommodation
Accommodation "U Mikhalicha", Bolshoye Goloustnoye
Twin standard room
Note
3 h trekking (4km)
- 10:00BreakfastAfter breakfast, we say good buy to the hospitable hosts and going further by boat.
- 11:00Departure to the villageWe start our unique "cruise" to the south till the Bolshiye Koty village. On our way will make two stops: near the Skriper mountain and Kadilniy cape. The Skriper mountian is a massif near the Sennaya bay. The Kadilniy cape is a part of the Baikal Natural Reserve. In the pas it was the place where the local people burn the lime. In the caves near the cape there were the sites of the late Stone age.
- 13:00LunchPicnic with hot tea on boat.
- 15:00Arrival to the villageAccommodation in the homestay. The history of the village is closely related to the history of the lake Baikal. Firstly it was the village of the gold diggers searching for the gold-bearing sands. There was a glasswork. The village saves its charm because there is an access only from the water or by the taiga trail. You will climb the hill for observing the breath-taking landscapes. If the weather is good, you will see the opposite board of the lake.
- 18:00Russian banya
- 19:00Homemade dinner
- Overnight in the homestay
Photo of the day
Route
Bolshoye Goloustnoye — Bolshiye Koty
Accommodation
Accommodation the guest house Solnechniy
Bed in the twin room
Landmarks
Note
4 h cruise / navigation (30km)
- 09:00Breakfast
- 11:00Departure by boat to the village ListvyankaOn board you will start the navigation along the most beautiful western coast of the lake Baikal to the village Listvyanka. Going through the shroud of the steaming lake, you will admire the ice-covered capes and the picturesque landscapes of the snow-covered taiga.
- 12:00Arrival to the villageAccommodation in the hotel situated in some metres of the Baikal lake shore. Rest.
- 14:00Lunch in the restaurant
- 15:00Visit of the village Bolshiye KotyThe history of the village is closely related to the history of the lake Baikal. Firstly it was the village of the gold diggers searching for the gold-bearing sands. There was a glasswork. The village saves its charm because there is an access only from the water or by the taiga trail. You will climb the hill for observing the breath-taking landscapes. If the weather is good, you will see the opposite board of the lake.
- 16:00Chersky RockAscension to Chersky Rock with chair lift to discover a beautiful view of the lake and Angara river.
- 17:00Excursion to the Baikal MuseumGuided excursion in Baikal Museum where you will learn about its flora and fauna and see nerpa (Baikal seal).
- 19:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the homestay
Photo of the day
Route
Bolshiye Koty — Listvyanka
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Mayak, Listvyanka
Twin room
Note
2 h cruise / navigation (20km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:00Transfer to Irkutsk
- 10:40Excursion to the museum TaltsyTaltsy is an open-air ethnographic museum with monuments of the wooden architecture. You will get acquaintance with not only material, but also moral of the local people. You can visit the work-shops, slide and of course meet with Ded Moroz (Russian Santa Clause), Snegurochka (his granddaughter) and Baba Yaga (the Russian fairy tale’s character).
- 13:00Arrival to IrkutskAccommodation in the hotel in the city-centre. Rest.
- 14:00Lunch — Not included
- 16:00Leisure time in IrkutskYou can walk in the city centre. Just in front of your hotel there is a big New Year's tree and ice sculptures. You can visit the 130 quarter where you can buy the Russian Christmas souvenirs and musicians in the street make the atmosphere very festive.
- 19:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Listvyanka — Irkutsk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Angara
Chambre twin confort
Landmarks
Note
1 h transfer (70km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 11:00Transfer to the airportEnd of the rpogramme
Photo of the day
Route
Irkutsk
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Price includes
- Dog sled rental
- English-speaking guide
- Russian-spaking guide
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Excursions and visits as per itinerary
- Bathing in springs
- Celebratory dinner with alcoholic beverages
- Ropeway to Chersky Rock
- Letter of invitation
- Visa invitation and registration of passports (for foreign citizens, if necessary)
- Nature reserves and parks entrance permissions
- Airplane/ train tickets
- Meals according to the program
- Accident insurance
Price does not include
- Meals as per itinerary
- Personal expenses and tips
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Optional activities
- Beverages
- Airline tickets
For more info, please download the detailed description of the trip.
Note
Guaranteed departure from 4 participants. If there are less participants, the price can be recalculated. The price includes breakfast on Day 2-7; lunch on Day 1-4, 5; dinner on Day 1-4. Single supplement 6 300 RUB (only for nights 5 and 6).
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Lyliane
From 28 December 2018 to 4 January 2019
Destination: Lake Baikal
Would you like to travel with BaikalNature again? Yes!
Ce voyage procure de grandes émotions. La nature est fabuleuse et Gocha, notre guide, est excellent, compétent et dynamique. Soirée du 1er de l'an inoubliable
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Delphine
From 29 December 2017 to 4 January 2018
Destination: Lake Baikal
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Très chouette voyage qui donne envie de revenir et découvrir plus
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Laura
From 29 February 2024 to 10 March 2024
Destination: Lake Baikal
Custom tour: Grand Nord du Lac Baïkal
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Préparation du voyage d’un grand sérieux, attention particulière à répondre aux besoins exprimés (grands espaces sauvages peu visités), disponibilité et fiabilité mêlées d’une agréable sympathie! Lors du séjour, la communication a été facile. Le voyage en transsibérien, l’accueil a Oust Bargouzin et le road-trip avec Alexander Beketov comme guide ont été mes moments préférés; son expérience est
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Pierrette
From 29 February 2024 to 8 March 2024
Destination: Lake Baikal
Custom tour: Baïkal Hivernal Classique
Would you like to travel with BaikalNature again? Yes!
Ce voyage, compliqué en cette période géopolitique critique, a été bien organisé en coopération avec le bureau, selon mes préférences, mes besoins. Tout a été prévu avec minutie. Accueil très chaleureux individualisé. J'ai été réellement bluffée et hyper satisfaite de toutes les prestations. Le personnel, guide et chauffeurs, est très professionnel, très attentionné, bienveillant et d'une qualité
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Владислав
From 23 July 2023 to 27 July 2023
Destination: Lake Baikal
Tour: Baikal by kayak
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