Family trip to lake Baikal
Destination: Lake Baikal
This tour is not available and is archived.
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
9 Days
Highlights
- Visit of Nerpinarium
- Horse-riding lessons
- Excursion to the buryat village
- Visit of Olkhone Island
- Program for all family
- Culinary and artisanal workshops
Tour Overview
Planning a family vacation? BaikalNature presents you with a new program, designed specifically for families with children aged over 5 years. You will learn how to make real Siberian dumplings and get acquainted with the peculiarities of the local cuisine, try your own hand at making a traditional Baikal souvenir "Nerpenok" and a tuesok - a container made from birch bark. You will be given an opportunity to see amazing tricks presented by the trained Baikal seals, to do horseback riding, as well as try your luck at fishing. Throughout the itinerary of this journey you will visit the most significant and popular places, like the village of Listvyanka, and make a boat trip to Olkhon - the largest island of the lake Baikal, where you will certainly get familiar with the local way of life. Moderately active and moderately informative - this journey will allow you to enjoy a fun family holiday with a program that's fun for both kids and adults.
Tour programme
- Day 1Discovery of IrkutskIrkutsk
- Day 2Siberian cuisine and traditional souvenirs
- Day 3Discovery of Listvyanka. Taltsy Museum
- Day 4Boat-trip on the lake Baikal
- Day 5The biggest island of the lake Baikal
- Day 6Buryat Village
- Day 7Free day in Khuzhir
- Day 8Return to Irkutsk
- Day 9End of the program
- 11:30Arrival to Irkutsk
- 12:00Transfer to the hotelCheck-in and free time to have a rest after the flight.
- 13:00Lunch — Not included
- 15:00City center tourMeeting with your guide in the lobby of the hotel. Excursion in the city center, visits of the most worth seeing places of Irkutsk: Orthodox churches, quay of the Angara river, wooden houses, central markets, 130 quarter.
- 18:30Dinner in the local restaurant
- Overnight in the hotel
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Route
Irkutsk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Imperia
- 09:00Breakfast at the hotel
- 10:30Meeting with your guideDeparture to the culinary studio
- 11:30Arrival and starting of a workshop on siberian cuisineYou will have a possibility to try your own hand in cooking lunch using the Siberian recipes alongside a professional chef. You will learn how to make real Siberian dumplings, sagudai with local fish and Vinegret salad. You will also learn some facts on the history of these dishes along with the secrets of cooking and serving.
- 13:30Lunch at the culinary studio
- 14:30Transfer to the 130 quarter
- 15:00Workshop on making a local and traditional clay souvenir "Nerpenok" (Baikal seal)
- 16:30Free time to take a walk in the city center
- 18:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the hotel
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Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Imperia
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Departure to Listvyanka village
- 10:30Visit of Taltsy MuseumEn route stop at the open-air museum of Taltsy, discovery of a typical Siberian village of the XVIII-XIX cen.
- 11:30Master-class on making traditional dolls / birch-bark horns (upon request)
- 12:30Lunch at the local café
- 13:30Continuation of the way to ListvyankaArrival and check-in in the hotel
- 15:00Visit of the Nerpinarium, show with trained Baikal seals
- 16:00Free time with your guidePossibility to visit the local fish-market
- 18:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the hotel
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Landmarks
Note
1 h transfer (69km)
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Tranfer to the dog-sledding centerTour around the kennel. Horse-riding lessons.
- 12:00Transfer to the center of Listvyanka — Not included
- 12:30Lunch in the local café — Not included
- 14:00Boat-trip to the famous Circum-Baikal railwayDeboarding at Port Baikal village. Possibility to go fishing with a local resident.
- 18:00Dinner in the open air
- 18:30Return to Listvyanka by ferryTransfer to the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
- 08:30Breakfast
- 11:00Transfer to the boat-station and boarding the hydrofoilDeparture to Olkhon Island
- 13:00Lunch en route (lunch-box)
- 14:00Arrival to Olkhon IslandTransfer to the resort in Khujir
- 19:00Dinner in the resort
- Overnight in the resort
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Excursion to the buryat village Maly KhuzhirYou will be met by a buryat family dressed in traditional costumes, they will tell you about local daily life and show you how to dance the national dance Yohor. You will visit the museum and will have the opportunity to try the buryat cuisine. Optionally you can do horseback riding ( to be booked and paid on spot)
- 13:00Lunch during the excursion
- 15:00Return to the Khujir
- 19:00Dinner at the resort
- Overnight in the resort
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- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Free time with your guideYou will have an opportunity to rent a bike, ride a horse, participate in the excursion to the cape Khoboy (by 4x4 or by boat), or just to take sunbaths and bathe in Baikal lake.
- 13:00Lunch — Not included
- 19:00Dinner at the resort
- Overnight in the resort
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- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Departure to IrkutskTransfer by 4x4 to the strait Olkhonskye Vorota. Crossing of the strait by ferry. Once we get to the opposite shore, we will take a car or a minibus to continue our way to Irkutsk. The road passes through the taiga, steppes and several Buryat villages.
- 13:00En route lunch at the local restaurant serving the Buryat cuisine
- 14:00Continuation of the way to IrkutskArrival in Irkutsk in the afternoon, check-in in the hotel
- 19:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the hotel
- 09:00Breakfast
- 11:00Transfer to the airportEnd of the program
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Discount system
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| Amount of discount (deposit payment) | ||
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Price includes
- English-speaking guide
- Russian-spaking guide
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Excursions and visits as per itinerary
- Letter of invitation
- Meals according to the program
Price does not include
- English-speaking guide
- Visa invitation and registration of passports (for foreign citizens, if necessary)
- Personal expenses and tips
- Airline tickets
For more info, please download the detailed description of the trip.
Note
Children under 12 receive a discount of 20%
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