ADVENTURE / BAIKAL Cocktail of adventures
BAIKAL
Cocktail of adventures
- Multi-adventure experience at Lake Baikal –
5 days/4 nights
This tour is a unique cocktail of adventures! Within only 5 days you will get to know Baikal, experience utterly all winter activities offered at the Lake in wintertime, and learn about Baikal and the history of the Land. You will go snowmobiling through the National Park, try yourself in husky sledding, have fun downhill skiing, and find out the secrets of ice fishing. You will visit the famous CircumBaikal Railway and Wooden Architecture museum, learn about the legendary Lake and its flora and fauna, and with all this, you will still have time for yourself - to discover your own Baikal and enjoy its winter beauty on your own.
Tour type: multi-adventure & sightseeing (snowmobiling, husky sledding, downhill skiing, ice fishing)
Duration: 5 days/4 nights
Season: February-March
Group size: 6 pax minimum
Requirements: no special requirements
Itinerary:
Day 1 | Meeting at the airport, luggage assistance, breakfast. Transfer by coach to Listvyanka located in the mouth of Angara-river, 70 km away from Irkutsk. On the way – stop in Taltsy for a guided tour of the Taltsy Open-Air Museum of Wooden Architecture, stop at the source of the Angara river, the only river flowing out of Baikal Check in at the hotel “Flagman”, lunch in the hotel restaurant Time at leisure, dinner and overnight in the hotel |
Day 2 | Breakfast. Safety and snowmobile driving instructions. Half-day snowmobiling trip to Chernaya Pad’, through the taiga-woods backcountry of Pribaikalsky National Park with stops en route to enjoy the views (two persons on a snowmobile, total distance 36 km). Tea at the cafeteria of the retreat lodge, Return to Listvyanka Time at leisure Dinner, overnight at the hotel |
Day 3 | Breakfast. Depart by an air-cushioned amphibious vehicle (ACV) for CircumBaikal Railroad, the so-called Golden Buckle of Steel Belt of the Russian Empire, which was built under the last Russian tsar. During our trip we will see the 1-st tunnel of the Old Round-Baikal Railway, Italian support walls and bridges and learn about the history of the place and railway construction in Russia. Return to the hotel. Lunch of Siberian cuisine. Ride in Siberian husky sleds in the vicinity ofChelpanov meadow in the taiga-wood (10 km) Dinner, overnight at the hotel |
Day 4 | Breakfast Walk along the crystal clear Baikal ice, introduction to ice-fishing. The local ranger who is a taiga-dweller and our fishing instructor will introduce to you some Lake Baikal secrets of ice-fishing, which is very popular locally (ice fishing with net) Return to the hotel, lunch at a waterfront restaurant “Last Century” Russian steam house - banya Farewell to Lake Baikal Dinner (Siberian cuisine), overnight |
Day 5 | Breakfast Time at leisure or downhill skiing (prior request, ski lift and equipment is not included in the price and is paid extra) Check-out, departure by coach to Irkutsk Lunch in a city restaurant Transfer to the railway station and departure for Moscow at 16.20 |
The Tour Operator reserves the right to introduce alterations to the itinerary due to weather conditions or other factors out of control by the Tour operator.
TOUR PRICE per person, winter 2007-2008:
EUR 930
- valid for own groups of Tour Operator of min 6 pax
The price includes the following: meeting at the airport; transport services according to the program;accommodation according to the program; meals according to the program; accompanying personnel (guide-interpreter, activity instructor, driver); insurance
The price does not include: air fare to/from Irkutsk; spirits; ski equipment rent, ski lift, optional services
Dates of departure:
