Baikal Sands Tour

Recreation at Peschanaya (Sandy) Bay, the warmest Baikal spot, Buryat culture, meeting a real shaman, walk around Olkhon Island, the biggest Baikal one, and visit to a local Buddhist temple are waiting for you!

Tour program

Day 1

Arrival in Irkutsk

Accommodation in ‘Irkutsk’ Hotel

Breakfast. Free time

Lunch. Irkutsk sightseeing tour with a birchbark souvenir making and smithcraft

and exclusive copper coin master class included. Dinner

Day 2

Breakfast. Transfer to ‘Raketa’ Quay

Embarkation to ‘Alexander Vampilov’ Cruise Ship Departure to Tolsty (Fat) Cape

Onboard lunch. Guided tour in the tunnels at the CBRW

Departure to Peschanaya (Sandy) Bay. Onboard dinner

Arrival at the Sandy Bay, ‘Baikal Dunes’ Recreation. Center

Day 3

Onboard breakfast. Trekking

Onboard lunch. Departure to Sennaya Bay

Onboard dinner. Departure to Olkhon Island

Day 4

Arrival at Olkhon Island, Khuzhir Village. Onboard breakfast

Visit to the Local Lore Museum, Around The Island Walk, visit to Shaman Rock

Meeting a shaman and conducting a rite

Onboard lunch (Buryat cuisine). Departure to Ogoi Island

Visit to the Buddhist Temple there. Departure to the Sandy Bay. Onboard dinner

Day 5 – 6

Arrival at the Sandy Bay. Accommodation at ‘Baikal Dunes’ Recreation Center. Breakfast

Free time. Lunch

Dinner. Russian banya (optional)

Day 7

Breakfast. Free time

Lunch. Transfer to ‘Irkutsk’ Hotel. Dinner

Day 8

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport / train station

Tour Cost per Person: 44,000 rubles (double accommodation for the groups of 6 to 9 people)

Tour Duration:  8 days 

Tour Dates: 07/04/12 –07/11/1208/29/12 – 09/05/1209/19/12 – 09/26/12                         

Tour Route: Irkutsk – CBRW – Sandy Bay – Sennaya Bay – Olkhon Island – Ogoi Island – Irkutsk

Tour cost includes: accommodation, scheduled meals, guided tours, guiding services (Russian language),  recreation fees, meeting a shaman, scheduled transfers, and onboard floor show daily