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Along the Southern Baikal + rafting

The combined tour with visiting the Round-Baikal Railroad, Tunka valley and rafting on the lower part of the Irkut river.

 10 days/9 nights

 

 

 

Programme:

 

1 DAY:

Arrival in Irkutsk, transfer to Listvyanka. Accommodation in the hotel or private house/ cottage. Rest. Lunch (at your expense). Excursion to Baikal Museum of Limnological Institute. Walking around Listvyanka along the Baikal shore, visiting a central square with Baikal souvenirs, tasting delicious Baikal fish of hot and cold smoking like omul, white-fish and grayling. Return to the hotel, rest, dinner at your expense.

2 DAY:

Breakfast. Walking to the observing square on the mountain named after Chersky. There is a fine streamer road to the top of the mountain where you can enjoy a wonderful view of Listvyanichny bay, source of the river Angara, Primorsky range and the opposite part of Baikal with Khamar-Daban ranges. Return to a hotel. Lunch (at your expense). Packing and boarding. Cruise around the lake (1,5 h) along the legendary Round-Baikal Railroad. Arrival to the tourist center Khvoynaya or Shumikha. Accommodation in double rooms or rooms for 3 persons. Rest. Russian sauna (at your expense). Dinner.

3 DAY:

Breakfast at the tourist center. Walking along the Round-Baikal Railroad, seeing old steam engines, tunnels. Return to the center. Free time. Dinner.

4 DAY:

Breakfast. Free time. Lunch. Train excursion on the Round-Baikal Railroad to Sludyanka (3 h). Then going by bus to Arshan village. The route passes through the picturesque Tunka valley famous for its mineral sources. The valley stretches out for 200 km between ranges of the Eastern Sayans and the Khamar-Daban range. Accommodation in Arshan village, guesthouses. Dinner.

5 DAY:

Breakfast. Excursion to the Arshan Lamaist Datsan. Lunch. Visiting legendary Arshan sources. Return to a hotel. Dinner.

6 DAY:

Breakfast. Transfer to Bistraya village - the starting point of rafting on the river Irkut. Camping. Dinner.

7 DAY:

Breakfast. Free time. Walking, rest, swimming. Lunch. Preparations for rafting, instructing. The first part of rafting (4 h): entering to the Zirkazounskoye canyon, over passing Kulich rapid (2 complexity degree), Small Rapid шиверы. Stop on the beach. Camp layout. Dinner.

8 DAY:

Breakfast. The second and the most saturated part of rafting. Over coming of Big Rapid (2 complexity degree), Kosaya shivera , Bik (2 complexity degree). Camp layout at the source of river Zazara. Dinner.

9 DAY:

Breakfast. Rafting up to Vigouzovo village. Over passing Motsky , Sobachiy perekati rapids. Finishing in Shamanka village. Lunch on the bank of the river. Equipment drying and packing. Taking a bus. Transfer to Irkutsk (50 km). Accommodation in a home hotel. Certificates presentation. Rest. Dinner at your expense.

10 DAY:

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport or railway station.

Accommodation: motorboat, hotel "Pribaikalskaya" or private cottage, tourist center "Khvoinaya", tents, homestay in Irkutsk.

Prices are available on request.

Notes:

  1. Air and railway tickets, insurance and additional services are not included in the price of a tour.
  2. Every tourist should have comfortable clothes for active rest: sport jacket protecting from wind and rain, sport trousers, sports, light rucksacks for one day tour.
  3. It is necessary to announce in advance about any vegetarians or people needing strict food regime to make special menu.
  4. In case of bad weather (strong winds, storms) we have a right to change a program, having notified tourists in advance.

 
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