Explore Olkhon: iconic places, rituals and sunsets on ice

From 45 000₽

Category:

Adventures and fun activities

Subcategory:

Excursion

Description

Type: Multi-day activity
* Every winter, Lake Baikal turns into a charming ice kingdom. Hummocks and rocks, cracks and carnations, pancakes and bubbles — what kinds of frozen water are not here! We're going to look at them all. You will learn what it means to "burhanit" and why it is necessary, try a traditional ear and listen to fascinating legends. We will visit the north and south of the island, and in the evenings we will see off the sun with a view of the Shamanka rock.
Available languages

Russian

Group type

Group

Age restrictions

Adults only (18+)

Training level

Not required

Transfer

Transfer not included

day 01
From Irkutsk to Olkhon
Type of accommodation:Hotel
We meet and go to Olkhon, making stops along the way. We will have lunch and look at the bronze monument "The Tramp" to the hero of the Russian folk song "Across the wild steppes of Transbaikalia". The figure of the wanderer stands in a picturesque place, offering a fascinating panorama of the lake and the Olkhon ferry. You will learn about shamanism, we will appease the local spirits — "churkhanim", I will tell you in which cases and exactly how the Buryats perform this rite. In the evening we will arrive at Olkhon, the largest island of Lake Baikal. We spend the sunset overlooking the sacred Shamanka rock with two peaks (Cape Burkhan), where, according to legend, the main deity of Lake Baikal lives.
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day 02
Khoboy, "Three Brothers" and "The Kiss of Baikal"
Type of accommodation:Hotel
Today we are going to explore the north of the island — Cape Khoboy, considered a place of power. Its rocks resemble a sharp fang, and that's how the name translates. We will stop at cape "Three Brothers" — three massifs ending in the water. You will listen to the legend of these rocks, taste the fish soup prepared by our driver, and learn how Baikal "kisses". Let's look into the grottoes with huge icicles, and look at the vertical ice blocks. In the evening, we'll admire how the setting sun turns the ice into bright colors, have dinner and relax.
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day 03
Ogoy, return to Irkutsk
Type of accommodation:Hotel
After breakfast we will visit the southern part of the island. You will see ice caves, as if from fantasy films, and learn about the types of ice. We will visit Ogoy Island, where there is a snow-white stupa of Enlightenment. Inside it are various Buddhist relics and a bronze statuette of the mother of all Buddhas. It is believed that with certain actions here you can make a wish that will surely come true. Then we will go to Irkutsk.
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Details

Included

Meeting at the airport (purchase a ticket upon arrival before 10:00)

Accommodation on Olkhon (2 nights)

All transfers and excursions according to the program

Museum entrance tickets

Recreational fees

Meals: on days 1 and 2 - breakfast, lunch, dinner; on day 3 — breakfast and lunch

Guided tour

Excluded

Railway or flights to Irkutsk and back

Additional transfers not specified in the program

Meals outside the program

Starting point

* Irkutsk airport, until 10:00

Finish point

* Irkutsk, 18:00-19:00
Baikal memories
Baikal memories
Organizer
Baikal memories уже 3 года занимается турами различной направленности на Байкал и на Алтай, наши туры позволяют максимально глубоко проникнуться и прочувствовать энергетику этих мест, ответить на свои внутренние вопросы и понять, что такое Алтай и Байкал. Наша команда не просто показывает вам те или иные достопримечательности, мы максимально погружаем человека в культуру. И традиции народов, каждый становится соучастником всех мероприятий и действий в этих местах силы:)

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