Our guide will meet you at Irkutsk airport. It is best to arrive in Irkutsk before 10:00 (local time). While the group is gathering, you can have breakfast at a cafe near the airport. At the airport, we get into a comfortable vehicle and go on a tour of Irkutsk. You will visit the places where the history of the city originates, see the first churches, merchant houses, get acquainted with the unique architectural style "Siberian Baroque", stroll along the embankments and hear a lot of useful and interesting information. After exploring the city, we will go to the heart of Lake Baikal - Olkhon Island. During lunch, we will get acquainted with the national Buryat cuisine. We cross the Olkhon Gate Strait and set off to explore the most famous island of Olkhon on Lake Baikal. We arrive at a cozy campsite. Placement. Supper. Some free time. Meals: lunch, dinner. Accommodation: hotel: Bencharova Manor, standard, double occupancy (Olkhon)

Breakfast at 9:00. 9:30 a.m. - boarding a vintage car (UAZ). We cross the Olkhon Gate Strait and set off to explore the most famous island of Olkhon on Lake Baikal. First of all, we will visit the legendary Shamanka rock (Cape Burkhan). A conversation about the traditions and religion of the local population. We are immersed in the wonderful world of winter Lake Baikal. Only in winter you can see magnificent grottos and bizarre hummocks, rocky capes majestically towering over the mirrored surface of the Baikal ice! We are going "to the edge of the Earth" - Cape Khoboy, we will visit the Three Brothers rock ensemble (Sagan Khushun), whose silhouettes were immortalized in stone by a mighty and just father. You will learn a lot about Lake Baikal, hear fascinating legends, and your impressions will be the most vivid and, of course, unforgettable! A hot lunch awaits you during the tour. We return to the hotel. Supper. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner. Accommodation: Bencharova Manor Hotel, standard, double occupancy (Olkhon)

Breakfast. One of the two guided tours will be held in the morning.: 1) Tour of the Tajeran steppe. You will see the mouth of the Anga River and Mount Yerd, ancient petroglyphs, the valley of stone spirits and Mount Tan Khan. 2) Tour of the southern part of Olkhon Island. You will see Khankhoy Lake, Trident rock, the remains of the ancient Kurykan wall, Cape Kobylya Golova. Lunch at a cafe (according to your taste). Transfer to Irkutsk. Accommodation at the hotel. Supper. Meals: breakfast, dinner Accommodation: Angara Hotel, standard, double occupancy (Irkutsk)

Breakfast. Transfer to the southern part of Lake Baikal to the village of Arshan, located at the foot of the Eastern Sayan mountain range in the central part of the Tunka Valley. You can have lunch at a cafe to suit your taste. We will definitely visit the Khoimorsky datsan, located in a quiet and peaceful place near the village of Arshan. It is a traditional building made in Oriental style in compliance with all Buddhist rules. A walk to the drinking pump room. There is such a law in the Buryat land: if you take something, then give something else in return. If a person has drunk the healing water given by the spirits (ezhins) of a sacred place, be kind and leave gratitude for generosity. As guests, we will be very happy to perform a thanksgiving ceremony, treat Eugene to wine, tie satin ribbons as a sign of great respect and continue our journey in peace. On the day of departure, we will also not forget to honor the spirits of Arshan with a request to grant health and longevity, and gratitude for a wonderful vacation. A walk along the waterfalls of the Kyngargi River. The mineral waters of Arshan have a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract. The purest mountain air combined with mineral water has an extraordinary healing effect for tired urban residents, and the trail to the waterfalls of the Kyngargi River, according to ancient beliefs, prolongs a person's life for as many years as he has been to Arshan. At the request of the group, you can visit the thermal pool. Then we go to Slyudyanka. Accommodation at the hotel. Supper. Meals: breakfast, dinner Accommodation: Arshan Hotel, standard, double occupancy (Slyudyanka)

Breakfast. A tour of the unique station building made of marble, the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. At 10:00, we will board an electric train (NOT an excursion train!), on which we will travel along the Circum-Baikal railway, built in tsarist times (1900-1905). The stops will not be long - 1-7 minutes, so it is not advisable to get out of the car. Lunch lunch box in the train carriage. At the request of the group, we will get off the train and walk a 10-kilometer section of the track to admire this magnificent monument of engineering art, as well as stroll through the tunnels. At the same time, you will need an additional fee for a Hivus / boat (in the amount of about 14,000 rubles per group). In the evening we arrive in the village of Listvyanka. Accommodation at the hotel. Supper. A sauna is optional at your own expense. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner Accommodation: Hotel Legend of Baikal, standard, double occupancy (Listvyanka)

Breakfast. Visit to the only museum about Lake Baikal in Russia. The Limnological museum provides very accessible information about the great lake. Visit the aquariums of the museum and a virtual dive to the bottom of Lake Baikal! Ascent to the observation peak – "Chersky Stone". A picturesque panorama opens from the observation deck: a view of the entire Larch Bay, the famous source of the Angara River and the legendary Shaman Stone. Lunch at a cafe of your choice. After lunch, some free time to buy souvenirs, also depending on the season (for an additional fee) You can visit: the nerpinarium, the Ferris wheel, the sled dog center. At 16:00 - transfer Listvyanka - Irkutsk. On the way back we will visit the ethnographic museum of Taltsy. Arrival in Irkutsk is approximately at 18:00. Accommodation at the hotel. Meals: breakfast Accommodation: Air Harbor/Angara Hotel (on request when extending the tour), standard, double occupancy (Irkutsk)

Breakfast. Self-service transfer to the airport.