An unusual walk around Irkutsk and the surrounding area
From 1 600₽ per person
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Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 7 hours
* This walk is a real big adventure! It is for those who want to have time to see the maximum of Lake Baikal, the Angara River in its beautiful currents, in one trip, different nature, different traditions and culture! You will see all the iconic places of the city of Irkutsk and its surroundings, their pearls, get acquainted with Buryat cuisine, see the way of life of local peoples, touch the secrets and rituals of local religions and spiritual teachings.
1. The tour will begin at the Spasskaya Church, on the square of three cathedrals - where the Irkutsk prison was built at the confluence of Angara and Irkut (the site of the city's foundation). We will see the oldest church in the city with frescoes miraculously preserved under a layer of plaster, visit the script with the remains of the first Irkutsk residents, see photos of the destroyed Kazan Cathedral. Few people know that there is a monument to a tourist in Irkutsk, which you will definitely see. The program also includes Count Speransky Square, the Architect's house, Kharlampiev Church, the white house, we will admire the appearance of the Museum of local lore and the drama theater, and of course, you will learn a lot about the houses of merchants: Fayenberg, Vtorov, Trapeznikov, Sukachev. Also in the program we will talk about the Moscow Gate, the Znamensky Cathedral, we will not miss the Kazan Church, the Volkonsky House, the house of Europe, the synagogue, the mosque, the Central Park, etc. We will walk from the monument to Alexander the Third through the central part of the city (movement along the tourist route of the Green Line outlined on the ground), look into the wooden quarter of restored houses of the 18th century in 130 block, babr.
2. We will also visit the magnificent Taltsy Park, which is located in the bosom of Nature and next to the Angara River. A visit to the museum complex of wooden architecture "Taltsy" does not leave anyone indifferent. It is one of the five largest open-air museums in Russia. We are going to the village of Listvyanka to admire the museum complex of wooden architecture "Taltsy", where a unique collection of historical monuments is gathered in one place (for a fee, you can add the Baikal Museum, the market, etc.)
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* Kirov SquareFinish point
* Kirov SquareCancellation policy
* The excursion can be compensated only in case of illness and if there is a certificate with 3 seals: the attending physician, the seal of the hospital and the head or chief physician
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Я гид, буддолог и историк. Хочу предложить вам взглянуть на Азию во всей её красе, погрузиться в местную культуру и обычаи с аутентичным гидом. Высокий уровень эрудиции, free english. Путешествие — это открытие. Я была в более чем 35 странах мира, где не просто жила, но и активно обучалась духовным практикам и местным искусствам. Провожу экскурсии с командой увлечённых гидов и профессионалов своего дела. Я и мои единомышленники бываем там, где древние обычаи являются неотъемлемой частью жизни и культуры народа. Работаем со всей душой!