Visit to Irkutsk and lake Baikal

Period: all year round 2012

Dates: on Tuesdays/Fridays in summer and on Fridays in Winter

Itinerary: Irkutsk – Circumbaikal Rail Road – Listvianka – Irkutsk

Person number in a group: from 2 persons

Arrival in Irkutsk. Meet by local guide and transfer to hotel Sun /Viktoria or homestay. City tour of Irkutsk to see wooden houses, churches, Znamensky Monsatery, main streets of Irkutsk, theatres and many other historical sights. After lunch at local restaurant and tasting dishes of Siberian cuisine visit to the Decembrist`s museum. Return to hotel or homestay. Rest.

Breakfast. Meet with your guide and transfer to the railway station of Irkutsk to start a fascinating trip by tourist train on Circumbaikal Rail Rroad. Arrival at the railway station, boarding in the first class carriage and departure. During excursion you`ll have 3 stops to visit galleries, tunnels, to walk in the forest and at lake Baikal shore. Lunch or lunch box will be served to you in the train. The train always goes on Baikal shore and you`ll have a possibility to admire beautiful landscapes of the lake. In the evening arrival at the village Port Baikal. Departure by ferry to the village Listvianka (10 minutes). Accommodation at hotel Anastasya/Mayak  or private Nicolas cottage.

Breakfast. The day is dedicated for Listvianka village visit. But first of all you`ll have an excursion to the museum of wooden architecture «Taltsy», situated 23 km from Listvianka. After returning in Listvianka stop at the observation platform to see the famous Shaman Rock. Lunch at local restaurant at the shore of the lake, tasting dishes of famous lake Baikal fish «omul». Then excursion at the Baikal museum to see the flora and the fauna of lake Baikal. Visit by cable car to Mountain Chersky where a beautiful view opens at the south part of lake Baikal and the source of the Angara river. Walking tour at the village Krestovka with visit to the Saint Nicolas church. Return to the hotel or the homestay. Russian banya (supplement service).

Breakfast. Transfer to railway station or airport of Irkutsk and departure.

Type of accommodation: Irkutsk / Listvianka	Person number in a group					Singl Suppl
	2	3 – 4	5 – 6	7 – 9	10
Hotel Sun / Hotel Anastasya	24400	21800	18700	18300	16990	5150
Hotel Viktoria / Hotel Mayak	21400	18800	15600	15200	13900	4900
Homestay / Nikola`s private cottage	18400	15800	12600	12250	10990	1400

  

° Accommodation at hotels /  or homestay in Irkutsk and Listvianka;

° Breakfasts and lunches (HB);

° Transfers and excursions with guide;

° Entrance fees to museums;

° Visa registration;

° Invitation letter.

° Air tickets;

° Supplement services mentioned in the program;

° Personal expenses.