DAY 1 IRKUTSK Arrival in Irkutsk. Meet with guide and transfer to the hotel Courtyard Marriott, hotel Viktoriaor homestay located in the city center. After rest city tour of Irkutsk to see wooden houses, churches, Znamensky Monastery, 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 the hotel or homestay. Rest.
DAY 2 IRKUTSK – CIRCUMBAIKAL RAILWAY – PORT BAIKAL – LISTVYANKA village Early breakfast. Departure to Listvyanka Village after breakfast. Today we go for a tour along Circum Baikal Railway on hovercraft. it takes 5 hours. We have some stops to see galleries, tunnels and bridges built in the beginning of 0 century. Boxed lunch en route.Return to Listvyanka in the evening. Check in to the hotel.
DAY 3 LISTVYANKA village Breakfast. Full day excursion in Listvianka visiting, we continue to discover lake Baikal in winter. 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 chair lift to the 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).
DAY 4 LISTVYANKA village Breakfast. Dog sledding on a distance of 10 km with lunch pick-nick at the forest. It is a fascinating trip at lake Baikal in winter. After dog sledding free time to ski, to skate on Baikal ice or to ride on snowmobile (supplement service).
DAY 5 LISTVYANKA village – IRKUTSK Breakfast. Departure from Listvyanka village to Irkutsk. On the way visit to the museum of wooden architecture «Taltsy». After museum visit departure to the picturesque place at Angara river shore for Russian troika riding tour at the forest and driving from hill by the Angara river ice. Arrival in Irkutsk. Accommodation at hotel Viktoria or homestay.
DAY 6 DEPARTURE Breakfast. Transfer to the train station or airport. Our trip at lake Baikal in winter is ended. Departure from Irkutsk.
