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Time: 7–13 March 2018 Number of people: 2 The cost of the program is $3,991.86 (demonstration version, cost and program are conditional)

After landing in Irkutsk we will take you to the capital of Lake Baikal — Village Listvyanka. Along the way, you will look at the ethnographic museum with the centuries-old merchants' estates and you will have breakfast with pies from the oven. After that, you will go up to the observation platform with a panoramic view of the lake and you will visit the show with a trained seal. In the evening, you will stay at the hotel on the shore of Lake Baikal, where you can taste traditional local cuisine with a glass of red wine. D A I L Y S C H E D U L E 08:00-08:40 08:40-09:40 09:40-11:20 11:20-12:20 12:20-12:40 12:40-13:20 13:20-13:35 13:35-13:50 13:50-14:50 14:50-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-18:00 18:00-19:30 Meeting at Irkutsk airport by the producers of the 211 Company, getting baggage Transfer by car to the Ethnographic Museum Taltsy Walking with the guide through the museum Lunch in the tavern Transfer to the Ski Resort Eastland Rising by cable car to the Observation Platform Kamen Cherskogo, a walk Descent cable car to the parking lot Transfer to the pool with trained Baikal seals Attending the show with a trained Baikal seals Transfer to the Hotel Anastasia Check-in at the hotel Free time Dinner

Taltsy it's an open-air ethnographic museum 60 km from Irkutsk. It resembles a small Russian village located on the bank of Angara

• River. The impulse for the construction of this museum was the

construction of Ust-Ilimskaya HPP when some villages were in the flood zone. To preserve the objects of wooden architecture, the most important were transported to the territory of the future museum. Taltsy is a popular tourist attraction. On the territory, besides historical huts and estates, there is a pottery workshop, a forge, a tavern, a studio for matryoshka painting and birch bark crafts. The place is picturesque, here you can take a leisurely walk, see the life

• f peasants of the 18th and 19th centuries and dine with traditional

Russian dishes. For visitors, master classes on crafts and events for the holidays are organized.. Museum website

Kamen Cherskogo is an observation deck on the territory of the Ski Complex Eastland. It is located in Listvyanka Village 68 km from

• Irkutsk. From the height equal to the tower of the Empire State

Building opens a panorama to Baikal, the source of Angara, Listvyanka and the mountain peaks of Khamar-Daban The mountain is named after the explorer of Baikal — Yan Domini Cherskii. On the mountain, there is an Austrian chair lift, which takes you from the parking lot to the observation platform for 15 minutes. In winter a walk can be combined with skiing or tubing. On the slope, there is a rental of equipment.

Baikal Nerpinary is the only place in the world where you can see a show with trained seals. It is located in the Village of Listvyanka, 70 km from Irkutsk. The seal is a freshwater species of seals and it is a symbol of Baikal. They can sing, dance, play with a ball and

• count. During the performance, one of the seals draws a picture,

after which an auction is held among the visitors. For a fee, you can take video or make an individual photo with a seal. Nerpinary website

Anastasia is a hotel on the shore of Baikal, 65 km from Irkutsk and 5 km from Listvyanka. The rooms in the hotel are furnished with Italian oak furniture, there is a bathroom in each room, balcony and view on the lake. Cable TV and Wi-Fi are available. The hotel has a marina, a sauna and a restaurant. The swimming pool is open in

• summer. Breakfast is included in the room rate.

Hotel website Hotel photos

Today you will pass on the ice of the lake almost a hundred kilometers on a snowmobile. Your goal is to cross Baikal from West to East and get to the Baikal Biosphere Reserve. On the way, you will overcome snow fields, ice hummocks and cracks. To stay in good shape, we will make stops for snacks and photographs. You will have lunch in the visitor center of the reserve — in the menu, there is boiled potato with stuffed whitefish, pickled mushrooms, roast venison and blueberry cheesecake. After lunch, you will walk through the territory of one of the most modern reserves in Russia, see interactive expositions and feed the Barguzin sable. D A I L Y S C H E D U L E 08:00-09:00 09:30-13:00 13:00-14:00 14:00-17:00 17:00-18:30 18:30-19:00 19:00-20:00 Breakfast at the hotel restaurant Transfer by snowmobiles to the Village Tankhoy,

• n the way stops for photos and snacks

Arrival in the Baikal Biosphere Reserve, lunch in the visitor center with a panoramic view of Lake Baikal Visiting the interactive expositions of the visitor center, watching the Barguzin sable, walking along the cedar alley Transfer by car to Baikalsk City Check-in at the Hotel Baikal Pearl Chalet Dinner at the hotel restaurant

March 8, day 2

There is the central manor and the visitor center of the Baikal Biosphere Reserve in the Tankhoy Village, two hundred kilometers from Irkutsk. The reserve covers almost the entire coast of Lake Baikal. Its main task is the protection of cedar forests, the area of which is comparable to the territory of Mauritius. Since 1996, the reserve has been included in the World Heritage List and is protected by UNESCO. At the reserve there is a museum of nature and ethnotown with a Buryat yurt and a Russian hut. On the first floor of the visitor center there is an interactive hall dedicated to Lake Baikal and its environmental protection. In a separate building there is an exposition telling about the history of the Circum-Baikal Railway, in the street there are restored railway carriages of tsarist times. Also, there is an enclosure with Baikal sable. There are more than a thousand species of plants in the reserve, many of them are listed in the Red Book and are found only here. Here you can meet wild boar, roe deer, elk, sable, black kite and brown bear. The director conducts a tour of the reserve. For an hour and a half, you will inspect the exhibition and feed the sable. After that, you will walk along the cedar alley, which was built by volunteers from around the world. The path is lined with a board and a part is neatly cut down in the soil. On the way, you will overcome several suspension bridges over a mountain river.

We will arrange lunch on the second floor of the visitor center with a panoramic view of Lake Baikal. In the menu: C O L D S T A R T E R S Fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, dill, salad, parsley Lightly salted cucumbers and tomatoes Fried fern Sagudai from omul (fresh fish and onion, lemon and spices) Baked pies with mushrooms M A I N C O U R S E Shashlyk with tomato and Siberian herbs sauce Baked stuffed pike G A R N I S H Boiled potatoes with herbs D E S S E R T Siberian cheesecake Raspberry, strawberry, blueberry jam D R I N K S Sea buckthorn tea on fire with herbs Baikal water "Siberian cheesecake", which you will be served as a dessert is a cake with wild blueberries and homemade sour cream. It is baked by one local woman. The dough is airy and the sea of berries explodes in the mouth — the taste is amazing. If you like it the hostess will be happy to share the recipe. Photos of the Baikal Biosphere Reserve

Baikal Pearl Chalet is a secluded complex of six double chalets on the shore of Lake Baikal. It is located 100 km from Irkutsk. There are two banyas, a restaurant, a garden and a parking lot. Each room has a living room, satellite TV, double bed, bathroom with toilet. Bathrobes, towels and bed linen are provided for the guests. Breakfast is included in the room rate. Hotel photos

Today you have time to spend a free day at the foot of the ski

• resort. You can rent a ski or snowboard and ride from the slopes.

For beginners, the resort has a service of certified instructors. You can dine in the restaurant at an altitude of 900 meters with the view

• n Lake Baikal and you can cook dinner yourself in the format of a
• masterclass. Buryat poses, rolls of fresh omul and marshmallows

from Baikal strawberry, here is an incomplete list of the gastronomic workshop. D A I L Y S C H E D U L E 09:00-10:00 10:00-10:20 10:20-14:00 14:00-16:00 16:00-16:20 16:20-18:30 18:30-20:00 Breakfast at the hotel restaurant Transfer by car to the Ski Resort Gora Sobolinaya Skiing at the Ski Resort Gora Sobolinaya Lunch in one of the restaurants of the ski resort Transfer by car to the hotel Banya at the hotel territory Dinner at the hotel restaurant

Gora Sobolinaya is a ski resort located 130 km from Irkutsk and 2 km from the shore of Lake Baikal. The first track was opened in 1969, when enthusiasts of extreme sport manually cut the first track. In 1991 the first lift was built and since 2003 the resort has twelve trails and eight lifts. C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S O F T H E R E S O R T

• Twelve certified trails with a total length of 15 km.
• One chair lift and four towing roads. There are three

unsupported lifts.

• The thickness of the natural snow cover is up to 2 m. There is

artificial snow making.

• The maximum elevation difference is 479 m.
• The highest mark is 1,004 m.
• Season from early November to early May.
• The capacity is up to two thousand people a day.

n the resort, there are hotels, hostels, cafes, restaurants, night club, souvenir shops. In the city Baikalsk which is 2 km away, there is a swimming pool, supermarkets and other city infrastructure. Resort official website Presentation video Aerial photography of Gora Sobolinaya

Getting up at 6 o'clock in the morning, instructions on survival and refueling of prepared SUV — so the morning begin before the three-hundred-meter race on the ice. The previous days were just preparations for Baikal weather, water, products and nature. Today the cracks will be wider, the hummocks higher, the snow deeper and areas of absolute pure ice will seem endless. Until evening we will work in a team and storm kilometer by kilometer to get to the “Heart of Baikal” — Olkhon Island. D A I L Y S C H E D U L E 06:00-06:40 06:40-07:00 07:00-12:00 12:00-16:00 16:00-16:00 16:00-17:00 17:00-20:00 20:00-21:00 Early breakfast at the hotel restaurants Check-out from the hotel Transfer by SUV on the asphalt road to the Buguldeika Village Departure to the ice, movement towards Olkhon Island, stops for photography and snacks on the way Arrival at the Recreation Center Hadarta, accommodation Lunch at the recreation center Free time at the recreation center Dinner at the recreation center

The season of comfortable spring rest on Baikal is very short, it lasts less than a month. At this time, the weather is warm in spring and the ice is the strongest. For this reason, it is best to plan trips between February 23 and March 15. Behind all the beauty of the spring Baikal and the romance of traveling through its huge ice mirror, there is a real danger to life. Practice shows that even with a secure GPS-track, there is no guarantee that tomorrow it will remain the same. Baikal is an active seismic zone. The more or less static parameter in the range of 7–10 days — ice

• thickness. If the ice is thick and its structure is homogeneous, then

you can go and under the map of cracks and hummocks, we'll have to adjust along the way. Before each race, we check the condition and thickness of the ice. While traveling by car on the ice we overcome cracks, hummocks, piles of ice and deep snow. Also, there may be places with ice steaming and areas of impassable sharp ice. To understand all the peculiarities of traveling on ice, in 2012 and 2013 we organized an international SUVs expedition, the purpose

• f which was to circle the lake around the perimeter. You can read

more about it in the report on our website or watch a movie.

Hadarta is a recreation center located 300 km from Irkutsk, in the area Maloye More. It was named after the Cape of the same name. From the rooms you can see the views of the islands Ogoy and

• Olkhon. To the shore of Lake Baikal 500 meters.

Hadarta is located in an isolated place, there are no any other centers at a distance of 5 km. On the territory of the center, there is a dining room, a shop, a bakery, a sauna, detached cottages from glued beams, a playground for children, several summer houses for barbecue, a guarded parking lot and a private pier. T Y P E S O F A C C O M M O D A T I O N

• 1. Double cottage. In the cottage, there is a room with a double

bed, a shower room with a toilet and a living room with a sofa and the kitchen area.

• 2. Triple cottage. In contrast to the first option, instead of the living

room, there is a hall and another room with a single bed.

• 3. Two-story cottage for five rooms. This option is suitable for a

large family. On the ground floor, there is a living room, a kitchen, two rooms, a shower, a toilet. On the second floor, there are three double rooms, shower, toilet. Photos Recreation Center Hadarta

When we hear about Baikal we can think about not only a huge amount of water but also: shamans, tambourines and prayer

• drums. You will visit the most energetically powerful and important

for local people places — the island of Olkhon and Ogoi. The first island is a place of pilgrimage for religious people from all over the

• world. The second is the largest island on Lake Baikal and it's the

most visited by tourists. During the day you will see and take pictures of the main attractions of Baikal — ice grottoes, Shamanka Rock, Cape Khoboy, Saraiiskii Beach and sacred pillars. D A I L Y S C H E D U L E 10:00-11:00 11:00-12:00 12:00-12:40 12:40-14:00 14:00-15:00 15:00-16:00 16:00-18:30 19:00-20:00 Breakfast at the recreation center Transfer by SUV on the ice to Ogoy Island Walking around the Island of Ogoy, inspection of the Stupa Prosvetleniya Moving by SUV on the ice to the Island of Olkhon,

• n the way inspecting of grottoes, ice splashes

and clear ice Visiting of Shamanka Rock, sacred pillars, Saraiiskii Beach, walking through the Village of Khuzhir, taking photographs Lunch-picnic on the Olkhon Island Returning by SUV on the ice to the recreation center Dinner at the recreation center

Ogoy is an island, on top of which a snow-white Buddhist stupa weighing 350 tons was built. It is dedicated to the mother of all Buddhas — Troma Nagmo. “Stupa” in translation from Sanskrit is the top. The stupa was built in 2005 by volunteers from Russia, Belarus, the US, England, and Portugal. Construction materials were delivered by boats and helicopters, and then manually lifted to the top of the island. Considering the severe weather of Lake Baikal, the stupa was built from reinforced concrete, which is used for the construction of dams and hydroelectric power stations. The cavity inside the stupa was filled with marble sand, and the outer walls were covered with a reflective paint. On a sunny day, a stupa can be viewed from a distance of thirty kilometers with a naked eye. Stupa, built at an altitude of sixty meters above the level of Lake Baikal — the highest mark of the island. The outline of Ogoy from the air resembles a dancing girl and the stupa is set in the area of her heart. People have never lived here, so the island is considered “clean land”. The only inhabitants on the island are gophers and seagulls. At the base of the stupa there were immured: books and handwritten manuscripts with Buddhist teachings weighing about three tones, shells and water from all the oceans, the Holy lands of Jerusalem, Jordan, Egypt, Mexico and Russia; different tools such as mows, saws and axes. As a reminder to future generations about the past wars, the builders placed aviation bombs in the base of the stupa. According to Buddhist customs, to purify from bad energy and fulfill desires, you need to walk around the stupa. The more circles, the higher the probability that the gods will hear you. You can get to Ogoi by helicopter, boat or on the ice in winter. There is no regular transport connection with the island.

Olkhon is the largest island on Lake Baikal. Its area is 730 km2, which is comparable with the area of Singapore. However, on the island, there are not more than 1,500 people living and in Singapore, there are five million, so people can not be found here

• anywhere. “Olkhon” from Buryat is wooded.

Olkhon is interesting for its wild landscapes — thousands of photographers from all over the world come here for inspiration. We recommend you to visit the island one day to go on the shaman land and take photos of the main attractions. It is best to explore the island from the water, in winter — from the ice, periodically going to the shore. Rock Shamanka is the most photographed object on Lake Baikal. Shamanka is one of nine holy shrines of Asia. It stands in one line

• f importance with Mount Kailas in Tibet, the Shaolin Monastery in

China and the city of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. In the rock, there is a through the cave, where shamanic rituals and sacrifices were held before. At the foot of the rock, there are rock paintings and inscriptions in Sanskrit. Here shamans were burned and buried. Previously, it was impossible to pass by the rock on wheels, and women had to go around it for two miles. The local people still care about this place. Cape Khoboy is the Northern part of the Island of Olkhon. «Hobo» from Buryat means fang. If you look from the water, the rock resembles a female profile with a bust. In the area of Khoboy there are grottos, where you can go by boat in summer and in winter they turn into ice galleries. The rocks annually form piles of broken ice, hummocks and cracks. Cape Khoboy is located near the widest place in Lake Baikal — 79

• km. And the deepest place — 1,642 m. From the bottom to the

water's edge there are two placed on each other skyscraper Burj Khalifa.

After breakfast, you will go by minibus to Irkutsk. You will stay in a merchant manor in the city center and walk through the main streets of Irkutsk. You will spend your free time shopping and exploring historical buildings. You will have lunch with the author's Russian dishes and for dinner, you will go to the best Japanese restaurant in the city. D A I L Y S C H E D U L E 09:00-10:00 10:00-14:00 14:00-14:30 14:30-15:30 15:30-18:00 18:00-19:00 19:00-19:15 Breakfast at the recreation center Transfer by SUV to Irkutsk Check-in at the Hotel Kupechesky Dvor Lunch at the Restaurant Misha Walking in the historic city center Dinner at the Japanese Restaurant Kyoto Walking to the hotel

Kupechesky Dvor Hotel is a modern reconstruction of a merchant's

• estate. It is located in the historical center of Irkutsk. The windows

from rooms overlook a pedestrian street with shops, pastry shops and restaurants. The hotel has fourteen rooms of three categories: “standard”, “junior suite”, “studio”. ROOM FACILITIES

• Wooden furniture (single or double beds, wardrobe, bedside

table, working area, sitting area)

• Soft carpet on the floor
• Thick curtains
• Smart LED TV
• Free Wi-Fi
• Phone
• Air conditioning
• Mini-bar
• Kettle and tea accessories
• Electronic door lock
• Firefighting system
• Bathroom or shower (depending on room type)
• Toilet
• Towels, bathrobes, slippers
• Hairdryer
• Cosmetics and personal care products (shampoo, soap,

shower gel, body milk, tooth and shaving kits, comb, cotton pads, and sticks) Breakfast is included in the room rate. Hotel photos

D A I L Y S C H E D U L E 07:00-08:00 08:00-08:30 09:55 Breakfast at the Hotel Kupechesky Dvor Transfer to Irkutsk airport Departure

Accommodation at Baikal Pearl Chalet (double chalet with double bed and living room) Dinner in the restaurant of Baikal hotel Pearl Chalet M A R C H 1 0 , D A Y 4 Breakfast at the hotel restaurant Baikal Pearl Chalet (included in the price) Rent of a prepared SUV Food for picnics Lunch at the Recreation Center Hadarta Accommodation at the Recreation Center Hadarta (a double cottage with a double bed and a living room) Dinner at the Recreation Center Hadarta M A R C H 1 1 , D A Y 5 Breakfast at the Recreation Center Hadarta Rent of prepared SUV Food for picnics Accommodation at the Recreation Center Hadarta (double cottage with a double bed and a living room) Dinner at the Recreation Center Hadarta M A R C H 1 2 , D A Y 6 Breakfast at the Recreation Center Hadarta Rent of a prepared SUV Accommodation at the Hotel Kupechesky Dvor Lunch at the restaurant of your choice Dinner at the restaurant of your choice M A R C H 1 3 , D A Y 7 Breakfast at the Hotel Kupechesky Dvor (included in price) Taxi: Hotel Kupechesky Dvor — Irkutsk airport M A R C H , 7 D A Y 1 Transfer: Irkutsk — Taltsy — Kamen Cherskogo — Nerpinary — Hotel Anastasia Entrance tickets to the Museum Taltsy Parking on the territory of the Museum Guide service Lunch at the Tavern Entrance tickets to the cable car Entrance tickets to Nerpinary Accommodation in Anastasia Hotel (standard double room with balcony and views of Lake Baikal). Dinner at the Hotel Anastasia M A R C H 8 , D A Y 2 Breakfast at the Hotel Anastasia (included in price) Safari snowmobile: Hotel Anastasia – the Village of Tankhoy Food for the picnic Visit the visitor center of the biosphere reserve Entrance tickets to cedar alley Guide service Lunch in the visitor center of the reserve Transfer: Tankhoy Village — Hotel Baikal Chalet Pearl Accommodation at Baikal Pearl Chalet (double chalet with double bed and living room) Dinner at the hotel restaurant of Baikal Pearl Chalet M A R C H 9 , D A Y 3 Breakfast at the hotel restaurant Baikal Pearl Chalet (included in the price) Transfer: Hotel Baikal Pearl Chalet — Ski Resort Gora Sobolinaya Rent of ski equipment (two sets: skis, boots/snowboard, boots) Lift pass (day pass from 10:00 to 17:00) Instructor services (1 hour) Lunch at the restaurant of your choice Transfer: Ski Resort Gora Sobolinaya — Hotel Baikal Pearl Chalet Rent of banya (2 hours)

For traveling on asphalt roads we use foreign-made cars. Depending on availability, we include in the program: SUVs Nissan Safari or Land Cruiser 80/100. For short journeys, as on the first day and transfers from the Village

• f Tanhoy and the Ski Resort Gora Sobolinaya, cars of the Ford

Focus class, Toyota Corolla are used. The program includes utilitarian Arctic Cat Snowmobiles. Due to holidays, the cost of some services from contractors is

• higher. Most good hotels with reasonable prices are completely

sold out for these dates. In order not to miss the rooms, we booked all the hotels listed on the program. It is possible to minimize costs by finding more affordable accommodation, reducing the program by one day or excluding

• services. See detailed estimate.

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