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Duration: 6 days
Cruise program:
Day 1
- 10.00 Boarding "Valeri Bukhner" motor ship at Listvyanka settlement. Departure to Cape Tolsty, Circum-Baikal Railway. The motor ship travels along the western shore of Lake Baikal to the south. Accommodation on board. Meeting the crew, safety instructions. Breakfast on board. Arrival to Cape Tolsty, Circum-Baikal Railway. Landing ashore, subject to weather. Walking tour through tunnels of Circum-Baikal Railway. Boarding the motor ship. Departure to Kadilnaya valley. The motor ship travels along the western shore of Lake Baikal to the north.
- Lunch on board. Leisure on deck. Sightseeing from ship board. Arrival to Kadilnaya valley. Landing ashore, subject to weather. Walking tour of scenic surroundings. Dinner on board. Leisure on the shore. Motor ship departs for Ogoi island, which is located in the Small Sea strait separating Olkhon island from mainland.
- The motor ship passes by the "Ptichiy Bazaar" ("Bird Bazaar") island. Breakfast on board. Arrival to Ogoi island. Guests land ashore and take a walking tour to the Buddhist Enlightenment Stupa. Return on board. The motor ship departs toward Ushkanyi islands – the largest nesting grounds for nerpa seals at Lake Baikal. The motor boat crosses Lake Baikal from its western shore to eastern. Leisure on deck. Sightseeing from ship board.
- Lunch and dinner on board. Arrival to Ushkanyi islands. For an additional fee, a walking tour of the islands and nerpa watching may be provided. The motor ship departs for Tchivirkuysky bay, Kurbulik settlement.
- Arrival to Tchivirkuysky bay, Kurbulik settlement. Breakfast on board. Landing ashore. Walking tour on the shore. Getting to know the fishermen's village. Boarding the ship. Departure to Zmeinaya (Snake) bay (within Tchivirkuysky bay).
- Lunch on board. Arrival to Zmeinaya bay. Landing ashore. Bathing in hot springs. Leisure and active games on the shore. Dinner on board. The motor ship departs to Olkhon island, Khuzhir settlement. The motor boat crosses Lake Baikal from its eastern shore to western. Dinner on board.
Day 4
- Arrival to Olkhon island, Khuzhir settlement. Breakfast on board. Walking tour of the settlement, including a visit to the sacred Shaman Rock. Dinner on board. Landing ashore. Meeting with a shaman, conducting a shamanistic ritual. Guests return on board. The motor ship departs to Academicheskaya bay. The motor ship travels along the western shore of Lake Baikal to the south.
Day 5
- Arrival to Academicheskaya bay. Breakfast on board. Landing ashore. Walking tour to the adjacent Babushka bay. Lunch on board. Leisure on sandy beach. Walking tour to viewing point on the rock, Russian sauna on the shore of Lake Baikal with fragrant Baikal herbal tea. Dinner and leisure on the shore in a summer terrace. Guests return on board. The motor ship departs to Listvyanka settlement.
Day 6
- 07.00 Arrival to Listvyanka settlement. Breakfast on board. 10.00 Guests land ashore. End of cruise.