Tour snapshot

Take the longest railway route in the world. See Russia from different perspective, explore the diversity of cities, landscape and culture!

Highlights
Take a stroll around the deepest lake in the world and let your breath be taken away by the magnificent views
Enjoy a picnic by the water’s edge and sample traditional local cuisine such as smoked Baikal fish
Explore an open-air museum of wooden architecture and shaman yurts and get an insight into the lives of the Siberian people over the centuries
Listen to the personal stories of your local guide from ancient legends about the lake to stories about the local people
Visit an unusual local museum in the charming village of Listvyanka

Inclusions:
Local English-speaking guide, ticket to Taltsy museum; Snack in Taltsy museum (pancake with tea); Snack of smoked Baikal fish at the bay of Baikal (there are vegetarian options available); Public transport tickets
Exclusions:
Additional food and drinks; Souvenirs and items of a personal nature; Tickets for public transport; Tips and gratuities for the guide.

Full Itinerary

  • Upon meeting your friendly local guide, we’ll head out of the historical centre of Irkutsk onto the Baikal motorway in a public minibus.The journey to our first stop will take about an hour which is a perfect amount of time for your guide to introduce you to the area and its people
  • Our first stop is dream Taltsy, a wonderful open air museum dedicated to the wooden architecture of old Siberia. Your guide will regale you with stories of the different cultures that have settled or passed through the area over the centuries and their way of living. We’ll explore the lives of local people and their house arrangements, from the Buryats and Evenks to the Tofalars and the Russians.
  • Next up, we’ll check out the wooden church of Kazan, built in 1679 and check out a traditional wooden fortress. It’s interesting to find out what’s inside many of these Siberian ostrogs, as many of them went on to form the framework of the cities we know today.
  • Full, warm and happy we’ll hop in a taxi and head towards the world’s deepest freshwater lake. It’s not a secret that Baikal is a sacred place and you will have the opportunity to feel the rejuvenating water on your skin. We’ll arrive in the lake’s most popular village, Lisviyanka and head straight to Dendro Park’s observation point or spellbinding views and photo opportunities galore (that Instagram feed isn’t going to fill itself!).
  • Next up, we’ll check out the wooden church of Kazan, built in 1679 and check out a traditional wooden fortress. It’s interesting to find out what’s inside many of these Siberian ostrogs, as many of them went on to form the framework of the cities we know today.
  • Full, warm and happy we’ll hop in a taxi and head towards the world’s deepest freshwater lake. It’s not a secret that Baikal is a sacred place and you will have the opportunity to feel the rejuvenating water on your skin. We’ll arrive in the lake’s most popular village, Lisviyanka and head straight to Dendro Park’s observation point or spellbinding views and photo opportunities galore (that Instagram feed isn’t going to fill itself!).