Availability: December 30 – January 3
Challenge Siberian frosts and come and visit us in winter! Who has ever said you go for your holidays to suntan only? Feel adventurous – tackle Russia in winter for the New Year party! This is the time to see snow tops of high Baikal Lake mountain ranges, furry green pines in snow and blue waters of the Angara River that never freezes over! The one who visits us is ever charmed by the eternal beauty of virginal nature and always gets back. And if you join this nature crusade with the New Year celebration- you will get the double pleasure, enjoying cosy wooden hill top hotel, fine cuisine and hot Russian steam house.
Recharge your stamina after an unforgettable journey to Lake Baikal in winter and celebrate a real New Year at the place where Santa lives!
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Itinerary
- 1 day
- 2 day
- 3 day
- 4 day
- 5 day
- Notes
- Tour budget (based on double occupancy)
- Price includes
- Price does not include
Arrival at Irkutsk City airport, meeting and assistance. Transfer to Listvyanka settlement (*) to your guest house. Spare time. After lunch (optional, not included) explore the premises of Listvyanka settlement:
-visit the local market where you can see various souvenirs and smoked and salted fish on sale
– walk along the shore to the Baikal Ecological Museum.
Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
* Listvyanka is 70 kilometers away from Irkutsk. A trip to Listvyanka is the easiest and the fastest way to see the Baikal that’s why the number of tourists in summer often exceeds the number of villagers. A small trading square is a kind of the village’s center where one may seat in a cafe or buy the famous fish of the Baikal – omul
Breakfast and a whole day trip to Taltsy – a museum of old Russian wooden architecture in the open air (*) Experience Russian winter slide adventure! Once in your lifetime you will slide on a cow skin from the top of the wooden slide, make racings with your mates and have a great fun! Return to your guest house and get ready for the New Years dinner. At midnight enjoy festive dinner with champagne and fireworks!
* There is a numerous number of ethnographical and architectural sightseeing in the museum. The oldest building on a site is Spass Tower of Ilimsk Fortress (1667) and active Kazan Chapel (1679)
Breakfast and time for leisure. After meal we invite you to have a snowmobile ride through the Russian winter forests and enjoy Baikal panoramic view and a cup of hot tea on a hill top! You will be thoroughly equipped while an experienced guide will introduce you to basic safety measures. Return to your guest house. Time for leisure. Overnight.
* There is a numerous number of ethnographical and architectural sightseeing in the museum. The oldest building on a site is Spass Tower of Ilimsk Fortress (1667) and active Kazan Chapel (1679)
Breakfast. Transfer to Irkutsk City. Lunch and a brief city tour to follow. Our guide will take you around the historical center, a few active and non-active Russian Orthodox churches, you will visit the Cathedral of the Holly Sign (*) and drive through central streets of Irkutsk. Overnight in a homestay.
Breakfast. Check out. Transfers to Irkutsk City airport.
- The tour opens on the 29th of December;
- Average number of travelers – 6-9 people;
- No special training needed;
- East Siberia climate is the mostly continental climate in the world. Due to the changeable weather the tour itinerary may be slightly altered;
- All the optional tours price stated separately from the tour price;
- You may customize the tour and get an additional tour in Moscow. This price to be stated separately.
- Moscow-Irkutsk and Irkutsk-Moscow plane tickets are not included due to the various incoming flights time and destinations. They are provided upon request on each group individually hence the price of the tour to be affected.
Tour budget (based on double occupancy)
| Number of pax | 3-5 | 6-9 | 10-15 | 16> |
| Price p/p, Rubles | 67500 | 58700 | 54000 | 50000 |
- Transfers on arrival and departure;
- Ground transportation as described in the itinerary;
- All accommodations based on double occupancy as described in the itinerary;
- All meals as noted in the itinerary;
- All excursions, entrance fees, and visits as described in itinerary;
- Bilingual local guides throughout your stay.
- International and internal airfare;
- passport and visa fees; medical and trip insurance;
- evacuation costs;
- airport taxes;
- excess baggage charges;
- photography and video fees;
- food and beverages not included in the group meals;
- tips to drivers or guides; items of a personal nature,
- including alcoholic beverages,
- laundry and telephone calls;
- optional tours;
- other items not specifically mentioned as included.