Summer tours

This one is a great adventure for outdoor lovers. The itinerary gives you a unique chance to experience in one tour some of the most popular outdoor activities that are available on Lake Baikal in summer time. You’ll have a chance to explore the historical sites of Listvyanka village, go on a horseback riding trip in the vicinity of the settlement, visit the  legendary Circum Baikal railroad and challenge the rumbling waters of the Irkut river.

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Irkut river takes its source from a mountain lake Ilchir that is fed by glaciers of the snow-capped Munku-Sardyk Mount – the highest summit of Eastern Sayan mountains. In the upper stream the river is squeezed in the canyon and its waters are fast and menacing. But in the lower reach it’s peaceful and quiet with just half a dozen of river obstacles.

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Despite a great variety of outdoor activities hiking yet remains the cheapest and thus the most popular way of exploring the wilderness. All you need is a reliable tent and a sleeping bag, comfortable footwear and a backpack, minimum of personal belongings and good spirit. Our hiking adventure starts from Listvyanka village – once a small fishermen community on the Western side of Lake Baikal that now has grown into a popular tourist center. The trail runs 60 km up north along the shoreline in a beautiful terrain. Easy access to the starting point is the main attraction of this route. And hikers explored this part of the shoreline long before the tourist boom on lake Baikal started in the late 90-s. Nowadays the trail from Listvyanka village to Bolshoye Goloustnoye village is the most advanced part of the Great Baikal Trail.

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The itinerary offers a backpacking trip in the heart of Khamar-Daban mountain range that borders the south-western coast line of Lake Baikal. This is a popular area for outdoor lovers all the year round. In winter the unreclaimed snowy slopes of Khamar Daban are explored by downhill skiers. In summer the white waters and meandering trails attract rafts men and backpackers from all over the country. During this trip you will see amazing natural phenomenon – beautiful mountain lakes and waterfalls, ascend one of the highest peaks of Hamar-Daban and enjoy hiking through the real Siberian jungles.

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The following itinerary is a shortened version of “The Tazheran steppe and Olkhon island “. It consists merely of the backpacking part without visiting Olkhon Island and therefore its budget looks much more attractive.

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The following itinerary is a good choice for tourists interested both in backpacking and ethnography. The route runs through a number of sacral sites that are located on Lake Baikal shoreline. The backpackers will have a good chance to explore a number of shamanists’ spots of the Tazheran steppe and Olkhon Island. And not only that: every day of your adventure you will enjoy picturesque bays, gorgeous rocks, sand beaches and the boundless blue waters of the Great Lake.

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The Shumak spa is a unique natural phenomenon. It was found centuries ago in the Eastern Sayan Mountains, in the Valley of Shumak River. The thermal springs are renowned for their amazing healing effects on a human organism. And thanks to its remoteness this Natural health resort has remained merely untouched. Even nowadays one can get there only on foot or on a horse back. The springs are located in a beautiful area surrounded by gorgeous peaks and one can combine relaxing in natural mineral baths with easy day hikes along the river valley or up to the blooming alpine fields.

Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal, better known as the Island of Sun – is another nature wonder you ought to see. Pine tree forests, clean warm waters and sandy beaches – is something what you really will be dreaming of after a week of backpacking over the 3000m high Sayan Mountains.

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The Tazheran steppe and the Olkhon Island are the two unique areas of Baikal where the impassable taiga forests and mountain rangers surrenders to a picturesque steppe, covered with undersized grass with hardly any trees and a number of small salt lakes. A flat terrain indented by just a few ravines, a wonderful panoramic view of Baikal, and remoteness make these areas an ideal location for cycling and backpacking adventures.

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Less than within a week you will visit Irkutsk city – the capital of Eastern Siberia, Peschanaya Bay called Siberian Riviera and the most sacred site of lake Baikal – Olkhon Island.

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Within just three days you will visit Irkutsk city – the capital of eastern Siberia, and Listvyanka settlement at Lake Baikal. You can try hot-smoked fish cooked by the locals at the pier, buy souvenirs made of precious and semi-precious stones, hand-made bark items and pictures. You can climb up Chersky cliff which is 700 m above the lake’s level from where you’ll have a good view of the lake and the outflow of the Angara river.

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