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Lake Baikal Budget Tour to Olkhon Island
VARIANT 1: Budget package: from 3, 4 and more days |
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Day 1: Group members arrive in Irkutsk. Meet our driver upon arrival and transfer to the station to board
the bus before 09:50. Departure is at 10:00 for Khuzir, the island's main village and the 6 hours journey. Two stops are made enroute:
at the road cafe and ferry-boat terminal. Ferry crossing takes 30 minutes. Upon arrival transfer to the guesthouse. Tea/coffee, cakes
are available at all times and free of charge. Dinner and night at the guesthouse. (D)
Day 2: Free day. You can rent a bike, explore the village, go into the forest, visit the museum of Local Lore or the 4km long
sandy beach and the Cape of Burkhan to see the famouse Crag of Shaman (Rock Temple) which was generally regarded as one of the
9 sanctuaries of Asia. Meals and night at the guesthouse. (B, L, D)
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Day 3: After breakfast, board the public bus at 09:00 and drive to the ferry-station. Cross the strait to the mainland
and drive to Irkutsk. Enroute stop for lunch at the buryat village of Bayandai or Elantsi. Arrive Irkutsk at 16:00. (B)
Price: 3900 R (May - September)
Price: 3200 R (October - April)
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Price includes:
• Accommodation: Guest house in Olkhon 3 days / 2 nights
• Meeting & Transfer to the starting point
• Transportation: from Irkutsk to Khuzir and back to Irkutsk
• Meals: As specified in itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
You are welcome to spend more days on the island. One day at Nikita's guesthouse costs from 950 rubles.
Fisherman guesthouse - 850 rubles. Price includes meals 3 times per day.
ADVANTAGES:
This is a budget package which includes a public bus transportation to and from the island, guesthouse accommodation
and meals. All transfers and pick-ups are free of charge. Upon arrival you have already a reserved seat and transfer
to the starting point from your hostel/train station/airport. Be sure about making other arrangements and travel totally independent. |
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VARIANT 2: Budget package: from 3, 4 and more days |
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Day 1: Group members arrive in Irkutsk. Meet our driver upon arrival and
transfer to the station to board the minibus before 09:50. Departure is at 10:00 for Khuzir, the island's main
village and the 6 hours journey. Drive north 250 km./155 ml. along the Promorsky Mountains on Baikal's western
shore to the Olkhon Island ferry. Make the ferry crossing to Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal's largest island at
71 km long and 17 km wide. Olkhon is populated primarily by the Buryati who are of Mongolian descent and
whose Buddhist practices coexist with their shamanism. Upon arrival meet the hostess and transfer to the guesthouse.
Our accommodation in a fisherman family in Khuzir this night is the highest standard available, which means no
running water but very nice people. Approximate arrival time is 16:00
In the afternoon group members can explore the village and visit the museum of
Local Lore. A walking excursion can be done through the village down to the 4km sandy beach and the Cape of Burkhan
to see the famouse Crag of Shaman (Rock Temple) Dine on home-cooked grayling this evening, a local Baikal
specialty. (D)
Day 2: In the morning depart by Russian military jeeps* to explore Olkhon Island and classic Lake Baikal
vistas. Heading north and make stops at Sagaan-Khushun Cape, coastal sand dunes and stretches of beach
along the way, including the 200m./650'-high cliffs of Khoboy Cape at the northern tip of the island.
After a picnic-lunch made on fire in Uzuri bay, return to Khuzir village. Russian banya/steam bath in the evening.
Dinner and night in the guesthouse in Khuzir. (B, L, D)
* - Single travellers can also choose
variant N1, to join to other people.
Day 3: After breakfast, board the public bus at 10:00 and drive to the ferry-station. Cross the strait to
the mainland and drive to Irkutsk. Stop for lunch en route in the buryat village of Bayandai. Arrive Irkutsk
at 16:00. (B) |
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| Cost (Rubles / USD) per Person: |
6900 ru
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5800 ru
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5200 ru
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4700 ru
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4600 ru
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Price includes:
• Accommodation: Guest house in Olkhon / 2 nights
• Meeting & Transfer to the tour starting point
• Transportation: tickets from Irkutsk to Khuzir and back to Irkutsk
• Ground Transport on day 2: jeep UAZ, fuel, driver and driver's travel expenses
• Guides: local non-English-speaking driver-guide during the jeep trip
• Meals: As specified in itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
• Banya: steam bath in the guesthouse on day 2
• Activities: Tours and visits as specified in itinerary
You are welcome to spend more days on the island. One night in the guesthouse costs 850 rubles.
Price includes meals 3 times per day.
This is a budget variant of the 3 day tour to Olkhon Island. The tour includes a public bus transportation between Irkutsk and the island.
The tour doesn't include english-speaking guide. |
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You can use the form below to make a booking or ask a question. To book we need only your email confirmation, your mobile phone number and the address
in Irkutsk where the guide can pick you up and start the tour. If you'd like to start right after arrival, please email us your arrival details
(flight/train number) date and time. We will contact you back within 24 hours. |
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Read more information about Olkhon island.
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Dear Guests: here you can read some comments of travellers who travelled to Olkhon island using one
of the packages above: |
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We recently took the Variant 2 Budget Package Tour of Olkhon Island and throughly enjoyed the experience. Olga in the Fisherman\'s
guesthouse was such a welcoming host and the Jeep ride was one of the highlights of our trip. Olkhon Island is unbelievably beautiful
and when we were there (in June), the wildflowers were in full force. Very enjoyable trip overall (not counting the mini-bus ride
which was not so much fun! But nevertheless an experience to remember).
(11-14 June, 2010)
Lynda Hanwella
USA
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Thank you for the trip to Olkhon Island, it is a great place to be! We loved the trip in the van to the north of the island,
and especially the terrific lunch the driver made, it was awesome! Also we loved Olga's homestay and the dinners, lunch and
breakfasts we got there, it was really good. Unfortunately we do not speak Russian at all, so we could not tell these people
how great it was, all we could say was a little 'spasiba'....... but that was not enough! I hope that you can thank the driver
and Olga's place for us, and tell them that we enjoyed the stay very much!!!!! A little unclear was how we were supposed to
get to the hostel and also the way back. We would have liked to have a little bit more information about that. Maybe for
following guests?!
Thank you again,
Kind regards,
Anneke Botman
Ype van Strien
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yes we know it took us far too long to thank you for your service on our trip around lake Baikal.
We enjoyed every single minute in this fabulous region. Everything you prepared, worked perfectly.
There was definitely nothing to worry about.
We still have in mind your answer to our question "Do we need anything?". And you told us to keep the
batteries for our cameras ready.
Using the public transport together with local people, gave us very good experience and knowledge
about living in Russia.
The trip to the Selenga lighthouse was a phantastic experience in a very remote traditional settlement.
The language difficulties did not really effect the fun and experience of the trip, it just made it a
bit difficult at the start.
Thank you again very much for your support and the perfect organization of our trip. We are sure we
have not been in Russia and in your region the last time, we definitely come back.
Best regards,
Claudia Busse and Harald Tiedemann
Germany
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