Arrive in Irkutsk, met and transferred to your accommodation. Irkutsk, the 'Paris of Siberia', is the historic staging city for Lake Baikal.
A city day in transit to Baikal.
Transfer to Olkhon Island. Ice caves, turquoise sheets and the frozen lake. Shamanic sites and the island's dramatic cliffs.
Shamanic sites and the island's dramatic cliffs. A full day of Olkhon's ice and legend. Olkhon's shamanic sites and spectacular winter ice make it the magical heart of Lake Baikal.
A full day of Olkhon's ice and legend.
Transfer to Lake Baikal. The frozen lake, turquoise ice and Baikal seals. Taiga shore and lake scenery at Listvyanka.
Taiga shore and lake scenery at Listvyanka. A full day on the world's deepest lake. Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake on earth, holds a fifth of the world's fresh water and its own endemic seal.
A full day on the world's deepest lake. Winter ice and the endemic seals.
A final morning in Lake Baikal — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The winter staging season for Baikal's ice.
Mild summer in the Siberian city.
A refined lakeshore hotel at Listvyanka, the finest stay on Baikal.
The most comfortable hotel on Olkhon, with lake views.
A welcoming guesthouse on Olkhon, near the sacred Shaman Rock.
A comfortable hotel on the Baikal shore at Listvyanka.
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