Day 1

Departing by car to Olkhon island. The distance between the island's main village - Khuzir and Irkutsk is 300km or 5- 7hrs drive Winter drives to the island are special: there is no local 'trouble maker' - old stupid free ferry. In January, when the ice is solid frozen, a special road or whatever authority check the sickness of ice, inspect if there are no cracks along the way of the official ice road. After that, they set up road signs and wooden marks and - voy la - the road is ready! Finally, local mass media informs us about this great event, so people from the cities know that it is absolutely safe to drive.

• Map of the place
• Description if the place
  

The ice road to Olkhon island in February	Taking pictures

Accommodation: family stay. simple wooden house. No running water, toilet is outside (!!!). Full board.

• The view of the house where we stay
• The view of the common room

Day 2

Full board. Observing spectacular Burkhan stone/Shamanka. Hiking along a shoreline. Lunch. Your time to explore the village of lake. Staying with a fisherman's family. Electricity. Russian banya/Sauna.

As an option, we can rent a mountain bike (why not?). Usually, ice has a snow layer. If the snow is soft - bicycling is not fun. However, fisherman drive on ice everyday and they have their own roads. So if you mountain bike on that road where the snow is firm, you will be able to enjoy fast and exotic biking.

The Burkhan stone, Olkhon island is one of the nine holiest places in Asia. Indeed, it was formerly known as a Stone Temple. It has two distinct parts, each with a cave.	One large cave has long been an important site for annual shamanic worship. It is said that the cave has accumulated great energetic potential.

Remember: Young children and people with unstable physiology are advised not to enter the cave.

Day 3

Ice Photo Salary!
Driving 35 km of ice road along the Western shore of the island to its Northern extreme point - Khoboi (means 'tusk' in Buryat) Cliff). Exploring the caves with icicles.

En route : visiting fishermen, helping them to pull out the nets or just enjoying a shot of Vodka with them!

The photo of the Khoboi Cliff
The photo of the 3 brothers

In the cave	Having fun? Oh, yeah..!

Day 4

Breakfast. Return by road to Irkutsk.

Prices include all services, pointed in the itinerary:
transportation, accommodations, meals as noted, local guide-interpreter services.

To book the tour, e-mail at: info@baikaler.com or phone at: + 7 3952 336 240