FOUR day tour to OLKHON ISLAND.
(from 1st of February till 31st of March)

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.

Olkhon island is considered to be one of the most beautiful places of lake Baikal! Once the center of Siberian shamanism, it is now the popular destination for all sorts of active travelers and tourists. Breath taking frozen lake panoramas and views of rocks. It is still not much visited in winter.

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

Day 2
Full board.
Observing spectacular Burkhan stone/Shamanka. 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.

Hiking along a shoreline or mountain biking (!!!).
Staying with a fisherman's family. Electricity.

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!

Day 4

Breakfast. Return by road to Irkutsk.

Option: it is possible to hire 4WD van to drive to Ushkany islands (90 km, all day, USD 200 per van) or around Olkhon island (120 km, all day, USD 300 per van).

However, those 2 trips will be extra (add to the price of the tour). Also - very important ! - those 2 trips will have an element of risk - a van breaks down so we are stuck etc. So, I'd recommend it for a real adventurers.

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

To find out the price and book the tour, e-mail at: info@baikaler.comX (remove 'X') or phone at: + 7 3952 336 240