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Baikal - Sightseeing, Cruise - Buryatia

Yacht-tour on the Sacred Lake Baikal

Baikal discovery - yacht-tourWe invite you to take a yacht cruise in one of the most beautiful areas of Lake Baikal. Through your trip, you will be able to most fully experience the splendor and magnitude of Baikal and enjoy its striking, primeval landscapes. You can relax to the gentle rustle of the sails and waves, try out your luck fishing, swim in the crystal clear waters of the Chivyrkuisky and Barguzinsky Gulfs, and have a romantic time on the secluded beaches of untouched nature.

1st day: Ulan-Ude - Ivolginsky Datsan - Buryat village
After breakfast a guided city tour. Visit to the History Museum. Excursion to the Ivolginsky Datsan, the most important Buddhist temple in Russia (40 km from Ulan-Ude). Visit to the Buryat village to enjoy folklore entertainment and traditional Buryat dinner. Return to the hotel. (B,L,D)
2nd - 7th day: Ulan-Ude - Barguzinsky Gulf - Chivyrkuysky Gulf - Svyatoy Nos (Sacred Nose) - peninsula -Ushkany Islands
After breakfast drive to the Maksimikha settlement (230 km) on a shore of the Berguzinsky Gulf. Your travels will last 5 days, during which you will ascend to the plateau of Svyatoy Nos (1,877 m), from which there is a fabulous view of the Barguzinsky and Chivyrkuysky Gulfs, with fantastic opportunities for photo and video filming. You will also take an excursion to one of the most hidden corners of the Zabaikalsky National Park, the Ushkany Islands with the biggest rookery of the Baikal Seals (nerpa). You will be able to relax and take thermal baths in Zmeinaya bay. Overnight and meals on board. (B,L,D)
8th day: Ulan-Ude
After breakfast, return to Ulan-Ude (300 km). Accommodation at hotel. Free time. (B,L,D)
9th day: Ulan-Ude - Old Believers` village - Ulan-Ude
After breakfast visit the Ethnographic Museum and see collections of traditional dwellings, clothes and furnishings of all ethnic groups of the region. Visit to the Old-Believers' village (a Russian religious group that split off from the Russian Orthodox Church in the seventeenth century) and introduction to the original folklore and cuisine of Transbaikalian Old Believers. Return to the hotel. Gala Dinner. (B,L,D)
10th day:
Transfer to airport.(B)

Yacht-tour: General info

Travel dates

Best season: July - August
Travel dates will be qualify after your request




Type of tour

cruise, sightseeing

Duration

10 days (6 on board)

Arrival

Ulan-Ude
Departure
Ulan-Ude
Useful information
- Please note that on the boat, all passengers are required to have shoes appropriate for the boat (with white soles) or sneakers.
- We recommend to bring warm clothing in case of foul weather
- We recommend to do a vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis

Tour price per person
in a group of 2 pax - 3618 euros
in a group of 3 pax - 2585 euros
in a group of 4 pax - 2020 euros
The tour price is included:

- transfers according the itinerary
- rental of private yacht
- 6 overnights on board
- 3 overnights in hotel, DR (Ulan-Ude)
- meals according the itinerary
- excursions according the itinerary
- National Parks charges
- services of a professional guide and interpreter


Upon receiving your enquiry, we will give an exact quote for your requirements and group size.
Book a tour or ask
See also F.A.Q.

Yacht-tour: map of route

 

 
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All our tour programs are flexible and can also be can also be tailored to your wishes. Please provide us all of the following information: when would you like to make your trip, the length of time you wish to stay in the Baikal region; how many people are you; some idea about the type of tour or other services you require. Upon receiving your enquiry, we will give an exact quote for your requirements and group size.

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