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Extension for Eznis passengers

Ulan-Ude — Ust-Barguzin — Chivirkujsky bay — Barguzin valley-Ulan-Ude  (5 days, 4 nights)

You may have a unique opportunity to enjoy the beauty of virgin nature visiting the Zabaikalskiy National park on the shore of Lake Baikal. In this short period of time you will get acquainted with the culture of local people, appreciate the severe beauty of a splendid lake and visit a lot of wild spots of the deepest lake in the world.

Get this chance to enjoy Lake Baikal!

 Day Program
 …

 Day 1 

Tuesday

Ulan-Ude 

19-30 Arrive at Ulan-Ude from Ulaanbaatar by EZnis plane

Meeting at the airport and transfer to the centrally located hotel

Accommodation at the hotel

Independent dinner with a big choice of restaurants nearby

Overnight at the hotel

(-,-,-)

 

 Day 2 

Wednesday

Ulan-Ude-

Ust-Barguzin

Breakfast at the hotel

City tour of Ulan-Ude*

Lunch at the restaurant

Transfer to Ust-Barguzin (6 hours en route)** 260km to the North

«The first meeting with Baikal» ritual***

On the way stop to visit Sretensky convent in the village of Baturino****

Arrive at Ust-Barguzin village, accommodation at homestays

Dinner at homestay*****

Bathhouse (banya)

Overnight at homestay

  (B,L,D)

*  Historical center of Verkhneudinsk  (nowadays Ulan-Ude), merchants' houses of the XVII-XIX centuries, churches and the biggest Lenin's monument in the world.

**  Ust-Barguzin is the the village situated in the delta of the Barguzin River, which flows into Lake Baikal. The office of Zabaikalsky National Park is in this town.

*** The rituals of worshipping the local spirits are the peculiarity of Buryat lamaists. They say that the blessing of Baikal has a miraculous power and since we visit the lake we must ask for its permission first.

**** Black soil lands of Baturino village attracted a great number of people. Such stately churches were the proof of well being and prosperity of locals. During the Soviet period the church in Baturino village became the club-house. After the village was declared an unprofitable one, the church was deserted half-ruided and desolated. Only in the 90s the church was given back to the believers and there were established a nunnery and te church.

*****  Appreciate the heat of Siberian banya, Russian cuisine and Siberian hospitality!

Day 3 

Thursday

Ust-Barguzin

Chivirkuy bay

Breakfast at homestay

Transfer to Monakhovo (a small village at the Chivirkuisky bay) by minivan across the isthmus Myaghkaya Karga*

Boarding the cruising boat.

Tour of Chivirkuisky bay**: islands, caves, hot springs, bays

Picnic lunch

Return to Ust-Barguzin

Dinner and banya at homestay

Overnight at homestay

  (B,L,D)

*The isthmus Myaghkaya karga links the Holy Nose peninsula with the mainland. There is a great probability to see with your own eyes a white eagle flying or sitting on a nest.

** Chivirkuisky bay is one of the most beautiful places of lake Baikal, where the wild life still preserves its original beauty. There are many small splendid coves in the Chivirkuisky bay: Okynyovaya, Zmeinaya, Ongokonskaya, fertik, Krokhalinaya, Krutaya coves. There are also hot springs on the shores of the Zmeinaya (snake) cove. Bolshoi Baklany island, sometimes called - Shimay is the biggest out of seven islands of the Chivirkuisky bay. A long time ago a colony of cormorants came to the island and built their nests, but later the birds were scared away by the presence of man, so nowadays the island is inhabited by wood-grouses.

 

Day 4

Friday

Ust-Barguzin

Barguzin valley

Ulan-Ude

Breakfast at homestay

Depart for a half day tour to the Barguzin valley

Picnic lunch or lunch in a local family

Transfer to Ulan-Ude (6 hours en route)

Accommodation at the hotel

Independent dinner

Overnight at the hotel

(B,L,-)

* Barguzin valley is the northern steppes of Asia. The valley is situated at the picturesque place - between two mountain ranges: Ikatski and Barguzinski. It is famous for its natural and historical monuments. The tour begins with Petrogliffs (rocky paintings, age 3000), continuous to the Suvinski Castle an architectural miracle created by nature forming a picturesque group, reminding castles ruins with huge stone towers and narrow rocky ravine between them with the length about 200m and height 50m. There are a lot of nests of doves and swallows in the rocks. Near by the Suvinski Castle there is a place of admiration of Barguzin buryats — The Stone Bull (a stone which looks like a bull where shaman rituals  take place). Near the river Ina there is Stone Garden (10 km large stones which grow out of the land). Scientists still don't know the origin of such a natural phenomenon.

 Day 5

Ulan-Ude

Breakfast at the hotel

Tour to the Old Believers village

Lunch, folk show

Transfer to the airport

Depart to UlaanBaatar
*The Old Believers of Buryatia are a colorful branch of Orthodox Russians exiled in Siberia in the XVI century after the church reform carried out by Patriarch Nikon. They managed to save their culture, singing art, religion as they were two centuries ago. Lunch at family, rituals, funny games, Old Believers polyphonic songs and a lot of fun!

 

 Number of people
 1-2 3-4
 7-12  15-20
 Cost per person, RUR
 65500  33500  23800  18500

Extra charge for single accommodation: 2900 RUR

Included services:

- Guide assistance along the trip;

- Accommodation in Ulan-Ude (2 days at 3-star hotel, twin/double rooms);

- Accommodation in Ust-Barguzin   (2 days at homestay);

-Meals, marked in the program (B, L, D) water, tea/coffee included;

-Transfers, mentioned in the program;

- National park boat service for day cruise in the Chivirkuy bay;

-Included excursions in Ulan-Ude, Ust-Barguzin;

— Russian visa support letter

Not included services:                     

-Alcoholic drinks except dinner in Ust-Barguzin on day 2 and lunch at Old Believers on Day 5;

-Extra services, not mentioned in the program or marked as «extra charge»;

-Porter assistance;

-Russian visa fee.

 To book this tour, please, mail request to: russian-mir@yandex.com

 

Ulan-Ude -Enkhalulk village — Tarbagatay village — Ulan-Ude (4 days, 3 nights)

 Day  Program

 Day 1

(Saturday)

Ulan-Ude

19-30 Arrive at Ulan-Ude from Ulaanbaatar by EZnis plane

Meeting at the airport and transfer to the centrally located hotel

Accommodation at the hotel

Independent dinner with a big choice of restaurants nearby

Overnight at the hotel

(-,-,-)

 

 Day 2

(Sunday)

Ulan-Ude — Lake Baikal

Breakfast at the hotel

Overview city tour of Ulan-Ude*

Lunch at the restaurant

Transfer to Enkhaluk (4 hours en route)**

Accommodation at the guest house on the Baikal shore

Dinner at the guest house restaurant

Overnight at the guest house

(B,L,D)

* Historical center of Verkhneudinsk  (nowadays Ulan-Ude), merchants' houses of the XVII-XIX centuries, churches and the biggest Lenin's monument in the world.

** «Enkhakuk“ guest house is located on the picturesque shore of lake Baikal, 26 kilometers from the Selenga Delta, 190km from Ulan-Ude. This area is famed for its nice sunny weather and long sandy beaches.

 Day 3

(Monday)

Lake Baikal

Breakfast at the guest house

Free day for independent exploration of lake Baikal and a cozy village of Enkhaluk.

Lunch, dinner at the guest house restaurant

Overnight at the guest house

(B,L,D)

Lots of opportunities for water activities at a great sandy beach at the warm shallow coastline.

Possible trip to hot springs and half-day cruise on a boat.

 Day 4

(Tuesday)

Lake Baikal — Ulan-Ude

Breakfast at the guest house

Transfer to Ulan-Ude (4 hours en route)

Tour to the Tour to the village of Old Believers* for lunch in a family and a small folk show.

Transfer to the airport for 1900 check-in.

20-30 depart to Ulaanbaatar

* The Old Believers of Buryatia are a colorful branch of Orthodox Russians exiled in Siberia in the XVI century after the church reform carried out by Patriarch Nikon. They saved their original culture, singing art, religion as they were two centuries ago.

Lunch at a family, ritual funny games, Old Believers polyphonic songs and a lot of fun!

 

 Number of people
 1-2 3-4
7-12
15-20
 Cost per person RUR
 45500  22500  16800  15500

Extra charge for single accommodation:

Included services:

- Guide assistance along the trip;

- Accommodation at Ulan-Ude (1 day at 3-star hotel, twin/double rooms);

- Accommodation at Enkhaluk guest house (3 days) all facilities inside your room;

— Meals, marked in the program (B, L, D) with water and tea/coffee;

-Transfers, mentioned  in the program;

-Included excursions in Ulan-Ude;

— Russian visa support letter

Not included services:

-Alcoholic drinks except lunch at Old Believers' village;

-Extra services, not mentioned in the program or marked as «extra charge»;

-Porter assistance;

- Russian visa fee 

To book this tour, please, mail request to: russian-mir@yandex.com

 

Ulan-Ude — Tarbagatay village  — Ulan-Ude — Listvyanka village — Irkutsk — Ulan-Ude  

 Day  Program  …

 Day 1

Tuesday

Ulan-Ude

Late evening arrive at Ulan-Ude from Ulaanbaatar by EZnis plane

Meeting at the airport and transfer to the centrally located hotel

Accommodation at the hotel

Independent dinner with a big choice of restaurants nearby

Overnight at the hotel

(-,-,-)
 

 Day 2

Wednesday

Ulan-Ude

Breakfast at the hotel

Tour to Ivolginsky Buddhist monastery*

Lunch at Ger-café**

City tour***

Tour to the museum of Buryatia****

Tour to the village of Old Believers*****

Dinner, folk show

Overnight at the hotel

(B,L,D)

* Ivolginsky monastery is the center of Buddhism in Russia. Nowadays it's also an institute called  «Dashi Choikhorling» (from Tibetan language  «Land of the happy Teaching»). It's a special place where Buddhist monks, scientist-buddhologists, specialists in Tibetan and Old Mongolian languages are taught. Now the monastery keeps one of the most important Buddhist relicts — the imperishable body of XII Pandito Khambo lama Dashi Dorzho Itegelov.

** National Buryat cuisine: salamat, buuza  (steamed dumplings), bukhulyor (mutton soup), green tea with milk, shangy  (buryat bread).

***  Historical center of Verkhneudinsk  (nowadays Ulan-Ude), merchants' houses of the XVII-XIX centuries, churches and the biggest Lenin's monument in the world.

****    The museum was founded 1923. The exhibition includes unique materials on archeology, shamanism, Orthodoxy and Buddhism. There you can see rare books and coins, Buddhist tankas (icons), works of art of India, Nepal, Thailand, China, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia and Buryatia. The exhibitions «Buddhist art», «Atlas of Tibetan medicine“.

***** The Old Believers of Buryatia are a colorful branch of Orthodox Russians exiled in Siberia in the XVI century after the church reform carried out by Patriarch Nikon. They managed to save their culture, singing art, religion as they were two centuries ago. Lunch at a family, ritual funny games, Old Believers polyphonic songs and a lot of fun!

 Day 3

Thursday

Ulan-Ude

Lake Baikal

Listvyanka

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfer to Kluevka village (3,5 en route)

Boarding our private ship for Cross-Baikal voyage

Sailing to Listvyanka village* (5-6 en route)

Lunch on board

Arriving at  Listvyanka

Tour to Baikal museum**

Tour to Chersky mount

Dinner independent

Overnight at the hotel

  (B,L, -)

*Listvyanka is located at the Angara River flows outlet. More than 300 permanent rivers flow into the lake and only the Angara flows out of it. Lovely legends personify the old Father-Baikal and his beautiful daughter Angara. She liberated herself from the strong ice chains of father-Baikal and ran away to her beloved Enisey. Today we can see the famous Shaman-rock right in the middle of the beautiful Angara river, which symbolizes the anger of Old Father Baikal, who according to one of the legends threw it after her daughter.

**Baikal museum keeps different material evidences, exhibits and all the information about lake Baikal.  Origin of the lake, representatives of the endemic flora and fauna from the surface of the lake to the maximum depth; excellent model of the bed of Baikal.

 Day 4

Friday

Irkutsk

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfer to Irkutsk

Visit the Wooden architecture museum «Taltsi» *

Lunch at «Zaimka» restaurant

City-tour of Irkutsk**

Transfer to the hotel

Independent dinner

Overnight at the hotel

(B,L,-)

* On the museum «Taltsi“ territory there are 13 architectural complexes with 36 wooden buildings. Some of them have exhibits which can help you understand the agricultural and cultural peculiarities of Transbaikal people of XIX-XX centuries

** Irkutsk appeared on Siberian map in the middle of the XVII century. It began with the ostrog (wooden fortress) built in 1661, then it grew into a settlement which got its state insignia in 1686. In the beginning of the XVII century the town began to develop rapidly. The first ambassadors went to China through Irkutsk, Japan and America. In 1970 Irkutsk was included into the list of protected Russian cities with preserving its ancient planning and houses.

 Day 5

Saturday

Irkutsk Ulan-Ude

Breakfast at the hotel

Visit to the bell-tower of the Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross to listen to Russian Orthodox chimes*

Lunch

Transfer to the airport

1405 — departure to Ulan-Ude by flight RD172

1450 — arrival at Ulan-Ude

20-30 depart to UlaanBataar

(B,L,-)
  *Russian traditions of bell chimes will be revealed to you in Irkutsk. You'll get the opportunity to become a rare visitor at one of Irkutsk oldest churches — the Church of the Exhalation of the Holy Cross.

 

 Number of people
 1 3-4
7-12
 15-20
 Cost per person, RUR
 95500  42500  29200  27500

Extra charge for single accommodation:  3,900RUR

Included services:

- Guide assistance along the trip;

- Accommodation at Ulan-Ude (2 nights at 3-star hotel, twin/double rooms);

- Accommodation at Listvyanka village (1 night at 3-star hotel, twin/double rooms);

— Accommodation in Irkutsk (1 night at 3-star hotel, twin/double rooms;

-Meals, marked in the program (B, L, D);

-Transfers, mentioned in the program;

-Included excursions in Ulan-Ude, Listvyanka, Irkutsk;

— Russian visa support letter

Not included services:

-Alcoholic drinks except of  dinner in Old Believers village and lunch at Lake Baikal cruise;

-Extra services, not mentioned in the program or marked as «extra charge»;

-Porter assistance;

— Russian visa fee 

To book this tour, please, mail request to: russian-mir@yandex.com

 

 

07.07.2010



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