Baikal Yacht Cruise “Listvyanka-Olkhon” – 5 days / 4 nights
Program
During the Baikal Yacht Cruise a number of very famous and attractive spots of Lake Baikal are visited, such as Peschanaya (Sandy) Bay, Buguldeyka Bay, Ayya Bay, Maloe More, Olkhon Island.
Each of the mentioned spots is famous for its unique natural complex. Peschanaya Bay, 165 km from Irkutsk, is a wide sandy beach, 750 meters long. Half-moon of pure yellow quartz is crowned with two raising 105-meter up castlelike granite capes with a panoramic view from the top. Unique “walking pines” with leg-looking roots, miniature caves and rocks amaze every single visitor with the unrealistically beauty.
About a hundred kilometers north from Peschanka there are picturesque Buguldeyka and Aya Bay deeply curved in the shore line. Olkhon Island is the heart of the lake. All variety of Baikal landscapes are concentrated in the area of Olkhon and Maloe More: steppe with well warmed gulfs, beautiful sandy beaches and dunes, hills with thick forests and relict spruce groves, dramatic marble rocks dotted with colored moss.
DAY ONE
-Arrival in Irkutsk
-Transfer to hotel/homestay
-Walking city tour
-Excursion to 1 museum.
DAY TWO
-Transfer to Listvyanka.
-Excursion to the Lake Baikal Museum.
-Boarding on yacht, start of cruise.Sailing northward
-Stop over at Peschanaya Bay and Buguldejka
DAY THREE
-Sailing up to Olkhon Island
-Stop over at beautiful bays of Maloe More
DAYS FOUR
-Sailing at Maloe More
-Afternoon landing at Sahyurte fishermen settlement
-Transfer to Irkutsk.
-Lunch
-Accommodation in Irkutsk hotel/homestay
DAY FIVE
-Transfer to railway station/airport.
-Departure from Irkutsk
Important information:
From: June till early September
Duration: Yachting 3 days/2 Nt , can be prolonged for 1-2 days on the client’s wish and is to be paid extra.
Number of tourists: from 1 up to 4 pax
Overnights: on yacht in 2-bed cabins for clients
Yachting: sailing with full wind, using engine in unfavorable weather (e.g. calm or storm wind )
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