Shamanism and Buddhism

Duration: 8 days / 7 nights

Tour period: June – October

Activity: cruise, sightseeing, fishing, visit to Ushkaniy Islands

 

Day 1	Arrival in Irkutsk. Transfer to Baikal Business Center Hotel****l. Sightseeing tour of Irkutsk including visit to the Decembrists’ house-museum of Volkonskogo.
Day 2	Transfer to MRS settlement (250 klm). En-route stop at the holy shrines of the Buryats, Obo. Sightseeing tour of Ust’Orda village. Lunch (ethnic cuisine). Embark to ship upon arrival at MRS. Cruise up to Olkhon Island.
Day 3	Continue cruising along the Island up to Zavorotnay Bay and Brown Bears Shore nature reserve (8 hours). Visit to the Khuzhir settlement. A guided walking tour to the Shamanism and Buddhism sacred center at Shamanka Rock. Russian Banya (extra charge).
Day 4	Cross over the lake to Chivyrkuyskiy Gulf (7 hours). Visit to the unique Ushkaniy Islands and the rockery of Baikal seals (special permission is required).
Day 5	Leisure time. Swimming. Fishing. Taking hot spring bath in Zmeinaya bay. Cruise south along the lake to the settlement of Turka (12 hours).
Day 6	Disembarkation at the Turka settlement. Transfer to Ulan-Ude (4 hours) via the small town of Gremyachinsk with a short stopover at Kotokelskoye Lake. Lunch and accommodation at the Geser Hotel.
Day 7	Full-day special interest tour to Buryat historical places: visit to the Lamaistic Datsan in Ivolginsk and Bolshoy Kunaley village inhabited by the Old-Believers. Lunch in Bolshoy Kunaley. Return to Ulan-Ude. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8	Transfer to the train station or airport. Departure.

Note!!! The cruise part of tour itinerary may be changed because of unfavorable weather conditions.

Tour price per one person (in USD):

Rate for:	4 pax:	6-9 pax:	10-15 pax:	16-20 pax:
	1850	3132	2400	2550