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Day 1
Arrival at Irkutsk, meeting of the participants in the airport. Transfer to the hotel, check-in. Free time. Overnight in the hotel.
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Day 2
After breakfast departure to Olkhon island. En route, visit to the National Buryat museum of Ust-Orda, meeting a shaman, discovery of shamanic practices. You will take part in a shamanic rite! Lunch in a Buryat cafe serving the traditional cuisine: posy, chebureki, Buryat tea etc. Several times we will stop over at picturesque sites to make offerings to the spirits of the places. Arrival to the strait of Olkhonskiye Vorota ("Olkhon Gates"). Crossing of the strait by ferry. Drive to the village of Khuzhir, the capital of the island. On the way discovery of the ruins of the Kurykan wall which barred formerly the access to the holy site. Arrival in Khuzhir. Discovery of the Burkhan Rock, "place of residence of the Baikal's God" and one of the nine sanctuaries of Asia. Dinner. Overnight at the resort.
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Day 3
After breakfast jeep (4x4) excursion to the north of the island. Discovery of Khoboy Cape (northernmost point of Olkhon), sacred site for shamans, spectacular 360° view. Lunch in the open air near the cape, tasting of fish soup. Then we will drive down to the cape of "Three brothers" to admire steep cliffs. Visit of Uzury area. Return to Khuzhir in the evening. Dinner. Banya. Overnight at the resort.
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Day 4
After breakfast sail along the western coast to cape “Pokoiniki”. If the weather conditions are good it’s possible to stop near Rytyi cape and Solontsovyi cape – the territory of Baikal-Lenskiy reserve. The mysterious cape “Rytyi” is located in the central part of the Baikal on western coast, opposite the widest place of the Baikal. There are no any settlements here, it couldn’t be reached by any highways, and there is no even track along the coast to this place. Local residents diligently avoid visiting cape “Rytyi”, calling it as a damned place. Something inexplicable still happens at this cape. The source of such influence remains unclear for people.
The cape “Pokoiniki” is located in the north part on western coast at the foot of the Baikal mountain ridge. On one of the first maps this cape was called “Pokoiniy”. The fold, near it, has the same name. And then, this name had changed to “Pokoiniki”, which means in English “dead people”. Nowadays old weather station “Solnechnaya” is located here.
Lunch onboard. Time for rest on shore. Dinner. Overnight near the cape “Pokoiniki” on board.
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Day 5
Long sail to Chivyrkuiskiy Bay. Crossing of Lake Baikal in its widest part. This great cruise will really allow us to sail in the geographical centre of the lake. We will sail for several hours before we reach Chivyrkuiskiy Bay. During this day visiting the bay Zmeinaya. Zmeinaya (Snake) Bay is famous for curative radonic baths with temperature from +41 to +45 degrees Celsius. Lunch on board. Dinner. Overnight onboard in one of small bays of Chivyrkuiskiy Bay.
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Day 6
Sail to the Ushkany Islands to observe freshwater seal. Excursion. Lunch on board. Return to Khuzhir. Dinner. Night at the resort.
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Day 7
Breakfast. Return to Irkutsk. The road passes through the taiga, steppes, bouryat villages. Lunch en route (not included). Arrival in Irkutsk by 17:00. Check-in to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 8
Breakfast. End of the program.
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