Day 1 Beijing-Irkutsk
In the morning, we will gather at Beijing Capital International Airport and take flight S7 6312 (05:35-08:50) to Irkutsk, Russia. We will be picked up by our tour guide, have lunch, and check in. The 350-year history of Irkutsk has left about 1,300 historical buildings and cultural heritage sites, with beautiful scenery. Among them are Kirov Square, the Government Building, the Victory Square of World War II, the Cathedral of the Epiphany, the Polish Cathedral (Gothic style, now an organ music hall), and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (the only church in Siberia with murals on both the inside and outside walls. There is now a city history museum in the church, which is ingenious). After dinner, check in to the hotel and rest.
Accommodation: Star hotel in the city Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner Transportation: airplane, bus
Irkutsk - Sumak Alpine Hot Spring Resort
After breakfast, drive to the airport to take the pre-rented helicopter, fly between the mountains and ridges, fly over the beautiful grasslands and rivers, and after about 1.5 hours, reach the top of the pure and original beautiful mountain, the source of the Sumak River, and the Sumak Alpine Hot Spring Resort. There are more than 1,000 hot springs and cold springs here, allowing you to experience a different and beautiful paradise on earth. The scenery here is magnificent, with psychedelic sunsets and sunrises. The long Sumak River flows endlessly, and the turbulent river water is always clear. We are in a beautiful primeval forest, and there are flowers everywhere in the grass in the forest! Check in after arrival, and after lunch, visit the hot spring resort. Each of the pure natural springs here has different therapeutic effects. You can enjoy the spring water here. Dinner! After dinner, you can go to a high place to watch the gorgeous sunset! Strolling along the pure and clear Sumaq River...
Warm Tips:
1. The helicopter is limited to 13 kg of hand luggage per person. If the luggage is overweight, an additional cargo transportation fee of 1,500 rubles/kg will be charged, and it is limited to 20 kg. If the luggage exceeds 20 kg, the airline has the right to refuse to carry it. If any loss occurs, it must be borne by the person.
2. Mobile communication devices will not receive any signal at the Sumaq Mountain Sanatorium.
3. No alcoholic beverages or tobacco products are sold at the Sumaq Mountain Sanatorium.
4. In order to protect the original ecological environment on the mountain, there is no power supply in the house.
5. The wooden house is heated by the fireplace. Tourists need to use the stove by themselves and light the firewood to the temperature they feel is suitable.
6. Tourists need to hold their original passports when taking a helicopter (children without passports need to provide birth certificates).
Accommodation: Original ecological cabins Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: Helicopter, Bus
Sumark Alpine Hot Spring Resort - Katyusha Snow Valley
In the morning, you can go to the mountain to watch the sunrise by yourself. After breakfast, you can hike to Katyusha Valley to enjoy the beautiful snow scenery in summer. Visit the pilgrimage site and the altar for praying for children along the way, have lunch (have a local picnic on the way), and then visit the beautiful Sumark Original Ecological Nature Reserve, beautiful grasslands, spectacular stone forests, and mysterious meteorites.
Return to the accommodation and enjoy dinner. After dinner, you can go to the Sumark Mountains to watch the sunset by yourself!
Accommodation: Original ecological wooden house Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: /
Sumark Alpine Hot Spring Sanatorium
Those who like to get up early can watch the sunrise in the morning; those who don't like to get up early can sleep until they wake up naturally.Enjoy breakfast and freely enjoy the various hot springs on the Sumark Mountains throughout the day. Each spring has its own different therapeutic effects. Relax yourself, take a black mud bath, feel the pure natural scenery, and breathe the fresh air in the original ecological plateau oxygen bar.
Accommodation: Original ecological wooden house Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: /
Sumark Alpine Spa Resort - Irkutsk
After breakfast, Sumark Alpine Spa Resort returns to the city by plane, and enjoys the beautiful birch forest, green grassland, and beautiful wild flowers in the air! Arrive in Irkutsk city to enjoy a special Chinese lunch, and then go to Kazan Cathedral of Our Lady (it is built completely in imitation of one of the "onion domes" of Kazan Cathedral of Our Lady). Visit the Holy Virgin Monastery (the only women's monastery in East Siberia, belonging to the Irkutsk school Baroque style. The church houses unique ancient artifacts) and Kolchak statues, etc. After dinner, check in to the hotel to rest.
Accommodation: Star hotel in the city. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner. Transportation: helicopter, bus
Free activities：
Suggested itinerary: Baikal Lake Circle Train or Cruise (4-hour cruise if no train available)
Start a day of sightseeing after breakfast at the hotel, drive to the mysterious Lake Baikal, take the ferry and then take the ▲Lake Circle Train for an in-depth tour along the lake (the sightseeing train stops at Baikal Port, Ulanova, Shumikha, Yiban Village (lunch: Russian farm meal), Maritui, Shalyagai, Akakasolka, Kultuk, etc., each stop lasts 10 minutes to 90 minutes). You will enjoy the beautiful scenery of the beautiful Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal is the "bright eyes of Siberia", with clear and transparent water and magnificent scenery. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world. During the Western Han Dynasty, Su Wu was exiled here to herd sheep (the "North Sea" at that time). This is also the hinterland where Genghis Khan became a great hero. There are many historical stories and beautiful legends here... Return to the base to rest.
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Lake Baikal-Domestic：
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to the ▲Talits Open-Air Wooden Ethnographic Museum (entry, 2 hours) to visit the true portrayal of the residence and life of Russians and indigenous people. Almost all the buildings in the museum are made of authentic wood, simple and mellow. In the wooden house, you can see ancient spinning wheels, high plank beds and Russian stoves. On the way, visit the Angara River Estuary, the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and listen to the legend of the sacred stone. After lunch, visit the ▲Lake Baikal Museum (entry, 40 minutes), allowing you to get a close look at the mysterious Lake Baikal and the lake bottom creatures and minerals, and then visit the town of Listvenka, and taste the Baikal specialty Omre (autumn white salmon) at the lakeside fish market at your own expense. Finally, take the ▲cable car up the mountain, overlook Lake Baikal from the top of the mountain and enjoy the beautiful and spectacular lake and mountain scenery, walk down the mountain along the tree-lined road, have dinner, and then go to the airport.
Accommodation: Airplane Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: Airplane, Bus
Arrival in Beijing
Fly back to Beijing, back to your warm home
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