Classic 8-Day Tour

Day 1 Beijing-Irkutsk（Reference shift: S7 6312 5:35-8:35）

Arrive in Irkutsk in the morning, meet the tour guide at the airport, and go sightseeing in the city. Irkutsk is located at the southern end of Lake Baikal. It is the capital of Irkutsk Oblast and is known as the heart of Siberia. It has a history of more than 350 years. Irkutsk has more than 1,300 historical and cultural heritage buildings and was listed as a famous city of architectural monuments in 1970. Kirov Square, the birthplace of Irkutsk, the state government office building, the three cathedrals, the World War II Victory Memorial Wall, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Bridge of Love, the Statue of the Siberian Pioneer, and the Moscow Gate, the Arc de Triomphe of Irkutsk, are all located around it. After dinner, return to the hotel to check in.

Accommodation: Star-rated hotel in the city Meals: / Lunch Dinner Transportation: Airplane Bus

Irkutsk-Olkhon Island

After breakfast, drive to Olkhon Island, the largest and only inhabited island in the entire Lake Baikal (4-6 hours), taste the characteristic Buryat meal on the way, arrive at Olkhon Island and check in to the hotel, and then walk to the shamanic holy land next to the village - watch the winter sunset of Shaman Cliff and its surroundings, special beauty. Check in to the hotel after dinner.

Olkhon Island: There are 22 islands in Lake Baikal, and Olkhon Island is the largest one. If Lake Baikal is the pearl of Siberia, Olkhon Island is the heart of this pearl. Olkhon Island is the center of shamanism and is in an undeveloped stage. The simple folk customs can be felt everywhere. The island is about 300 kilometers away from Irkutsk. Along the way, there are birch forests, Scots pine forests, beautiful grasslands and rolling hills on both sides, as well as primitive villages composed of cabins and wooden fences.

Accommodation: Aoshima Specialty Hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: Bus, Small Steel Cannon

Olkhon Island North Line

After breakfast, take the small steel cannon with the characteristics of Olkhon Island to participate in the northern route of the island tour, and go to Cape Hobon, the northernmost tip of Olkhon Island. Along the way, you will pass by Harants, Three Color Water, Three Brothers Mountain, Boy Mountain and Girl Mountain, which are full of wild natural landscapes and echo with the beautiful lake water, which are beautiful. Have a picnic lunch by the lake. After the island tour, take a bus back to Khuzhir.

Accommodation: Aoshima Specialty Hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: Small Steel Cannon

Okushima South Line - Downtown

   Go to the southernmost tip of Olkhon Island and reach the highest point of the southern line to enjoy the unique beauty of Olkhon Island. Wander around Khuzhir Village, the largest village on Olkhon Island, to appreciate the quaint Russian village and record the enthusiasm and folk customs of the local people. Afterwards, check out of the hotel and return to the city (a total of 4-6 hours by car). On the way, enjoy the special lunch of the Buryat people. Along the way, enjoy the beautiful birch forests and Scots pine forests on both sides, the rolling hills, and the primitive villages composed of cabins and wooden fences. After dinner, check in to the hotel.

Accommodation: Star hotel in the city Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: Bus, Small Steel Cannon

Day 5 Irkutsk - Listvyanka Town

After breakfast, we will go to Listvyanka, a small town known as the gate to Lake Baikal, and head to the Talits Log House Folk Village: This is an open-air log house complex located on the high ground beside the Angara River. It is home to a variety of ancient log house buildings with the most Siberian characteristics, including houses, schools, churches, fortresses, etc., as well as various small workshops and showrooms that showcase local handicrafts. The log houses are all 100 to 300 years old, and they have witnessed the development history of Siberian log house architecture. Lake Baikal Museum: Start from here to have a more comprehensive understanding of Lake Baikal.

Accommodation: Lizhen characteristic hotel Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner Transportation: bus

Day 6 Listvyanka Town - Irkutsk City

   Chersky Mountain Observation Deck: Take a bus to Chersky Mountain and take the cable car to the mountaintop observation deck. The view of Lake Baikal is breathtaking. This is a must-see when visiting Listvyanka. Here you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Baikal and the Angara River, then walk down the mountain and enjoy the scenery in the forest along the way.

Take a stroll along Lake Baikal and enjoy the beautiful scenery unique to the local area on the shore of Lake Baikal with friends and family! Return to Irkutsk in the evening and check in to the hotel after dinner.

Accommodation: Star hotel in the city Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: Bus

Day 7 City Tour-Beijing（Reference shift: S7 6311 1:50-4:45）

   After breakfast, pack up and head to the most magnificent local church, Kazan Cathedral: This is the most beautiful Orthodox church in Irkutsk, with a magnificent and eye-catching exterior and a magnificent interior, exuding endless charm. Znamensky Monastery: The great Decembrists in Russian history are buried here. 130 Style Block, Russian-style commercial block, the Irkutsk State Emblem Babur sculpture has become a new landmark of the city, here there are various restaurants, bookstores, bars and shopping centers in the middle of the ancient and exquisite Russian carved buildings, shining with modern light.

Accommodation: Airplane Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Transportation: Bus, Airplane

Arrival in Beijing

   We have returned to our warm little home!

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