Tour to Circum-Baikal Railway
1 day
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Program:
• 09:00 Departure from Irkutsk. We pick you up from any point you requested
• 11:00 Arrival in the starting point of trekking. From here we will start walking part of the tour. We will go downhill from the new line of the Transsiberian through the valley to Lake Baikal
• 13:00 Coming to the lake, village of Staraya Angasolka. Staraya Angasolka is a small station and few buildings, there are art galley and good eatery with tasty pancakes during summer!
• 13:15 Picnic (not included) and walking by the old Transsiberian line till the station of Kultuk.After the village we will follow the tracks, coming through three tunnels, several bridges and small stations (4 km). We will also see some leftovers of disassembled second line of Transsiberian.
• 16:00 Lunch at cafe (not included). Our guide/driver will wait for you at the Circum-Baikal Railway monument, which is built right on the railway. After the final shots of the lake we will drive to the top of the mountain, where we can have a lunch (not included) with a beautiful view of the lake. By the way, "kultuk" in turk language means "dead-end".
• 16:30 Departure from Kultuk
• 18:30 Arrival in Irkutsk. We arrive to Irkutsk and drop you off to where you need
• 09:00 Departure from Irkutsk. We pick you up from any point you requested
• 11:00 Arrival in the starting point of trekking. From here we will start walking part of the tour. We will go downhill from the new line of the Transsiberian through the valley to Lake Baikal
• 13:00 Coming to the lake, village of Staraya Angasolka. Staraya Angasolka is a small station and few buildings, there are art galley and good eatery with tasty pancakes during summer!
• 13:15 Picnic (not included) and walking by the old Transsiberian line till the station of Kultuk.After the village we will follow the tracks, coming through three tunnels, several bridges and small stations (4 km). We will also see some leftovers of disassembled second line of Transsiberian.
• 16:00 Lunch at cafe (not included). Our guide/driver will wait for you at the Circum-Baikal Railway monument, which is built right on the railway. After the final shots of the lake we will drive to the top of the mountain, where we can have a lunch (not included) with a beautiful view of the lake. By the way, "kultuk" in turk language means "dead-end".
• 16:30 Departure from Kultuk
• 18:30 Arrival in Irkutsk. We arrive to Irkutsk and drop you off to where you need
Included
- Local taxes
- National Park fees
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Not included
- Food and drinks
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- For group of less than 4 people the walking part is non-guided. You will receive clear instructions where to go (it's really easy), and your guide will wait for you at the end of your trekking.
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
75%
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