From Baikal To Mongolia Tour (12 Days)
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Day 1: IRKUTSK (MEETING DAY)
Pass By: Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Morning/Night meeting in the airport with a nameplate โBaikal Visionโ. Transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Free time. Overnight in the hotel.
P.S. If you come in the morning we can make an excursion around the city.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 2: IRKUTSK - OLKHON ISLAND
Stop At: Khuzhir, Khuzhir, Olkhon Island, Olkhonsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberian District
Breakfast. Today we will have long day.
Meeting with your guide. Transfer to Khuzhir โ central village in Olkhon island. (300 km) En route we will stop in Ust-Orda village. On the way we will meet with a real shaman, who will sanctify your journey, will answer your questions. Visit the National Museum of Ethnography, where you will know about history and traditions of the Buryat people.
Lunch in buryat cuisine restaurant with the famous traditional meal - "buuzy".
Continuation a way to Khuzhir โ central village in Olkhon island. Today you will have an excursion around Khuzhir village: Shaman Rock, one of the nine sacred place of Asia. Banya. Dinner. Overnight in the resort.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Guest House
Day 3: OLKHON ISLAND - IRKUTSK
Stop At: Khoboy, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 666137
Early Breakfast. Departure for an excursion (8 hours) at the northernmost point of the island - Cape Khoboy. Because of the lack of asphalt roads on the island, your trip will be in "off-road" style by specialized cars like UAZ .
Cape Khoboy, a sacred place for the indigenous people of the island - the Buryats. It takes plenty of shamanic rituals and religious ceremonies. Here you can see all four sides of the lake. During your excursion, the driver will prepare for you lunch from fresh fish. After Excursion we need to return to Irkutsk (about 4 hours).
Arrival in Irkutsk at 20.00. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in a hotel.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 4: IRKUTSK -ULAN-UDE - KYAKHTA (Border Town)
Stop At: Kyakhta, Kyakhta, Republic of Buryatia, Siberian District
Breakfast. Transfer to Kyakhta with several stops: in a shore of Baikal, for lunch (extra charge), Ivolginsky temple, Ulan-Ude. Half of the way will go along Baikal shore.
You will have an excursion around Ulan-Ude city center. You will see the biggest head of Lenin, Drama theater, Central Square, Government buildings, main shopping street. After Ulan-Ude you will visit Ivolginsky temple - the center of Buddhism in Russia. You will have a chance to speak with monks. Continuation of the way to Kyakhta. Diner. Overnight in a hotel.
Warning: Today you will stay in real Soviet hotel.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Soviet Hotel (Back to the Past)
Day 5: KYAKHTA - ULAAN-BAATAR
Stop At: Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar
Breakfast. Crossing the border. Meeting with Mongolian guide. Transfer to Ulan-Bator with several stops: lunch in Darkhan towm, Visiting Buddhist Monastery Aglag. Overnight in Ulan-Bator.
Duration: 10 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 6: ULAN-BATOR - HUSTAI NATIONAL PARK
Stop At: Hustai National Park, Hustai National Park, Tov Province
โMeet in Ulaanbaatar and then drive to Hustai National Park and see Takhi, the Asian wild horse. If you have a chance, see a wolf, argali sheep, and deer. Enjoy small hiking and photographing the charming landscape and wildlife. Horse ride an hour.
Visit Takhi's small museum and overnight in a tourist camp.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 7: HUSTAI NATIONAL PARK - KHARAKHORIN and ERDENEZUU
Stop At: Kharkhorin, Mongolia
After breakfast at the tourist camp, drive to Kharkhorin, the symbolic ruins of the 13th century capital of the Mongol Empire. Visit Erdene Zuu, the oldest monastery, with 108 stupas, built in 1586. Then visit the Kharkhorin museum and see the Great Mongol state period, Stone Age, Bronze Age, Ancient state period halls.
Overnight in tourist camp by Orkhon River.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Lunch
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 8: KHARAKHORIN - ONGI TEMPLE RUIN
Stop At: Ongi Monastery, Saikhan-Ovoo Mongolia
Drive to Ongi Temple which had about a thousand lamas. On the way, we will visit an authentic local nomad family. There we have an opportunity to experience their way of life, their culture and traditions. It is a ruin of big monastery Bari Yonzon Hamba on the bank of the river. Overnight in the tourist camp. โ
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 9: ONGI TEMPLE RUIN - BAYANZAG, the land of the Dinosaurs
Stop At: Bayanzag Saxual Forest, Mongolia
Today we will drive to Bayanzag, (known as a Flaming Cliffs where the first nest of dinosaur eggs found in 1922) a site famous for the remains of dinosaurs which lived here 60 million years ago. You can walk around where dinosaurs once roamed and see saksaul trees and other classic desert vegetation. Overnight in tourist camp.
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Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 10: BAYANZAG - KHONGOR (Mongolian largest sand dunes)
Stop At: Khongor, Mongolia
After breakfast, you will be driven to Khongor sand dunes. These are Mongolia's largest sand dunes, reaching a height of 300 meters in some areas.
In the afternoon, you will be riding on two-humped Bactrian camels to explore Khongor sand dunes. Plus, you will have an opportunity to visit a camel herdsman's family to explore their way of life, their culture and traditions. The sand dunes change color with each hour of the day, from yellow to silver to rose-colored at (dawn/ sundown). Overnight in tourist camp.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 11: KHONGOR - YOLYN AM (Eagle valley)
Stop At: Yolyn Am, Located in the Gurvan Saikhan National Park near Dalanzadgad, Mongolia, Dalanzadgad Mongolia
Today's destination is Yolyn Am, or 'Eagle Valley'. Take a trip to Yol Am and Dungene valley - a wonderfully picturesque place with ice in summer, and surrounded by sheer rocky walls, forming incredible canyons.
Enjoy small hiking and photographing the charming landscape and wildlife. Visit the Gobi museum. These areas are situated in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park that encompasses the "Three Beauties" peaks and the most easterly points of the Altai Mountains. Overnight in tourist camp.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 12: Back to UlaanBaatar
Stop At: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
After breakfast, you will have a flight back to Ulaanbaatar. End of program.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: IRKUTSK (MEETING DAY)
Pass By: Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Morning/Night meeting in the airport with a nameplate โBaikal Visionโ. Transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Free time. Overnight in the hotel.
P.S. If you come in the morning we can make an excursion around the city.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 2: IRKUTSK - OLKHON ISLAND
Stop At: Khuzhir, Khuzhir, Olkhon Island, Olkhonsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberian District
Breakfast. Today we will have long day.
Meeting with your guide. Transfer to Khuzhir โ central village in Olkhon island. (300 km) En route we will stop in Ust-Orda village. On the way we will meet with a real shaman, who will sanctify your journey, will answer your questions. Visit the National Museum of Ethnography, where you will know about history and traditions of the Buryat people.
Lunch in buryat cuisine restaurant with the famous traditional meal - "buuzy".
Continuation a way to Khuzhir โ central village in Olkhon island. Today you will have an excursion around Khuzhir village: Shaman Rock, one of the nine sacred place of Asia. Banya. Dinner. Overnight in the resort.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Guest House
Day 3: OLKHON ISLAND - IRKUTSK
Stop At: Khoboy, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 666137
Early Breakfast. Departure for an excursion (8 hours) at the northernmost point of the island - Cape Khoboy. Because of the lack of asphalt roads on the island, your trip will be in "off-road" style by specialized cars like UAZ .
Cape Khoboy, a sacred place for the indigenous people of the island - the Buryats. It takes plenty of shamanic rituals and religious ceremonies. Here you can see all four sides of the lake. During your excursion, the driver will prepare for you lunch from fresh fish. After Excursion we need to return to Irkutsk (about 4 hours).
Arrival in Irkutsk at 20.00. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in a hotel.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 4: IRKUTSK -ULAN-UDE - KYAKHTA (Border Town)
Stop At: Kyakhta, Kyakhta, Republic of Buryatia, Siberian District
Breakfast. Transfer to Kyakhta with several stops: in a shore of Baikal, for lunch (extra charge), Ivolginsky temple, Ulan-Ude. Half of the way will go along Baikal shore.
You will have an excursion around Ulan-Ude city center. You will see the biggest head of Lenin, Drama theater, Central Square, Government buildings, main shopping street. After Ulan-Ude you will visit Ivolginsky temple - the center of Buddhism in Russia. You will have a chance to speak with monks. Continuation of the way to Kyakhta. Diner. Overnight in a hotel.
Warning: Today you will stay in real Soviet hotel.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Soviet Hotel (Back to the Past)
Day 5: KYAKHTA - ULAAN-BAATAR
Stop At: Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar
Breakfast. Crossing the border. Meeting with Mongolian guide. Transfer to Ulan-Bator with several stops: lunch in Darkhan towm, Visiting Buddhist Monastery Aglag. Overnight in Ulan-Bator.
Duration: 10 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 6: ULAN-BATOR - HUSTAI NATIONAL PARK
Stop At: Hustai National Park, Hustai National Park, Tov Province
โMeet in Ulaanbaatar and then drive to Hustai National Park and see Takhi, the Asian wild horse. If you have a chance, see a wolf, argali sheep, and deer. Enjoy small hiking and photographing the charming landscape and wildlife. Horse ride an hour.
Visit Takhi's small museum and overnight in a tourist camp.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 7: HUSTAI NATIONAL PARK - KHARAKHORIN and ERDENEZUU
Stop At: Kharkhorin, Mongolia
After breakfast at the tourist camp, drive to Kharkhorin, the symbolic ruins of the 13th century capital of the Mongol Empire. Visit Erdene Zuu, the oldest monastery, with 108 stupas, built in 1586. Then visit the Kharkhorin museum and see the Great Mongol state period, Stone Age, Bronze Age, Ancient state period halls.
Overnight in tourist camp by Orkhon River.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Lunch
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 8: KHARAKHORIN - ONGI TEMPLE RUIN
Stop At: Ongi Monastery, Saikhan-Ovoo Mongolia
Drive to Ongi Temple which had about a thousand lamas. On the way, we will visit an authentic local nomad family. There we have an opportunity to experience their way of life, their culture and traditions. It is a ruin of big monastery Bari Yonzon Hamba on the bank of the river. Overnight in the tourist camp. โ
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 9: ONGI TEMPLE RUIN - BAYANZAG, the land of the Dinosaurs
Stop At: Bayanzag Saxual Forest, Mongolia
Today we will drive to Bayanzag, (known as a Flaming Cliffs where the first nest of dinosaur eggs found in 1922) a site famous for the remains of dinosaurs which lived here 60 million years ago. You can walk around where dinosaurs once roamed and see saksaul trees and other classic desert vegetation. Overnight in tourist camp.
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Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 10: BAYANZAG - KHONGOR (Mongolian largest sand dunes)
Stop At: Khongor, Mongolia
After breakfast, you will be driven to Khongor sand dunes. These are Mongolia's largest sand dunes, reaching a height of 300 meters in some areas.
In the afternoon, you will be riding on two-humped Bactrian camels to explore Khongor sand dunes. Plus, you will have an opportunity to visit a camel herdsman's family to explore their way of life, their culture and traditions. The sand dunes change color with each hour of the day, from yellow to silver to rose-colored at (dawn/ sundown). Overnight in tourist camp.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 11: KHONGOR - YOLYN AM (Eagle valley)
Stop At: Yolyn Am, Located in the Gurvan Saikhan National Park near Dalanzadgad, Mongolia, Dalanzadgad Mongolia
Today's destination is Yolyn Am, or 'Eagle Valley'. Take a trip to Yol Am and Dungene valley - a wonderfully picturesque place with ice in summer, and surrounded by sheer rocky walls, forming incredible canyons.
Enjoy small hiking and photographing the charming landscape and wildlife. Visit the Gobi museum. These areas are situated in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park that encompasses the "Three Beauties" peaks and the most easterly points of the Altai Mountains. Overnight in tourist camp.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Tourist camp
Day 12: Back to UlaanBaatar
Stop At: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
After breakfast, you will have a flight back to Ulaanbaatar. End of program.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Tour leaving from Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city in the Russian Federation, located near Lake Baikal. With its wooden architecture and rich history, Irkutsk is a fascinating destination for travelers. In addition to exploring the historic center and trying delicious Siberian food, visitors can enjoy outdoor activities in the nearby mountains. Lake Baikal, with its crystal-clear waters and stunning landscapes, is a must-visit.
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