Circumbaikal Trips

These tour starts in Irkutsk on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The tour ends in Irkutsk in the evening (21:00 - 22:00). Price does not include meals during the tour. Light snacks, drinks and boiled water are always available in the train buffet carriage.

Tour option 1

Tour duration: 1 day (08:00 - 21:00)
Tour route: Irkutsk - Sludyanka - Circumbaikal railway - Port Baikal - Ferry to Listvyanka - Irkutsk
Distance: 262 km / 162 ml
Departure days: every Wednesdays and Saturdays at 08:00

At 07:30 meet driver in Irkutsk and transfer to the train station to board the Trans-Siberian train. Departure is at 08:00 for a 2 hour journey to Sludyanka. At 10:00 start the Cicrumbaikal railway excursion by train along Lake Baikal to Port Baikal (92 km). Special stops enroute are done for tourists at the most beautiful places on the railway: Staraya Angasolka, Shabartuysky bridge, Polovinaya river, "Italian" Wall, longest tunnels, viaducts and supporting walls. Arrive Port Baikal at 19:30 and cross the Angara river (2 km) by ferry-boat to Listvyanka. Drive 70 km and 1 hour to Irkutsk. Upon arrival transfer to the hostel.

Price per person: €59

Price includes:

- Train Irkutsk to Sludyanka

- Circumbaikal train tickets to port Baikal

- Ferry-boat Port Baikal to Listvyanka

- Transfer Listvyanka to Irkutsk 70km

- Meals are not included

 

 

Tour option 2

 

Tour duration: 1 day (09:00 - 22:00)

Tour route: Irkutsk - Listvyanka - Ferry to Port Baikal - Circumbaikal railway - Sludyanka – Irkutsk

Distance: 262 km / 162 ml

Departure days: Thursdays and Sundays at 09:00

 

At 09:00 meet driver in Irkutsk and transfer 70 km to Listvyanka on the southwestern shore of the 637km long Lake Baikal, the world's largest and deepest freshwater lake. At 10:30 cross the Angara river (2 km) by ferry to Port Baikal. At 11:30 start the Cicrumbaikal railway excursion by train along Lake Baikal to Sludyanka (92 km). Special stops enroute are done for tourists at the most beautiful places on the railway: "Italian" Wall, Polovinaya river, Shabartuysky bridge, Staraya Angasolka, longest tunnels, viaducts and supporting walls. Arrive Sludyanka at 19:30 and further ride along the Trans-Siberian railway (100 km) with stops to Irkutsk. Upon arrival transfer to the hostel.
 

Price per person: €59

Price includes:

- Train Irkutsk to Sludyanka

- Circumbaikal train tickets to port Baikal

- Ferry-boat Port Baikal to Listvyanka

- Transfer Listvyanka to Irkutsk 70km
- Meals are not included