You will have a bit of free time to get used to your surroundings, do a bit of exploring by yourself or go out for lunch (not included).

In the afternoon, you will meet your guide for a 3-hour city tour of Irkutsk where you will learn more about the rich cultural history of the city through its museums, art galleries and theatres. See the snow-covered spires of the Cathedral of The Epiphany first-hand and take a winter stroll around the old town with its beautiful snow-covered wooden buildings, festive markets, and picturesque winter scenes of the Angara River embankment

After your tour of the city, you will have more free time to rest or head into town for an evening meal.

One the way you will visit the Taltsy museum, an open-air architectural museum dedicated to the preservation of the unique Siberian wooden architecture found within the region. Explore more than 80 wooden structures and up to 17 thematic exhibitions used to tell the story of the Buryat people. After your tour of the museum, you will stop for lunch and have a chance to go on an exhilarating husky dog sledding experience through the surrounding winter taiga landscape.

After lunch, you will continue onto Listvyanka where you will get to enjoy spectacular views over Lake Baikal from an elevated chairlift to Chersky Stone. Your last trip of the day will be to the Baikal Museum which includes exhibitions dedicated to Lake Baikal. Learn more about the scientific expeditions, minerals and, of course, the wildlife that calls Lake Baikal home.

After your museum visit you will be able to check into your hotel and enjoy an evening meal (optional).

The road from Listvyanka to Olkhon will take 10 hours, but the time will fly by as your mind will be engaged with amazing landscapes of the frozen Baikal. On the way, you will have several stops including a chance to take part in a favourite tradition of Baikal travellers – “Burhanit” – where you drill a hole in the lake ice and drink Vodka from it in order to please the Baikal God Burhan. You will also stop at the natural beauty spot of Peschanaya ‘Sandy’ Bay where you will enjoy a picnic lunch before arriving at your destination in Khuzhir Village.

On arrival, you will check into your hotel which has dinner included.

After a day in the wild, you will head back to your hotel where you will have dinner prepared for you.

After your tour of the Ethno-Park, you will drive to Irkutsk with optional souvenir shopping for a 1 hour before heading over to the hotel for check-in. Once you have settled into your hotel room, you will enjoy a final farewell dinner at the hotel restaurant.