It is a very good idea to start your tour to Lake Baikal from Ulan-Ude city, there is a more unique nature and destinations. Also it is more than real to visit Olkhon Island across the frozen Lake Baikal.
There is a great option that is possible thanks to our partners from the Eastern side of Lake Baikal.
The route is like this:
1) From Ulan-Ude to Turka village by bus.
2) From Turka to Khuzhir village on Olkhon island on hovercraft. Making few stops and with outdoor picnic lunch.
3) Then off road minivan to the hotel.
Price
Total this way will cost 16900 per person, including food during the trip.
What You Will See
🔹 Crystal-like grottoes, massive piles of huge blue ice hummocks, and bubble ice
🔹 Visit to the site above Lake Baikal’s deepest point
🔹 Tasting of the purest Baikal water
🔹 Ice skating on a giant natural rink right on the transparent Baikal ice
🔹 The Shamanka rock formations in Khuzhir village
🔹 A delicious “Baikal lunch” enjoyed outdoors
The Plan
🧊 07:00 Departure by bus from Ulan-Ude, 12 Erbanova Street (Baikal Plaza Hotel)
🧊 10:00 Arrival at “Kamennaya Cherepakha” (Stone Turtle) area; preparation for heading onto the ice
🧊 10:30 We set off across the ice of Lake Baikal toward Olkhon Island. Approximately halfway—right above Lake Baikal’s deepest point 💙—we’ll make a scheduled stop. Using an ice auger, a hole is cut in the ice, and everyone who wishes can drink and savor the purest Baikal water. A photo session among the ice hummocks is included.
🧊 13:00 Arrival at Cape Khoboy, Olkhon Island
At Cape Khoboy, you effortlessly forget about endless urban hustle, escaping city noise and everyday worries. Here, you reconnect with nature’s roots and become fully immersed in its serenity 🧘♀️🧘
🏔 Towering icy cliffs, whimsical icicles, ice caves, crisp air filled with the scent of the lake, crystal-clear ice, and endless blue skies—you step into a fairy tale and fall forever in love with winter Baikal!
🧊 15:00 Delicious “Baikal Lunch.” Departure to the Three Brothers Rock formation.
Visit to ice caves and grottoes.
🧊16-17:00 Arrival to the village, trasfer to the hotel on the island.
In this one day tour you can stay on Olkhon island in the end, or you may go back to Ulan-Ude the same day. It is a really goog opportunity to travel to Olkhon island in the middle of Lake Baikal.