Cognitive routes by car on the Baikal.

Fishing tours

Travel around of lake Baikal by motor catamarans. Northern Baikal

1. The City of Irkutsk - the village Listvyanka - Irkutsk. 1-3 days. 140 km.
The departure from Irkutsk - by car or by water transport. The museum of wooden architecture ''Taltsy".
The village Listvyanka is the most civilized village at Lake Baikal. There is a church there. You will stay in a private house of hotel type. Double- four rooms. You'll eat three times a day. For extra payment you can visit Limnologicheski Institute (museum of Baikal), private zoo, aquarium with an alive seal. The water cruises by motor boat .
The source of the river Angara, the cape Kadilnyi, the cliff Skriper, a view from the sea of the ancient railway with visit bridges and tunnels. And in the evening a Russian bath-house. There are numerous bars, restaurants and entertaining institutions in this village. In winter there is a modern run for the downhill skis lovers here. Map of a route

2. Combined water - an automobile route " To the Pearl of Baikal ".Irkutsk - a bay Sandy. 3 - 4 days. Complex travel to one of the most beautiful places at the western coast of Baikal is represented to you. The bay Sandy by the right is considered the most exotic and romantic place on this site of coast. Two rocky capes opening an input in a bay from the north and the south remind man-made belltowers or beacons. The white sandy beach and blue transparent water in a bay create impression of a paradise tropical place, however instead of palm trees grow a pine with naked roots.
This warmest, solar place of coast. Around of this place you will find set of small gulfs and lonely bays where it is possible to make sunburn and even to be swimming . In a bay the oldest camp site with the same name is located. The camp site is completed with volleyball and dancing platforms, bars, baths, hire of water bicycles.
In general all that involves youth. Many tourists long since draws to itself, accessible in the summer only on lake, "Peschanka". And many do not presume to themselves trip owing to dearness or shortages of tickets on the steam-ship in a heat of a tourist season. And we suggest you to make this alternative, fascinating travel.

Meeting and departure Irkutsk on the automobile. Taiga settlement Small Goloustnoe after which the road is laid on a picturesque valley of the prompt river Goloustnaja. The river is surrounded with multi-coloured taiga meadows with flowers, is especial in the beginning of summer. On the river it is possible to fish a spinning. The big Goloustnoe - settlement of fishermen on coast of Baikal.. Dinner and preparation of boats for navigation. Departure from village B.Goloustnoe on inflatable four-seater motor boats on the north along coast. Under favorable weather conditions to reach a bay Sandy it is possible through 1 - 1,5 hours. On a water piece equal 35 kms there are many interesting places. In one of picturesque bays it is possible landing on coast, to get on high steep coast where it is possible to find a magnificent opportunity of the review of lake.
Installation of camp for spending the night is possible both before a bay Sandy, and in the bay. In the evening you can fish or put a fishing net for catching an omul and trout. Next day you will get acquainted with a bay and its vicinities, and to have a rest, photograph.
At will it is possible to reserve a small house or room on a camp site and to spend one more carefree day. Returning in the city of Irkutsk proceeds one day, at favorable excitement of lake. A photo to route. Map of a route

3. Irkutsk - the island Olkhon - Irkutsk. 5 days. 660 km.
The west coast. The departure from Irkutsk - by Jeep. Ust-Ordynskaya steppe, the visit of Datsan (the Buddhist temple). The crossing by ferry to Olkhon. The length of Olkhon is 70 km. The width is 15 km. The village Yalga - the warm lake. The village Khugir is an administrative centre of Olkhon. Museums, shops, bars. The main sight is the cape Burkhan where according belief a shaman lived in the cave. Native people regard this cape as holy. Here a fine panorama of the strait Maloe Sea, the adjoining beaches and the inaccessible ridge ''Primorski" opens out. Further to the North the road takes to the exotic place - Peschanka where sandy dunes extend to the pine forest. The fishing houses. A big sandy beach turns into the forest. The north tip of Olkhon is the inaccessible cape Khoboi looking like sticking out the water fang. A view of two seas. The village Uzur means according to translation from Buryat - the end. There is a weather station here. Then you should visit the only thing, accessible by machine, place'' ôashkine'' taking place on the big sea. The abrupt earth road conducts in a small bay on east and inaccessible coast of island, crossing island across. This bay inspires the privacy and enables to fishing on trout. The way back runs through Lonely medical lake of the Sphere - nur.This warm and salty lake forgotten in mountains of Olkhon. Passing tourists and the local population on lake accepts water procedures and prepares medical dirties. Visiting of cape Hargoj will acquaint you with the defensive stone walls - cities constructed by ancient people - ëurikane. You will spend the night in a tent.
According to your desire in this route it is possible to attach navigation and fishing on an inflatable motor boat. A photo to route. Site of island on Baikal . Map of island Olkhon and passage the Small sea.

4. Irkutsk - the bay Maloe Sea - Irkutsk. 4-5 days. 620 km. The west coast.
The departure from Irkutsk - by Jeep. The city of Ust-Orda. The visit of Datsan (the Buddhist temple). The village Elantsy is the centre of the region. The Tagiranskaya steppe, the salt lakes. The shallow warm bay Mukhor. For extra payment - water entertainment (boating). Numerous tourist centres, bars, volleyball grounds. A fine sight of the islands looking like animals fallen asleep. The harsh gorge Sarma - is the cradle of the same name sudden and strong wind. Further there is a sparsely populated region. The road is built along the mountain range of the ridge Primorski, along the rocky and different places. Here you can walk on the extensive and pebble beaches and you can also find pebble of different colours and intricate form. A view of the island Olkhon. As reward the village Zama which is situated at the shore of the warm lakes which are distant from the sea with an pebble range. In these lakes you can swim and fish with all riggings. Zama, separated from the sea a narrow strip of coast, and it perhaps the best place for rest at the western coast of Baikal. Uniqueness will be, that the lake incorporates to the sea the narrow channel and well gets warm in summer months and is located in the place silent and protected from cold winds. The lake has a sandy bottom and a small beach. An original place where on warm lake it is possible to catch a pike and the perch and in the cold sea and an omul. Very conveniently and all in one place. In the same place on the part of the sea by a boat it is possible to visit mysterious, dark grottoes, having gone deep in them on tens meters in depth of rocks. Beside to be the same settlement. In translation from the Buryat language Zama means a way or pass. In this place in old it is temporary on a joint of the Seaside and Baikal mountain ridge, Buryats and Evenks left to Baikal.
. You receive more full and various impressions about the Small sea at the order of a motor boat for water excursion.

Sea excursion. The small sea in area Kurminskogo of cape and island Ogoj is the best place for realization of water excursion on a motor boat on all the western coast. At favorable weather you can cross on island Olkhon, examine from water and make landing to islands; Borokchin, Oltrec, Ogoi, Zamogoi and others. Still these islands local seamen name - houses of the seagull here again on inaccessible rocks from continent, birds postpone eggs and raise the posterity. Grottoes on cape Shibetsky are even more interesting. This district approximately in 4 - 8 century of our era occupied Kurikanian - the Asian nationality. On adjoining capes they built cities, defensive walls and places of sacrifices and some elements of these constructions were saved till now. Excursions are carried out both on the part of the small sea and from island Olkhon.

A photo to route.The Map of route.

5. United routes #3 and #4. 6-7 days. 780 km.

6. Irkutsk - the river Selenga - the resort Goryachinsk - the bay Barguzinsky - the bay Chivirkuisky. 8-10 days. 1600 km. The East coast.

The departure from Irkutsk - by Jeep. The main part of the road passes through the Republic of Buryatiya. The crossing by ferry across the Selenga. The village Goryachinsk (the resort). The hot medical sources and mud cure. Lake Katokel is rich in fish. The crossing by ferry to the village Ust-Barguzin. The Barguzin sandy dune. Its length is 20 km and its width is to 300 m. Red beaches, warm water, cedar dwarf trees. There you can see hanging bulk of high-mountainous peninsula the Sacred nose. Full illusion of tropical island, however instead of palm trees we can see a dwarfish cedar with hanging nut fruits and tundra vegetation. It also is Barguzinsky having filled, the biggest on Baikal. A conductor can offer you dishes the caught sazana, a kharius and an omul from the local menu.
After visiting Barguzinsky a gulf through an isthmus of peninsula we get to Chivirkuisky a gulf is rather silent huge a gulf where it is possible to have a rest without a noisy surf and a strong wind and to take pleasure in excellent fishing on the perch and a pike. In settlement Karbulik it is possible to employ a boat for survey exotic island - such as; the Cormorant, the Elephant and a hot radonic source in a bay Snake. The bay is named so because of a congestion of nonpoisonous snakes. These reptiles like to get warm in radonic sources sometimes. Valid - yachts and boats party we can observe here. The captain respecting will by all means deliver to a source of the passengers to get warm, freezing from cold Baikal winds. And whom here it is possible only not see - people, practically, from all world. On a return way you can stop and have a rest in the most liked places. Barguzinsky and Chivirkuisky gulfs the best place for bathing and fishings by all tackles. Spending the night only in tents. At will in this route it is possible to reserve excursions and fishing on an inflatable motor boat. A photo to route.

The Map to a route.

7. Irkutsk - the village Kultuk - the river Snezhnaya - tourist centre Warm Lakes". The ascent to the peak Taltsynski - 1808 m. The river Selenga. The bay Proval. The village Enkhaluk. The East coast. 850 km.5-6 days.
The departure from Irkutsk - by car. The village Kultuk is an old Russian village. The river Snezhnaya is one of the largest rivers flowing into the lake. There are warm lakes 10 kilometres up the river where you can swim and fish. The foot route begins from the lakes up the river to the mountains along the taiga places which turn into the alpine meadow. The ascent of the peak Taltsynski doesn't need a special equipment. The altitude is 1808 m. 1 day. The ridge Khamar-Raban has surviving trees. The crossing by ferry across the Selenga. The shallow and warm bay Proval. The bay was formed as a result of the hole of the extensive land area and of the strong earthquake. The fine sandy dunes. Fishing with a net and rod. You'll spend the night in a tent. A photo A map of a route
Here perhaps a unique place on Baikal where it is possible to get from local population, the Baikal's sturgeon. In settlement Enhaluk it is located comfortable and it is enough not a cheap camp site. Accommodation in tents and on camp sites .

8. Cognitively - medical round'' All balneologic sources the Tunkinsky valleys''.
Irkutsk - resort Arshan - a resort Pearls - a Khongoruula sources - the resort Pustyn Nilovaja - settlement Kiren -Irkutsk. 3 days, 580 km

In April - May, when on Baikal still cool, this route perhaps the most comprehensible. To the Tunkinsky valley at this time it is warm and cosy. In a valley you will meet the thermal sources, having medical effect due to the mineralization. The medical orientation of sources is very wide. Here you can take a mineral bath, accept in inside and even to collect the certain stock of water and to continue to drink in domestic conditions (curative qualities of mineral water are saved during 10 days). And last days off June in the regional center settlement Kyren it is traditional to be spent national Buryat holiday - Surkhanban. This big and cheerful event for local population and visitors. In proscale of competition on shooting from the national weapon, struggle, gallopping on horses and other kinds of sports. The cultural program is submitted national dances and songs. And certainly acquaintance and dialogue with local population, knowledge of their way of life and customs.

Departure Irkutsk on the automobile. Visiting of resort Arshan, carbonic mineral waters, the analogue of Kislovodsk mineral water, however considerably surpassing on a mineralization, is recommended treatment at diseases: eyes, digestion, cardiovascular system. The resort is located in a picturesque place about a spur of a ridge East Sayan mountains - the Tunkinsky peaks. The campaign in top of the river Kyngargi is here again pertinent. During 15 kilometers it is possible to observe the cascade of mountain falls. In these places it is interesting to engage in mineralogy and to find for memory it is a little bit exemplary semiprecious stones. With ascent for you all new landscapes of unapproachable peaks of mountains Tunkinski will open, and among mountain cedar, taiga vegetation it is possible to meet still the saved blue fur-tree. If you will visit this valley at the end of a summer then you can extract a pine nut directly from a cedar. In 25 kilometers from settlement Arshan the hot hydrosulphuric source "Pearls" in temperature up to 38 degrees is located. Popular balneary where for a small payment it is possible to take a bath directly on open air and at any time year. The source cures from illnesses of the impellent device and nervous diseases.

Further our way runs rather to lonely and remote place - sources of valley Khongor-uula. Here is found out over 10 outputs of sources which throw up ferruterous sulphatic, iron - magnesian medical waters. The basic indications for treatment iron - scarce anemias. After visiting sources the way lays on the West to the valley of the Irkut. The review of a panorama the range Sayan mountains. The following point - Nilov's balneologic resort , located in mountain gorge in which departmental boarding houses were placed some. This place was is clarified archbishop Nile Stolbensky in 1845 where he has created a monastic monastery, from here is the name this of a resort. Hot up to 45 degrees the radonic source containing many of a silicon acid and fluorine, unsuitable for the internal use, but unique for treatment of people suffering from diseases of a skin, nervous and illnesses of joints. This source will encourage the tired traveller and will restore forces for the further travel. Accommodation for the night in a boarding house. In the morning acceptance of a curative bath and departure a Buddhist temple where to be a relic of all Buddhists - one of six ancient relics, the touch to which enters a ceremony visiting of a monument. And if will carry you can participate in a Buddhist ceremony a Buddhist ceremony there local llamas spend prays. In the same place you will see characteristic wooden a tower of a temple which was established in 1917. At once behind territory of a monument there is a sandy mountain where under ancient legends has landed to have a rest and get warm the mythical god Khan Shargaj living on mountains Tunkinsky. Visiting of sacred send will relieve you of man's powerlessness or female barrenesssand, on local customs. In this place the local Buryat population collects sacred sand and skeeps it in the dwellings, for exile of malicious spirits.
Settlement the Khoito-goal (Northern valley) - a terminal point of our travel. At will here it is possible to employ a conductor and horses for visiting an inaccessible mountain valley of hundred sources - Shumak. Accommodation for the night in boarding houses of a resort of Nilov's Pustyn, Arshan or in a private sector. Map of route. A photo to route

9. Irkutsk - republic Buryatiya - a source of the river Irkut - settlement Orlik - Okinsky a plateau - a valley of extinct volcanos. 1050 km.7-10 days.

Meeting in Irkutsk. Departure by car to area Okinsky of republic of Buryatiya. The motorway passes through settlement. Kultuk (the south - western point of Baikal) and the Tunkinsky a valley. The first stop for installation of camp on a source of the river Irkut - high-mountainous lake Ilchir. 2000 meters above sea level. In lake live little Khariuses and elets which without effort can be caught on an ear. The district on which to be lake is plateau with which begin the source such known rivers in Siberia as; the Irkut, Kitoi, Oka, Anon. The local landscape represents flat hills covered is mountain - tundra vegetation where even in July the snow lays. The further way on a motorway lays to a source of the river of Oka and along its channel up to the regional center, settlement Orlik. In settlement there is a study of local lore museum, shops, gasoline stations. There it is possible to rent the lorry of the increased passableness or to employ a conductor with horses for departure mineral source Khoito - gol. And our way usually runs further in a bottom on a watercourse before merge to Oka small rivers Sentsa and is farther in top of this river. Approximately in 70 - 80 kms from the road Orlik, owing to the deep fords, boggy sites to become passable only for the big lorries.Other site of a way up to hot mineral source Khoito - gol, makes about 25 kilometers. The source at local population is considered sacred and cures of set of illnesses. Tourists here accept baths, have a rest and establish camp.From a source the track begins on pass after which the valley of extinct volcanos opens. The pedestrian campaign on volcanos borrows two days with spending the night in tent. Two extinct volcanos are named in honour of geographers - pathbreakers Peretolchin and Kropotkin. Distance between them some kilometers. When that active volcanoes represent a cone with a characteristic muzzle. About mountain there are extensive fields of a lava. This route is very interesting by way of geology and mineralogy. In these places you can find for yourselves a souvenir from semiprecious stones like a greenstone or lazurite. The way back to Irkutsk borrows 2 - 3 days. A photo. Map of route

Mongolia

1. Irkutsk-v.Mondi-Hubsugul lake.10-12 days. Fishing - taimen , lenok.

Lake Khubsugul - to be in republic Mongolia in 15 kilometers from frontier of the Russian Federation. The water area of lake is continuation of the Baikal tectonic break. The biggest reservoir of this solar country or as still name lake Khubsugul - the younger brother of Baikal. Distance from Irkutsk up to lake 320 km. Height of 1645 meters above sea level. This beautiful and severe lake with the transparent water, stretched among mountains and it reminds Baikal. The people wish to visit these two great lake more and more. They come for many thousand kilometers, and want to compare unique beauty of these Asian lakes. This route is interesting to the advanced fishermen and fans to overcome heavy impassability. Due to backwardness of industrialization of a coastal zone, water area and absence of interest to fishing at Mongols. Lake richly noble kinds of fishes, such as Khariuses, lenok, taimen, sig. The untouched, wild nature of lake and not a hasty way of life nomads (local residents) is interesting.

The automobile route begins in Irkutsk and through settlement Kultuk (a southwest extremity of Baikal) and the the Tunkinsky valley. Then we arrive to settlement Mondy where the frontier post and automobile transition in republic Mongolia is located. Automobile transition through border is closed for citizens of the third countries. Further rather good road results in the Mongolian settlement Hanh located on northern extremity of lake Khubsugul. From village Hanh movement begins on east coast with arrivals in a mouth of the rivers and walks on mountain. Movement by the automobile on road or is more exact to a direction, is given very inconveniently, especially during a rain. It is very interesting auto - a boat variant of travel along coast . It is the part of travellers changes to an inflatable motor boat and goes in parallel, basically is much faster than automobile crew. And by a boat it is possible to cross on the western coast of lake or to visit the largest island Dalaj - Modon - Khuis. Recommended duration of trip 10 days.

Fishing tours

Departure Irkutsk on southern coast of lake Baikal. The river Sneznaya - the fourth by quantity of a spillway in lake. Takes a source from mountains of a ridge Khamar-daban. Fishing on a spinning. Further departure coast. Depending on weather fishing on a ship, riding tackle for catching Kharius or catching by a spinning on the fly in a mouth of small river. Spending the night, smoking of a fish. Pass through Khamar-daban (1350 m.). Prevailing vegetation the Cedar and a pine. Here you can see a mountain panorama during 80 kilometers, try pine nuts and taiga berries. Rather often on road the wild beasts runs out! After pass departure the river Temnik and settlement with the characteristic name Taiga where it is possible to stay the night and employ for a symbolical payment of a conductor for the main event - huntings for the owner of the Siberian rivers taimen. The river Temnik is popular among tourists - water-transport workers, however there it is not enough true fishermen. You can not believe, the last year the copy of taimen 15 kg has been caught and it was necessary to dress his axe! The valley of the river amazes with the beauty. If there is a presence of additional time a route it is possible to prolong up to Great lake of Transbaikalia Lake Goose. Inhabitants of lake carps - lesh, a crucian, soroga and their devourers a pike, a perch. A photo

2. Pribaikalye. Fishing, Kharius and an omul (family of sig) - the main food fish on Baikal. Extent of a route 350 kms. 3-4 days.

Departure Irkutsk aside coasts up to Intim - lake. Taiga remote lake. Depth about 40 meters. In diameter lake of 200 meters. Torn off a civilization a place.Silence unusual, sometimes broken by a roar of a maral and call of a cuckoo! Inhabitants of lake move the naivety, I was convinced of it, when fed Kharius in water with cookies. Khariuses it is well caught on riding tackle. In the rivers Lenok takes more on the fly and a piece of brilliant metal. Further the way lays to Baikal through taiga open spaces, unapproachable rocks. From settlement Buguldejka the road passes on a ridge and goes down on a picturesque valley to Baikal. Once, when we went down to lake that nearly have not hurt a radiator of the machine horns of a wild goat which had peacefully a rest on a green juicy glade. On coast, depending on weather, tackles for catching Kharius get out. At high excitement - fishing by a spinning, during a calm catching by riding tackle. Basically fishers catch omul on a net. For a supper it is possible to shoot a duck, which in these places not yet scared.
At will in this route it is possible to introduce navigation and fishing on an inflatable motor boat. The photo.

3. Fishing and an alloy by rubber boats on the river Irkut. 3 days.

Delivery by a automobile in top of the river Irkut.120 km from Irkutsk, in the place Anchuk . Fishing on lenok, Kharius and even taimen during an alloy. Passage of a threshold. After thresholds the river accepts flat character. Here trout give a up the place elets, soroga which willingly prefer a worm and a dough. In summer monthes in the river warm water allowing to accept water procedures, and uncountable sandy beaches have to serene rest where it is possible to accept sunburn and to be going an ear. The alloy comes to an end in village Squanderers. From the Squanderer you will reach Irkutsk by a automobile .

Travel around of lake Baikal by motor catamarans

We recommend for defend from mosquito to use protect gauze.