Summer Routes

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), private zoo, aquarium with an alive seal. The water cruises by motor boat sort of „Progress".
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.

2. Irkutsk - the village Bolshoe Goloustnoe - Irkutsk. 1-2 days. 260 km.
The departure from Irkutsk - by car. After the taiga village Maloe Goloustnoe the road is built along the picturesque valley of the swift river Goloustnoe. The multicoloured taiga meadows surround the river. Here you can fish with a spinner. The village Bolshoe Goloustnoe is the village of fishermen on the Baikal shore. There is a church in Bolshoe Goloustnoe. The high steep shores give a fine opportunity to see the lake. Photos

3. Irkutsk - the island Olkhon - Irkutsk. 5 days. 660 km.
The west coast. The departure from Irkutsk - by car sort of „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. You will spend the night in a tent. Photos

4. Irkutsk - the bay Maloe Sea - Irkutsk. 4-5 days. 620 km. The west coast.
The departure from Irkutsk - by car sort of „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. You'll spend the night in a tent. Photos

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

6. Irkutsk - the river Selenga - the resort Goryachinsk - the bay Barguzinski - the bay Chivyrkuiski. 8-10 days. 1600 km. The East coast.
The departure from Irkutsk - by car sort of „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. The bay Chivyrkuiski. Hot radon sources. The best place for fishing with all riggings. You'll spend the night in a tent. Photos

7. Irkutsk - the village Kultuk - the river Snezhnaya - tourist centre Warm Lakes". The ascent of 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. Photos

8. Irkutsk - the resort Arshan - Zhemchug. 1-2 days. 420 km.
The departure from Irkutsk - by car. The valley Tunkinskaya. The resort Arshan. The medical mineral sources. Zhemchug is a popular hydropathic establishment. A grand view of the summits of the mountain system „Sayany". The picturesque valley of the river Irkut. A good road. Photos

Mongolia

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