Big Baikal phototour

Our photoguide:

Alexey Zakhirov

Places of photographing:

• Evening photographing near the cliff (Shamanka rock),
• Splashes and islands of the Small Sea, Ogoi island, Altrek island, Elenka island;
• Photographing of dawn in Uzury, photographing the northern part of Olkhon (Sagan-Hushun, Hoboy),
• cape Uyuga, Kurminsky gulf;
• night photographing;
• Holy Nose Peninsula, Chivyrkuy Bay, islands, rocks, winter forest;
• Lower head of Holy Nose Peninsula, toros;
• mouth of the Buguldeyka River.

Dates for groups in 2020:

 TOUR PROGRAM

Day 1

Gathering of the group at the airport in Irkutsk.

Travel to hotel.

Time for rest.

Evening tour of Irkutsk. Dinner in the historic center of the city in the restaurant.

Meals: supper

Accommodation:  hotel «Rus», standard room (Irkutsk)

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Day 2

Breakfast at hotel.

Travel from Irkutsk to Olkhon Island.

Lunch at the Yurt – café. Acquaintance with Buryat cuisine.

Accommodation at hotel.

Photographing the Small Sea (ice caves, Shamanka, Ogoy, Elenka).

Sunset photography

Return to the hotel. Supper.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, supper

Accommodation: hotel, standard room (Khuzhir village)

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Day 3

We will get up early. There is a little coffee in the morning.

Transfer to Usury.

Photo of the dawn.

Breakfast.

Photographing the northern part of Olkhon (Sagan-Hushun, Hoboy)

Accompaniment of the car, organization of a hot lunch.

Sunset photography (Ogoi  or Elenka island)

Return to the hotel. Supper.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, supper

Accommodation: hotel, standard room (Khuzhir village)

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Day 4

We will get up early. There is a little coffee in the morning.

Transfer to Usury.

Photographing of dawn.

The area of Uzura is located on the eastern shore of Olkhon Island - it is best suited for shooting the birth of a new day on the island of Olkhon. It is in Usurah that a magnificent view opens on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal and the first rays of the newly awakened sun.

After breakfast we go to the open Baikal in the Big Sea.

Today we have to cross the Baikal. Shooting of ice fields, valleys.

Photo of the dawn.

Arrive in the village of Ust-Barguzin.

Accommodation. Supper.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, supper

Accommodation: guesthouse (Ust-Barguzin).

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Day 5

We will get up early. There is a little coffee in the morning.

Photo of the dawn.

Breakfast.

We are going to move to the Chivyrkuisky Bay. Photographing the islands of BigKoltigey, SmallKoltigey - escorting cars, organizing a hot lunch ..

Somebody can swim in the thermal spring of SnackeBay...

Evening photography. Return to the placement. Supper.

Time for rest.

Preparation for night photographing. Night photographing. Supper.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, supper

Accommodation: guesthouse (Ust-Barguzin).

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Day 6

We will get up early. There is a little coffee in the morning.

Transfer to the Lower Head of the Holy Nose Peninsula.

Photographing of dawn.

Breakfast.

Photographing of the Lower Head  - escort car, the organization of a hot lunch.

Evening photography. Return to the placement. Supper.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, supper

Accommodation: guesthouse (Ust-Barguzin).

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Day 7

Breakfast.

After breakfast we go to the open Baikal in the Big Sea.

Today we have to cross the Baikal. Shooting of ice fields, valleys.

Photographing in Usury.

Sunset photography.

Arrive in Khuzhir village.

Accommodation. Supper.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, supper

Accommodation: hotel, standard room (Khuzhir village)

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Day 8

Photographing of dawn.

Breakfast.

Accompaniment of the car, organization of a hot lunch.

Photographing Shamanka rock, Ogoi island.

Today we are going to visit he unique place – the settlement of Buguldeyka.

Photographing of space ice with the frozen vials of air.

Travel to Irkutsk.

Supper at the café.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, supper

Accommodation:  hotel «Rus», standard room (Irkutsk)

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Day 9

Travel to the airport.

Meals: breakfast