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Listvyanka - the tourist capital of Baikal

from 5130Р (10 hours)


9:00-10:00 Meeting with the guide. Transfer to the museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy".
10:00-11:30 Excursion around the museum "Taltsy". The museum is located on a picturesque glade which descending to a sandy beach on the bank of Angara River. At the site of the museum was once the first glass factory in Siberia founded by the famous scientist Laxmann and on money of "the King of Alaska" Alexander Baranov. Here you will see more than 9 thousand exhibits and more than 100 monuments of wooden architecture among which the wooden Kazan church that is the oldest in Siberia and also the real towers of the Ilim wooden fortress.
Attention! With the number of participants in more than 18 people, the group will be divided into 2 groups. One group goes to the museum "Taltsy", and the other visits the Baikal Museum.

11:30-12:00 Transfer to the center of Listvyanka.
12:00-13:00 The walk through the biggest souvenir market on Baikal. Excursion to the nerpinarium (swimming pool with a trained seals) in the village of Listvyanka.
13:00-14:00 Lunch in one of the best cafes in Listvyanka in the traditions of Baikal cuisine.
14:00-15:00 A walk on a ship with a transparent bottom (January-April on a hovercraft) along the source of the Angara River – the widest one on the planet. You will see the only place of permanent wintering of birds in North Asia and the famous Shaman-Stone –  one of the most sacred places of the Baikal region.
15:00-16:30 Excursion to the Museum of Baikal at the Limnological Institute of the SB RAS. Virtual dive to the bottom of the deepest lake in the world. Inspection of aquariums with unique representatives of the fauna of Lake Baikal. Acquaintance with microscopic inhabitants of waters with the help of microscopes. A walk along the dendropark "Kamenushki" among evergreen Siberian cedars, to one of the best viewing platforms in Listvyanka.
16:30-17:00 Transfer to the ski track in Listvyanka.
17:00-18:00 Climbing the funicular (cable car) to the observation deck "Stone of Chersky" (in winter, meeting the sunset on the observation platform).
18:00-19:00 Return to Irkutsk or transfer to the hotel in Listvyanka.

Duration: 10 hours.

Main Attractions: the source of Angara and Shaman-stone, Memorial stele on the site of the death of Russian famous playwriter Alexander Vampilov, Cape Rogatka, Limnological Institute of the SB RAS, Dendropark “Kamenushki”, Church of St Nicholas in Listvyanka, the old Customs Department in Listvyanka, Baikal Astrophysical Observatory in Listvyanka.

Visit to the museum: Museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy", Baikal Museum of the INC SB RAS.

Restriction on age: none.

The price includes:
  • All transfers on the program.
  • One-time meals in the traditions of Baikal cuisine during the excursion.
  • Entrance tickets to museums.
  • Recreational fees for visiting nature conservation areas.
  • Excursion to the museum of Baikal.
  • Excursion to nerpinary in Listvyanka.
  • Excursion to the museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy".
  • Sightseeing tour around Listvyanka.
  • Excursion on a ship with a transparent bottom along the source of the Angara River (January-April on a hovercraft).
  • Excursion to the observation deck "Stone of Chersky".
Attention! The excursion takes place every day except Monday. The changes are possible in the time of the excursion program, in the order of displaying of attractions, as well as in the order of stops along the route on a will of implementer.


Price list:

Number of people in the group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7-10 11-13 14-18 19-23 24-32 33-39 40-49
Adult, RUB 19110 11920 9530 8830 8000 7470 7170 6740 6450 6070 5950 5720 5620
School, RUB 18620 11430 9040 8350 7530 6980 6690 6250 5970 5590 5470 5230 5130