Full Day Total Irkutsk: Lake Baikal, Listvyanka, Museums and Picnic

Itinerary
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Stop At: ulitsa Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii, 11, Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast', Russia, 664007

Upon meeting your friendly local guide, we’ll head out of the historical centre of Irkutsk onto the Baikal motorway by public minibus or by car. The journey to our first stop will take about an hour, which is a perfect amount of time for your guide to introduce you to the area and its people.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Taltsy Museum, Baykalsky highway 47km, Taltsy 664518 Russia

Our first stop is Taltsy, a wonderful open-air museum dedicated to the wooden architecture of old Siberia. We’ll explore the lives of local people and their house arrangements, from the Buryats and Evenks to the Tofalars and the Russians. We’ll check out the wooden church of Kazan, built in 1679, and check out a traditional wooden fortress. It’s interesting to find out what’s inside many of these Siberian ostrogs, as many of them went on to form the framework of the cities we know today.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Baikal Museum, Akademicheskaya St., 1, Listvyanka 664520 Russia

After having a tasty snack in Taltsy, we’ll head towards the world’s deepest freshwater lake. It’s not a secret that Baikal is a sacred place and you will have the opportunity to feel the rejuvenating water on your skin. We’ll arrive in the lake’s most popular village, Listviyanka, and head straight to Dendro Park’s observation point for spellbinding views.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Museum Retro Park, Listvyanka Russia

This is tucked away little place on the shores of Lake Baikal. The outside is filled with old cars from the Soviet era but inside is the most breathtaking art painted by the owner and renowned Russian artist Vladimir Osipov. It’s a great opportinuty to imerge yourself into Russian Culture.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Listvyanka, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, 664520

Our adventure continues with a stroll along the shore as your guide tells you about some of the legends of the lake. Picnic time is next! We’ll buy some fish and maybe one or two other local treats and, weather permitting, set ourselves up at our favourite picnic spot along the lakeside (if the weather s bad, we’ll head into a cute little café instead).

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Mayak Hotel, Ulitsa Gor'kogo, 85а, Listvyanka, Irkutskaya oblast', Russia, 664520

After a delicious, local meal, we will head back to the city via public transport or by car (the journey will be about 1 hour 30 mins), arriving at the central bus station and heading to the city centre to start our walking tour.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Monument to Lenin, Park DS Trud, Irkutsk Russia

We start our walking tour in the heart of Irkutsk at the crossroads of Karl Marx and Lenin street, the main hub of eastern Siberia, where you’ll have the opportunity to walk along Karl Marx street, one of the most important streets in the city. Each building has its own history that goes back more then a century, which you’ll learn about as we walk.


Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Сибирская Пельменная "Реальный Замес", Karl Marx St, 39, Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast', Russia, 664011

It’s time to have a snack on the way! Try some local dumplings with different fillings (meat, cheese or potatoes) and get to know more about Russian and Siberian cuisine.

Duration: 35 minutes

Stop At: The Library Bar - Бар Библиотека, Ulitsa Kalandarishvili, 9, Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast', Russia, 664011

After having a snack we’ll stop at a local bar for trying moonshine (Russian traditional drink). You’ll have the opportunity to learn some interesting facts about Irkutsk city and Baikal Lake.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Triumphal Arch Moscow Gates, Moskovsko-Laninskaya St., Irkutsk Russia

Moving off Karl Marx Street towards the embankment of the Angara river you’ll have the opportunity to see historic wooden houses and then get to the Triumphal Arch Moscow Gates the place where people used to enter the city in old days.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Church of the Savior of the Holy Face, Suhe-Batora ul., d. 2, Irkutsk 664011 Russia

The end of our tour will lead us right to the place where the city started, a square with three churches ( Church of the Saviour of the Holy Face, Cathedral of the Epiphany, Roman Catholic Church), one of which is the oldest stone structure in the city.


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kirov's Park, ul. Lenina, Irkutsk 664027 Russia

From here, stay and see more of Irkutsk on your own, or we’re happy to suggest a few more memorable sights to check out.

Duration: 15 minutes