During this excursion you will explore the main sites on a wlking tour and see the Kirov Square, where the Saviot Church, the Epiphany Cathedral and the Catholic Church are situated. You will be invited for a walk along the embankment of River Angara. It offers you a chance to see the White House and the monument of Alexander the 3^rd. Then you will visit one museum of your choice (the Museum of Local Lore, the Museum of History and Economy or the Decembrists’ museum).

During this excursion you will explore Irkutsk by walking with a guide through the main sites of the city, the Kirov Square, where the Saviot Church, the Epiphany Cathedral and the Catholic Church are situated. You will be invited for a walk along the embankment of River Angara. It offers you a chance to see the White House and the monument of Alexander the 3^rd. Then you will visit one museum of your choice (the Museum of Local Lore, the Museum of History and Economy or the Decembrists’ museum).

Tour from Irkutsk to the museum of wooden architecture "Taltsi" located on the way from Irkutsk to Listvyanka where you can see a collection of expositions showing the ancient life of a Russian village. 78 wooden buildings are presented and give a very nice overview about lifestyle and architecture of the ethnical groups living in acient Sibieria.

Additional excusion to the museum of wooden architecture "Taltsi" on a booked transfer from Irkutsk to Listvyanka where you can see a collection of expositions showing the ancient life of a Russian village. 78 wooden buildings are presented and give a very nice overview about lifestyle and architecture of the ethnical groups living in acient Sibieria.

Listvyanka is a rather small village situated along Baikal Lake. During this Tour you drive to Listvyanka and during a walking tour a local guide shows you the village with the market place, St. Nicolas church and gets up with you to the peak Chersky with a wonderful view over the Lake. After an included lunch you will drive back to Irkutsk.  

During this Tour you drive to Listvyanka and during a walking tour a local guide shows you the village with the market place, St. Nicolas church and gets up with you to the peak Chersky with a wonderful view over the Lake. After an included lunch you will see the limological Baikal museum that tells you all about flora and fauna of Baikal, shows of the trained Baikal seals. It is a unique museum that houses many expositions connected to the history of Baikal Lake.

Around the western edge of Baikal Lake by a small branch of railway (84 km. long) which is no longer used to serve general public. The tour starts at the mouth of Angara River and finishes at villages of Kultuk and Slyudiyanka at the south-west of the lake.

Once on tour you will see some stunning examples of structural engineering and architectural design: stone and concrete viaducts and a railway bridge with solid metal foundation resting on stone pillars. The beautiful valley of Polovinnaiya River offers picturesque backdrop to your journey. The railway «Krugo-baikalskaya» - literally the way around Baikal — is a historical landmark of the 20-th century currently under conservation. This relatively small stretch boasts 424 visually and technically unique sites including 39 tunnels, 114 reinforcing walls, 50 galleries made of stone and metal.

The railway used to link two parts of the Trans-Siberian terminating on either side of the lake. The cost of it at the time was highest in Russia and the velocity of construction works was tremendous.

Long 30-minute stops on every designated station. During summer an extra 2-hour stop for a picnic is scheduled. The tour is bookable at any time of year. However, during winter months the train only runs at the weekends and on Wednesdays.