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ONE DAY CIRCUMBAIKAL RAILROAD TOUR
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by modern tourists train
 Modern
tourists train: SEASON: all year round on SAT Irkutsk - Sludyanka - Port Baikal;
on SUN Port Baikal - Sludyanka - Irkutsk. Mid June-early September - on WED
from Irkutsk - Sludyanka - Port Baikal; on THU Port Baikal - Sludyanka - Irkutsk.
From 1 client to groups variable in size. Any age.
Description:
Tour starts by modern train on Saturday from Irkutsk eastbound to Sludyanka
and then to Port Baikal, where tourists take ferry to Listvyanka and transfer
to Irkutsk. On Sunday the trip goes the other way from Irkutsk transfer to Listvyanka
by bus, ferry and at 11.30 am boarding on the ORR modern train to go to Sludyanka
and late evening to Irkutsk. The famous Circum Baikal Railroad going along the
south-western shore of Lake Baikal is one of the most complicated railways in
the world. The total length of its 39 tunnels is 7 km. The whole road is 86
km long. You can take photos of Lake Baikal, ORR tunnels, bridges and railway
stations. Lunch included. Itinerary: Early morning transfer to Irkutsk Railway
station. At 8.05 am the special tourists train on the Trans-Siberian Railway
from Irkutsk to Lake Baikal, town of Sludyanka, train along the Old Railroad
to Port Baikal, Ferry or private boat to Listvyanka, transfer to Irkutsk.
 NOTE:
the clients can also stay in Listvyanka (instead of return to Irkutsk), we can
organize transfer to hotel/homestay and accommodation in Listvyanka. Or in reverse:
Transfer from Irkutsk to harbor to Listvayanka by public bus. Ferry from Listvyanka
to Port Baikal. At 11.40 departure by special tourist train along the Old Railroad
to Sludyanka, with many stops, than train goes to Irkutsk on the Trans-Siberian
Railway. Packet lunch is included. Arrival to Irkutsk at 21.38. Transfer to
hotel/homestay in Irkutsk. Note: The clients can start this tour from Listvyanka,
if they had an accommodation in Listvyanka before.
The Circum-Baikal Railroad 100 years' anniversary
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