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Lake Baikal
Cross country skiing in Khamar-Daban mountains

This route offers great opportunities of cross-country skiing in one of the vast unexplored areas of Siberia . Downhill skiing is also offered on different slopes for beginners and for experienced skiers. Lots of snow and sun, mountain air and thick forest makes up the unforgettable atmosphere of Siberia in winter. The snow layer is typically about 1.5 meters deep in this region.

Magnificent lakes in the alpine zone and numerous waterfalls with crystal clear water flowing into small mountain rivers strike your imagination. These waterfalls become frozen in winter and create sparkling icefalls.

ADVENTURE # B702
Itinerary   7 days
Group size   1 - 4 persons
Season   November - March

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Accomodation
1 pax
2 pax
3 pax
4 pax
Irkutsk
Khamar-Daban
        
Homestay
Camping
       
Hotel Irkutsk
Camping
       

INCLUDED

  • 1 museum fees
  • Banya (russian sauna)
  • Guide service
  • Transfers by private car
  • breakeast in hotel/halfboard in homestay
  • fullboard in camping

PROGRAM

Foret en hiverDay 1
Arrival in Irkutsk . Transfer to hotel/homestay. 3 hours guided city tour, one museum.

Day 2
 Transfer by private car to Vydrino, a small station 150 km from Irkutsk. Starts from Vydrino, tourists ski up the Snezhnaya (Snow) River valley, one of the biggest rivers in Khamar-Daban. Overnight in a hunter's lodge.

Day 3 - 5
ski along Selenginka River , a left tributary of Sneznaya River , climb up the hills, cross two mountain Sable Lakes covered by ice. Overnights in a hunter's lodge near these mountain lakes. Depending on the skiers' skills, they ski down one of the steeply dipping summits.

SkiDay 6
Skiing to Vydrino and driving back to Irkutsk.

Day 7
Transfer to station/airport, departure from Irkutsk.
Gentle slopes of the Khamar Daban Mountains at the southern termination of Lake Baikal are the natural borderline of the Mongolian territory and the Tunka Valley. Most of the summits are rounded bumps on barren ridges, linked by easy trekking passes.

Though the Khamar Daban are not the highest mountains in the area (the highest summit is 2375 m), they are popular among local tourists who come there both in winter to ski and in summer to trek and climb.