Stage 38: Irkutsk to Omsk

9 to 22 August 2009

Vast Siberia

After the diversion to Lake Baikal, the stage passes through the endless expanse of Siberia. The taiga exudes an incomparable atmosphere, unequalled anywhere in the world. Time seems to stand still, only the change from night to day proving that this is not so. This is where the writings of authors like Tschingis Aitmatow become a personal experience.

Minimum number of participants

8 people

Price of journey per person excluding flight(s):

3,799 EUR


A summary of the stage

The Irkutsk-Omsk stage

Day 1

Individual arrival in Irkutsk, organizational matters/vehicle instruction, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Irkutsk

Day 2

Sightseeing in Irkutsk , including Kirov Square, the Church of our Saviour and the Gray House, visit to the central market in the heart of the old trading city of Irkutsk, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Irkutsk

Day 3

Stage for the day: Irkutsk – Arschan (170 km), travel beside Lake Baikal to Tunka Valley, visit the Suburga mineral springs, overnight in a guesthouse in Arschan

Day 4

Stage for the day: Arschan – Tulun (550 km), travel to the volcanic crater of Churai-Chobok, cross the Sajan range, camp overnight near Tulun

Day 5

Stage for the day: Tulun – Krasnoyarsk (610 km), long day's drive through vast Siberia, camp overnight near Krasnoyarsk

Day 6

Stage for the day: Krasnoyarsk – Mariinsk (390 km), drive through Siberia, an area which appears untouched, camp overnight near Mariinsk

Day 7

Stage for the day: Mariinsk – Leninsk-Kuznetskiy (360 km), dinner together and overnight in hotel in Leninsk-Kuznetskiy

Day 8

Stage for the day: Leninsk-Kuznetskiy – Krasnogorskoye (420 km), travel along the Altay Mountains, camp overnight in the Altay Mountains near Krasnogorskoye

Day 9

Stage for the day: Krasnogorskoye – Barnaul (370 km), travel along the foothills of the Altay Mountains, camp overnight near Barnaul

Day 10

Stage for the day: Barnaul – Novosibirsk (290 km), dinner together and overnight in hotel in Novosibirsk

Day 11

Stage for the day: Novosibirsk – Lake Chany (370 km), camp overnight at Lake Chany

Day 12

Stage for the day: Lake Chany – Omsk (350 km), dinner together and overnight in hotel in Omsk

Day 13

Sightseeing in Omsk including St. Nikolsky Cathedral, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Omsk

Day 14

Individual departures from Omsk

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