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"VOLCANO VALLEY" TOUR

Route: Irkutsk city – Mondy village - Orlik village – Volkano valley (active part) – Orlik village - Mondy village – Irkutsk city
Route type: tracking
Distance: 1200 km by auto, 90 km by foot
Difficulty: moderate
Time of the year: June - September
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights

Volcano valley. It is difficult to imagine energy raged many ears ago. But lava stream length is 70 km and depth of fossilized lava reachs 150 m in Volcano Valley...  

PROGRAM

1st day: (Irkutsk city – Orlik village. 500 km)
     Meeting in Irkusk.
Going to beginning of the route. Beautiful views at Baikal, Tunkinskaya valley with mineral springs on the way. Sttoping near holy places. There Buryats worship to local ghosts. We will see "Nuhu-Daban" waterfall, Irkut river coomb, Munku-Sardyk peak (highest peak of East Sayan). Going along Oka river. Arriving to Orlyk village. Night in rustic home.

2d day: (85 km)
     Going along bad road by army six-wheeler. Going along small river “Senca” and wading small rivers. Going further to Hoito-Gol borough. Night in tents.

3d day: Day spending at the hot springs (15 km)
    Hoito-Gol has hot springs and baths! Visiting lakes and beautiful waterfall (40 m). Night in tents.

4th day: traveling to Volcano Valley (20 km)
     Overcoming pass (2350 m) and coming down to valley. View at Volcano Valley and first Peretolchin volcano is opened in hour and a half. (All valley and conduit of volkano are viewing from it peak). Camping near the foot.

5th day:  walking along lava fields (15 km)
     Meeting with the valley. Walking along Lava fields to Kropotkin volkano, Staryi (Old) volkano consisting of three ruinous and joining cones, air view peak and mountain lake in the end of the valley. Dinner. Evening fire. Night in tents.

6th day:  coming back to springs (20 km)
    Coming back to springs and relaxation! Bathing in hot springs. Thanking for successful travel to “Bolshoi Burhan” (holy place). Giving traditonal gifts.

7th day: (traveling - 85 km)
     Breakfast. Transfer to Orlik village by Ural auto.
Night in tents on the shore of Oka river. 

8th day:
    Coming back to "Baikal-eco" office in Irkutsk. You can visit "Zhemchug" (Pearl) hot spring on the way.

Cost:
group of 8 - 13 persons:
group of 5-7 persons:
group of 3 - 4 persons: 
group of 2 persons:
Included:
- Meeting in the airport (railway station)
- Accomodation
- Three meals a day
- Transport
- Guide
- Accidents insurance
- Leasing tourist equipment
Not included:
- Horses for transferring load
- insurance against tick-borne encephalitis

Autumn in Volcano Valley

 mountain lakes

Horse caravan in Sayan

Flowers.

Photos 2004, 2005, 2006 years

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