Irkutsk
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Irkutsk
Irkutsk has over 600,000 people and is located on the Angara River. It is the starting point for many who adventure to the Lake Baikal area because it is a major point on the Trans-Siberian/Trans-Mongolian train route. Founded by Russians in 1652 as a major fort beyond the Ural Mountains, it was populated by exiled political prisoners sent by the tsars and communists. Today, the city has become a college town with many young people attending universities there.
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Cathedral of the Holy Sign
Apart from ornate and rich iconostasis, the cathedral is famous for its graveyard containing the graves of the Decembrists Mukhanov, Beschasnov, Trubetskaya and the Russian Columbus Shelekhov.
Museum of the Decembrists
The museum is housed in a mansion belonging to one of the leaders of Decembrist revolutionaries - these were Russian aristocracy who were banished to Siberia after their ill-fated attempt in December 1825 to overthrow the Russian Tsar in favor of a Constitutional regime. The museum is truly evocative of 19th century Russia.
Lake Baikal and Ulan Ude - Cradle of Civilization, 9 days and 8 nights
from 2362 USD
Tour includes:
- City Tour of Irkutsk
- Accommodation on the Lake
- Visit to Ust Orda and meet with local shaman
- Attend shaman purification ritual and ancestor spirit rites
- View ancient rock drawings
- Visit to Olkhon Island, the most sacred part of the lake
- Visit the Temple of Rock - one of the 9 sanctuaries of Asia
- Visit to multiple Buddhist temples and the heart of Siberian Buddhism
- City Tour of Ulan Ude
- Visit the birthplace of Agvan Dorzhiev instructor of the Dali Lama
Lake Baikal, 3 days and 2 nights
from 510 USD
Tour includes:
- City Tour of Irkutsk
- Accommodation on the Lake
- Lake boat trip
- Visit to sacred obo site
Lake Baikal, 6 days and 5 nights
from 1306 USD
Tour includes:
- City Tour of Irkutsk
- Accommodation on the Lake
- 3 day boat expedition to Olkhon Island
- Visit with Shaman and accommodation in Yurt
- Visit to Sagan Zaba with its ancient rock drawings
5 stars - East to West, 15 days/ 14 nights
from 1333 USD
Tour includes:
- Beijing: city tour, Tour to the Great Wall
- Ulaanbaatar: Dugana Had resort, City tour
- Irkutsk: City tour, Lake Baikal
- Yekaterinburg city tour
- Moscow: Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin, to the Novodevichiy Monastery
Great Russia by train, 12 days/ 11 nights
from 1351 USD
Tour includes:
- Moscow: City tour with excursions
- Irkutsk: Listvyanka, Lake Baikal
- Vladivostok city tour
Highlights on the Trans-Sib, 13 days/ 12 nights
from 1100 USD
Tour includes:
- Moscow: City tour with excursions
- Irkutsk, Lake Baikal; city tour
- Ulaanbaatar: city tour
- Beijing: city tour
Journey of a lifetime, 16 days/15 night
from 1353 USD
Tour includes:
- Moscow: city tour with visit to St. Basil´s Cathedral
- Yekaterinburg: city tour combined with the Last Days of the Romanovs tour
- Krasnoyarsk: city tour
- Irkutsk: city tour with visit to Cathedral of Holy Sign, Decembrists Museum; Lake Baikal tour
- Ulaanbaatar: visit to ger camp, city tour
- Beijing: city tour, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Ming Tombs
The Great journey – East to West 15 days/ 14 nights
from 1554 USD
Tour includes:
- Vladivostok Arrival, transfer to the hotel, City tour
- Ulan-Ude: City tour
- Irkutsk: Lake Baikal, boat trip, City tour
- Novosibirsk: city tour with excursions
- Yekaterinburg: excursions, city tour
- Moscow: City tour with excursions
Trans-Sib through Russia – Mongolia – China, 16 days/15 nights
from 1389 USD
Tour includes:
- Moscow: City tour with excursions
- Yekaterinburg: City tour with excursions
- Novosibirsk: City tour with excursions
- Irkutsk, Listvyanka, Lake Baikal, City tour with excursions
- Ulaanbaatar, City tour with excursions
- Beijing: City tour with excursions, Tour to the Great Wall
Trans-Sib – four cities, 14 days/ 13 nights
from 1435 USD
Tour includes:
- Moscow: City tour with excursions
- Yekaterinburg: City tour with excursions
- Irkutsk: Listvyanka, Lake Baikal, City tour with excursions
- Vladivostok City tour with excursions, the Amursky bay cruise.
Trans-Siberian 3 in 1 tour, 10 days/ 9 nights
from 836 USD
Tour includes:
- Moscow: city tour with visit to St. Basil´s Cathedral
- Yekaterinburg: city tour combined with the Last Days of the Romanovs tour
- Irkutsk: city tour with visit to Cathedral of Holy Sign, Decembrists Museum; Lake Baikal tour
Historical city tour
from 25 USD
Our guide will show you Irkutsk’s famous historical center including Znamenskiy monastery with graves of Decembrists and G. Shelikhov – the Russian Columbus. You will pass along Karl Marx Prospect with wooden buildings dating from the 19th century. You will walk along the embankment of the river Angara and visit the monument to Alexander III. Afterwards, you will visit the museum of the Decembrists. more
One day tour to Baikal
from 61 USD
On the way to Baikal and Listvyanka village you will visit the Baikal ecological museum, where an impressive exhibit of the history of flora and fauna from the lake region is displayed. The museum was open by the Limnologucal Institute, the Siberian department of the Russian Academy of Sciences. There is an aquarium with different species of fish and the nerpa – the Baikal fresh water seal. We will also... more
Baikal Terema 
Baikal Terema is a cozy pine chalet type hotel located in Listvyanka settlement only 40 miles from Irkutsk. It is a small hotel built on a hill slope with a breathtaking view of Lake Baikal and the snow-topped peaks of the Khamar-Daban mountain range...
from 88 USD
Economy room more prices ▼
from 103 USD
Standard room from 138 USD
Superior room 
Zvezda
Opened in May of 2004, this is probably Irkutsk´s best hotel. It is located in the city center in a small park area and looks like a hunting lodge. The interior is very tastefully done - keeping with the cozy, hunting lounge motif. The hotel is also home to a...
from 157 USD
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from 236 USD
Studio from 392 USD
Suite 
Angara 
The hotel is located on Kirov Square in the center of Irkutsk. It is an old Soviet style hotel that has seen better days, however, there are a number of decent, Western renovated rooms on the 5, 6 and 7th floors. It is one of the largest hotels in Irkutsk...
from 76 USD
Single (3d floor) more prices ▼
from 91 USD
Single (2nd and 4th floor) from 114 USD
double (3d floor) from 114 USD
Double Comfort from 125 USD
Single room from 129 USD
Double (2nd and 4th floor) from 136 USD
1-room Junior Suite (3rd floor) from 136 USD
Double (7th floor) from 200 USD
2-room Junior Suite (3rd floor) from 200 USD
Studio (double bed only) from 219 USD
2-room Suite (3rd floor) from 272 USD
2-room Junior Suite (2nd and 4th floor) from 272 USD
2-room Junior Suite (7th floor) from 302 USD
3-room Suite (2nd and 4th floor) from 344 USD
2-room Suite from 400 USD
3-room Suite (7th floor) 
Victoria
Modern comfortable hotel in ther center of Irkutsk. ..
from 130 USD
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from 149 USD
Standard Superior from 255 USD
Studio 
Gloria
Irkutsk´s first mini hotel. The Gloria is in the center of Irkutsk and of the 4 star category. The interior is tastefully done with both classical and modern elements. The hotel is quite comfortable and a good choice for both tourists and business people...
from 127 USD
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from 138 USD
Junior Suite from 236 USD
Suite from 436 USD
Apartment 
Baikal Hotel in Listvyanka
The Baikal hotel complex is located in the village of Listvyanka, 70 km from Irkutsk on the shore of Lake Baikal. The three-stored hotel has everything necessary to make your stay at the lake as pleasant as possible. There are 56 cozy rooms (single, twin, double, deluxe rooms)...
on request
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on request
Single room on request
Standard on request
Standard Renovated 
Rus (Irkutsk)
Hotel Rus is owned by the city administration of Irkutsk. It is very conveniently located right in the city center. It is a 2+ star hotel - but quite comfortable although also quite Soviet. The staff are very nice and do their best. The rooms all have TV´s and phones...
from 117 USD
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from 117 USD
Junior Suite single from 162 USD
Suite 
Europe
Hotel Europe is situated in the center of Irkutsk city. The hotel was built in a classic style and continues the best traditions of Irkutsk architecture. This 4 star hotel offers comfortable clean rooms and can guarantee the best service as for business as for leisure travellers...
from 118 USD
Standard single room more prices ▼
from 150 USD
Superior single room from 150 USD
Standard double room from 158 USD
Superior double room from 199 USD
Junior Suite from 280 USD
Junior Suite Comfort from 361 USD
Studio from 490 USD
Suite 
Sun
The Sun is one of the best hotels in Irkutsk. It is elegant and comfortable and right on the road towards Lake Baikal. The staff is friendly and helpful, the food and entertainment are both good and the rooms are extremely comfortable. If you would like to live in style...
from 181 USD
1st category Double A more prices ▼
from 224 USD
1st category twin from 224 USD
1st category double ? from 271 USD
Studio from 314 USD
Studio Twin from 392 USD
2-room Suite from 471 USD
3-room Suite 
Business Hotel Delta
This stylish and cozy hotel is located in the centre of Irkutsk. The international airport is only 5 km and the railway station – 6 km from the hotel. The Delta hotel is near to the main historical places of the East Siberia capital...
from 116 USD
Standard single room more prices ▼
from 136 USD
Single renovated from 151 USD
Standard double room Transfers
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» Listvyanka, Mini-van Tourist class from 96 USD
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