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130th Quarter and Wooden Architecture Walk, Irkutsk: Carved Houses
A slow walk through the 130th Quarter and the historic streets around it, with the best of Irkutsk's carved wooden houses, a…
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Three-Day City Itinerary, Irkutsk: Old Town, Museums and Baikal
A three-day plan for first-time visitors to Irkutsk: the old centre and the Angara on day one, Decembrist houses, museums and a…
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Two-Day History and Museums Itinerary, Irkutsk: Exiles and Art
A two-day route for history lovers in Irkutsk: the Decembrist houses and the regional museum on day one, then art, a historic…
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One-Day City Highlights Itinerary, Irkutsk: Old Town to the Angara
A one-day walking route through central Irkutsk: Kirov Square, Karl Marx Street, the Epiphany Cathedral, the Volkonsky House Museum, the 130th Quarter…
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Half-Day Historic Center Itinerary, Irkutsk: A Four-Hour Walk
A relaxed half-day walk through the historic centre of Irkutsk, linking Kirov Square, Karl Marx Street, churches, the Angara embankment and the…
Day Trips
Mount Sobolinaya Ski Day Trip, Irkutsk: Baikal’s Southern Slopes
Mount Sobolinaya is a ski resort at Baikalsk on the southern shore of Lake Baikal, about 140 to 150 km from Irkutsk.…
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Angarsk Day Trip, Irkutsk: Soviet Planned City and Clock Museum
Angarsk is a planned Soviet industrial city about 40 to 50 km from Irkutsk, known for its Clock Museum, a Victory Museum…
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Ust-Ordynsky Buryat Culture Day Trip, Irkutsk: Museum and Horse Festivals
Ust-Ordynsky is the administrative centre of the former Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug north-west of Irkutsk, with a national museum, a craft centre and…
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Slyudyanka and Kultuk Day Trip, Irkutsk: Marble Station and Baikal’s South
Slyudyanka and Kultuk lie at the southern tip of Lake Baikal. Slyudyanka has a station faced in local marble and is the…
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Port Baikal Day Trip, Irkutsk: Ferry and Railway End of the Line
Port Baikal is a small settlement and railway terminus at the source of the Angara, reached by a short ferry from Listvyanka…
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