Excursion

Lake Baikal is a world-recognized nature conservation area and UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is a big choice of sightseeings in the area.

Conference Tours (the payment is included in the registration fee)

Excursion to the Baikal Museum (August 25-28, 2014)

Bus tour around Irkutsk (August 26, 2014)

Evening programme Theatre art song at Lake Baikal (August 27, 2014)

Excursion to the architectural and ethnographic museum Taltsy (August 29, 2014)

Excursion to The Nerpinarium - Baikal seals aquarium (August 29, 2014)

Excursion to the Fish Breeding Farm (August 29, 2014, Burduguz settlement)

Excursion to the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory (August 28, 2014)

Optional Tours (individually paid by participants)

One-day boat trip to Cape Kadilny (August 30, 2014; 1000 rubles)

A weekend one-day train trip to the Circum-Baikal Railway (August 31, 2014; 2500 rubles)

Five-day trip to the sights of Lake Baikal (leaving August 31, 2014, price will be announced later)

Information of a five-day boat trip to the sights of Lake Baikal:
Leaving August 30, 2014;
Arrival September 5 afternoon, 2014:
We will be back to Listvyanka on September 5 afternoon. But we would recommend you to book a flight on September 6 after 11 a.m. You can stay on board the ship from 5 till 6 of September in Listvyanka. After breakfast on 6 September you will go by a shuttle bus (for free) directly from Listvyanka to the Irkutsk airport.

We would recommend you the following flight:
Date: 06/08/2014
Flight: SU-1563
Destination: Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO, Moscow)
Departure from Irkutsk: 12:55 Irkutsk time.

Dear colleagues, the Committee reminds that all payments in Russia and in Irkutsk are made in RUBLES, according to EURO equivalent.