[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":161},["ShallowReactive",2],{"journey:baikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water":3,"journeys:related:baikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water:3":133},{"slug":4,"status":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"excerpt":7,"seasons":8,"cover":11,"about":15,"params":18,"days":46,"stays":118,"seo":131},"baikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water","published","Baikal: From Night Sky to Deep Water","A summer journey joining astronomical observation with the lake’s deepest waters",[9,10],"summer","autumn",{"src":12,"mobile":13,"alt":14},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fcover.jpg","\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fcover-mobile.jpg","Milky Way above Lake Baikal, with travellers and a telescope on the shore",{"paragraphs":16},[17],"BBT shaped this summer journey around two ways of understanding Baikal’s scale: the night sky above the lake and the deepest waters beneath it. An astronomer-led programme introduces the sky, while a private yacht flotilla carries guests toward Baikal’s maximum depth of 1,642 metres and the cliffs of northern Olkhon. Russian and Buryat cultural encounters, private shore lunches and four island nights give the expedition a measured rhythm beyond its headline experiences.",[19,22,25,28,31,34,37,40,43],{"label":20,"value":21},"Season","June–September · departures subject to confirmation",{"label":23,"value":24},"Duration","8 days \u002F 7 nights",{"label":26,"value":27},"Format","Closed group · Up to 20 guests",{"label":29,"value":30},"Route","Irkutsk → Taltsy → Listvyanka → Peschanaya Bay → Olkhon → Deep-Lake area → Ogoy → Tazherany → Irkutsk",{"label":32,"value":33},"Airports","Irkutsk \u002F Irkutsk",{"label":35,"value":36},"Rhythm","Astronomy and water expeditions with an island reserve day",{"label":38,"value":39},"Physical activity","Moderate · Boat crossings and short hikes",{"label":41,"value":42},"Best suited to","Private groups drawn to astronomy, open-water Baikal and regional culture",{"label":44,"value":45},"Est. price per person","$16,700",[47,56,65,74,83,92,101,110],{"title":48,"text":49,"experience":50,"arrangements":51,"images":52},"Irkutsk’s Merchant History","The journey begins where Siberian commerce and cultural exchange shaped the city.","A historical welcome at RODINA in the former Kurbatov–Rusanov bathhouse; Siberian snacks and a merchant-era introduction.","Private transfer, time to rest and optional three-hour Irkutsk tour.",[53],{"src":54,"alt":55},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fday-1\u002F1.jpg","Host in historical dress pouring tea from a samovar for guests",{"title":57,"text":58,"experience":59,"arrangements":60,"images":61},"Russian Siberia and the Night Sky","The Angara’s historical landscape leads toward the journey’s first great scale: the sky above Baikal.","Taltsy ethnographic museum with historical interpretation; Baikal Museum and Listvyanka; evening astronomy programme at the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory or an agreed alternative.","Lunch of traditional Russian cuisine with samovar tea; astronomer and observing equipment, subject to sky conditions.",[62],{"src":63,"alt":64},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fday-2\u002F1.jpg","Astronomer and traveller at a telescope on the Baikal shore at dusk",{"title":66,"text":67,"experience":68,"arrangements":69,"images":70},"Across Baikal to Olkhon","Private motor yachts turn the crossing itself into an encounter with the lake’s western bays.","Private fast-yacht flotilla to Peschanaya Bay; coastal walk toward Sinichka Bay and lunch at Baikalskie Dyuny; onward crossing to Olkhon.","Island arrival and evening Buryat dinner; hotel on the Maloye More shore.",[71],{"src":72,"alt":73},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fday-3\u002F1.jpg","Motor yacht near the sandy beach and forested cliffs of Peschanaya Bay",{"title":75,"text":76,"experience":77,"arrangements":78,"images":79},"Above Baikal’s Deepest Point","A planned stop over 1,642 metres of water is the journey’s central counterpart to the previous astronomical experience.","Private yacht flotilla toward the maximum-depth coordinates; captain-led stop on open water and named visit certificate; northern Olkhon, Cape Khoboy and Keeper of Baikal sculpture.","Land Cruiser 200 vehicles from the Uzury area; private lunch with elevated lake views; boat return to Khuzhir.",[80],{"src":81,"alt":82},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fday-4\u002F1.jpg","Travellers on the bow of a yacht looking out over the open lake",{"title":84,"text":85,"experience":86,"arrangements":87,"images":88},"Time for the Maloye More","An island reserve day combines a flexible water outing with an evening of local music.","Fishing on the Maloye More with local guides and provided tackle; small morin khuur and throat-singing concert at Tataysky Cape.","Free morning if Day 04 proceeds; fishing and concert rescheduled if the major yacht expedition moves to this day.",[89],{"src":90,"alt":91},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fday-5\u002F1.jpg","Guide and anglers in a motorboat off the steppe hills of the Maloye More",{"title":93,"text":94,"experience":95,"arrangements":96,"images":97},"Shaman Rock and Shoreline Banya","A day of cultural perspective and rest follows the principal open-water expedition.","Cape Burkhan, Shaman Rock and a local Buryat shaman’s explanation; Siberian banya with masters and hot tubs.","Lunch overlooking the cape; optional lake swimming. If astronomy moves to Olkhon, a suitable island evening is used.",[98],{"src":99,"alt":100},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fday-6\u002F1.jpg","Local guide and traveller looking at Shaman Rock on Cape Burkhan",{"title":102,"text":103,"experience":104,"arrangements":105,"images":106},"Ogoy and Tazherany","A final passage links the Buddhist stupa on Ogoy with Tazherany’s rocky shoreline.","Speedboat to Ogoy Island’s Enlightenment Stupa; Tazherany and Valley of Stone Spirits; private outdoor lunch.","Land Cruiser 200 transfer to Irkutsk and a Siberian dinner at Partizan in a historic wooden mansion.",[107],{"src":108,"alt":109},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fday-7\u002F1.jpg","White Buddhist stupa on a hilltop of Ogoy Island above the lake",{"title":111,"text":112,"experience":113,"images":114},"Departure","The journey ends with a private airport transfer coordinated around guests’ flights.","Breakfast and transfer to Irkutsk Airport.",[115],{"src":116,"alt":117},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbaikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water\u002Fday-8\u002F1.jpg","Driver loading suitcases into a black minivan on a leafy city street",[119,123,127],{"name":120,"description":121,"nights":122},"RODINA Grand Hotel & SPA Irkutsk","Historic setting for the journey’s first and final nights.",2,{"name":124,"description":125,"nights":126},"Hotel Baikal","Shoreline overnight for the astronomy programme and departure by water.",1,{"name":128,"description":129,"nights":130},"Port Olkhon","Four nights without hotel changes between the deep-lake expedition and slower island days.",4,{"description":132},"BBT shaped this summer journey around two ways of understanding Baikal’s scale: the night sky above the lake and the deepest waters beneath it.",[134,143,152],{"slug":135,"status":5,"title":136,"excerpt":137,"seasons":138,"cover":139,"maxGuests":-1,"dates":-1},"brown-bears-on-the-baikal-shore","Brown Bears on the Baikal Shore","An early-summer wildlife voyage from Irkutsk to Olkhon",[9],{"src":140,"mobile":141,"alt":142},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbrown-bears-on-the-baikal-shore\u002Fcover.jpg","\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fbrown-bears-on-the-baikal-shore\u002Fcover-mobile.jpg","Brown bear on the rocky Baikal shore below mountains at dawn",{"slug":144,"status":5,"title":145,"excerpt":146,"seasons":147,"cover":148,"maxGuests":-1,"dates":-1},"red-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal","Red Deer Rut: From Taiga to Baikal","An autumn wildlife journey through Buryatia and Olkhon Island",[10],{"src":149,"mobile":150,"alt":151},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fcover.jpg","\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fcover-mobile.jpg","Red deer stag calling in an autumn larch forest in the morning mist",{"slug":153,"status":5,"title":154,"excerpt":155,"seasons":156,"cover":157,"maxGuests":-1,"dates":-1},"taiga-harvest-berries-and-mushrooms-of-baikal","Taiga Harvest: Berries and Mushrooms of Baikal","A late-summer journey with reserve specialists, forest food and local hosts",[9,10],{"src":158,"mobile":159,"alt":160},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Ftaiga-harvest-berries-and-mushrooms-of-baikal\u002Fcover.jpg","\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Ftaiga-harvest-berries-and-mushrooms-of-baikal\u002Fcover-mobile.jpg","Baskets of mushrooms and blueberries in a pine forest above Lake Baikal",1793255422162]