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Reserve specialists choose a listening site using current animal activity, while a sheltered forest base makes an evening outdoors comfortable without intruding on the setting. From this close encounter with the seasonal rhythms of the forest, a dedicated Mi-8 flight opens the wider landscapes of Lake Baikal. Four nights on Olkhon bring a slower pace, with local encounters, fishing, stargazing and Siberian banya. The route is designed around one natural event, rather than a collection of attractions.",[18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42],{"label":19,"value":20},"Season","Mid-September–early October; exact dates to be confirmed",{"label":22,"value":23},"Duration","8 days \u002F 7 nights",{"label":25,"value":26},"Format","One closed private group · Up to 20 guests",{"label":28,"value":29},"Route","Ulan-Ude → Altaicheysky Reserve → Olkhon → Tazherany → Irkutsk",{"label":31,"value":32},"Airports","Arrival: Ulan-Ude · Departure: Irkutsk",{"label":34,"value":35},"Rhythm","Wildlife-focused start; four slower nights on Olkhon",{"label":37,"value":38},"Physical activity","Moderate; outdoor time, trails and rocky ground; no long hikes",{"label":40,"value":41},"Best suited to","Private groups interested in wildlife and local culture, comfortable with autumn weather and a flexible schedule",{"label":43,"value":44},"Est. price per person","$18,500",[46,55,64,73,82,91,100,109],{"title":47,"text":48,"experience":49,"arrangements":50,"images":51},"A Welcome to Buryatia","Arrival sets a considerate pace: a local cultural welcome, then time to recover before the expedition begins.","An actor portraying a Buryat elder presents khadak scarves as a gesture of respect; local tea, berry drinks and Buryat snacks.","Private airport transfer to Cosmos Selection Ulan-Ude; restaurant dinner. A three-hour city tour is available by choice.",[52],{"src":53,"alt":54},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fday-1\u002F1.jpg","Buryat host presenting a blue khadag scarf to arriving travellers",{"title":56,"text":57,"experience":58,"arrangements":59,"images":60},"When the Stags Call","The central reason for the journey unfolds at dusk: listening for the deep calls of red deer in the autumn taiga.","Ivolginsky Datsan and a Buryat lunch precede a specialist-led wildlife session at a listening site chosen from current deer activity.","Dedicated Toyota Land Cruiser 200 vehicles; deer-call tubes and binoculars or monoculars; a sheltered forest base with hot drinks, comfortable seating, blankets and food cooked over the fire.",[61],{"src":62,"alt":63},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fday-2\u002F1.jpg","Travellers on a bench watching a taiga valley in autumn at sunset",{"title":65,"text":66,"experience":67,"arrangements":68,"images":69},"Across Baikal to Olkhon","The journey opens out from the forest to the lake: a helicopter crossing leads into Olkhon’s landscapes and living Buryat traditions.","Dedicated Mi-8 flight with a planned stop at Peschanaya Bay where conditions allow; Cape Burkhan and Shaman Rock with a local Buryat shaman explaining the site and a brief respectful rite.","Toyota Land Cruiser 200 transfers on the island; an evening meal of home-style Buryat dishes accompanied by morin khuur music and throat singing. Stone labyrinth stop if time permits.",[70],{"src":71,"alt":72},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fday-3\u002F1.jpg","Mi-8 helicopter flying along the autumn cliffs of the Baikal shore",{"title":74,"text":75,"experience":76,"arrangements":77,"images":78},"Fishing and the Autumn Sky","An unhurried island day shifts attention to the water in the afternoon and the stars after dark.","Fishing with a local guide on the Maloye More Strait; an astronomer-led telescope session in the evening.","Guided motorboats, tackle, hot drinks and snacks; dinner arranged for the group. Free morning by the lakeshore; fishing participation is optional.",[79],{"src":80,"alt":81},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fday-4\u002F1.jpg","Fishing guide preparing a rod for a traveller in a boat on the lake",{"title":83,"text":84,"experience":85,"arrangements":86,"images":87},"Northern Olkhon, Another Perspective","A day among the island’s northern cliffs brings a second perspective on the rut and a private meal above Baikal.","Cape Khoboy, Fang Rock and Dashi Namdakov’s Keeper of Baikal; a second deer-listening session if local specialists confirm a suitable, permitted site.","Speedboat journey along the western coast, reserved Toyota Land Cruiser 200 vehicles on land, return by boat; private field lunch at an elevated viewpoint and dinner after the return.",[88],{"src":89,"alt":90},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fday-5\u002F1.jpg","Travellers and an off-road vehicle on a cliff above the lake in northern Olkhon",{"title":92,"text":93,"experience":94,"arrangements":95,"images":96},"Siberian Banya by the Lake","Time slows further for a bathing tradition shaped around each guest rather than a fixed programme of procedures.","Siberian steaming with professional bath masters, hot tubs beside Baikal and herbal tea between sessions.","A free morning on Olkhon; intensity of steaming and lake swimming are by choice. The day also provides a reserve window for postponed island activities.",[97],{"src":98,"alt":99},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fday-6\u002F1.jpg","Bath master pouring tea for a guest beside a hot tub on the Baikal shore",{"title":101,"text":102,"experience":103,"arrangements":104,"images":105},"Tazherany and the Return to Irkutsk","A final day in Baikal’s rocky landscapes gives way to Irkutsk’s merchant history and Siberian cuisine.","Valley of Stone Spirits and rock viewpoints in Tazherany, followed by a welcome from an actor portraying merchant Nikolay Kurbatov at the historic hotel complex.","Speedboats to the mainland, Toyota Land Cruiser 200 vehicles to Irkutsk; private outdoor lunch and a final Siberian dinner without a staged folklore show.",[106],{"src":107,"alt":108},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fday-7\u002F1.jpg","Chef cooking for travellers at a lunch table on the Tazherany cliffs in autumn",{"title":110,"text":111,"images":112},"Departure","After breakfast at RODINA Grand Hotel & SPA Irkutsk, guests take a private transfer to the airport, timed to their flight.",[113],{"src":114,"alt":115},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fred-deer-rut-from-taiga-to-baikal\u002Fday-8\u002F1.jpg","Driver loading suitcases into a black minivan on an autumn city street",[117,121,125],{"name":118,"description":119,"nights":120},"Cosmos Selection Ulan-Ude","A comfortable base for the cultural programme and the main wildlife expedition, with rest time built around the outing.",2,{"name":122,"description":123,"nights":124},"Port Olkhon","Four nights on the Maloye More shore, without changing hotels between island days.",4,{"name":126,"description":127,"nights":128},"RODINA Grand Hotel & SPA Irkutsk","The journey concludes in a restored historic bathhouse complex associated with merchants Nikolay Kurbatov and Grigory Rusanov.",1,{"description":130},"BBT built this autumn journey around the red deer rut in Buryatia’s taiga.",[132,142,151],{"slug":133,"status":5,"title":134,"excerpt":135,"seasons":136,"cover":138,"maxGuests":-1,"dates":-1},"baikal-from-night-sky-to-deep-water","Baikal: From Night Sky to Deep Water","A summer journey joining astronomical observation with the lake’s deepest waters",[137,9],"summer",{"src":139,"mobile":140,"alt":141},"\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",{"slug":143,"status":5,"title":144,"excerpt":145,"seasons":146,"cover":147,"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",[137,9],{"src":148,"mobile":149,"alt":150},"\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",{"slug":152,"status":5,"title":153,"excerpt":154,"seasons":155,"cover":156,"maxGuests":-1,"dates":-1},"kamchatka-the-great-salmon-run","Kamchatka: The Great Salmon Run","Coho salmon, guided fishing and six nights on the Zhupanova River",[137,9],{"src":157,"mobile":158,"alt":159},"\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fcover.jpg","\u002Fimages\u002Fjourneys\u002Fkamchatka-the-great-salmon-run\u002Fcover-mobile.jpg","Two anglers fly-fishing in a clear river below the mountains of Kamchatka",1793255422163]