Transfer

How to reach the island

To fall into Khuzhir complex. Connection with the island is achieved through the ferry crossing, and in winter on ice of lake. The communication with the continent is interrupted in the period of formation and melting of ice. There are no regular air flights to the island.

They reach the sett. Of Khuzhir most frequently on the voyaging buses (in summer sending daily into 08-00 from the auto depot). From June 10 to September 10 into Khuzhir walks voyaging motor ship “Barguzin”. So you can turn to us for help in the organization of transfer to the place.

By the fact, who is gathered to Olkhon island, it is best to turn for help into the tourist agencies and to order helicopter, automobile or aqueous excursion to the island. Helicopter excursion will be shortest. In 4 flying hours it is possible to practically fly along the length the West Bank of Baykal from Listvyanka to Olkhon island and to fly around entire island, after completing one, two landings in the most picturesque places. The cost of this excursion on the helicopter Mi-8 for the group to 14 people is $4000 (on the average $1200 in one flying hour).

Approximately for 12 running hours it is possible to reach island on the leased launch of the type “Yaroslav resident” if in the tourists in the reserve of 3-4 days, this version is in summer most attractive. It is possible to pass the night in two cabins of the launch (maximally eight sleeping places), to prepare food on the launch under the stationary conditions, to dock in the pleased places and to accomplish pedestrian excursions.

Road on the automobile to the ferry crossing to the island occupies about 5 hours.

Timetable of the work of the ferry boat:

From the continent: 08-20, 09-20, 10-20, 11-20, 12-20, 13-20, 14-20, 15-20, 16-20, 17-20, 18-20, 19-20, 18-20, 19-20, 20-20, 21-20

From the island: 08-00, 09-00, 10-00, 11-00, 12-00, 13-00, 14-00, 15-00, 16-00, 17-00, 18-00, 20-00, 21-00

Ferry crossing is free, it does not work with the high winds, the time of sending can change in the dependence on a quantity of machines. It is possible to agree with the captain of ferry boat about the additional voyage. With vapor it in October begins to work according to the winter timetable: last voyage leaves for 18-00.

In 2-3 days both in summer and in winter, it is possible in detail to become acquainted with the island. In Irkutsk there is no rental of automobiles; therefore for this journey they hire automobile with the driver. Automobile version makes it possible more completely to be introduced to the island, since in the rocky northern part of the island there are only three places, where it is possible from the launch to land on the coast. On the motor vehicle it is possible to drive up to the coast in the majority of bays and molded edges of small sea. Beaches with the forest convenient for leisure on the shore are pulled from Khuzhir and to the natural boundary sandy.