3-Hour Irkutsk Sightseeing Tour with Historic Center and Monastery
About This Tour
Visit Irkutsk's important historical and cultural landmarks on this 3-hour sightseeing tour through one of Siberia's most beautiful cities. Learn about the firs...
Duration: 3 Hours · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · City: Irkutsk · Languages: English, Russian
Know before you go: It is possible to visit museums:Museum of Decembrists - Trubetskoy, Volkonsky.Local Lore Museum.Museum of History of Irkutsk, etc.; Museum of Decembrists - Trubetskoy, Volkonsky.; Local Lore Museum.; Museum of History of Irkutsk, etc.; The cost of the museums is about 200 rubles per person.
About Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Discover the onetime place of exile of Russian luminaries with the help of a guide from Everest Global Hub, weaving between Irkutsk’s Baroque, Orthodox and oriental builds and chatting to the descendants of poets on the streets.
What's Included
- Car rental for 3 hours
- English-speaking Irkutsk guide
Not Included
- Payment for every additional hour beyond the established time is possible.
- Car rental: from 500 rubles per hour (depending on the type of car).
- Guide services: from 500 rubles per hour.
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Irkutsk Historical Center and Cultural Landmarks
During the tour, visit the historical center of Irkutsk, including the ensemble of three churches, a monument to the founder of the city, the Eternal Flame, and the Moscow Gate. During the tour, visit the historical center of Irkutsk, including the ensemble of three churches, a monument to the founder of the city, the Eternal Flame, and the Moscow Gate. Continue to Zhelyabov Street, with its merchant houses representing the Siberian mansions of the eminent people who lived in Irkutsk in the 18th-19th centuries. Continue to Zhelyabov Street, with its merchant houses representing the Siberian mansions of the eminent people who lived in Irkutsk in the 18th-19th centuries. Explore Znamensky Monastery and the necropolis on its territory, including the monument to Grigory Shelikhov, the graves of the Decembrists, and Valentin Rasputin's grave. Explore Znamensky Monastery and the necropolis on its territory, including the monument to Grigory Shelikhov, the graves of the Decembrists, and Valentin Rasputin's grave. See the monument to Kolchak and the place of his execution. See the monument to Kolchak and the place of his execution. Walk along the central street of Karl Marx, lined with stone buildings from the end of the 19th century. Walk along the central street of Karl Marx, lined with stone buildings from the end of the 19th century. Also visit the monument to Alexander III, Gagarin Boulevard, the Upper Embankment of the Angara, and the 130 quarter, which represents the wooden city architecture of Irkutsk. Also visit the monument to Alexander III, Gagarin Boulevard, the Upper Embankment of the Angara, and the 130 quarter, which represents the wooden city architecture of Irkutsk.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Irkutsk, Russia · Tour start: Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
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