Helicopter tour is the most impressive one. From the bird’s eye view one can see the earth as bare as the hand– we used to say often.
SHUMAK is an amazing region, hidden among gorges and blue waterfalls, at an altitude of 1558 meters above sea level. Shumak is often called “Small Tibet”, one of the most mysterious places in Siberia. People from all over the world are striving here to be filled with the energy of Shumak and touch his secret. You will hear many legends about Shumak and its sacred places, taste the water from the legendary healing springs of Shumak.
Flight duration – 2 hours
Imagine: a great height and you see the craters of large extinct volcanoes: Peretolchina and Kropotkina, wild beaches, the Zhom-Bolok rivers, a huge number of waterfalls and lakes in the mountains (the largest lake in the valley is Khara-Nur). During the stop, you can see the vast spaces that are covered with dried lava, take a guided tour of the Peretolchin volcano – climb the slope and descend to the center of the crater. And there, at the bottom of the crater – a lake with a diameter of about 10 m.
Flight duration – 5 hours
The Snezhnaya River begins on the southern slopes of Khamar-Daban and flows into Lake Baikal. It has many small rivers and tributaries, which makes it deep and wide. The river is usually a favorite place for frequent travelers, rafting fans. During the flight by helicopter you can see the waterfalls (Roar, Tale), the famous Sable Lakes. During the parking period there will be a chance to go fishing or organize a picnic on the coast of a mountain river. And in winter – mountains covered with a huge layer of snow attract fans of extreme sports Free-riding and Heli-sky.
Flight Duration – 3 hours
Peschanaya Bay is the warmest piece of the Baikal embankment and the warmest place in the east of Siberia, with long sandy beaches exceeding 1 km. It is bounded by two rocks – the Big and Small Bell Tower. During the flight, tourists will be able to see famous natural monuments – Cape Dyrovaty and Baklaniy Kamen island, beautiful bays – Grandmother and Academic. During a stop, you can implement the idea of a picnic on the shore of Lake Baikal.
Flight duration – 1.5 hours
An interesting sightseeing flight to Lake Baikal will provide an opportunity from a bird’s eye view to view the geomorphological natural monument – the Shaman Stone, in the beginning of the Angara River, to see the underwater dump in Larch Bay. The flight is at a low altitude along the Krugobaikalskaya railway, part of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Travelers will be able to get acquainted with the unique engineering structures that were built manually: with tunnels (the longest is at the Polovinnaya station – 778 m), galleries, bridges and other engineering monuments.
Flight duration – 1.5 hours
The flight runs along the shore of Lake Baikal. During the trip you will be able to see the structure of the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory, the most famous natural monuments – the Two Brothers rock, the Chayachiy and Skryper cliffs. Cape Kadilny is famous for its caves (traces of an ancient man’s site were found in the Chapel cave) and limestone deposits. During the stop there is the opportunity to organize a picnic on the coast and go camping in the caves.
Flight duration – 1.5 hours
