An unusual agency has appeared in Irkutsk, offering to give not things but experiences, from parachute jumps and zorbing to a romantic dinner on an island and even a day in the village. Clients can order more original surprises too, a rickshaw ride, a photo shoot, paintball, a staged meeting or a prank, and the company handles all the arrangements. The agency also plans a live butterfly salute, already popular in other countries and cities.

Now in Irkutsk it has also become possible to receive any event as a gift – from fireworks with a chocolate bouquet included to the most unusual extreme adventure!
The eternal question: what to give? Souvenirs, mugs, spoons, picture frames, and photo albums have always been the simplest gift solution. Many people stopped a long time ago giving each other gifts in the usual way; it’s boring. Now Irkutsk residents have the opportunity to turn to a special agency and order an unusual “live” gift for a friend, a coworker, parents, or a beloved girlfriend!
The agency is still very young, but it already has many interesting orders under its belt, and it can offer you a gift to suit any taste. And most importantly, it can fulfill any wish of yours. Whatever the occasion in your life may be, it doesn’t matter—whether it is your own birthday or a friend’s name day, a wedding anniversary, or a desire to confess your love to someone—the company will organize any celebration itself and give you a truly unforgettable event!
The most popular requests from clients are parachute jumps. Organizing such an event on your own is quite difficult, and it would take a lot of time to handle everything. But with the help of the company, it turned out to be easy and simple. You don’t need to worry about anything—the entire process will be organized for you by the company’s staff. In addition, you are given two certificates with no fixed date—you choose the time and day yourself. The certificate is valid for 2-3 months. Not long ago, one young man was racking his brains over what to give his girlfriend—they were celebrating the first anniversary of their relationship. He turned to the gift agency for help. In the end, the girl will remember this day for the rest of her life—a parachute jump and a large chocolate bouquet as a gift!
But, as it turned out, this is not the most extreme gift. In Irkutsk, you can now try a new unusual sport—zorbing! As they explained to us at the agency, this is when a person is placed inside a special large ball—a “zorb”—and rolls down a slope or a hill. This is a completely safe sport. A zorb is a transparent thermoplastic sphere 3.2 meters in diameter and with a volume of 13 cubic meters, with a chamber for the passenger. The safety harness of the zorbonaut, installed inside the zorb, is made of cushioning material covered with special fabric, and is also equipped with especially strong safety belts. It feels as if you’ve been inside a washing machine. Of course, the speed is not 800 revolutions per minute, but it is quite enough to get an adrenaline rush and bring out your natural reflexes. This ball was invented in New Zealand. There are even special zorbing parks there, while here we are still making do with natural slopes. In general, as they told us at the agency, there are no more than a dozen such balls in Russia at the moment, and there is one ball in our city as well, so of course Irkutsk residents can now take advantage of this unique opportunity.
In addition to extreme experiences, people also come with requests to arrange a romantic date. The most unusual option, which will come true this October, is a candlelit dinner for two on an island in the middle of the Angara. Another young man in love made this unusual request. The couple will be taken to the little island and, after a romantic dinner, brought back. And as musical accompaniment, a violinist will be at the lovers’ disposal. The only difficulty for the agency right now is managing to catch warm days, because it is no longer summer, and you can’t sit outdoors in the middle of the Angara for long.
The agency’s plans for this month include organizing yet another unusual event. One of Irkutsk residents asked for a birthday ride around the city in a rickshaw. To be honest, until this moment I had only a vague idea of what that was. It was explained to me that a rickshaw is a type of transport most common in East and South Asia. It is a cart (most often two-wheeled) pulled by a person (also called a rickshaw) who holds the shafts. The cart is usually designed for one or two people. Now the organizers are scratching their heads over where to find a rickshaw, but they promise that the birthday boy’s dream will come true, and he will ride it around the city on his birthday!
The agency also offers another unusual service—“A Day in the Village.” If you are tired of the city bustle and want to relax outside the city, that too has become possible in a matter of minutes. You are taken to a cozy country house where there are real grandparents who will warmly welcome you and feed you until you are full. The program includes Russian cuisine, a sauna, and if you like—you can chop firewood and milk a cow. In short, a whole day in the spirit of a Russian village.
These were perhaps the most unusual offers. In addition, you can use the services of an artist or order a photo shoot with a professional photographer. The artist or photographer works in a studio, can come to your home, or to some specific place in the city where you would like to have yourself captured. Through the agency, you can give tickets to some event (as we already wrote, usually a certificate valid for 2-3 months is issued instead of tickets), or you can order paintball with a group and even a staged introduction, a date, and a prank. Everything is organized according to a specific scenario. We were not told about pranks, but requests for help with introductions have already been made to the agency more than once. People usually turn to such a service when they don’t know how to meet someone they like or are simply shy. In this case, an introduction can be staged. The most popular and unusual scenario is a kidnapping.
At the moment, the organizers still have many new ideas and plans for the future. They want to make it possible to order yet another gift, the so-called “live fireworks.” This “live” gift is very popular in Europe and around the world. It is becoming a good tradition at weddings and other celebrations to congratulate newlyweds, birthday celebrants, and even guests with the help of “live fireworks.” Live fireworks are an extraordinary, enchanting spectacle. Butterflies are placed in a festive gift box. At a certain moment the box is opened, and a multicolored “cloud” of butterflies flies out, scattering in all directions. And throughout the celebration the butterflies will delight you and your guests, flying around sources of light, flowers, and people in bright clothing. At the end of the celebration, the butterflies can be gathered up and taken home. The envelopes in which the butterflies can be packed are provided by the company at the customer’s request. It turns out that this gift also has a magical meaning. According to an ancient Indian legend, butterflies are someone’s souls that did not fly up to heaven. And God sent them to earth to fulfill the role of messengers. If you take the butterflies in your hands and whisper your wishes to them, the butterflies will definitely deliver them to heaven. Your dreams will surely come true.
That is such an interesting story. However, for now this is only an idea for the future, and the agency admitted that they do not know whether they will be able to implement this service, because butterflies, usually tropical butterflies, cost a lot of money. Although in Russia such a “fun” is already being used, though for now in Moscow and some other cities.