We have selected the most interesting and picturesque places of Baikal for you. All that remains is to decide which of these you would like to see.
The Western Coast - the most famous places of Baikal:
- Olkhon Island is the largest island in Lake Baikal, known for its diverse landscapes and shamanic shrines.
- Shamanka Rock is one of the nine shrines of Asia, a sacred rock for shamans with a cave on Cape Burkhan.
- Mys Khoboy is the northernmost tip of Olkhon Island, a spectacular columnar rock that looks like a sharp fang.
- Ogoy Island is the largest island in the Maloye More Strait, where the Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment is located.
- The Tazheran steppes are a unique landscape with caves, salt lakes, rock outcrops and a rich history of nomadic tribes.
- Peschanaya Bay is the "Siberian Riviera", the most beautiful azure bay of Lake Baikal with a long sandy beach, steep cliffs and trees "on stilts".
- Sagan-Zaba cliff - white marble cliffs with petroglyphs, which are about 2000 years old.
- Baikal Museum - an exhibition in Listvyanka, where you can take a virtual dive to the bottom of the lake in a bathyscaphe and see the main endemic of Baikal - the seal.
- The Taltsy architectural and ethnographic museum is a unique collection of historical, architectural and ethnographic monuments of the indigenous peoples of the Baikal region from the 17th to 20th centuries.
- The Golden Horde ethnopark is an open-air museum that includes a complex of Buryat yurts and ethnographic exhibits dedicated to Buryat culture.
The East Coast – protected nature, Buddhist shrines and an introduction to Buryat culture:
- The Barguzin Valley is a protected valley known for its cult sites of the indigenous peoples of Transbaikalia.
- Suvinskaya Saxony is graceful cliffs at the foot of the Ikatsky Range, reminiscent of castle ruins.
- Ushkany Islands is an archipelago in the middle part of Lake Baikal, where the largest seal rookery on the lake is located.
- Ivolginsky Datsan is the main center of Buddhism in Russia.
- Tarbagatai village is an original settlement of Old Believers in Buryatia.
The Southern Coast – features mountain landscapes of the Khamar-Daban range, alpine meadows and protected taiga:
- The Circum-Baikal Railway is a unique monument of engineering architecture, one of the most beautiful railways in the world, laid along the shore of Lake Baikal.
- The Baikal Nature Reserve is a biosphere reserve on the southern shore of Lake Baikal in the foothills of Khamar-Daban.
- "Garnet Beach" is a coastal strip in Baikalsk with reddish sand containing almandine garnet.
- Chersky Peak is the highest point (2090 m) of the Komarinsky Range of the Khamar-Daban, named after the famous explorer of Siberia Ivan Chersky.
- Tunkinskaya Valley is one of the most beautiful places in the Baikal region at the foot of the Eastern Sayan Mountains with healing springs, picturesque lakes, waterfalls and Buddhist shrines.
The Northern Coast - thermal springs and secluded recreation in the most inaccessible places of Baikal:
- Khakusy hot springs are the most powerful natural thermal springs on Lake Baikal.
- Ayaya Bay is one of the most beautiful bays in the north of Lake Baikal, reminiscent of the Mediterranean coast.
- Lake Frolikha is a protected glacial lake with bright turquoise water surrounded by mountains and Siberian taiga, where a rare arctic fish, davatchan, lives.
They are located in different parts of Lake Baikal, but we will try to take into account your wishes as much as possible in order to combine the selected attractions in one route.
There are significantly more interesting and significant attractions on Baikal. If you know exactly where you want to go, let us know. With a 95% probability, we will be able to organize a trip there too.