Travelogues Irkutsk Oblast

When I booked my room for my time on Olkhon Island, I thought "come on Silke, treat yourself and get a single room". There weren't many dorm rooms anyway. So I was looking...

And as it has been shown, sometimes not even of today... In the morning we took the bus to the airport. We barely arrived when we met the others. A smooth start. :-) After...

Today is my 3rd day on Olkhon Island. After the trip to the north on Monday, I didn't do much on Tuesday. I sorted photos, wrote in my diary, talked to Gerri, who has arrived...

Our plan for today was to go hiking, preferably climbing one of the surrounding mountains. We got up relatively early, fortified ourselves and set off. As we have noticed...

Common room in the hostel

On the way to Irkutsk station

Idyllic like in the past

And so we went hiking yesterday. After breakfast, we first dealt with the planning for the next few days. For this, we went back to Listvjanka and asked the tourist info. After...

10.07.2023 And finally I am at Lake Baikal. After about 8500 km across Russia, past birch forests and marshlands, along the Trans-Siberian Railway, with stops in cities and...

We thought so too. And since we want to continue our journey for another month, we took a break today and enjoyed our accommodation. First, we slept in and had a leisurely...

The breakfast at the Country Hotel Baikal was probably the worst in our lives. For coffee, you had to pour hot water into your cup and add instant coffee. Maybe a picture to go...

Snapshot (Christina and Arved)

The river Uda at the destination still has plenty of water.

Omul

Until noon there was free time, which we used to climb the local ski mountain (approx. 400 meters vertical ascent). Here you can find everything a skier's heart desires,...

We continued our short trip (1.5 hours) to Irkutsk, the next larger city here. Irkutsk has a lot of history to offer, as many, many years ago unwanted people from Russia or...

Our Russian tour guide Julia had raved about this area, where the sun shines 300 days a year. It's pouring rain all day. Since there's not much going on here, patience is...

A nice little village at the southwestern edge of Lake Baikal, Listvyanka offered the opportunity to just relax for two days. No excursions, no museums. Just nature views. Last...

This was clearly the highlight of the journey so far. Lake Baikal and its surroundings, rocky shores and the landscapes were astonishing and had me drop my jaw. 'nuff said!

It may be hard to believe, but you can go skiing at Lake Baikal. Today we went from Ulan-Ude to Lake Baikal, or rather the Baikal Sea. The lake is almost as long as Germany and...

Target-1: Test Location Trip Mileage: 375Duration: 01/07/2022 - 04/07/2022Hotel: Sample HotelText Text Text T...