It takes about a week to travel freely in Lake Baikal. How?

Lake Baikal is free to travel for about a week. Here's how to do this:

To go to Lake Baikal, we must first arrive in Irkutsk, Russia, which is the closest city to Lake Baikal and the second largest city in eastern Siberia.

Arrival mode:

1. From China to Irkutsk, it is most convenient to start from Beijing. This small town is located on the most romantic train journey handed down by backpackers-"All the way to Moscow" is in trans-siberian railway, Beijing → Ulaanbaatar → Irkutsk → Moscow. In this order, you can take the train with your pants on, stay in Irkutsk for two days, and then continue the train journey with your pants on. But the train has been running along the lake for a day or two. Maybe you have seen enough of this lake on the train.

The plane departs from Beijing, and the cheaper ones are Siberian Airlines (S7) and Hainan Airlines. Due to the fall of the ruble, the air ticket price from Beijing to Irkutsk has remained at around 2,500 yuan including tax all the year round. From time to time, I can brush the fare to about 2000 RMB. A friend I know in Irkutsk even bought a round-trip ticket of 1800 RMB.

About the tourist season: four seasons and four scenic spots.

Look at the rime: 12- 1 month

See Lan Bing: It's best to go from February to March, when the lake is completely frozen, so you can shoot a national geographic blockbuster.

Watch the frozen lake melt: April

Summer and cool season: July to August

Look at the yellow leaves: 10 month, the eleventh period is very good.

The crescent-shaped Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world with a history of 25 million years. It is also the deepest lake in the world, with an average depth of 730m and a maximum depth of1642m. Known as "the blue eyes of Siberia". There are more animals and plants in the lake than any freshwater lake in the world, among which 1083 species are unique and unique to the world. What interests scientists most is the antiquity of organisms, among which there are many extinct species in other freshwater lakes in Siberia.

In summer, the blue waves are rippling, and tourists can row boats on it, or arrange a classic tour route on Olhon Island, the largest island in the lake. In winter, it is a better choice to run on the lake by dog sledding and fish in the ice cave. There is also a day train tour around the lake, and you can enjoy the quiet and charming scenery of Lake Baikal in all directions by train.

Irkutsk-Orhong Island takes about 6 hours, and the road conditions are not very good and bumpy. It is recommended to prepare sleeping pills or motion sickness pills and sleep in the car.

There are three main tourist routes on the island: the northern line, the southern line and the eastern line.

Northern Line: The most elite tourist route, where you can visit Mianshan Mountain, Three Brothers Mountain, Love Stone and Hebo Corner.

South Line: The longest line along the lake, which can be in close contact with Lake Baikal.

East Line: The shortest distance by car is a hiking route, which will go through the forest to the other end of the island.

Orhon island, also known as Ol'chon. It is the deepest lake in the world and the largest island in Lake Baikal. Buryats who believe in shamanism believe that this is the five shaman energy poles in the world. Because of its isolation, Orhon Island became the last seclusion of shaman wizards in North Asia. During Genghis Khan's period, Mongolian shaman once took refuge here, and then Buddhism spread widely in Buryat, and Buryat shaman also took refuge here when he was persecuted in18th century. Today, people still hold traditional shaman rituals and sacrifices on the shores of Orhon Island and Lake Baikal. The "capital" of the island is Hurrir village, where accommodation and dining on the island are concentrated. The island has complex topography and rugged rocks. The most famous is the existence of this landmark-Shaman Stone. If you take a chartered bus on the northern line, the climax of the whole trip is CapeKhoboy, a spectacular rock located in the northernmost part of Orhon Island.

Shangdao traffic

1. Take the bus to Central Station (if you don't know the way, you can book a taxi at the front desk). There is a bus to Orhon Island after 9: 00 every day. The fare is 5 10 land. Please note that large luggage is stored in the hotel. Generally, it is free for hotels to store luggage for a few days. If you have big luggage, you still have to pay for getting on the bus. You can buy it directly at the station ticket office. Return to Irkutsk from Orhon Island, get off there when you go, and just buy a ticket and get on the bus.

2. Write an email directly to the minibus operation company, telling the time of landing on the island, the number of people, and staying at the hotel. Then the driver will come to the hotel to meet people.

The small train around Lake Baikal takes the train at Irkutsk Railway Station, starts at around 8: 00 in the morning, travels around Lake Baikal, stops several times, leaves the sightseeing time, and returns to Irkutsk at around 10 in the evening. In winter, the trains around the lake will have time to adjust and the number of trains will be reduced. Generally speaking, they leave on weekends. It is recommended to check the time in advance.

Ticket price: 4,500 rubles for first-class adults and 3,000 rubles for children; Second class, 4000 rubles for adults and 2800 rubles for children; Train tickets around the lake are divided into first-class seats and second-class seats in summer, and only first-class seats in spring, autumn and winter. The meal fee is 350 rubles for breakfast, 750 rubles for lunch, 600 rubles for dinner, and three meals 1700 rubles.

Listvyanka is a small town on the banks of Lake Baikal, located at the intersection of Lake Baikal and Angara River. Most tourists who want to visit Lake Baikal will transit here, take a ferry here in summer and take a dog sled here in winter. People call it the gate of Lake Baikal.

Listvyanka is very small, with a population of just over 2,000. The avenue near the lake is called "Gorky Street", and the five valleys perpendicular to the shore of the lake are where the town residents live. Many of them are primitive wooden houses, each valley is a street in the town, and each wooden house has its own house number.

In this small village, you can see the purest lifestyle of fishermen on the shore of Lake Baikal. There is a small museum in the village, which is the best place to learn about the seals in Lake Baikal. The unique fish in Lake Baikal is another highlight of the museum.

Transportation: In the central station behind the central market, you can make a minibus town. Tickets 120 rubles, it takes about 50 minutes.

About the Green Line This "green line" is a city tour route planned by Irkutsk. A line runs through all the scenic spots in the city. If you have time and energy, you can consider visiting according to the numbers marked above. It should be noted that this line does not only exist on the map, but is really drawn on the ground of Irkutsk.

Green Line Bida: Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan

Kazanskiy Sobor Irkutsk, located in the urban area, is the only Orthodox church in Irkutsk and the most beautiful one among more than 70 churches in Irkutsk.

The architecture of Kazan Cathedral is red, with gorgeous appearance and bright colors. The dome, window frame and roof are all decorated with beautiful blue. Not only is the exterior magnificent, but the interior of the church is also exquisite. The Orthodox Church worships portraits, so there are no sculptures in the church, only rich and exquisite murals, one by one, telling stories from heaven.

Transportation: Take the No.4 tram and get off at улицаюлиусаучика station.

Admission: free.