Sludyanka Hostel, Slyudyanka, Rusland

Hostel Sludyanka is situated at the south-east coast of the lake Baikal in town Sludyanka, only 3 km far from Lake Baikal. Sludyanka is situated conveniently at the crossing of tourist routes around South Baikal region. In this town one may get interested in its history and in its sightseeing.

Hostel Sludayanka it is very convenient place to start your trip to East Sayan Mountains (Cherskogiy pick),

The circum-Baikal railroad,

Baikal’sk, Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk cities,

Utulik and Irkut rivers,

Tunkinskaya valley (Arshan, Zhemchug, Nilova Pustyn’, Shumakskie springs, Orlik, Volcano valley, Munku –Sardyk mountain)

It takes thirty minutes walk or five minutes driving a car to get to the shore of Baikal (3 km). From Sludyanka bus station you can leave for any direction to Irkutsk or Tunka Valley or to Baikalsk. In Sludyanka there is the railway station built in 1905 and made of marble – the only marble station in the world. It takes twenty minutes walk from the railway station to the hostel (2.5 km).

From the hostel one may have a look at the high mountains. The picturesque stream Sludyanka flows to Baikal which beauty has been marked by investigators from the past, is five minutes walk from the hostel. Twenty minutes walk from the hostel up to the stream will let you find a water stream flowing from the rock. Its water is used by the habitants because of its clearness.

The hostel Sludyanka is three rooms flat with a balcony on the first floor of the two-storey building. From the balcony there is a beautiful sight to the Hamar-Daban mountain chain covered with dark fur taiga. In the hostel one can find a cheap place to stay. Six visitors can be replaced at three two-storey beds in one and the same time. All the year round there is warm and cold water and visitors can use shower, fridge and kitchen. Fresh linen is included. Here in the hostel one can get information about different trips and organizing of rest. For extra one can make all year round trips, excursions around Sludyanka and Tunka regions, horse-riding. Trips by boats around Baikal are offered; nutrition, laundry, garage for cars and bikes are organized. You can have an interpreter.

It is absolutely necessary for you to tell us the exact time of your arrival

in Sludyanka (before min 24 h).

If you wish, we can pick you up at the railway station. It costs 200 rubles.

Friendly host and hostess are glad to see you in their hostel!!!

• Center - 1, 5 km

• Museum of minerals- 850 m

• Train station - 2, 8 km

• Lake Baikal - 3 km

• Museum of history railroad - 2, 6 km

• Flowers Garden – 30 km

• The Circum-Baikal Railroad - 2,8km

• Museum of Siberian natural - 5 km

• Spring - 1, 2 km

• Church - 2, 8 km

• Museum of Regional - 10 km

• Bus stop - 200 m

• Skiing resort (winter) - 35 km

• Museum of Art - 28 km

• Shop - 300m

• Bus station – 1, 7 km

. Ski track (winter) – 350 m

At the train station Irkutsk you should take a suburban train or minibuses “Irkutsk – Sludyanka”. A suburban train goes to the train station; a minibus goes to the bus station. If you take a suburban train you should go through the pedestrian bridge and later go along streets to the bus station at Lenina Street. At the bus station you should take a minibus £ 1 going to the micro-district “Rudo”. You should get to stop “Rudoupravlenie”. After that you should cross the road and go along by-street Rudnitchniy. Our hostel is the fourth two storey building at right side (on the cross with Shcolnaya Street).