Budget Accommodation Bed & Breakfasts Europe Russia Olkhon Island
Olkhon Island is located in Lake Baikal and has about 1,500 inhabitants. It is a popular getaway for both Russians as well as adventurous travellers.
From the Olkhon Island Travel Guide
Nikita's Homestead is more than incredible. We were used to spending the past few weeks in dorms and we were excited about having our own rooms. The free banya was amazing, despite the lack of running water on the island I think we washed more there than anywere else. The food is delicious and always enormous amounts of it. ... more
Traveller's Cheques on Trans-Sib???
also plan to take a side tour out of UB and to Olkhon Island doint a bit of dog sledding. Cheers! ...
Russia - Central Siberia: Irkutsk and Lake Baikal
water that is not ice. We are staying on Olkhon Island, which is a wild place, and the mountain springs and sacred Buddhist island we visited today are even more remote. Last night was the summer solstice ...
Posted in Adventures in the North by hazelnutty
Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk and Lake Baikal
with Natalie and the Finnish guys packed their stuff and headed off to Olkhon Island. We decided to go ...
Posted in A year of adventures by SamAmy
Time to reflect on our Trans-Siberian experience
is a wonderful tourist sight. Crossing Siberia with endless grassy plains and the desolation of Olkhon Island ...
Posted in Overland from Europe to China and beyond by jamesh1066