Goedkope Accommodatie Bed en Breakfast Europa Rusland 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.
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50th Birthday destination?
You want remote? How about Lake Baikal, Siberia? It's the largest freshwater lake in the world, and has some unique wildlife, such as freshwater seals. Absolutely beautiful, and undeveloped. In June it would be warm enough, though certainly not hot. I'd recommend staying on Olkhon Island, in a homestay ...
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