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Video: Why Baikal attracts tourists from all over the world
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-15 02:26
When tourists think about the main natural wonders of Russia, Lake Baikal is one of the first to come to mind. And there are an infinite number of reasons for this. In addition to being the deepest and oldest lake in the world, it has also been considered a "place of power" since ancient times. Travelers often say that they have a special feeling here that they have not experienced anywhere else. An ancient legend or a place of incredible beauty is hidden in every corner of the lake. Life may not be enough to know and discover all this. Since Baikal is perceived as an inaccessible, expensive and difficult tour to organize, for many it remains an unattainable dream. However, Baikal Nord debunks this myth by organizing unforgettable tours to Baikal at an affordable price.
Why is it worth going to Lake Baikal?
Lake Baikal is known for many records that amaze tourists:
the largest of the existing reservoirs of fresh water (23 615 cubic kilometers or 20% of the total volume of the Earth or 4/5 of the entire territory of Russia);
Most impressive, however, is the fact that if the surface of the lake were empty and had to be refilled, it would take all the rivers of the planet to flow here for at least two years.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the sacred and great Lake Baikal was considered a source of life and strength for ancient civilizations and ethnic groups that inhabited this territory for centuries. The Kurykans, the ancestors of the Buryats and Yakuts, called it “Bai-Kul”, which means “rich lake”. The Chinese considered it to be the North Sea. Russian and other European researchers arrived here at the end of the seventeenth century, they encountered the Buryats, who were closely culturally associated with the Mongols, and professed both shamanism and Buddhist religion. Today, it is their descendants that can be seen on this land, they preserve part of their traditions both in the Irkutsk region and on the eastern shore of the lake, where the Republic of Buryatia begins.
What to see at Baikal?
At the beginning of the 20th century, it was called "Siberian Paris". The city on the Angara River, the only one that originates in a tributary of Lake Baikal, located 70 km from there, has an unimaginable number of sights from traditional architecture that make it a place highly valued by travelers who come here. Most of them are located on the Trans-Siberian route, since the route between it and Ulan-Ude, bordering on a part of Lake Baikal itself, is considered one of the most beautiful in terms of landscape.
Taltsy is a collection of remarkable Siberian architectural buildings typical of this area (there was even a lost wooden fort there), dating back to different historical periods. The Taltsy Ethnographic Museum allows you to see the types of wooden log houses of that time and learn about the forts or citadels in which the Russian Cossacks settled during their expansion through Siberia. And also churches, a school where teachers were entertained so that they would not rush to get married and leave the city, stables, taverns or kitchens, where the fire served as a shelter and warmed people in the cold to extreme temperatures. There are also sections of the museum dedicated to Buryat and Evenk buildings.
The most tourist point of Lake Baikal is this city. Listvyanka is also a seaport with charming wooden hotels, wooden mansions and pleasure boats for the summer months when the city welcomes crowds. In winter, their role changes radically, and the boats find themselves on the frozen shore. People go down to walk on the ice, stroll around the covered market in search of smoked omul (a typical fish of this region), and also prepare to go on various ice excursions.
Olkhon is the largest island on Lake Baikal (more than 70 km long from north to south), which is considered the third largest lake island in the world. It is incredibly beautiful here, especially Olkhon attracts tourists to visit the "place of power", where shamans have long drawn their strength.
5. Ogoy Island (Buddhist stupa and dragon rock)
There are other islets and rocky groups, among which the small island of Ogoy stands out. Its appeal is to climb the moderate slope to the white Buddhist stupa and walk around it three times (clockwise) in absolute silence. After this ceremony, the cherished desire must be fulfilled.
Thus, Lake Baikal is a truly amazing place, a wonder of the world that everyone needs to see at least once in their life.
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