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Visiting Lake Baikal, Russia


The deepest and oldest lake in the world as well as the second-largest, Lake Baikal is beautiful, bio-diverse, and so remarkable that it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Down the road from the region’s largest city of Irkutsk, Listvyanka is the gateway to Lake Baikal from the west, while Severobaikalsk is the access point from the north. Olkhon, the lake’s biggest island and the fourth-largest in-lake isle in the world, has a very diverse landscape and fascinating Buryat villages.
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Zvezda Hotel

3 of 5 stars
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nov 11, 2009

The whole hotel and property is central and nicely situated, it looks like a swiss chalet. The rooms are small though, not a lot room to move, amenities are good, but not outstanding. restaurant is...more

5 of 5 stars
Washington, DC
Jan 18, 2006
7/7 found this review helpful

Stayed in Irkutsk and visited Listvyanka and Lake Baikal for a day trip. There is so much to do in Irkutsk in the winter - outdoor hockey games, walks through the ice sculpture parks, museums. ...more

Sep 14, 2008

Tuve la oprtunidad de visitar esta zona por trabajo y me gusto mucho y lo disfrute mucho. Por el pescado, el inmenso lago, los rios que parecen lagos, los atardeceres, los inmensos bosques; pero...more

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