Trans Siberian Railway Highlight: Stunning Lake Baikal!

Lake Baikal, Russia's famous landmark and one of the best stops on the Trans Siberian railway. It is the deepest AND oldest lake in the world and the heart of Siberia!

It is larger than our home country, Belgium, and it holds more than 20% of the world's fresh water. After our 56 hour train ride on the Transsiberian railway from Yekaterinburg to Irkutsk, we took a short bus ride to get to Listvyanka, one of the lakeshore towns.

In Listvyanka we organized a speed boat tour to see some of the beauty Lake Baikal has to offer, which took us to places that are not reachable by car. The beauty of the nature here is just stunning and it is super tranquil!

If you travel to Russia, be sure to visit Baikal lake, Russia's pearl.

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[NaickKim]

We met so many wonderful people taking the train to Siberia and we'd love to meet more! Say hi in the comments if you're also from Siberia 😊👇🏻 thanks for watching our video, it means a lot to us that you're here 😘 if you want to see more videos just like this one, make sure to subscribe and we will see you soon 😉🙏🏻

[naickberden]

Lake Baikal was really stunning. AND, I would go back for the food alone. Those potato pancakes with cheese... And the fluffy apple pastries <3
I bet it will be really beautiful in wintertime as well! Highly recommend this stop when you travel Russia on the transsiberian railway. We were also surprised to learn that Lake Baikal is bigger than our home country. Siberia is so big!

[salanicus]

What a nice little detour day trip. Loved the abandoned railway tracks and train. Beautiful lake side village. Must have been a nice break from the train.
Best, James and Kim

[derkov]

You are happy guys.. Many russians from Central Russia dreames to visit the lake Baikal.. You can.. i envy you

[tamaradewalque]

Again and again and again... Thanks for sharing all this with us!

[PacieInTheCity]

What a great experience!! Thanks for sharing!!

[susanhargreaves]

Another fantastic video! I am really enjoying watching your journey! I want to go on that train! 😀

[namzes]

Hi guys! i m from Russia too!
I glad to see that you love our country! You know, russian people from central (european) russia cant visit siberia and Kamchatka because its really expansive for us. For Us easy visit Finland or Turkey then Siberia. And i glad say to you that from 1 october 2019 Russia start to give for EU citizen e-visa (without money, without visit russia embassy) It will great for you!)) but it will just for Saint Petersburg, Leningrad oblast, Vladivostok, Kaliningrad, about all Russia it will worf after 21 year. I hope that one day EU will give us e-visa too)) And my recom. visit Kamchatka, Tundra, Ekaterinburg, Viborg, Sochi, Krasnodar, Kazan, Kaluga, Cream and russian Karelia))

[KimDirix]

I'll never forget those pastries, haha. But Lake Baikal was the ultimate stop on the Trans-Siberian railway for us, so make sure to go there if you ever head to Siberia!

[shantamoyguha]

Hello Naick&Kim...I love your travel videos...specially, the narration, editing and of course the colour grading...keep posting beautiful videos...love from India

[laurengraceofficial]

Okay WOW amazing shots and great explanations! You guys are so talented! ☺️

[ggerdagg]

Oh, it’s bad you didn’t go to the most beautiful place of baikal: olkhon island, but listvyanka is good too, not far away from Irkutsk, but just very little part of baikal:)

[romanal.]

Hi Kim and Naick! I enjoy watcing your videos and find you both nice and lovely people. :) I have only one small objection - sometimes it is hard to hear what you are saying because music is too loud... Keep up the good work!

[markhavidzer]

Байкал - это место, которое определенно стоит посетить.

[zupermaus]

OMG I've ALWAYS wanted to go to Baikal. Am infatuated with Russia - another version of Europe.

[ErickaIvette]

Hi guys!! Nice video!... my husband and I are preparing our trip to Russia next month, and of course the lake is one of our stops in the train. I have a question for you... the 5 hours tour, did you get it directly there? Do you have the name of the company? Cos I think I like to do it!! Can you give me more information? Please? :).
Thanks!!!

[sergeivinogradov]

Do you use a drone to make the arial footage?

[a-pr]

0:30 - bears are dangerous at winter time, cause they must be slipping and if not - they are very hungry and mad.
Summer time they usually eat berries, grass, mice...honey of course


by the way i have not been there despite i am russian


you would not believe but i met plenty of people from UK who never been in London

[diktatorsovesti]

Siberia is one of the wildest and most inaccessible and remote regions of the planet. In winter, living there is very difficult. I hope someday new technologies and money will come there to make this region more accessible. Tourists and such videos make a small contribution to this.

[Konayo_]

I had a completely different experience at lake baikal the last two weeks... what.