Lake Baikal Cruise | Tours in Russia - Siberia

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Come aboard a Lake Baikal Cruise and go beyond the reach of the day-trippers to the wildest corners of its majestic islands, hidden wildlife havens and sacred cultural sites.

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Lake Baikal is so big it makes its own horizon – little wonder it is sometimes mistaken as an inland sea! Having formed some 25,000 million years ago, Lake Baikal is the oldest and deepest body of freshwater on earth. Containing almost a fifth of the worlds entire unfrozen freshwater supply, the local people of southern Siberia have treated the ancient, life-giving Lake Baikal with deep reverence.

Covered ice for much of the year, it’s during the balmy summer months that Baikal becomes a boating paradise, with brilliantly blue calm waters, shimmering azure bays and a shoreline hugged by dramatic mountain ranges, pristine forests and quaint ethnic villages.

This relaxing six-day cruise allows you to explore all of Baikal’s most astonishing sights, including the overland sightseeing by foot and off-road vehicle on majestic Olkhon Island, a scared hub of the Buryat shamanistic religion. You’ll also have the rare opportunity to visit the Ushkany Islands, an isolated, wildlife-rich archipelago, where you have the chance to spot the shy but ridiculously cute and clumsy Baikal seal - the only freshwater seal in the world.

You’ll enjoy 5 nights aboard the MS Imperia, a spacious cruise ship refurbished in 2007. With a passenger capacity of 45, a crew of 18 and guaranteed amazing views from the expansive upper deck, you’ll be treated to great personalised service on this on-water exploration of Lake Baikal’s most picturesque islands and natural beauty spots.

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