Hotels and tourist centers
Even several years ago it was hard to answer where you can comfortably spend your time at Baikal. In general there were only tour-bases with facilities outside. Now Baikal is going through the rise of hotel business. Now there are hotels, guest halls, which can be talked about with pleasure and can be offered without any shame. Hotels will fit to the wishes of the most experienced traveler. Russian style peculiarity is most definite. Most of the hotels are made of wood, Russian banya (sauna) - is mandatory, tasty and healthy Russian cuisine (a lot of dishes of Baikal fish). After long walks it's really nice to get into comfortable and warm rooms, take a nice hot bath.
Each hotel offers additional services for interesting time spending (in summer - trips around Baikal on yachts and boats, hiking, horse-trips, bike-riding; in winter - snowmobiles, skiing, dog sledding). In the evening you can enjoy sitting next to the fire, fire place, Russian stove, Baikal or... TV. Baikal is wonderful place, where you can practice diving courses. Right here you also can make your dream come true - enter another measurement - underwater world of Baikal lake. It's always nice to come home with new impressions and skills. Up to your choice we can organize courses in Reiki, Fen Shui, Chinese medicine and etc. Practicing masters will share their knowledge with you (of course it has to be booked). Come here and you'll get full filled with energy of life, get in tough with the world of beauty and harmony.
Listvyanka
"Anastasia"
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There is such village Nikola, just next to Listvyanka, where Angara river starts. The village is named after the church of saint Nicolas - guardian of travelers and sailors - that used to be here.
Hotel complex "Anastasia" is located in this village, right at the river. Through each window you can see terrific views of Baikal, Angara, Shaman - stone, Hamar-Daban mountains. Also it's possible to see a part of Round Baikal Railway, on the opposite bank.
The hotel offers you variety of services, which will make your vacations exciting and comfortable. There is weight-lifting room, gym and Russian billiard. Also we offer Russian banya (with availability to swim in Baikal afterwards) and sauna with pool. Hotel is proud of it's pool with warmed up Baikal water (average temperature of water in lake itself is about 3-7 degrees C). Our hotel is specially popular because of its closeness to places of winter and summer activities. Hunting, fishing, boat-trips, snowmobiles, dog sledding, mountain skiing - these is not an entire list of possible activities here.
Hotel is made of ecologically clear materials. Mostly these are trees: Siberian pine, oak, cedar, ash-tree. Sea theme is main in the interior design. Entire complex consists of main building, sauna, administration, open pool, pond with fish and trip-boat.
Hotel offers 17 comfortable rooms (including President's apartments and 6 suites). Rooms include Italian furniture made of oak, modern technologies and over accessories, up to world standards. Guarded territory has small park, boat and car parking.
Our guest can use all kinds of communications, instructor services, interpreters, transportation. Hotel complex "Anastasia" is located on 60 kilometers from airport Irkutsk. It takes one hour to get there. There is Limnological institute - museum not far away. Institute studies unique lake and its flora and fauna. There you get acquainted with nerpa (Baikal seal) and other creatures of the region.
"Baikal Terema (Towers)"
"Baikal Terema" is situated in Listvyanka (70 km of Irkutsk) - tourist center of Baikal. There is wonderful view on Baikal through your room windows, and 30 minute walk to Limnological institute, nerpa-house, picture gallery, Shaman-stone, observatory.
Hotel-tourist center "Baikal Terema" has 3 star category and is made in Siberian yard style of pine trees. Hotel includes two buildings:
Building A - comfortable hotel of 6 rooms
Building B - comfortable hotel of 10 rooms
For your rest we have: Comfortable double rooms (two-people), restaurant with traditional siberian cuizine, russian banya (with pool with Baikal water).
Hotel helps in picnic organization, active programs and tours with equipment rent, walk excursions in Listvyanka, visiting of Nicola's church and nerpa-house.
"Derevenka" ("Village")
You want to have a real rest after energy-taking work and city chaos? You are thinking of visiting exotic countries? But don't you think it's time to get to the unique places in Russia? Our company offers vacations at lake Baikal. Come here and you'll get a prove that Baikal cannot be compared to any place in beauty and uniqueness. And we will take care of you and your vacations at "Derevenka". It's a family hotel, which will make you want to come back over and over again.
"Derevenka" is located in village Listvyanka, on the hill side 70 meters away from Baikal, you can enjoy amazing view of the lake. "Derevenka" has 7 guest houses and 1 stuff building.
For accommodation we offer you two, four and seven people houses built in traditional Russian style. Houses are named after 7 Baikal winds: "Angara", "Barguzin", "Gornyi", "Kultuk", "Sarma", "Selenga" and "Shelonik". In the stuff house we have kitchen, cafeteria, bar and Russian banya with aromas of Baikal herbs, where you can wash yourself with Baikal water.
"At the Lake"
Hotel is located on the shore of the lake in Listvyanka village. It's a complex of wooden buildings. There are 25 two-person rooms with toilet and shower. There is restaurant, billiard, banya.
To get to Port Baikal it's necessary to get aboard the ferry in Listvyanka and have a 5-minute ride, that's quite impressing. Why is port interesting? It's the place where "Golden buckle of the Transsib" - Round Baikal Railway starts, its building was finished in 1904. It's situated right on the lake banks.
You can walk, ride horses, bikes or ski. It's also interesting because it has dozens of tunnels. Frankly, you cannot reach all tunnels from port Baikal, however even the available ones are going to amaze you.
"Yahont"
Guest hall "Yahont" is located on the shore of the lake, on the outskirts of village "port Baikal". Pretty complex, made in traditional Russian style, can place 20 people. There are decorated yards, rocky waterfalls, wicker fences, porches with perfect views on Baikal. Watching mountains and water surface in clear days (there are 270 of them here) brings thoughts about Shamble and eternity.
"Yahont" also has yoga center, which brings specific atmosphere of both Russian and Eastern culture together, helps you to relax. Meals are organized according to Siberian traditions of house-cuisine, where only natural products are used. Tonight you are going to take part in specific ceremony of Banya with services of professional massage therapist.
You can live in separate house for 8 people, or in one-two people rooms and also rooms of suite-class.
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(Vitia Liagushkin. Magazine "DIVETEK" №4 2007)
I was like everyone else,
Drank and worked in fields.
I have read Dao De Jing
And have understood: “I got caught!”
I have burned my penthouse,
I have checked the vines
And I got out to dance
In the fog over Yatszy.
B.G
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