One day, you will visit Lake Baikal

🌊 Complete Travel Guide to Lake Baikal | Encounter the Blue Eye of Siberia ❄️ --- 📍 Itinerary Planning (5 days 4 nights classic route) Day 1: Departure from Irkutsk ✈️ Morning: • Beijing/Harbin → Irkutsk • Visit Kazan Cathedral ⛪ 🌅 Afternoon: • Shopping at 130 Quarters • Taste Russian dinner 🍖 Day 2: First Experience Around the Lake 🚗 Morning: • Head to Listvyanka Village • Lake Baikal Museum 🐟 🌅 Afternoon: • Take the cable car up Chersky Mountain • Try Omul fish at the fish market Day 3: Explore Olkhon Island 🚐 Morning: • Travel to Olkhon Island (about 4 hours) • Stay in Khuzhir Village 🌅 Afternoon: • Shaman Rock sunset 📸 • Ice fishing on Lake Baikal 🎣 Day 4: Northern Route Fantasy Tour 🚙 All day: • Observe bubble ice ❄️ • Photograph blue ice • Forest hiking to find ice stalactites Day 5: Fond Farewell 🌅 Morning: • Last walk along the lakeshore 🛍️ Afternoon: • Buy Matryoshka dolls, chocolates ✈️ Night: • Return to Irkutsk Airport --- 🚗 Transportation Guide ✈️ Major transport: • Beijing → Irkutsk (2.5 hours) • Harbin → Irkutsk (2 hours) 🚗 Local transport: • Irkutsk to Olkhon Island: minibus • On the island: Russian off-road vehicles --- 🏨 Accommodation Recommendations ⭐ Unique homestays: • Nikita Homestay on Olkhon Island • Baikal Hotel in Listvyanka ⭐ Experience first choice: • Lakeside wooden cabins 🔥 ⭐ Comfortable option: • Courtyard by Marriott Irkutsk --- 🍽️ Food Guide 🐟 Must-try specialties: • Smoked Omul fish • Russian borscht 🥘 • Baikal white salmon 🍵 Warm drinks: • Kvass • Russian milk tea • Birch sap --- 📸 Photo Tips 1️⃣ Seven must-shoot scenes: ✔️ Shaman Rock sunrise ✔️ Close-up of blue ice ✔️ Bubble ice wonder ✔️ Ice crack textures ✔️ Smoke from lakeside cabins ✔️ Ice surface under starry sky ✔️ Panoramic view of Russian churches 2️⃣ Best times: • 9:00-11:00 (soft light) • 15:00-16:00 (warm sunset light) 3️⃣ Outfit suggestions: • Bright-colored down jacket (stands out in snow) • Fur hat • Anti-slip ice cleats --- ❗ Important Tips 🌡️ Temperature: • January-February: -25℃ to -15℃ • Feels even colder 🎒 Gear: • Three-piece warm clothing set • Snow boots • Hand warmers --- 💰 Expense Reference (Per person 5000-8000 RMB / 5 days) • Airfare: 3000-5000 RMB • Accommodation: 800-1500 RMB • Food: 800-1200 RMB • Transportation: 500-1000 RMB --- 🌟 Best Season 🎯 Golden period: February-March (best for blue ice) ❄️ Special experiences: ✅ Ice hovercraft ✅ Dog sledding 🛷 ✅ Russian sauna ♨️ --- 💫 In-depth Recommendations: • Lake circle mini train (summer) • Chersky Mountain skiing • Folk village home visits 🎯 Professional Advice 1. Apply for visa in advance 2. Download 2GIS offline map 3. Prepare plug adapters --- 🎁 Hidden Extras: • Search for "emeralds" on the ice • Explore the primeval forest • Collect special stamps Let the ice and snow romance of Lake Baikal become your eternal travel memory! Recommended to save, ice and snow journey~ 🧊✨ (Original content, please credit when sharing. Protect the ecology, do not damage the ice surface)