{"id":64377,"date":"2018-02-08T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=64377"},"modified":"2025-12-26T07:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:56:10","slug":"bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Baikal - the deepest lake in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world - how exotic does that sound? On our journey on the Trans-Mongolian railway we stopped in Irkutsk in Siberia, and from here it is not far to Listvyanka and the deepest lake in the world. Of course, we had to go there!<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7f16e92156\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7f16e92156\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Transsibiriska_jarnvagen\" >Trans-Siberian railway<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Bajkalsjon_%E2%80%93_varldens_djupaste_sjo\" >Lake Baikal - the deepest lake in the world<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Djurliv_i_varldens_djupaste_sjo\" >Wildlife in the world's deepest lake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Listvyanka_vid_Bajkalsjon\" >Listvyanka at Lake Baikal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Limnologiskt_museum\" >Limnological Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Vart_hotell_i_Listvyanka\" >Our hotel in Listvyanka<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Bat_eller_bil_till_Irkutsk\" >Boat or car to Irkutsk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Se_mer_i_Ryssland\" >See more in Russia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Fakta_om_varldens_djupaste_sjo\" >Facts about the world's deepest lake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-transsibiriska-jarnvagen\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Transsibiriska_jarnvagen\"><\/span>Trans-Siberian railway<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the summer of 2006 we travelled on the Trans-Siberian Railway, or Trans-Mongolian Railway as this route should perhaps be called, from Moscow to Beijing. The first stop we made was in Irkutsk, after more than three days of travelling by train. 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Railway<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bajkalsjon_%E2%80%93_varldens_djupaste_sjo\"><\/span>Lake Baikal - the deepest lake in the world<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world's deepest lake is called Lake Baikal and is located in Russia, not far from the city of Irkutsk. At its deepest point, the lake is 1642 metres deep! It is the second largest lake in the world by volume (after the Caspian Sea) and the sixth largest by surface area. Not a small lake! In fact, the lake has the largest accumulation (about 25 per cent) of all fresh surface water on Earth. 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Of the known species, 93 per cent are endemic, meaning they are completely unique to this lake. Incredibly fascinating, isn't it? There are even animals in the deepest parts of the lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fish that live deepest are found at depths of around 200\u2013500 metres. One of these fish is the omul, which we actually tried eating \u2013 really tasty! Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake, is also home to the Baikal seal, which is the smallest known species of seal.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1359320198\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2750419238 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-3834472523\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-3244370657\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2750419238 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2750419238\" );$freedslider2750419238.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2750419238.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2750419238.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2750419238.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2750419238.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-listvyanka-vid-bajkalsjon\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listvyanka_vid_Bajkalsjon\"><\/span>Listvyanka at Lake Baikal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We went to the small town of Listvyanka on Lake Baikal. Here the hotels were lined up next to a small harbour with large and small boats. We checked in at one of the hotels and went for a walk along the lake shore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though the air in Irkutsk was 30 degrees centigrade, the air at the lake was so fresh you needed a thin jacket. Perhaps it's not surprising that the deepest lake in the world feels fresh! In fact, the air and environment reminded us a bit of northern Norway.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1796811032\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-2922144843\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"696\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bajkalsj\u00f6n-4.jpg\" alt=\"Hotell vid Bajkalsj\u00f6n, v\u00e4rldens djupaste sj\u00f6\" class=\"wp-image-64383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bajkalsj\u00f6n-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bajkalsj\u00f6n-4-600x348.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bajkalsj\u00f6n-4-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bajkalsj\u00f6n-4-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bajkalsj\u00f6n-4-1024x594.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beautiful house on Lake Baikal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-limnologiskt-museum\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limnologiskt_museum\"><\/span>Limnological Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also visited the limnological museum, where you could learn about the fish that live in the deepest lake in the world, and the animals in the surrounding area. We walked around among stuffed animals with signs in Russian and Latin. \"But why can't it be in English?\" said Peter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I shrugged and thought \"it says gulo gulo here, and that means wolverine in Latin\". But I had to eat that, for about ten years, haha. Peter still teases me that it is abnormal to know what gulo gulo means in Latin and that I probably \"had no childhood\", haha ...<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1604918542\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-3910370968\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vart-hotell-i-listvyanka\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vart_hotell_i_Listvyanka\"><\/span>Our hotel in Listvyanka<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We stayed at the Mayak hotel in Listvyanka. This was a really beautiful hotel overlooking the lake. I remember sitting on our little balcony and enjoying the fresh air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bajkalsj\u00f6n-Sibirien.jpg\" alt=\"Hotell i Listvyanka vid Bajkalsj\u00f6n, v\u00e4rldens djupaste sj\u00f6\" class=\"wp-image-64384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bajkalsj\u00f6n-Sibirien.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bajkalsj\u00f6n-Sibirien-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bajkalsj\u00f6n-Sibirien-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bajkalsj\u00f6n-Sibirien-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/bajkalsj\u00f6n-Sibirien-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our cosy hotel at Listvyanka on Lake Baikal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-Bajkalsj\u00f6n.jpg\" alt=\"Hotell Listvyanka\" class=\"wp-image-64385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-Bajkalsj\u00f6n.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our hotel room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"677\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helena-Bajkalsj\u00f6n.jpg\" alt=\"Helena Listvyanka, vid v\u00e4rldens djupaste sj\u00f6\" class=\"wp-image-64387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helena-Bajkalsj\u00f6n.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helena-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helena-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helena-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Helena-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the balcony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bat-eller-bil-till-irkutsk\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bat_eller_bil_till_Irkutsk\"><\/span>Boat or car to Irkutsk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a night in Listvyanka on Lake Baikal, it was time to head back to Irkutsk. We heard that you could go back by boat, and that sounded nice! We sat down at a pub by the water and had a beer while waiting for the boat. 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Finally we realised that we had missed the boat! It had docked <em>outside<\/em> another boat, so we never saw it ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh no, how would we now get back to Irkutsk? There was no cosy boat ride, but instead it was a taxi minibus with a big and drunk Russian who kept falling over me (Helena). Not as cosy perhaps, but we got back to Irkutsk. And soon it was time to continue the journey with the transmongolian railway towards ... Mongolia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sibirien-Bajkalsj\u00f6n.jpg\" alt=\"Sibirien Bajkalsj\u00f6n - v\u00e4rldens djupaste sj\u00f6\" class=\"wp-image-64388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sibirien-Bajkalsj\u00f6n.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sibirien-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sibirien-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sibirien-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sibirien-Bajkalsj\u00f6n-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At the deepest lake in the world, waiting for a boat that never came ...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-se-mer-i-ryssland\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Se_mer_i_Ryssland\"><\/span>See more in Russia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, if you visit Lake Baikal, you will also have to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/irkutsk-sibiriens-paris\/\">Irkutsk<\/a>, sometimes called the Paris of Siberia. 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Click on the image!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-3dd00bb0\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-fakta-om-varldens-djupaste-sjo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fakta_om_varldens_djupaste_sjo\"><\/span>Facts about the world's deepest lake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Location: <\/strong>Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Greatest depth:<\/strong> 1642 metres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Average depth:<\/strong> 730 metres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> 636 kilometres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The height of the surface above sea level:<\/strong> 455 metres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-resa-till-bajkalsjon\">Travelling to Lake Baikal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trains: <\/strong>We travelled on the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Irkutsk, a journey that takes just over 3 days. From Irkutsk you can get to the deepest lake in the world by boat or car.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flight:<\/strong> It is also possible to fly to Irkutsk, even if you have to make a stopover. For example, you can fly with Aeroflot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-bra-att-veta-infor-resan\">Good to know before travelling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What country?<\/strong> Russia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Language?&nbsp;<\/strong>Russian (some also speak English)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Currency?<\/strong>&nbsp;Russian ruble (RUB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price point?<\/strong>&nbsp;Cheaper than Sweden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time difference?<\/strong> +7 hours <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"freed-626270083\" class=\"hide-label freed-after-content_2 freed-entity-placement method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><form method=\"post\" id=\"ft_newsletter_subscribe\" action=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/\" class=\"ft-newsletter\" data-ajax-url=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/02\/bajkalsjon-varldens-djupaste-sjo\/\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"stage\" value=\"subscribe\" \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\"><\/span>Subscribe to our newsletter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"form-field\" data-missing=\"This field is required.\" data-invalid=\"Please enter a valid email address.\">\n<label for=\"ft_newsletter_email\">Email address<\/label>\n<input id=\"ft_newsletter_email\" name=\"ft_newsletter_email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Enter your email address\" aria-required=\"true\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<input class=\"signup button newsletter-meta-button\" type=\"submit\"  name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -4200px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ft-newsletter-protect\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"98d0b92c63fae1c39c28d2024aa82be8e0ab74fe\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form><\/div><div id=\"freed-1202710935\" class=\"hide-label freed-after-content_3 freed-entity-placement method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 35px;\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"FREEDOMtravel Exit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel Avslut\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-224x75.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-433x144.png 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world \u2013 how exotic does that sound? 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