Attractions
Plumb the depths of Siberia's astonishing abyss at Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is an ancient, massive lake in the mountainous Russian region of Siberia, north of the Mongolian border. Considered the deepest lake in the world, it’s circled by a network of hiking paths called the Great Baikal Trail. The village of Listvyanka, on its western shoreline, is a popular starting point for summertime wildlife-spotting tours, plus wintertime ice-skating and dog sledding.
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Plumb the depths of Siberia's astonishing abyss at Lake Baikal
RUSSIA // Ancient Baikal has stirred and sustained nomadic tribes, revolutionaries, artists and adventurers for centuries. Plummeting 1642m (5387ft) from its icy waves to its almost unfathomable bed, it's the deepest lake on the planet. Whether you swim in it, sail on it, swallow it (the waters are said to have magical properties), or just admire it from its 2000km (1240 miles) of shoreline, you'll find 'the Sacred Sea' to be nature at her most astounding.