Now is a very difficult time, all people stay at home, it is impossible to travel, but you can plan your holidays now and see places worth visiting. If you are planning your next trip to Russia, then this article will be very relevant for you.
Baikal is the deepest and possibly the oldest lake in the world, it is about 25 million years old. It stores almost a quarter of the world’s fresh water reserves, and the cleanest and most transparent. A white disk with a diameter of 30 centimeters is visible through the Baikal water even at a depth of 40 meters.
The lake is located at an altitude of almost 500 meters above sea level, its length is 636 kilometers, and the width varies from 20 to 80 kilometers. In Baikal and on its shores there are 1.85 thousand species of animals and 850 species of plants grow, and many of them are found only here.
There are more sunny days on the lake than on the resorts of the southern seas. In autumn, storms with strong winds are frequent. Baikal freezes only in the second half of January, and is completely freed from ice only in May. Baikal ice, like water, is very clean, forms huge transparent fields, at shallow depths you can see the bottom and underwater inhabitants of the lake.
Baikal is a real magnet for tourists. Most of them come in the summer, which is quite warm here. In late July – early August, the water off the coast warms up well. It is best to travel around the lake in a small rented boat, having the ability to change the route of your choice, go to picturesque bays and straits, fish, sunbathe.
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