VLOG 103 - ആദ്യ മലയാളീ ഞാനോ? || PART 09 - Moscow to Irkutsk|| Olkhon Island Siberia|| Malayalam VLOG

Olkhon Island - one of the most beautiful places in Siberia.

Olkhon Island is one of Siberia’s hidden gems. It’s located in the middle of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake. It’s a fairly common summertime destination for Russian tourists, but very few foreign tourists visit it.

Olkhon Island is the world’s third-largest lake island and is inhabited by the indigenous Buryat peoples, and most of it the island is covered in untouched nature.

Olkhon Island is about 250 kilometres north-east of the Siberian city of Irkutsk.

During the summertime, you can get to Olkhon Island by bus or marshrutka (or private taxi, if you’re not worried about price).

By road, it takes between six and seven hours to reach Olkhon Island, including a 15-minute ferry ride along the way. The Olkhon Island ferry runs only from May to December. In the winter, the lake is completely frozen and an ice road is created across it (so vehicles can drive directly to the island).

During the mid-seasons when the lake isn’t completely melted, nor completely frozen, there is a mini hovercraft that takes travellers to the island for an additional 400 RUB/per person.

The easiest way to get to Olkhon Island is to arrange a bus ticket with your accommodation in Irkutsk. Your hostel or hotel will be able to arrange you a round-trip ticket to the island for about 2000 RUB, including a small commission.

If you wish to take a bus, there are four buses departing daily from Irkutsk’s central bus station.

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