Lake Baikal Events

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Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. The word “Sagaalgan” is translated as “White Month” from the Buryat language and is associated with coming spring. Sagaalgan is a New Year by Lunar Calendar. Almost every family in Buryatia irrespective of the faith and nationality celebrates the holiday. During the Sagaalgan different kinds of entertainment such as concerts, shows, musical festivals are held, one of them is the international youth musical competition “White

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. The unique project for lovers of extreme adventure! Spend three unforgettable days in the vast of winter Lake Baikal! 210 kilometers of ice … Ice skates, skis, bicycle … Baikal extreme ice racing “Baikal ice storm” is the real test of character and personal empowerment. Participant chooses a discipline to take part in the competition: skates, skis or bicycle. The race consists of three stages,

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. In the winter season of 2021-2022, the Olkhon Ice Fest will become a part of the World Ice Sculpture Championship. The theme of the ice sculpture contest is “From the depths of centuries”. Masters from different countries and Russian cities will come to take part in the ice sculpture competition. Each participant has his own experience, worldview, so each sculpture is individual and unique. The

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. The world’s only marathon between two opposite shores of the planet’s deepest lake! Baikal Ice Marathon is both psychologically and physically demanding, as the clear air and flat terrain means runners can make out the distant finish line almost as soon as they begin – giving them nothing to focus on but how far they are from their goal. The utterly featureless landscape gives little

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. the Taltsy Museum Maslenitsa is the oldest Russian national holiday, which has now passed from pre-Christian times, surviving after the baptism of Russia. read more… From February 28 to March 1, the Taltsy Museum invites everyone to widely, cheerfully, in the “Russian” style to celebrate their favorite national holiday – Shrovetide! The program for you includes folk games and fun, eating pancakes, an “Pancake week”

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. lake Baikal, Maximikha, Republic of Buryatia The main idea of our event is to set speed records on a different types of vehicles on the ice surface of the deepest lake on Earth. On March 2019 on the eastern shore of the Baikal lake the first festival of speed “Baikal Mile” took its’ place. And because of warm response given by spectators and media both,

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. An international sports event “Open Baikal Marathon 2022” will be held in the village of Sakhyurt, Irkutsk Region. The race track is located on the open ice of Lake Baikal on a closed track with a length of 5 to 25 km (depending on weather conditions and ice conditions). Type of program: – the arrival of participants, the work of the admission committee, official training;

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. Baikal Kamchatka is an Ice Fishing Contest taking place on the frozen surface of Lake Baikal. Baikal Kamchatka is not associated with a huge and beautiful peninsula of the Russian Far East “Kamchatka”, but refers to a local ice-fishing slang. Baikal’s Kamchatka means a fishing spot where anglers come together and form a long line. The contest lasts for 5 hours; however, the duration might

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. Surface cracks and ice hummocks created by wild Siberian nature form a fancy relief the Golf Course. 12th ice golf tournament is held in Listvyanka on the ice of Lake Baikal. Taking place on the transparent frozen surface of the Baikal the tournament promises to be spectacular and unpredictable. Baikal Ice Golf Festival is not only a competition. This event give to participants a great opportunity to

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. The IX annual festival of winter sports “Sarminsky barrage” will take place at the Small Sea area of the Baikal. The concept of the festival is based on the idea of combining a variety of winter outdoor activities carried out on the frozen lake in the vicinity of the Small Sea. This fact makes the program of the festival diverse, rich and interesting to almost

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. Dog-drivers on sleds will compete riding on the frozen Baikal and through taiga, passing small Siberian villages. The Baikal Sled Dog Race takes place annually in March. It is also called the “Baikal Race”. The length of the route in 2022 will vary from 150 to 400+ km (93 – 248 mi).Distances: Skidjoring: 1-2 dogs – 150km Teams of 6-8 dogs – 150km Teams of

Important notice: Before traveling to Russia, install a VPN to access apps like Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp. However, please note that our website may not load properly when a VPN is active — disable it while browsing our site. We also recommend downloading offline maps, as mobile internet can be unreliable outside major cities. Ice sailing Championship will be held at Lake Baikal for the ninth time. Last time it was organized at Baikal in March 2019. Iceboat is similar in functional design to a sail boat but fitted with three skates which are intended to run over ice instead of water. International DN iceboat weights about 60 kilograms/132 pounds and can reach speeds of 150 km/h or 93