Photos of Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal is the oldest and clearer lake in the world. Its shape is crescent-shaped, so it is also known as "the blue eye of Siberia". Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal can be reached from the town of Listvyanka by ferry or by car in winter directly up the lake. Visitors can enjoy the scenery of the lakes and mountains here by viewing flowers in spring, avoiding the heat in summer, watching red leaves in autumn, and watching snow and ice in winter.