Rest on Baikal. What scares people, what is true and what is far-fetched. Journey to Baikal. Experienced Tips

1. How to book and buy a tour to Baikal?

First of all, pay attention to group tours (for which specific travel dates and remaining places in the group are indicated). Such tours are held regularly, they have a comfortable group size (no more than 8-9 people), logistics are worked out and the cost is optimized. The cost is final, and the tour itself will take place at any fullness.

If this format does not suit you, or there are no suitable dates, leave a request (by phone, via the feedback form or by mail baikal@site).

Within 3 working days we will clarify the important points and offer you an individual tour program.

When you have chosen the format of the group tour that suits you or we have agreed on the final version of the individual program, we send you a booking form.

You need to fill in all the items and send to us. For our part, we will prepare an agreement that will reflect the main details of your trip, certify it with a signature and seal and send it to you for review. If there are no questions under the contract, you sign for your part and send it to us.

16. Are you included in the register of tour operators and what does this mean?

Naturally, our company is included in the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators. Baikalika LLC, number in the unified register of tour operators RTO 020350, valid from 07/08/2018 to 06/08/2019. This means that we have the right to carry out tour operator activities in the territory Russian Federation and we have financial support in the amount of 500 thousand rubles.

17. Do you have promotions with discounts?

Yes. You can get a discount from 5% to 13% if you become a "Favorite Traveler", that is, you come to Baikal again. Since the summer of 2012, we have launched the campaign “Your friends are friends of Baikal”. If you buy a tour from us on the recommendation of your friends who have already rested with us, we give you a 5% discount. Pleasant discounts are also provided for the little guests of Baikal.

18. Who will meet us in Irkutsk and how?

Before arrival/arrival to Irkutsk, you tell us the time of your arrival, flight number (or train number). At the airport (or railway station) you will be met by a representative of the company with a sign "Baikalika". If you arrive in Irkutsk in a different way or are already in Irkutsk, the place and time of the meeting is negotiated individually with your manager.

Despite this fact, you should not neglect the precautions, since ticks do exist in all regions of Siberia. If you want to take a walk along the coastal Baikal hills or through the forest, you may encounter this unpleasant insect. But with the observance of elementary precautions, your trip will not be overshadowed by a meeting with a tick. In addition, our tours do not take place in places where the likelihood of being bitten by ticks is high. The tick is moisture-loving, does not like direct sunlight and prefers to live in shaded and humid deciduous and mixed forests with tall grass, littered with windbreak. Ticks concentrate on grass, bushes along forest paths and paths. Contrary to popular belief, ticks do not jump on humans from birch trees. The tick lies in wait for its prey by climbing up to 1 meter high grass, clings to the animal's clothing or fur and crawls up, looking for a place to bite. Most often it is found on the head, neck, shoulders. Hence the false impression is created that the ticks fell from above.

How to protect yourself from a tick bite?

Dress right!
When going to a mountainous forest area, it is preferable to wear light-colored clothing (as ticks can be seen better on it). Clothing must be with long sleeves, a hood, if there is no hood, then put on a hat or cap, collect your hair in a ponytail or pigtail. Trouser legs should be tucked into socks.
Use protective equipment (repellants)
All repellents can be divided into 3 groups:
1. Repellants that repel ticks
For example "Biban", "DEFI-Taiga", "Off! Extreme", "Gall-RET", "Gal-RET-cl", "Deta-VOKKO", "Reftamid maximum"
They are applied to clothing and exposed areas of the body in the form of circular stripes around the knees, ankles and chest. It is necessary to apply before each trip to the forest. These funds can also be used to protect against midges. You can apply not only on clothes, but also on the skin.

2. Repellents that kill ticks, for example, Taiga Reftamid, Picnic-Antiklesh, Gardeks Aerosol Extreme, Tornado-Antiklesh, Fumitoks-Antiklesh, Gardeks-Antiklesh, Permanon. These drugs are applied only to clothing. Before processing, clothes should be removed, thoroughly sprayed with a repellent, special attention should be paid to the processing of the trouser legs (it is also desirable to process the wrong side of the trouser leg to a height of 10-15 cm), trouser belt, cuffs, collar. After processing, the clothes should dry out a little, then they can be worn again. Shoes also need to be treated with repellent. A "killer" repellent is usually effective for 15 days, but damp weather can shorten its duration.

3. Combined repellents (killing and repelling ticks) their effectiveness, when used correctly, approaches 100 percent. These are aerosols "Kra-rep", "Mosquitol-antiklesch".

It is most preferable to use drugs of the second and third groups. Laboratory tests have shown that with the correct use of repellents, 95-99% of attached ticks are repelled.
Every 30 minutes it is necessary to inspect clothes, every 2-3 hours carry out a thorough check, pay special attention to the following parts of the body: neck, armpits, inguinal region, auricles - in these places the skin is especially delicate and thin, and the tick most often sticks there . If you find a tick on your clothes, you need to carefully remove it and burn it (or put it in a hermetically sealed container and destroy it when possible).
If the tick is still bitten, do not try to remove it yourself, ask your guide or the nearest emergency room for help.

Subject to elementary precautions, self-defense and hygiene, a meeting with a tick will not take place!

Tour to Baikal without ticks!

Unfortunately, when mentioning the possibility tourist trip not only to Baikal, but also to Siberia in general, many residents of our country have associations, from which the desire to get acquainted with the rest on Baikal immediately disappears.

Let's try to figure out whether it is really worth making plans for a vacation on Lake Baikal and what costs it can cost you. What is the truth and where is the error?

Again, I took the Internet as a source of information. Tourists planning to spend their holidays on the shores of Lake Baikal share their thoughts and plans on the pages of websites.

Here is a list of doubts and questions that are heard most often

1. Very far to go.
2. There is almost nothing to see on Baikal and it is not worth wasting time.
3. A trip to Baikal is a very expensive pleasure.
4. There is almost no tourist infrastructure there.
5. On Baikal, insects will eat you, and if not, then bears will attack.
6. It makes sense to go on vacation to Lake Baikal only in summer
7. The water is cold, even in summer you can't swim.
8. It's scary to go to Baikal on your own! It is not known how to get to the sights, where to drive, where to stay, how many days to plan a trip.

So, on these points in order.

Yes, Baikal is far away, but not the edge of geography

How to watch more. For some, Crimea is very far away, for some, Moscow, for others. Our country is great. If you look at the map of Russia, you will see that Lake Baikal is actually located almost in the middle between Moscow and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

The distance from Moscow to Lake Baikal is about 5000 km, which is equal to 5 hours of flying on a salome. This is more than to the most popular Antalya (3.5 hours), but the difference is not huge. Moreover, departure from Moscow is late in the evening, and arrival in Irkutsk, respectively, in the early morning according to local time. Comfortable.

By plane, you can fly directly to Irkutsk, which is the most popular starting point directly to the lake, from Moscow, from St. Petersburg and from other cities: Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Perm, Tyumen, Surgut, Omsk , Krasnoyarsk, Mirny, Tomsk, Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Yakutsk.

There are also flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Ulan-Ude, which is also located near Lake Baikal, but on the other side of Irkutsk.

But many travel by train. Along the lake is the Trans-Siberian. People go to Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Baikalsk or Severobaikalsk. From the same Moscow, the road will take up to 4 days one way. But for many it is not convenient to fly through Moscow, you still have to get there. Rail transport is still more developed and cheaper.

There are also enough auto tourists. This is primarily residents of the adjacent regions of Russia, of course.

Holidays on Baikal are chosen annually by more than a million people. Not many tourist destinations can boast of such a figure and it says a lot!

What to see on Baikal

Yes, stop looking! You won't even be able to see everything at once. Baikal is very versatile in terms of options and places for recreation. Its beauties and all sorts of corners are not possible to explore even in a few holidays! There are both summer and winter activities here. And someone also highlights the spring period! Only autumn turns out somehow not in favor of tourists - the winds blow and it's cold.

I'll start with beach holiday on Baikal. He exists! The most popular are the bays (this is such a strait) and the East coast from the side of Ulad-Ude. The water there is warm and especially clean, the sand is white, there is a lot of sun and amazing landscapes around.

Active rest on Baikal

For lovers of active or even extreme recreation Baikal offers a variety of opportunities. Many rivers and streams flow into the lake. In general, the lake is located among the mountains. So for lovers of alloys mountain rivers, kayakers, divers and cyclists have a place to stretch their muscles.

Jeeping, ATV or snowmobile trips are available. In winter, there is where to slide down the mountain, the most famous place Mount Sobolinaya near Baikalsk.

Wellness rest on Baikal

There are also water clinics on Baikal, if semi-wild places, for example,.

Anyway, this is Siberia. There are many protected areas around Lake Baikal, where the state of nature is monitored. Therefore, rest on Lake Baikal promises not only clean water, but also clean air, as well as many positive emotions from contemplating the majestic landscapes of the Baikal region.

In all the resort areas that exist around Lake Baikal, you can find a route for an active search for adventures, or you can stay in one place and calmly enjoy nature, absorbing the special energy of these places.

And there are so many natural, cultural and historical attractions on Baikal that no one probably knows all the secrets that the shores of the lake and its waters keep. There are many places of worship here, several of them are on the island, others are along the land coast. Archaeologists have found many sites of ancient man and will surely find more. Shamans and Buddhists on Baikal here and there. In short, there are enough sights for you.

And once again I remind you that the mountain slopes themselves around the lake with their vegetation are already a tourist attraction.

Is it expensive to go to Baikal

Most of those who come to rest on Baikaal are a low-budget, as they say, category of citizens - students and pensioners. The very fact that they come here speaks of the accessibility of the resort areas of Lake Baikal in terms of the cost of recreation.

Rest on Baikal, like rest in other places, is costly in terms of the road. Many travelers have long noticed that the most expensive thing on any trip is the way there and back.

If we take Moscow as a starting point, then a round-trip flight will cost about 25 thousand per person. From our Omsk to Sochi in the season - for comparison, the same 25 thousand, but if you take a ticket in advance, yes, 2-3-4 months. Otherwise it will be 30-35 thousand. And this despite the fact that the flights are non-stop, and the distance from Omsk to Sochi is less than from Moscow to Irkutsk.

The plane is for you as a guideline for the maximum program. By train, by car, and even more so by hitchhiking, it is cheaper, but it takes a long time to get there.

The vast majority of tourists get to Baikal through Irkutsk. Then who is in, who is on, who is on the Small Sea, and who is just in the forest.

You can even get from Irkutsk to Baikal by minibus, or by boat or regular bus. Here you need to specify depending on the place where you are going.

About accommodation

The most budget tourists or just lovers of communication with nature go on vacation to Lake Baikal in the summer and with tents. There are many paid campsites, there are places where they won’t take money at all (but you have to look).

If the tent is not your choice. I want more comfort - either renting a room in the private sector or a room at a recreation center or in guest house. The private sector is cheaper at prices, but even here it is preferable to book in advance. A million tourists a year is no joke. The demand for accommodation is great, the locals are building, of course, but in the high season it is better to take care of housing in advance.

Ways to go on vacation on Lake Baikal

If you are full of doubts and insecurities, then this is the best option for you. through a travel agency. Now probably already in all corners of Russia such tours are offered. But there are two points here:

• do not forget that you are in Russia, where the all-inclusive system has not taken root yet. Find out in detail what you pay for and what you will have to pay extra for
• more often, the tour package does not include the way there and back. They meet you in Irkutsk or Ulan-Ude, and only from there they lead you under the arms, they tell and show everything.

The advantages of such a holiday on Lake Baikal, as elsewhere, are that the tour operator decides all the organizational issues of the holiday for you. You can choose a route in advance, see a lot, but as always in these cases, run.

And the prices on the websites of travel agencies look really frightening - 50,60,70 thousand per person, and this is without a road. Perhaps that is why many associations about the high cost of recreation on Lake Baikal. People first of all now go to the Internet, and see such price tags - and that's it, the desire is gone! Rest on Baikal in any case is not the cheapest of all possible options, but read on…

Independent rest on Baikal

Anyone who decides to take on all the difficulties of organizing a trip can save a lot. And according to statistics, more than 70% of tourists who come to Baikal choose an independent vacation.

Obvious pluses - you choose the route and the level of expenses yourself. At the same time, you can spend prices from 500 rubles per day without meals (at camp sites) for accommodation. And even less in a tent on any part of the Baikal coast that you like. You don't have to bring a lot of groceries with you. There are shops in all settlements.

Medium-cost option - around Baikal with a guide

Option for the rational. There are also private guides on Baikal. True, no one has registered on my site yet (at the time of this writing). But suddenly! - check by . This option is good because you will be supervised, and a private guide will not take as much as an agency. Although of course it all depends on your interests ... ..

The guide will work out the route for you, making it as informative and interesting as possible. He will book places, call a helicopter and arrange with a shaman to take you to the most secret place (this is my fantasy, just kidding).

Volunteering to Baikal

This option is more for young people. But in this way it is possible not only to see Baikal in all its grandeur, but at the same time not only not to spend money, but even earn money. The volunteer movement on Baikal is actively developing. There are many protected areas, for example,. Helpers are needed at any time of the year.

Since 2003, the international project "" has arisen and is being implemented on Baikal. Within its framework, a path is being laid, for hiking. And there is no end of work. After all, who does not know, most of the coast of Baikal has not yet been developed, there are no roads and villages - only taiga and rocks.

In short, volunteers have a lot to do. And in the evening, rest on Lake Baikal or near it.

About the tourist infrastructure on Baikal

Well, of course, not Greece, and not even Turkey, and perhaps this topic on Baikal does not reach Sochi. But it's more of a plus! If you need only comfort, a bathrobe in your room, and a sun lounger on the beach, then Baikal is not for you.

The more active the introduction of tourism industry technologies into the organization of resorts on Baikal, the stronger will be the human influence on this unique natural complex. And people go to Baikal exactly to nature, which is still clean and full of light energy and strength.

As for the tourist infrastructure, on the very coast of Lake Baikal it is no less than in Altai or Kamchatka. As in any tourist place there are always recreation centers, cafes, guides, ATMs and transport.

Well, if you are going to Baikal to see its wild and pristine nature, why do you need infrastructure at all. Somewhere in the depths of your mind, hold the thought that there is a village along the compass to the southwest and that's it! Live like a savage in nature for these few days (but take care of provisions and don't forget the tent!).

About mosquitoes and bears

There are no mosquitoes on the coast of Baikal at all! They don't have a climate here. In the winter-spring period, the water in the lake is cold, and mosquitoes do not have the opportunity to breed here, because these insects breed precisely through warm water.

There are bears, yes, but they do not wander around the villages. And they are actually found only in the northern part of the territory. So the bear is not a fool, he needs you very much! If only awake, after hibernation (April-May) what will confuse. Behind last years cases of meeting tourists with a bear are isolated and not a single one with major troubles for a person (rather, the bear will not be lucky).

Is it only possible to visit Baikal in summer?

No! Holidays on Baikal have acquired a year-round character! At any time of the year there is something to see and do on Baikal. As I already wrote, there are fewer tourists in autumn, but this does not mean that there are none at all.

The most popular months of course are summer - July and August. The winter season is in February-March, when the lake is shackled by the strongest ice, and the views of these ice floes excite the mind.

About cold water on Baikal and beach holidays

Baikal is certainly not the Gulf of Thailand in Thailand. The lake is deep. One of his mysteries is that at the depth of Baikal at any time of the year constant water temperature + 4 degrees. So swimming among the lake is probably very cold even on the hottest days.

And along the entire coast of Lake Baikal there are many bays and bays, where the depth is acceptable for swimming and the temperature in the summer season is higher. From mid-July to the end of August, the average water temperature reaches +20 degrees, and in some places especially favored by tourists - up to 25 degrees.

As for tanning - it's even easier. Baikal is one of the sunniest places in Russia.

Beach holidays on Baikal, as already mentioned, are developed on the shores of the Maloe More Bay (including on the side of Olkhon -) and on the East coast.

Is it scary to go to Baikal on your own?

Probably the first time! Where is it not scary? These are only experienced travelers who have visited different countries and situations, perceive the new trip calmly. For the vast majority of people, this is perhaps the most burning question.

Now it’s easier to travel anywhere, because there are a lot of information resources on the Internet. One such resource is the website My geography". A lot has already been written about Baikal here. Read, get acquainted, look for fellow travelers. In short, get ready mentally and technically.

All the best in your choice of vacation!

Solo travel is freedom. But for a trip to the deepest lake in the world to be unforgettable, it should be well planned. Especially if you eat Baikal as savages, and do not take a package tour and do not plan to live all the time in one of the tourist villages on the shores of Lake Baikal.

There are many nuances regarding the choice of a place to stay, the necessary things and routes, which we will try to talk about in this article.

Tip: to plan your trip more thoughtfully, you can study ready-made tours around Baikal, in which all the waypoints are listed (for example,) and borrow interesting ideas.

If you are going to Baikal with children, you will find it useful.

detailed instructions how to get by plane or train to the settlements closest to Baikal. The further way depends on the specific place you have chosen to visit.

And, as well as (if you are traveling through Ulan-Ude), which are worth going to, and from which the journey usually begins.

The lake greatly affects the climate around due to the fact that large bodies of water in different time they absorb and release heat. In the spring, when the ice melts, it is cool on the coast until the very end of June.

But until October, there is a beautiful warm autumn here - in July and August, Baikal was saturated with the sun and is gradually sharing it.

The winters here are mild, but the winds are constantly blowing, and the temperature is felt lower than it is.

The golden months for a trip are the tourist season on Lake Baikal - July and August (it is also warm in September, but the storm season is in full swing). At this time, you can sunbathe and swim on the lake without fear of catching a cold, the temperature is usually in the range of 20 - 30 degrees Celsius.

How to look for a deserted place

There are more and more tourists on the lake every year, so many places are crowded. Especially in places like Olkhon Island or Slyudyanka.

If anyone wants to relax alone, the way out is to take a tent, get to any tourist place, and from there make one or two hiking trips along the coast.

For example, from Maksimikha along the coast to the right, you can walk in four hours to a wonderful deserted beach and settle down there. Not far from civilization, but few people. Here you can swim in the warm Barguzinsky Bay or lie on the sand. If living in a tent is not interesting, then you can climb up from the coast and rent a room from local residents, rubles 500-600 per day.

Most wild places of Baikal- this is the taiga northeast, the vicinity of Severobaikalsk: Dzelinda, Khakusy, Lake Frolikha. Dense forests, mountains, lakes preserved from the last ice age ... Those who seek rest as an adventure go here. You can stop at the Khakusa recreation center, and from there explore the surroundings by boat.

If you get to Severobaikalsk by train, then Khakusa is easy to get to: a couple of hours on a boat, and you are there. From Irkutsk, either by plane or by regular ship, you will have to pay from 5 thousand for travel.

Main tourist places

Even a savage with a tent, sooner or later, may need civilization or want to visit the remarkable places of Baikal. We talked about the sights in detail, use it to plan your route. Below are the main points where the infrastructure is developed, where you can easily rent a house, go to a cafe or shop, find an ATM.

Where to look for housing

The tourist infrastructure on Baikal is developed - you can rent a house in virtually any locality, prices range from 450 to 20,000 per day, depending on the level of comfort.

There are websites on the web that deal with this topic:

http://baikalov.ru/ - there you can book a room, a house, a hotel room anywhere on the Baikal coast, and a room for 300 rubles, and elite apartments for a couple of tens of thousands of rubles;
http://tvil.ru/ offers rentals not only on Baikal, but all over the world, so here you can rent a house or a cottage only in the most popular places, the cost is quite high, from 8,000 per day;
http://na-ozero.ru/, here the prices are small, from 500 rubles a day;
baikal-raduga.ru - a guest house in Maksimikha - a proven place. It accommodates only 12 people, you need to book in advance. But the rest will be wonderful - in the forest, not far from the wild beach, with a sauna. Accommodation without meals 850 rubles per day, meals 1100 (excellently prepared dishes of Buryat cuisine in a cozy dining room).

Although real savages prefer tents.

Useful online resources about Baikal for independent travelers

1. http://baikaler.ru/ - detailed guide along Baikal.
2. http://www.magicbaikal.ru/ - virtual tour of the lake and its shores.
3. http://www.skitalets.ru , http://forum.awd.ru/ , http://www.bpclub.ru/ - these are forums of independent travelers and tourists, there are many useful information for travel planning.

What you need to take with you to Baikal

1. 1. Warm clothes set- Mandatory even in hot July and August. At any moment, a cold wind can blow from the mountains or from the lake, the temperature drops sharply at night, and drops even lower at dawn.
   2. Remedies for mosquitoes and ticks- Taiga forests mainly grow along the shores of Lake Baikal, so you need to protect yourself from blood-sucking insects.
   3. Ointment for burns should be in the first aid kit, sunburns are frequent. The first aid kit must be fully stocked - the necessary medicines are not always available even in hotels. You can read about how to collect it on any travel forum.
   4. CHI policy And tick insurance.
   5. Comfortable shoes- on Baikal, most of the routes are pedestrian, in order not to kill your legs on the first day, you need to take a pair in which you can definitely walk several kilometers in a row.

1. Cash. In many places, of course, they pay by card, but there are no ATMs in the taiga yet. If you want to go far away, take cash, and do not take large bills - there is nowhere to change.
2. If you feel sick - take medicine, you will have to travel a lot by bus or car, and to Olkhon and distant lakes - by ferry.

Things to know and remember

• Protect yourself and your companions, before the trip, do special insurance for travelers (it is issued in any major insurance company).
• Learn about everything in advance, buy tickets ahead of time, book accommodation - there are many tourists, it is even better to find a place to camp in a tent before the trip, at least an approximate one.
• Don't eat at all unfamiliar food(unless you are an extreme gourmet) and do not get carried away with Buryat cuisine - one of the main components of its mutton fat, out of habit, you can greatly upset the stomach and liver.
• Parking by the water do not do it at night - there is a tide on Baikal!

Who is still thinking about whether to go to Baikal or not, watch this informative film that tells about the nature of the lake, the geography and culture of the peoples living around:

People say: "To be afraid of wolves - do not go into the forest." To protect yourself and your loved ones on Baikal, you need, firstly, to know what to beware of, and secondly, to know how to prevent trouble.

So, what to expect in the Baikal region?

Weather

Firstly, at any time of the year, whether winter or summer, you need to protect yourself from exposure to the local bright sun. I advise you to purchase protective creams in advance, as this can be a problem here. Headwear, sunglasses and closed clothing will all save you from burns, which in these parts can be received very imperceptibly. Even when it is cool and windy, the sun is very strong, as in the south.

In summer it can be very hot, or it can be very cold. It may even snow in mountainous areas. Such a temperature difference can happen in one day. Especially in June and from mid-August. It is also very cold in the evening. Therefore, warm clothes and a windproof jacket will come in handy.

In the summer on Olkhon, I managed to sleep on the coast in one sleeping bag without a tent. On such days, my morning came very early, I was in a hurry to move on, because it was very cold.

Ticks

Oh, perhaps this question worries you the most? How to enjoy the virgin beauties of the Baikal region and return from there healthy and alive?

In general, I think that the situation with the tick is greatly exaggerated. The likelihood that you will be bitten by an encephalitis tick is, well, very small. At least I have not heard of any outbreak of encephalitis in this region in Lately. But if you want to be 100% sure, get vaccinated beforehand. In order not to overshadow your vacation with unnecessary fears. The mites are mostly active in the spring. But there is a possibility of meeting with them in the summer.

Personally, I have not met a single such handsome man on Baikal, but in Krasnodar Territory, as soon as I noticed a tick on myself, I carefully removed it and tried to treat the wound. My strategy is this - do not be afraid of anything, everything that should happen will happen by itself, regardless of you. In general, prepare clothes with a minimum of holes in advance and be calm.

Insects

On the north and east coast a mosquito net will come in handy. There are many swamps, lakes and forests. Mosquitoes are also active in the evening and cloudy weather. On the coast, special clothing and some kind of protective equipment will come in handy. Various aroma sticks help me a lot. And, of course, the smoke from the fire. In general, here to each his own.

Ice

Riding on the ice of Lake Baikal, especially in spring, is very dangerous. If you are going on a trip to Lake Baikal by car in winter, be on the lookout.

Wild animals

Dangerous wild animals in the vicinity of Irkutsk, on Baikal and in the mountains are very rare. May be dangerous: bears (especially in spring), wolves (in packs), large ungulates (during the mating period) and wild boars, as well as females of all these animals with cubs. When meeting with the beast, do not turn your back on it and run.

Look into your eyes - look away. Experienced travelers are advised to carry crackers, firecrackers, or just something loud. Boars are afraid of the sound of a spoon against a mug, for example. Verified personally, in the Gelendzhik region of the Krasnodar Territory.

snakes

Snakes are also very rare. The venom of these snakes is not fatal.

And, of course, always remember the telephone number of the Ministry of Emergency Situations - the Unified Rescue Service - 112.

Theft

Well, do not forget to watch your things, tents, cars. In the summer, at the height of the tourist season, cases of theft are quite common. Be vigilant and attentive.

And finally, I would like to remind you - try not to get into the water when you are drunk. Baikal does not like drunks.

Have a nice and safe trip around the Baikal region.