Ulan-Ude Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Never thought we'd consider 8 hours on a train a 'short' journey, but in Siberia it certainly is. Although it was a day trip we still managed to be in a cabin with a woman who snored the whole way, but other than that trip was fine. We arrived in Ulan Ude around 5.40pm and were picked up by Vladimir, Tatiana and Bato who run the Baikal Ethnic Ho...

Even though we had crossed onto Olkhon Island, we still had a long and bumpy hour or two until we got to Khuzhir. When we had finally reached the main village/town we needed the toilet quite urgently but had to follow the direction that the driver pointed us in until we could use one. It was a fairly peculiar sight, seeing Nikita's in the distan...

My body clock is pretty messed up at the moment. So far we have passed through 5 different time zones on our jounrney. The train runs on Moscow time and even though we runonRussian time we are realistlically 5 hours ahead on Mongolian time.

I managed to wake up at 7:30am Mongolian time or 2:30am Moscow time to catch the sunrise over lake...

The next day I arrived in Ulan-Ude. The city is distinctly different from what I believed would be Russian. The majority of residents are Buriat, who are descendants of Mongolia, and had occupied the land before the Russians. However, eventually they ceded their sovereignty and became part of Russia.

My friend Tatiana showed me around th...

Hey guys - it's going to be a quick post because I'm in an internet cafe and want to get going. Last night, I stayed in discussing Russia with the only other person in the hostel, a Canadian girl from the east coast. We were going to go out for beer and food, but the weather was so horrendous that we decided against it. So, at midnight, I climbe...

Apres nos quelques jours vers le lac Baikal nous avons prolonge le plaisir des jolis paysages en prenant un train de jour qui longe le lac pour rejoindre Oulan-Oude. On n'a pas ete decu, il y avait des magnifiques vues sur des montagnes surplombant le lac tout blanc. (mais a travers les vitres sales du train, les photos ne passent pas bien...) C...

The past couple of days have been quite intensive since I arrived in Ulan-Ude on Thursday. I got to know some local students, who first took me to a night club on Thrusday night and the day before yesterday to lake Baikal, southeastern coast this time, from where I arrived back to Ulan-Ude today. They have some hot springs there at the coast of ...

Nyt ollaan paljon hehkutetun Baukal-jarven kylmilla rannoilla. Taytyy myontaa etta on kylla kaunis jarvi. Karu vuorten ymparoima latakko. Ei tee kylla kuvat lainkaan oikeutta. Liikkuvan junan ikkunan lapi on muutenkin aika paha ottaa hyvia kuvia. Meni unet siina mielessa vahan pitkaks, etta medan piti herata ostamaan, myoskin suuresti hehkutettu...

We arrived in Ulan Ude at silly o'clock in the morning and went straight to our homestay where we were given porridge with rice for breakfast. After some relaxation time we went on a little trip to a little monastery outside the city. It was in a peaceful location surrounded by hills and little villages. We looked around at the statues and colou...

Baikal...How much this word means. Have you ever though about it? So, you live in the legendary place of the world and sometimes even don't know how many reserved secret places are there on our saint Baikal land. These places are very interesting for adventurers, people who are fond of active, perceptive rest.
Now, just imagine.....we are h...