Irkutsk Inns - Reviews and Rates

Shane says: 23rd - 25th February We only paid for dorm beds (we're on a tight budget - moving to a recession ridden country to look for work might not have been our smartest move to date) - we were the only ones staying in the Hostel so he said it didn't matter. We braved the snow in search of an ATM, internet & dinner. We ended up going to ...

Left the beige hotel early for a walk around town before our next train stint. Another city in transformation, there are areas of old, generally dilapidated but ornately decorated wooden houses, swathes of 70s tower blocks and much construction. All this we saw from a church at the top of a hill near the centre. This is another wedding hotpot, w...

Wir kamen pünktlich in Irkutsk an und ich wurde von Alexander empfangen, von Aqua Eco. Dieser Name assoziierte ich mit Wasser und fragte gleich, ob es möglich sei, im Baikalsee zu tauchen. Volltreffer! Er brachte mich ins Hotel Angara, wo ich nur eine Nacht bleiben durfte, da am nächsten Tag das Baikal Economic Forum anfing. Nach einer erfrische...

So after an hour long transfer through the rolling hills of eastern Russia (very much like the wooded hills in northern america that you see in the films), we arrived first thing at a sleepy lakeside village called Listvyanka, our homestay host greeted us with a cheery smile and the aroma of breakfast (it is possible in Russia to be happy and we...

Next few days were spent travelling a line around one side of Lake Baikal. This was basically along one side of the lake to Litsuyanka and back the next day. In terms of scenery, this was the highlight of the trip for that aspect. Crisp clear days and views for miles. Lake Baikal was beautiful, scenery a little like in Canada across some of the ...

Running low on time, so this will be a quick entry. I got up early and climbed to the top of the hill where the Ski-Lift went, but due to cloudy, misty weather was not rewarded with a view. After the best breakfast we have possibly had on the trip, we lazed around the apartment until Alan, Megan and I headed off to the Husky dogs (Tilda had deve...

Fifth Pit Stop: Irkutsk, Russia (Country Name in Local Language: Rossiya) Local Time: 1PM, Thursday US Central Daylight Saving Time: 11PM, Wednesday Irkutsk, the capital of Eastern Siberia, was the largest city in this region of Russia. Partly an academic center filled with scientific research institutes on Siberia and many national universities...

Arriving in Irkutsk in the early morning we got met at the station by a local affiliated travel agent. She had our onward train tickets and assisted us in finding the left luggage storage in the station. With our bags in storage we got a taxi into town. Irkutsk was very quiet at 8am in the morning with not many people on the streets. It was extr...

Russia begins with a wait. A very long wait at that. I'm not sure what's going on most of the time, but I'm aware of movement on and around the train. The Chinese train staff had kindly told me to try to sleep early and then woken us all up before the train was swept by the Russian uniforms of at least four different types. The customs and immig...