In this article, we will tell all novice tourists from other cities and other countries about the unique nature of Lake Baikal. All tourists who have visited Lake Baikal at least once in their lives will not forget these unique moments of relaxation spent on the coast.
The nature of Lake Baikal is one of the most beautiful and amazing in the world, the first mention of the beauty of this place was made back in 119 BC. Translated from the Buryat language, Lake Baikal sounds like "Baigal”And means - the natural nature of Lake Baikal, not without reason the Buryat people are considered one of the first who settled on the shores of this amazing lake.
Anyone who has ever seen a map of the world noticed that the lake stretches from south to north and resembles a crescent in its shape. The dimensions of the lake are simply enormous: the lake stretches for 637 kilometers in length, and up to 80 kilometers in width, the maximum depth of the lake is about 1600 meters, and it is located at the same latitude as the largest European capitals, such as Moscow and London.
It is also worth noting that the lake is not only the deepest in the world, but also nature gives us the cleanest and clearest water in the world. The nature of Lake Baikal gives us a huge gift of fresh water, scientists have calculated that all mankind can live on reserves for about 8 thousand years, so we definitely will not be left without water if we don’t make it up earlier, as one of the factories located in the city of Baikalsk did. but fortunately it was closed.
Almost half of the flora and fauna of the Baikal nature are not found anywhere else on earth, which is why the nature of Baikal was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The climatic conditions here are so unique that many chronic diseases can be cured, for example, the thermal springs on the Svyatoy Nas Peninsula can cure the nervous system, joint pains and many other chronic diseases, the temperature of the springs reaches 40 degrees.
There are about 1200 species of all the inhabitants of the animal world, and more than 1000 plant species. It is worth highlighting one of the animal species of the Baikal nature - these are seagulls, namely herring gulls, so unique creatures that all tourists who have visited this lake love to feed. Having fed this animal at least once, you will make friends for the entire period of your vacation on the coast.
The climate of this place also makes it possible for all curious tourists to see firsthand the real Baikal seal. This animal species can be seen in the wild, best of all at “Ushkany Islandsx ", about 6 kilometers from the peninsula"WITHwrinkled nose”. A huge number of seals gather on the Ushkany Islands; these islands are considered the largest seal rookeries.
But you will not be able to look at this miracle up close, the seal is very fearful and does not like sudden movements with a loud voice, so you can hardly get close. But even if you are far from these wonderful creatures of nature, it is still worth trying to see them, very beautiful animals in real life.
A unique phenomenon is worth noting the ants building their meter-high mountains here, and the worst enemy for a tourist resting on Lake Baikal is ticks. There are many places where nature does not allow tourists to visit for a long time, ticks confirm this. Be careful from tick bites, often a disease such as encephalitis develops, the threat of a tick bite should be taken here as the main one.
Omul is considered another unique phenomenon that nature has awarded us. Personally, We, the authors of our travel blog, go fishing every year. Omul is one of the most delicious fish that we have tried, having traveled almost all over the world. Baikal omul is sold in any form, we have already described its types and prices in our article about rest on Baikal, be sure to read it.
The climate gives the tourist very great opportunities for various types of tourism. Many tourists who come to this lake go on multi-day hikes, others bring bicycles, there are even excursions on horseback from Listvyanka to Bolshie koty, water tours are organized throughout the lake. The climatic conditions have all the unique phenomena that attract tourists from all over the world, the crystal clear air alone is worth something.
We advise you to start the main rest and acquaintance with the Trans-Baikal National Park. This park is a wildlife park, all buildings here are strictly prohibited, all small hotels are located in special places, there are no huge hotels here, you can even find hotels on the water, built on purpose so as not to disturb the microclimate. The nature of Lake Baikal in this place implies an ecological rest for a savage in tent camps.
Let's talk about the climatic conditions of the lake. The weather on Lake Baikal is the most optimal in summer, strong winds do not blow here in summer and the rains are not as long as in autumn. The real wind can be felt in the autumn, during the same period Baikal begins to storm, it becomes gloomy and gray, and the clouds descend very low.
In total, the nature of this area has created about 30 different names of winds, for example, if the wind blows “Kultuk", Then wait for cloudy weather with rain, if the wind blows"Barguzin "then it is better to be on land, the storm is just around the corner.
The storm is very frequent here and continues until the winter solidification of the lake at the end of December. The most optimal time of the year for recreation is in August. In August, there is a lot of sun, the water is warmed up as much as possible, there are no winds and little rain, and the number of tourists this month reaches its peak, for example, to Olkhon Island in August, you can wait in line for whole knocks for the ferry.
Olkhon Island is another phenomenon, its unique microclimate attracts the entire tourist planet to visit, on this island you can fully immerse yourself and feel the whole nature of Lake Baikal on yourself.
It was from the island of Olkhon that the development of the territory by Russian explorers began. Excavations on Olkhon Island tell us that many centuries ago tribes lived here with their own attributes of everyday life, which means that the nature of Lake Baikal was scrupulous to man and gave everything he wanted.
The lake is distinguished by a large number of hours of sunshine, due to the fact that the evaporation of water from the surface of the lake is not significant, clouds are almost not formed, they are driven by winds from the mountainous area.
The water temperature in summer on the coast reaches 16-17 degrees, in August the temperature reaches 19 degrees, the water at this time of the year is the most optimal for swimming. But you can also find shallow bays in different parts of the southern part, where the water reaches 23 degrees.
And of course, the nature of Lake Baikal has not deprived the population living nearby with a rather high seismicity. Earthquakes are a very frequent phenomenon here, one might say, shakes here every day, but this is almost invisible except in rare cases. In particular, earthquakes do not reach even three points, so there is no need to worry.
All tourists who love hiking and cycling tours can safely go to the eastern part of Lake Baikal (Buryatia), here nature has prepared for you a gentle and simple terrain, which is not difficult to travel. From the Irkutsk region, the nature of Lake Baikal awaits lovers of extreme tourism, here you will find rocky mountains and a steep coast.
You cannot tell about all the vegetation in one article, but we have described many types of vegetation in our articles about this lake. Let's just say that most of the growing species here are not found anywhere else on the planet.Only one centuries-old poplar, which was grown by the nature of Lake Baikal, which we talked about in the article about rest on Lake Baikal, is worthy of your sight, and what kind of victoria grows here, you can not even imagine.
Of course, I would like to pay tribute, because if it were not for Baikal, then the local population would not have been able to survive on this territory, for example, the population of Olkhon Island survives only on fishing and cattle breeding, and fresh water supplies give us another day to live without thinking about the future.
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The nature of Baikal is so unique that there is not enough space to express your thoughts on our blog, we advise you to see once, than read our impressions and look at fascinating photos. And nevertheless, we will be glad to any wishes or criticism about the nature of Lake Baikal, if anyone has any questions, you can safely ask them. Travel with travel-picture.ru and you will immerse yourself in the world of everything interesting on our globe.
