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Camping at Lake Baikal

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Helene87 Just Starting Joined: 12 Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:31 pm    Post subject: Camping at Lake Baikal Hi, A group of friends an I were considering travelling to lake baikal in early September and doing a little camping/kayaking on the lake. Is this plausible? I know it will be getting a bit colder by then, but can you still rent canoes/kayaks? Are there regulations about camping wild on the shores of the lake? Is it safe to do this independantly? Are there cheap campsites? We are all experienced with the outdoors/kayaking, and have good quality sleeping bags. I am learning Russian but only know the basics. We dont really want to go on a guided tour as we are all cheapskates/students and dont exactly know timings yet. Ta, Helen
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Evgeniya38 Just Starting Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 2	Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 12:45 pm    Post subject: Camping at Baikal Helen, did you find all the info you needed?
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Helene87 Just Starting Joined: 12 Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:59 am    Post subject: I haven't managed to find much information at all thb. All i really know is i need to have a TBE vaccine before I go! haha
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Evgeniya38 Just Starting Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 2	Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:24 pm    Post subject: Camping at Baikal Helen, if you still wanna go, i can help you with advise, may even meet you in Irkutsk and put on the bus or ship or train, but i can't help you with visa. What country are you from? Did you check price for fligt and train tickets ? Jenny
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richard121 Just Starting Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 7	Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:45 pm    Post subject: I can't really comment on the campsite rates or camping but you can surely do kayaking on the lake in early September since the temperature at this time would be around 8 degrees Celsius. Carry some extra clothing to keep yourself warm.
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Helene87 Just Starting Joined: 12 Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:55 am    Post subject: Jenny, We are all from the UK. We have got Russian Visas and things sorted out so far, but we still arent sure about whether to camp or not. We are all interested in camping and kayaking at the lake if possible, but aren't sure on the practicalities of it all, and there is very little information about on the internet! Do you know if it is possible to walk or kayak around the sourthern tip of the lake?
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Abel Just Starting Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 0	Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:15 pm    Post subject: Baikal lake Try this baikal-eco dot ru/en/ I think that is no good idea to make camp where you want. It's better to make camp on tourist base - it's safe and you solve problems with information , medicine, food, water, toilet.
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snoof777 Frequent Guest Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 58	Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:01 pm    Post subject: i dont know if you can even rent kayaks on Baikal !
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