Adventure Lake Baikal: Where the Deepest Lake on Earth Freezes Four Feet Thick, Hides a Freshwater Seal, and Doesn't Forgive Bad Gear
A 2026 adventure guide to Lake Baikal, Siberia — ice grottoes, ice marathons and hovercraft crossings in winter, Great Baikal Trail hiking and nerpa seal encounters in summer, Olkhon Island and the Circum-Baikal Railway, plus the 2026 visa, cash and VPN reality. Honest budgets from shoestring to comfort.
