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Winter at Alp Base Hostel

Welcome to Alp Base, in Angasolka village, lake Baikal Shore. 

Located on Circumbaikal railroad. One of my favorite places on lake Baikal. 

When you stay at IF hostel in Irkutsk managers will book Alp Base for you, 

and give you full information on how to get there and to have the best 

experience. Welcome to this small village, about 7 houses, no shops, no cars, 

just train, 4 times a week both way from Sludyanka to port Baikal. 

Write to us, if you are interested in spending some days at a quite Alp Base, 

where you can make friends, go for outdoor activities, have all the comfort,

banya on the shore of the lake. Also at dining hall with good food.

For relaxing times, and great outdoor sport activities visit Alp Base. 

Baikal Club 100% recommended!

Events and celebrations. Last New Year on these pictures.

Graffiti competitions

Santa also like Alp Base!

Rainbows!








Extreme jump in the lake after 100 degrees sauna. :)

Fun night!

Fire show

 Book next New Year Holidays at Alp base. You will never forget!

Everybody Happy!

Do you like activities? This is the perfect place.

Great Hiking Trails

Would you like to relax? Then enjoy the quietness and chill atmosphere. No cars, no people, no civilization, just tiny village, small train once in three days, Great lake and bright stars at night.

Get fit with Alp base. Enjoy huge skating areas on the lake.

There is something unbelievable about this place. 

Hard to tell about this.  You must come and see yourself, 

there is some magic feeling when I visit this place. 

Circum Baikal Rail Road

Good news, everyone! Taking "Circum Baikal" railroad has never
been easier than today.
Here is how to manage a custom trip on your own.
Don't forget to ask questions about anything.

IRKUTSK -- PORT BAIKAL VILLAGE
!!! BUT it is ONLY: Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday.
1) Take a public local ('elektrichka' -- sitting train) train from Irkutsk train station to Sludyanka. About 100 RUB per person.
Leaves at 8:35 am, arrives to Sludyanka at 12:18 pm. 
This train is everyday 'elektrichka'. You can buy tickets on the train, or at the train station.

2) Take "Matanya" diesel train from Sludyanka to port Baikal village. Around 100 RUB per person.
(this is Circum Baikal railroad)
(Take some food and drinks with you, it is expensive on the train.)

Leaves at 1:30 pm, arrives to Staraya Angasolka at 2:22 pm,
arrives to port Baikal village at 7:40 pm. 

Matanya Diesel

Some cargo carriage

Travel with locals
4th class ;-)

PORT BAIKAL VILLAGE -- IRKUTSK


To return to Irkutsk you can take a ferry from Baikal village to Listvyanka village, across Angara river, that flows out of lake Baikal.
BUT Ferry is not that often!!!
As we know so far, it is only 3 times a day:  8:15am, 4:15pm, 6:15pm.

From Listvyanka there is a regular minibus and bus transportation to Irkutsk until 6:00-7:00 pm. Around 100 RUB per person.

Also you can take "Matanya" train back to Sludyanka.
Leaves Baikal village at 2:25 am, arrives to Sludyanka at 8:15 am.

!!! BUT it is ONLY: Monday, Tuseday, Friday, Saturday.

From Sludyanka you can take 'elektrichka' train to Irkutsk which
leaves at 8:40 am and arrives in Irkutsk at 12:22 pm.


EXPRESS to Baikal and Back
Also there is an EXPRESS train that takes you straight from Irkutsk
to Baikal village every wendsday and saturday.  
Leaves at 10:45 AM, arrives at 7:10 PM
You can take this express to go back to Irkutsk on thursday and sunday. 
Leaves at 10:50 AM, arrives at 11:18 PM


TUu-TUu! 
GOOD LUCK!