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<title>Lake Baikal Travel: Tours to Baikal in Siberia, Russia. Accommodation in Baikal hotels. Trans-Siberian Railway tours and train tickets</title>
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<title>Courtyard Marriott Irkutsk</title>
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Opened in November 2011, Courtyard Hotel became the first and the only international chain hotel in Irkutsk. Conveniently located in the city center, the hotel offers its guest 208 guestrooms of different categories.<br /><br />
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:17:31 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mini-Hotel Baikal</title>
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Mini-Hotel Baikal is a log cottage type of property located only in some 150 m from the waterside in Khuzhir Settlement at the Olkhon Island.<br /><br />
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 23:11:34 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Charter Boat Cruise at Lake Baikal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Useful information for planning a charter boat cruise at Lake Baikal: local peculiarities, types of boats for freight, suggested route and overall recommendations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:53:45 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Seasons for Lake Baikal Cruises</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cruise planning tips: choose the best month for charter boat trip around Lake Baikal]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 22:30:08 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Chivirkuysky Gulf</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In general, Lake Baikal has the reputation of a mysterious cold Siberian lake that strikes its visitors by noble dignity and severe beauty. However, there are some places on the lake that feature Baikal in a totally different way. Chivirkuysky Gulf the second largest gulf of Lake Baikal has such a unique location that makes it an oasis of warm cozy bays, sunny sand beaches and magnificent sceneries.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 22:53:04 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Barguzinsky Gulf</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Gulf of Barguzin is known for being the largest and the most picturesque bay of Lake Baikal. Inlet shoreline of the gulf has a favorable landscape for summer leisure. Wonderful sand beach and comparatively warm water make people come here again and again.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 23:41:53 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ust-Barguzin Settlement</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The settlement is located at the source of the Barguzin River, one of the biggest rivers flowing into the lake. It is considered to be quite remote place 270 km away from the nearest large city Ulan-Ude. Ust-Barguzin serves as a drop off point for further tours to sand beach resorts found at Barguzinskiy and Chivirkuyskiy Gulfs.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 21:40:55 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ushkany Islands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.LakeBaikalTravel.com/uploads/nerpa.jpg" align="left" alt='Ushkany Islands' title='Ushkany Islands' />The Ushkany Islands is a very special, not to say unique place at Lake Baikal. The place is famous for being sealing grounds. The average number of seals there reaches 2 thousand heads.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 21:19:22 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ulan-Ude</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.LakeBaikalTravel.com/uploads/posts/2012-04/thumbs/1335811482_4.jpg" align="left" alt='Ulan-Ude' title='Ulan-Ude' />Ulan-Ude is the capital of the Buryat Republic and the biggest city on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal. This multinational city is the residence of more than 400 thousand people. Ulan-Ude, literally “Red Uda”, stands on the confluence of the Selenga and the Uda rivers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:44:18 +0400</pubDate>
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<title>Ivolginsky Datsan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.LakeBaikalTravel.com/uploads/posts/2012-04/thumbs/1335809666_3.jpg" align="left" alt='Ivolginsky Datsan' title='Ivolginsky Datsan' />Most Buryats (local Siberian nationality) living on the eastern side of Lake Baikal practice Buddhism as their main religion. One of the main Buddhist temples in Baikal area is located in about 30 km from Ulan-Ude. It is called Ivolginsky Datsan or rather Ivolginsky Buddhism monastery complex since it comprises several religious buildings.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:15:26 +0400</pubDate>
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