Lake Baikal / Siberia: Endless forests and meadows, unknown and mysterious, for years this has been the dream for escapists and adventurers. Today we bring this destination closer to you. A good physical condition, a good vehicle, team spirit and driving pleasure are the basic requirements to participate in this tour.
The journey goes through Southern Poland and Northern Ukraine to the majestic Volga River. Upriver eventually the Ural Mountains are reached. Go east following the Tran Siberian Railway and one will see Omsk and Novosibirsk before reaching Irkutsk, once known as the “Siberian Paris” and of course Lake Baikal.
At Lake Baikal some interesting programmes have been set up so you can get to know the deepest and perhaps most beautiful lake on earth. And the trip continues: into Burjatia and Mongolia, where a week of excitement is scheduled. Highlight here is the Nadaam Festival where the best riders, ringers and archers of the country will compete in a big public festival.
The Hinterland needs to be explored and in Mongolia one must have stayed in a yurt. The return is bringing us past Lake Baikal once again, some stages must be repeated, but in order to avoid taiga tantrums we make a detour through Kazakhstan.
The newest and modern capital Astana and the national park Borovoe will be visited. On to the Ural: The centres of Kazan and Nishnij Novgorod are worth a stop. In Moskau, Smolensk and Minsk one already feels at home.
