circumbaikal railway

需要自己带上吃的和喝的。车里没有什么娱乐活动,但是我们的目的是欣赏美景。会有专门的停靠站停下来讲解历史知识,还有机会好好地探索周围环境。不巧的是我们去的时候正好下雨,但是秋天绚丽的色彩依旧美丽。

这里的道路风景很美,火车轨道沿着海岸线铺设。我的建议是大家最好在夏季末或是秋季初的时候去,这个时候的风景是最美的。

来贝加尔湖，一定别错过环湖火车。做这个小火车差不多要一天的时间，我们早上8点多从伊尔库兹克市区的火车站出发，下午5点左右到达利斯特维扬卡。每个季节的车次不一样，而且有时是从伊尔库出发，有时是从扬卡镇出发，这个要搞清楚。由于我们是旅社的工作人员帮忙买的票，所以具体的不详。火车站应该有咨询的地方。车上有很多来自俄罗斯各地的游客，常是一家老小出游。带上丰富的食物，在火车上欣赏贝加尔湖的风光。火车速度不快，沿途停了大约5、6站，每一站停留时间不等，供游客下车拍照休息。有随车导游解说，可惜都是俄语，听不懂。还好有会俄语的中国朋友跟随我们，解说词以介绍西伯利亚铁路历史为主。

我们不太幸运,去的时候天气不是很好,不过还是很喜欢这里。路线很有趣,景色很棒,导游很好,中途休息很多……导游只会将俄语,她传达的信息很多,表达方式很有趣。我能听懂俄语,所以还好:-))但听不懂英语的人都觉得旅行很无聊……没有翻译。我们去了贝加尔湖,不知道其他公司是不是也这样。

对于对铁路充满兴趣的爱好者来说,这条线路如今已经是一个分支,而且是一天往返的旅游铁路,早上大约八点的时候从伊尔库茨克出发,沿途会停靠好多次,包括一次两小时的午餐时间,这个是可以预约的(不清楚是在哪儿,因为这在英国是包含在套餐内的)。火车本身是柴油通勤装置,3+2式的作为不是很舒服,但是火车上有咖啡厅还有厕所等。很多俄国人是自己带午餐。晚上六点半的时候到达贝加尔湖港口,一天的行程就结束了。港口和前往Listvyanka的渡轮连接,除非你已经安排好了通过陆上交通返回70千米外的伊尔库茨克,否则肯定要在这边待上一晚上的。

Originally a double tracked railway and part of the main line, it is now a single track and used only for tourist trains. This meant plenty of stops along the way to photograph the views and wander through disused tunnels. There is a long stop for lunch. Our tour had pre-booked a meal at a local Babushka's house but there was some discussion about the bill as our leader deemed it much poorer value than when he visited last year. The Russiaan tourists brought thier own food as there was no cateering on the train. It is a full day out and at around 1830, connects with the ferry from Port Bakal to Listvyanka. Then an hour by road back to Irkutsk. Recommended.

Easy hiking waits for you if you choose to travel this part of railway.On the one hand you'll have beautiful and clean Baikal lake, on the other hand you'll have some rocky walls to climb or just admire.Many places to install a camp and spend few days here.It's windy and sunny here at summer, usually.And in winter ( January-May) you can walk around frozen lake surface and have different experience.

We enjoyed aspects of the circumbaikal, the scenery was stunning and the line itself is a marvel of engineering, what we found EXTREMELY unpleasent however was that most of the local were so drunk that they couldn't even stand a few of them even had to be carried onto the train, there were a couple of violent altercations in the aisle and a few people who fell asleep on the floor, beautiful, but not fun

the service was very good, it was also possible to go for a short part on the locomotive. this train stopps very often and you have the chance to explore around.

We traveled on the Circumbaikal Railway, a twelve hour trip on the rails that took four years to build in 1900. I had read about the lake and the Circumbaikal Railway. I grew up at the tip of Lake Superior, a beautiful lake, and had always wanted to see Lake Baikal, the largest and deepest lake. That is one of the many reasons we came to Siberia. Now we would spend a long day slowly traveling from Irkutsk to Port Baikal. We were with a guide and a third member of our very small tour group, and were in the midst of mainly Russian speaking travelers. That was fun in itself, with their singing, drinking vodka, and eating fish that was sold at each stop. Over the twelve hours, our guide had arranged food for us, too.The lake is beautiful, so clear that one can see the rocks in the lake. We stopped many times and got off the train to explore the area. Once, the train stayed behind us ever so slowly moving behind as we walked ahead and through a tunnel. I loved the trip, except for one big problem. Each time we stopped, a person stood outside talking about the importance of the area, in Russian. Although we asked our guide to translate for us, it almost never happened. We lost a great deal by not being able to understand what was being explained at each of the stops on our journey. We recommend that you take this trip, but when you do, you also ensure that your guide will tell you about the area you are seeing.

Each meter of Circumbaikal Railaway is a brathtaking view of Baikal impossible to forget. I travelled by the local train from Sludyanka in June 2009. One way trip takes about 4 hours 30 minutes so it makes sense to stay for at least 1 night in Port Baikal (final station) and to enjoy local nature and hospitality. Circumbaikal Railway was one of the main impressions of my trip to Baikal, I can strongly recommend it to all tourists: locals and foreigners as I can't beleive someone may not like it.

travelled along the road by boat - the best way to see its beauty. Take a private boat and you will get unique experience and photos

We booked this railway tour with the local agent who arranged our lodgings and everything for our TranSiberian trip. The train moves slowly around the lake, bringing you various views of the lakes and the surroundings. There are stops to venture the villages and other scenic spots. Though the tour comes with a sandwich pack, we prefer the local meals during a lunch stopover at a village. The staff on board is also very nice, always making sure we get on in time during each stop. Don't venture too far from the group as the stops are all at remote places. It's a whole day tour till sunset.

Travelling on the original Circumbaikal line was a spectacular experience. We were travelling on the "Zarengold" and found the journey, at very slow speed to be one of the 'journeys of a lifetime'. We readily took advantage of paying a few Euros to ride on the outside of the engine for part of the journey - something that will live in our memories!

Must take this excursion. No words can describe the beauty of the lake, you just have to see for yourself.