12-day snowshoeing expedition across Lake Baikal, Siberia

Experience the classic depths of southern Siberia during a 12-day action-packed expedition, with the restless cracking of ice and vibrant bubbles beneath your feet.

Lake Baikal is the undisputed king of lakes, and is decorated with a heavy array of credentials.

Between the oblast of Irkutsk to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, the gigantic Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume. In fact, it holds 23% of the entire world’s fresh surface water.

The enormous spread of the lake is matched by its seemingly bottomless bed. With a depth of 1,642 meters, it is the deepest lake on the planet.

And as well as being considered the world’s clearest, the lake’s lifespan of 25-30 million years makes it the world’s oldest.

In the depths of the Siberian winter, the steady flows of water stop, freeze over, and the colossal lake becomes prime territory for polar exploration.

With out snowshoes firmly fixed, we’ll cross the vast lake, carrying our own carriage over approximately 200 kilometers, sleeping in tent along the way.

In the heart of Siberia, in the depths of nature’s frosty terrain, the constant cracks of ice echo across the crystallised floor. As temperatures fluctuate, the the cooling and heating cycle stimulates the shrinking and expanding of ice. Yet with over one meter of thickness, our safety is under no danger.

It’s necessary for us to acclimatise in the first few days on the ice, in order to get a good footing and feeling about the terrain. We’ll then advance to Bol’shoye Goloustnoye and Olkhon Island.

Get in touch now to reserve your place on an exhilarating 12-day snowshoeing expedition across Lake Baikal in southern Siberia.