The cleanest and deepest lake in the world attracts tourists from all over the globe. The local beauties give an incomparable, vivid impression.
Lake Baikal is an amazing place. Here you can relax not only physically, but also psychologically. Unusual nature, clean air, friendly and surprisingly hospitable locals who are glad to everyone who wants to get acquainted with their small homeland - all this contributes to a good mood and restoration of strength. In addition, you can undergo treatment in sanatoriums.
Lake Baikal has long been attractive to tourists from Europe. They want to see with their own eyes a wonderful natural object with crystal clear water, the depth of which at some points reaches 1698 meters.
Goryachinsk, Kultushnaya, Gremyachinsk, Maksimikha, Enkhaluk, Baikal surf Sukhaya - this is not a complete list of amazing places where you can perfectly relax on Lake Baikal. But today we will go to Goryachinsk. You will learn how remarkable it is, how you can spend your vacation here.
Goryachinsk
The village of Goryachinsk is located in Buryatia on the shores of the famous lake, 188 kilometers from the city of Ulan-Ude. It got its name in honor of hot healing springs.
The magnificent nature of these places with picturesque bays, well-groomed sandy beaches, coniferous forests and hot springs is as if created for relaxation and treatment.
Goryachinsk has a special microclimate - it is noticeably warmer in winter and not too hot in summer. But the main advantage of this small village is thermal nitrogen-silicon springs and therapeutic mud, which have antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic properties. In the sanatorium "Goryachinsk", which is located in the taiga, adults and children can relax and improve their health.
Here you can improve the condition of the musculoskeletal system, get rid of many skin diseases, strengthen the respiratory system.
Summer rest
In Goryachinsk you can have a great rest both in summer and in winter. In summer, there is expanse for lovers of beach holidays - you can swim in the lake and sunbathe on the sandy beach.
Fans of excursions will not have to be bored either. You can visit the famous Barguzinsky National Park, go to the Goddess Yanzhim, on Ushkany Islands, the Ivolginsky Datsan and visit other attractions - the Turtle Rock, Cape Bezymyanny, Svetly Polyana.
Winter in Goryachinsk
Do you like snow, skiing, sledging? Come to Goryachinsk! Winter is warm and snowy. You can ride a snowmobile. But there are especially many ice fishing enthusiasts in these places.
Where to live?
If you go to Lake Baikal on your own (not by the ticket), then such a question will surely arise before you. Therefore, in this article we will present you the best guest houses in Goryachinsk (Buryatia). Which one to choose - decide for yourself.
Guest House Goryachinsk
We begin our acquaintance with an institution that bears the name of a popular resort. Goryachinsk Guest House is located on the eastern shore of the famous lake, just a few minutes walk from Lake Baikal.
Goryachinsk is still quite young, it received its first guests two years ago, but during this time tourists from Siberia, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Italy have already rested here.
The guest house consists of two buildings - a two-story, comfortable, designed for twenty-seven guests, and another, which has not yet created all the amenities. It can accommodate 15 people. The house has three sections with separate entrances - in the first four people live, in the second - 6 people, and in the third (with stove) - five.
Goryachinsk Guest House has free parking, an equipped playground in a pine forest, and a bathhouse. Guests can use the gazebo and barbecue facilities, rent a bicycle.
Guests are offered to settle:
- In the triple room "comfort." These are cozy rooms for non-smokers, with equipped bathroom and shower, three beds (single), with magnificent views of the pine forest.
- “Family Comfort” is also designed for three residents. It has a bathroom with shower, one double and one single bed.
- Quadruple "comfort" has a shower, a bathroom, four single beds.
- Triple “comfort minimum” has a bathroom, washbasin, three single beds.
- Triple Budget - Non-Smoking Family Room. The rooms have double and single beds. A bathroom and a washbasin are on the floor.
Everyone who has already visited Goryachinsk Guest House is delighted with the beautiful sandy beach, which is located in a picturesque pine bay. The water here warms up well, and it gives great pleasure to swimming lovers.
Gorhon
This is a very popular mini-hotel. Gorkhon Guest House in Goryachinsk is located on the eastern shore of the lake, a few minutes' walk from the sanatorium mentioned above.
Vacationers can stay in comfortable double and triple rooms or in triple and quadruple detached houses. All guests are offered home cooking. On a well-groomed territory there is a parking lot, equipped playground, bathhouse.
Gorhon is very conveniently located. Thanks to this, guests can spend their vacations interestingly and informatively. Fans of forest walks can go to the nearby pine forest, which overlooks the coast of Lake Baikal.
Sports enthusiasts can rent bicycles and other sports equipment. Those who need to improve their health can contact the Goryachinsk sanatorium located a three-minute walk away.
The most interesting excursions around the famous lake deserve special attention.
"Shore"
The cozy two-story comfortable cottage presented in the photo below is the Bereg Guest House (Goryachinsk). It is located in the center of the village. It is 180 km from Ulan-Ude.
On the first floor of the "Beach" are:
- a dining room with four tables and a wall-mounted LCD TV;
- a kitchen with two refrigerators, two electric furnaces, two sinks for washing dishes, two cutting tables;
- shower stall;
- tennis room.
On the second floor there are sleeping rooms. The following premises will be offered to you for settlement:
- 2-seater;
- 3-seater;
- 4-seater.
All rooms have a heater, table and chairs, wardrobe, TV, beds with orthopedic mattresses. Bedding is issued upon arrival. Almost all rooms have a balcony where you can relax and enjoy the magnificent nature.
On the hotel territory there are:
- bathhouse;
- gazebo and barbecue facilities;
- car parking;
- basketball playground;
- horizontal bar;
- playground.
"Compound"
This is a family run guest house. "Compound" (Goryachinsk) is located in the center of the resort village. First of all, guests who come here in the summer see a large courtyard surrounded by greenery. Even on a hot day it is always cool here. In the courtyard there are flower beds, a swing is installed, which is especially pleasing to young guests. There is also a large gazebo, a summer kitchen and a place for cooking barbecue.
The guest house is designed for 36 guests, it is equipped with six double rooms and eight triple. In summer, homemade meals are offered.
"Orange"
Many travelers who come to Lake Baikal (Goryachinsk) choose a family house as a guest house. We present to you one of them - “Orange”. Here you can stay in double, triple and quadruple rooms.
The hotel has both fully-equipped and non-equipped rooms, the cost of living in which is much lower. Nevertheless, it is quite comfortable in the summer, cozy and warm in the winter. You can cook your own meals in the fully equipped kitchens.
In the warmer months, you can stay in four-bed apartments. All rooms have TVs and Wi-Fi. If necessary, additional accommodation is possible. On the territory of "Orange" there is a bathhouse, two gazebos, a summer kitchen and an outdoor shower.
"Dragan"
This house is located in the very center of Goryachinsk. Dragan offers eight comfortable rooms: six double, one triple and one suite - which are located on the second floor. All rooms are bright, with cable TV, shower, toilet. Three rooms have spacious balconies.
Guest House "Dragan" is located next to the sandy shore of Lake Baikal, which can be reached by a forest path.
"Sun"
Guest house located in the center of Goryachinsk. "Sun" is a two-story wooden building with triple rooms, which are designed for 60 people.
At 100 meters there is a hot spring. Living in this guest house, you can undergo a course of treatment in the sanatorium "Goryachinsk". Nearby is the Center for Oriental Medicine.
Goryachinsk, guest houses: reviews
Everyone who has happened to be in Goryachinsk notes that the extraordinary beauty of these places delights. And this applies to any season. Tourists are satisfied that in a small village there are no problems with the accommodation of vacationers. There are many guest houses that differ in different levels of comfort. What unites them is the extraordinary hospitality and friendliness of the owners.
Most of all positive reviews are received by the guest houses “Goryachinsk” and “Dragan”. It has comfortable rooms, very clean, a wonderful area where you can spend evenings. In the “Compound”, tourists like the well-groomed territory, but the rooms, judging by the reviews, leave much to be desired.