For all tourists who are going to have a rest and feel the whole nature of Baikal for the first time, see Lake Baikal with their own eyes, feel the energy of the island, we dedicate this article, which will describe all the best camp sites on Olkhon that are available for living in winter and summer for an ordinary tourist.
All Olkhon camp sites are selected by our team according to many criteria, tested by our own experience. A bias was made to the bases with food, for winter living, with a pool during a summer trip with children.
The island is one of the places on planet Earth where the site travel-picture he comes every year to enjoy Lake Baikal and take a break from the bustle of the city, but in order to have a good rest, you need to choose the right place for accommodation.
Where to book hotels on Olkhon?
We always recommend to all tourists our favorite service of selection of cheap hotels Room Guru, which we use ourselves everywhere and wherever we are. This service will allow you to book a hotel on Olkhon Island at the most affordable prices! Do not forget to book hotels in advance, we advise you to plan your vacation several months in advance.
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Holidays on Olkhon Island
For beginner tourists, we advise you to read our article about Olkhon Island, which is the beginning of this article about Olkhon camp sites, you can also see the weather on Lake Baikal in real time, so that you know what nature and weather will meet you when you arrive at the Olkhon wild places. ...
We have already said in previous articles, but we will repeat once again, if you are going to drive your car, be sure to take a car repair kit and a spare wheel with you, the road here does not spare cars!
Olkhon camp sites are located throughout the island of Olkhon, the main part of the camp sites is located in the village of Khuzhir, where almost 90% of tourists rest. Almost half of tourists come here to rest in their own tents, but the nature here is so unpredictable that we advise you to spend the night in tourist centers.
Where to stay on Olkhon?
Holidays on Olkhon Island can be divided into three options:
- rest in tents,
- rest in rented accommodation for a day
- rest at camp sites
We have already explained to you about camping, this type of recreation is suitable for extreme tourists. We do not recommend organizing a vacation in tents for tourists with small children, it is very difficult for you to wash your child, the water in Lake Baikal is cold and not every child will be healthy.
You can rent housing in almost every house in the village of Khuzhir, housing can be found without any problems even at night. But in such housing all the amenities will be on the street and the rooms leave much to be desired, the owners of such housing rarely wash bed linen and clean the houses. The only plus of such housing is the price, the cost per day starts from 700 rubles.
And of course the Olkhon camp sites. Almost 90 percent of tourists choose this type of accommodation. Here you will find service, a dining room with delicious food, nice and clean rooms, some camp sites have everything for preparing your own food and much more.
Of all the options, we recommend several, we will immediately make a reservation, you need to book a place at the recreation centers in advance, about 1 month in advance. The number of tourists arriving on the island every day is about 1000 people, so all the complexes are fully occupied before the start of the season.
Olkhon camp sites and prices?
We highlight several offers with good reviews and ratings for a great vacation on Lake Baikal:
- "Nikita Bencharov's estate"
- Camping hotel "Olkhon"
- Mini hotel "Baikal"
- Tourist base "Solnechnaya"
- "Baikalov Ostrog"
- All camp sites are located within walking distance from the main attraction of Olkhon Island - Shamanka Rock. All tourist centers have very good service by local standards and comfortable rooms. If you need a truly global service, then the hotel Baikal View exactly what you need, but sky-high prices are unlikely to suit ordinary tourists, so we will not mention this hotel in our article.
For all tourists who have more detailed questions about these or other places where it is better to stay, write in the comments, we will certainly advise you and give answers to all your questions about rest on Lake Baikal.
From all hotel complexes you can easily go to the sandy beach and sunbathe all day, you can easily book an excursion and go to the sights of Olkhon, all shops and cafes are within walking distance, in general, the ideal location will facilitate your pastime.
- Now let's go over all the Olkhon camp sites. The tourist center surprised us the most ”The estate of Nikita Bencharov”. After waiting for the ferry to Olkhon Island almost all day and arriving at this camp at night, we were surprisingly greeted and accommodated without any problems. It is worth noting that all the rooms were already occupied, but the owner and his wife provided us with accommodation from their own apartments.
If there are no rooms at all, Nikita Bencharov himself will call other camp sites and place you in nearby Olkhon camp sites, you will not be left without housing, checked on our site friends travel-picture.ru.
You can order numbers online, call Nikita himself or write to him by mail, they will surely answer everyone. It is also worth noting that this hostel is in great demand among young tourists from Europe.
- About the camp site “Mini hotel Baikal”You can also respond positively, the only negative that we remember is the small rooms and the noisy, very well heard neighbors who like to walk at night. But here you can cook whatever you want from your own products; there are all the cook's tools for cooking.
From the rooms you will have a gorgeous view of Lake Baikal and the sandy beach, for those who, with good money, can rent a separate house, the cost of such a house per day will cost you 4500 - 5000 rubles. The cost of a standard room is 2000 rubles per day.
- About the camp site Solar we can only say that it was created specifically for budget vacations, the cheapest rooms on the whole Olkhon Island are located here, we simply did not find cheaper ones.
It is calm and comfortable here, the Solnechnaya tourist center is located almost next to the Baikal mini-hotel, from here you can also walk to the sandy beach and Shamanka rock in 5 minutes.
- Another place where you can stay on Baikal, about which it is worth expressing your opinion - Camping hotel Olkhon... A very cozy place, the hotel is located at the end of Khuzhir. Here you can rent not only bicycles, but also ATVs. For those who cannot live without the Internet, WI-Fi is installed here. It is worth noting that the prices in this hotel are reasonable, the cost per day for a standard room is from 2900 rubles.
The place called "Baikalov Ostrog”Is one of our favorite hotels on the whole island, at the time of this writing, we have just arrived from a vacation at this hotel. Unfortunately, in 2021, the complex was declared illegal in terms of location and safety standards for the lake, and it should be closed in the near future.
The cost of living will cost from 4600 rubles, depending on the season, and a delicious and nutritious breakfast, lunch and dinner will not leave you hungry for the whole day.
We briefly walked through all the Olkhon camp sites that deserve your attention, the material was written from the experience of a huge number of tourists with whom we communicate. In no case should you regard this article as an advertisement, we specifically do not give any contacts and price lists.
For more specific information about all the best and cheapest hostels, feel free to ask in the comments. We will try to help and tell you in detail.
Forgot to add, the local dogs are so kind here that after feeding them they will follow you all the way to your hotel room. And of course, seagulls shouldn't be left without your attention either, here they eat right from your hands. As a bonus to this article, we want to share information about the rest of the savages on Lake Baikal in the summer, be sure to read, if you suddenly decide to rest in tents on the shore of Lake Baikal in the summer.
