You can connect to our WiFi. The cost is 100 roubles for 3 hours. We can’t guarantee the connection in high season. Some rooms have Wi-Fi included in the price.

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Have a look at our “Excursions” link – hopefully there will be something there for you. Or you can always go for walks, visit the local history museum, read books, play table tennis… Or you could round up a football team, and lose to the Khuzhir kids. You can sunbathe or walk in the forest. And there are always very interesting people to talk to, not to mention the pretty girls and boys.

Bring clothes for rainy days. There are cold winds, even in summer, so a sweater is always a good thing to have. It’s handy to have a torch with you, as not all the streets in the village are lit at night. Bring anything else you may need, like pills or special food requirements. Bring enough cash with you. And don’t forget your guitar!

Staff speak English and French well. Some German and Japanese too.

Yes. Write to us in advance

Usually, if you’re staying in a tent, you’re welcome to come and have breakfast or dinner with us. We will always discuss the price based on your preferences.

Yes. We have been doing this for many years. If you have any questions, please write to us

Yes. The price depends on how long you use it for. It is usually 400 USD per day, food not included. If you have any questions, please write to us

A sort of Turkish steam bath. Similar to a sauna.

If you prefer sunny summer days, then come in July- August. For winter activities and the famous Baikal ice January-April is the best time. May and June are fairly warm and without high season crowds.  But beware that the weather is one of those things we can’t guarantee.

It is still free, but definitely not the most pleasant experience you will have here. It is possible to have long waits for the ferry in the high tourism season.

Any GoreTex-type clothes. Imagine you’re going hiking. The nights can be very cool even in summer.

There are nice museums, Znamensky monastery, and typical wooden houses. There is a wooden architecture museum in Taltsy, a geology/minerology museum at Irkutsk University, and an excellent museum on Baikal in Listvianka. Nearby, are the Round Baikal Railroad, Bolshoe Goloustnoye, Sayan Mountains and Arshan springs. Write to us, and we will try to plan your time as well as possible.

Wednesdays at 08:16 from Irkutsk railway station, return in Irkutsk around 21:00-22:00.
Thursdays at 09:00/09:30 from the Irkutsk Drama Theatre, address: Karl Marx str.14, return in Irkutsk around 22:00.
Fridays at 06:55 from the Irkutsk railway station, return in Irkutsk around 20:00.
Saturdays at 08:16 from the Irkutsk railway station, return in Irkutsk around 21:00-22:00.
Sundays at 09:00/09:30 from the Irkutsk Drama Theatre, address: Karl Marx str.14, return in Irkutsk around 22:00.

Irkutsk – Moscow 5 hours
Irkutsk – Krasnoyarsk 1 hour
Irkutsk – Berlin 7 hours

Although Olkhon means ‘dry’ in Buryat, it does rain here. It usually rains the most in July, so make sure you bring the right kind of clothes.

We have had 24hr electricity on the island since August 2005. So you can use electrical appliances. We can lend you an iron or a hairdryer  if you need one.

We can take care of that, ask at the reception.

Almost all excursions start at 10-00 a.m., but we can try and arrange them for later or earlier.

We usually have the most tourists between 15/07 and 15/08.