Listvyanka
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Listvyanka is a small town in Irkutsk Oblast on the shores of Lake Baikal.
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By bus or marshrutka from Irkutsk, mainly from the bus station, however some marshrutkas go from the railway station as well. By boat you can get there from Irkutsk and Port Baykal. You can get to the port in Irkutsk by marshrutka no. 16
If you go by bus, you have to leave from the autobus station (avtobus stanice). The bus is often full and doesn't take on passengers along the way when it is.
The port is called Raketa. The boat isn't very expensive, but it can be overbooked. The staff at the port is really unhelpful, so attempt to get tickets online in advance.
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You can try Omul, which is a local fish speciality which you can buy from locals at the market. You can also try Buriat food in Buriat restaurant located just next to the market by the shore of the lake.
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The town has a few hotels (The upper-end hotels have English-speaking attendants)
- Hotel Baikal (more expensive than others but with more amenities)
- The Park Center unadvertised rooms for $10
- Derevenka (not a hotel, they rent wooden cabins on a ground filled with wooden cabin, with view of lake Baikal, around $25 a night)
You can also sleep in the privates. It is cheaper and you will meet locals. Accommodation next to the main road costs around 350 rubles, accommodation somewhere further can by find from 250 rubles (summer 2008).
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You can go by boat to Bolshoie Koty, a village in the heart of Baykal national park. You can also go for various excursions on the boats. In the town there is Limnological museum (museum of Baykal), where you can see two baykal seals.
