In winter, Baikal is covered with 150 centimeters of solid, crystal clear ice, which is perfect for outdoor skating. Besides breathtaking natural sceneries, tourists can also enjoy a beautiful man-made creation erected in 2005 at the highest point of the uninhabited Ogoy Island, in the middle of the lake — the snow-white Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment, which is very popular among pilgrims.
A man skating on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
Pilgrims' ribbons on a tree near the Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment on Ogoy Island, in Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
Ice on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 5, 2018.
A young woman skating on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
The Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment on Ogoy Island, Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
People skating on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 5, 2018.
Ice on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
An air-cushion vehicle with tourists onboard on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
Ice on Lake Baikal in Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 5, 2018.
People skating on Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Region, Russia, on January 5, 2018.
