Det sker i Irkutsk (Lake Baikal), Russia året igennem

Travlt — New Year holidays, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Baikal ice season

  15. jan. – 15. apr. · normalt

  The lake an hour away freezes solid from about mid-January to mid-April, a metre or more thick and clear enough in places to see straight down. This, not summer, is what most people now come to Irkutsk for. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Deep Siberian winter (1. dec. – 25. feb. (normalt)), New Year holidays (31. dec. – 8. jan. (normalt))

Travlt — Maslenitsa, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Maslenitsa

  16.–22. feb.KarnevalTætpakket

  Pancake week before Orthodox Lent: blini at cafes and street stalls, and open-air fairs with folk music and games in the main square and city parks. It peaks on the Sunday, when a straw effigy of winter is usually burned. Kilde ↗

• Åbning

  Olkhon ice road

  10. feb. – 31. mar. · normaltIssæson

  For a few weeks the marked lane across to Olkhon carries cars, and the island stops depending on the hovercraft. Either side of that the crossing is the awkward part of the trip, not the easy one. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Baikal ice season (15. jan. – 15. apr. (normalt)), Deep Siberian winter (1. dec. – 25. feb. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Baikal ice season (15. jan. – 15. apr. (normalt)), Maslenitsa (16.–22. feb.), Olkhon ice road (10. feb. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Baikal ice season (15. jan. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Victory Day, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Tick season

  1. maj – 15. jul. · normaltInsekter & sygdom

  The region is a high-risk zone for tick-borne encephalitis, and ticks are most active from the second half of May to mid-June. Get vaccinated well ahead, cover up on forest trails and check yourself daily. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Victory Day

  9. majNational helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  9 May is a public holiday marked in every city with a morning parade or wreath-laying in the centre, and usually fireworks after dark. Central streets close for hours and public transport is rerouted; security measures have scaled some events back in recent years. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Baikal summer season

• Åbning

  Baikal summer season

  15. jun. – 31. aug. · normaltSommersæsonen åbnerTætpakketBook tidligt

  Circum-Baikal excursion trains add midsummer departures, boats run from Listvyanka, and the Olkhon ferry crossing is at its busiest in July and August. Book island guesthouses early. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tick season (1. maj – 15. jul. (normalt))

Travlt — Baikal summer season, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Tick season (1. maj – 15. jul. (normalt)), Baikal summer season (15. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Baikal summer season, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Baikal summer season (15. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  Taiga autumn colour

  1.–25. sep. · normalt

  Early September turns the larch and birch along the Angara and around the lake gold, and it is the last stretch of settled weather before the cold arrives. A short window, usually a fortnight.

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Sarma gales on Baikal

  15. okt. – 31. dec. · normaltVinterstorme & kuling

  The Sarma, Baikal's most violent wind, blows most often in November and December across the Small Sea by Olkhon. Boat trips and lake crossings are cancelled when it is forecast. Kilde ↗

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Sarma gales on Baikal (15. okt. – 31. dec. (normalt))

Travlt — New Year holidays, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Deep Siberian winter

  1. dec. – 25. feb. · normaltEkstrem kulde

  January averages below minus seventeen and the record is close to minus fifty; the snow is dry and squeaks underfoot rather than melting. Ice sculptures go up in the central park and stay up for months.

• Helligdag

  New Year holidays

  31. dec. – 8. jan. · normaltNational helligdagLukningerBook tidligt

  The longest break of the Russian year: usually the first eight days of January or more are non-working. Offices, banks and many services close, while trains, flights and hotels fill with holidaying families at peak fares. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Sarma gales on Baikal (15. okt. – 31. dec. (normalt))