*see UPDATE below* If you are flexible enough and
can plan your trip in advance you may visit incredible Lake Baikal
during short main tourist season. Lake Baikal, the world´s oldest and
deepest freshwater lake and its surrounding area (with possible trip to
Mongolia) is possible to explore thanks to Russian flag carrier
Aeroflot or based on service of Lufthansa and their parter S7 Airlines. Roundtrip flights from Germany are available already from €406! To book the cheapest flights to Irkutsk or Ulan-Ude you have to look for departures from Berlin or for a bit higher fare also ex Frankfurt.
*UPDATE*
- This fare is now even cheaper! In addition if you want to visit
surrounding area around Lake Baikal during short peak season in summer
you may consider even cheaper solution when booking your flight to
Barnaul. Return flights from Germany are now available from €362!
Booking samples
Germany - Barnaul for €362
Germany - Ulan Ude for €382
Germany - Irkutsk for €440
Lake
Baikal is the most famoust natural sight in Russia, an unique place to
visit for all that are looking for amazing virgin nature rather than
classic beach holidays. More than 300 streams and rivers flow into Lake
Baikal, but there is just one outlet, the Angara. More than half the
species found in Lake Baikal are unique to this place. We recommend to
use service of Skyscanner to quickly find out which low-cost airline is connected from your hometown
Booking samples
Berlin - Ulan-Ude for €406 (based on service of Aeroflot)
Frankfurt - Irkutsk for €440 (based on service of Lufthansa/S7 Airlines)
If you are interested in this promotional deal please look for travel dates between June and September 2015. (in case of Aeroflot you may book the flights for this great airfare already from April 2015).
Booking sample
of a roundtrip flight from Germany to lake Baikal in main tourist
season 2015 for €362 here. In this case you would be departing from
Berlin to Irkutsk on 10th of July and returning back from Russia to
Germany on 22nd of July 2015.