Sunny
Hostel
The Sunny Hostel is situated in the most picturesque place of the Lake Baikal – on Olkhon Island. Olkhon Island is the geographic, historic and sacred centre of Lake Baikal, the place with the most beautiful landscapes in the region. Our hostel provides a small restaurant offering the tourists the best of delicious Siberian cuisines. We can offer you a rich choice of meat, milk, fish dishes, vegetables and
fruits ...
Olkhon (Ольхон, also transliterated as Olchon) is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of 730 km˛. Olkhon has a dramatic combination of terrain and is rich in archeological landmarks. Steep mountains line its eastern shore. Mount Zhima is the tallest point on the island at 1,276 m above sea level, which is 818 m above Lake Baikal water level. The island is large enough to have its own lakes. Other areas are a combination of taiga, steppe and a small desert. A deep strait separates the island from the land. The population of the island is less that
1500, mostly Buryats, the island's aboriginal people. Most people are fishermen, farmers, or cattle-ranchers. There are several settlements and five villages on the island: Yalga, Malomorets, Khuzir, Kharantsi, and Ulan-Khushin. The tiny village of Khuzir is the administrative capital of Olkhon, designated as such April, 1987, when the Soviet government issued a comprehensive decree protecting Lake Baikal.
