Tour
Lake Baikal Photography Tour
Outside protected areasby 56th Parallel
An eight-day February landscape photography tour on frozen Lake Baikal, based in Khuzhir on Olkhon Island, with a professional photographer guide. Subjects are clear ice, frozen methane bubbles, ice grottoes and hummocks, reached by hovercraft and 4x4.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Route
- Starts and ends in Irkutsk
- Visits
- Listvyanka, Khuzhir (Olkhon Island), Kharantsy Island, Cape Khoboy and Ogoy Island
- Length
- 8 days
- Group size
- Up to 7 people
- Language
- English
Months
- January, closed
- February, open
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Feb
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Irkutsk time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 09:12– | 16:20– | 8h 14m8 h 14 min | 17° |
| FebIn season | 08:25– | 17:26– | 9h 56m9 h 56 min | 25° |
| Mar | 07:23– | 18:22– | 11h 49m11 h 49 min | 36° |
| Apr | 06:12– | 19:15– | 13h 54m13 h 54 min | 48° |
| May | 05:15– | 20:00– | 15h 43m15 h 43 min | 57° |
| Jun | 04:48– | 20:31– | 16h 45m16 h 45 min | 61° |
| Jul | 05:06– | 20:25– | 16h 19m16 h 19 min | 59° |
| Aug | 05:51– | 19:41– | 14h 43m14 h 43 min | 52° |
| Sep | 06:42– | 18:34– | 12h 42m12 h 42 min | 41° |
| Oct | 07:33– | 17:22– | 10h 42m10 h 42 min | 29° |
| Nov | 08:29– | 16:16– | 8h 48m8 h 48 min | 19° |
| Dec | 09:13– | 15:46– | 7h 44m7 h 44 min | 15° |