Severobaikalsk is situated in the north of Lake Baikal. The town was founded in 1974 due to the construction of Baikal-Amur Railway (BAR).
In 1974 it was a small settlement of builders that got a town status and a coat of arms several years later in 1980. The population of Severobaikalsk is 30 thousand people. The absence of industrial enterprises makes the town very attractive for tourists.
The town infrastructure is well-developed: there are hotels, tourist centers, restaurants, cafes, BAR Construction Museum, a winter garden, an exhibition center. The primeval nature surrounding the town with its curative springs, small lakes high mountains amaze the tourists coming to Severobaikalsk.
You can go to Severobaikalsk:
- By train from Moscow, Kislovodsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk;
- By plane from Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude;
- (airport is located in Nejneangarsk, 25 km from Severobaikalsk);
- By hydrofoil from Irkutsk.
