Lake Baikal's water is not typically safe to drink without treatment due to natural contaminants such as bacteria and parasites. As for swimming, the water rarely climbs past 50F, even in summer.

While Lake Baikal's remote location may seem inhospitable ... Natural contaminants such as bacteria and parasites pose a risk. As for swimming, the water rarely climbs past 10C, even in summer.

a swimming pool, a greenhouse and a conference hall. Another project is the Bydrino tourism and recreation cluster in Buryatia's Kabansky District, on Lake Baikal's southern shore. Investments are ...

This coming summer will be the last chance to swim or take a boat tour in the waters of Crater Lake for three years. Cleetwood Cove Trail, the only legal pathway to the shoreline of the United ...

the only legal access point to the lake, will close in 2026 for a construction project. The closure is expected to last for at least two years, during which time no swimming, boating, or trail ...