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	Olkhon Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		At 72 km long, Olkhon Island is the largest island on Lake Baikal and home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the region.
		Olkhon Island is wonderful place for hiking, biking and horse-riding tours, and the Maloye Sea is one of the best places on Lake Baikal for aquatic activities.
		All the routes on Olkhon Island are connected with the main road which runs across the island.
	www.baikal.eastsib.ru /places/olkhon.html (352 words)

	Olkhon Island - The Tourist Camping “Solnechnaya”
		Olkhon has a great combination of landscapes, archeological landmarks — ancient graves, settlements, and ruins of walls from the past.
		Olkhon is the geographical, historical and sacred center of Baikal.
		Olkhon Island is the geographic, historic and sacred center of the Baikal Lake —; it’s center of the ancient legends and tales.
	www.web-olkhon.com /eng/olkhon (615 words)

	Olkhon island - Baikal Lake -- WayToRussia.Net
		Olkhon is also a center of Shamanism, and there are annual spiritual gatherings on the island, as well as ethno-music parties (in Summer).
		Olkhon Island is situated in the middle of the long Baikal Lake.
		After a 15 minutes crossing, people drive out their vehicle and Olkhon land is theirs to discover.
	www.waytorussia.net /Baikal/Destinations/Olkhon.html (2519 words)

	Baikal Explorer - Travel to Baikal - Travel to Olkhon island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Olkhon is the biggest island of Baikal and the largest lake-bound island in the world.
		Olkhon is one of the sacred shamanist center which is also considered a centre of Kurumchinskay culture of VI-X centuries.
		Olkhon is included in the territory of Pribaikalsky national park.
	www.baikalex.com /travel/olkhon.html (1166 words)

	Island Olkhon \| Greenpeace Russia
		Olkhon with its Baikal-shaped coastline is the largest isle among others in Baikal region.
		In the neighborhood of Olkhon there are Baikal deepest cavity (1637 m deep) and Olkhon Gate Strait with contiguous Small Sea that separates the isle from the western part of Lake Baikal.
		Olkhon loftiest peak, Izimei, that is nearly 1300 high, is said to be another sacral place.
	www.greenpeace.org /russia/en/campaigns/lake-baikal/baikal-environmental-camp-2002/island-olkhon (603 words)

	Angara Arshan Baikal Olkhon
		In Buryat myths and legends Olkhon is considered to be the habitation of formidable spirits of the Baikal.
		Olkhon is a beautiful land that seems to have emerged from the fresh waters of Baikal.
		Olkhon is a center of Buryat -Mongol spiritual recollections, as well as ethno-music parties (in summer).
	orbis.boxmail.biz /cgi-bin/guide.pl?id_razdel=86237&action=article (1928 words)

	Olkhon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Olkhon (Ольхон, also transliterated as Olchon) is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of 730 km².
		Olkhon has a dramatic combination of terrain and is rich in archeological landmarks.
		Olkhon is one of the sacred shamanist center and also considered a centre of Kurumchinskay culture of VI-X centuries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olkhon (404 words)

	Olkhon island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Olkhon has a great combination of landscapes and is rich with archeological landmarks.
		Olkhon is the geographical, historical and sacred center of Baikal, the heart of many legends and fairy tales and is believed to the home of many Baikal spirits.
		Olkhon has many beautiful places, and everyone discovers his or her own beautiful place on Olkhon.
	www.siberia.com /olkhon (1216 words)

	Olkhon ixland
		Olkhon, the biggest island on Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia, stretches more than one hundred kilometers as if dividing the lake into the smaller and larger parts.
		Olkhon is the home of many tribes and peoples of Central Asia: the bellicose…..
		One of the legends connected with the island says Olkhon is where the "conqueror of the Universe" was buried.
	www.irkutsk.org /baikal/olkhon.htm (1020 words)

	4WD JEEP TOUR TO OLKHON ISLAND
		Olkhon Island (72 kilometers in length and 15 to 25 Km in width) is the largest island on Lake Baikal.
		Olkhon Island has several archaeological sites, beginning with the remains of Iron Age forts and stone slab tombs built by the mysterious Kurykans, an ancient Turkish people who lived here between AD 500 and AD1000.
		The road from Irkutsk to the Olkhon Island ferry point (300 km) is mostly a rough dirt/snow road, moving up and down woody hills (50 km).
	www.travelcentre.com.au /travel/russia/Irkutsk/3_days_olkhon_island.htm (522 words)

	Sokol Tours: Tours: Sightseeing: Olkhon Island-the Siberian Alcatraz
		The word Olkhon means "windy, sunny" in the language of the local (Buryat) people.
		Olkhon Island is a part of the Pribaikalsky National Park.
		The road from Irkutsk to Olkhon Island is paved and in good condition.
	www.sokoltours.com /tours2.phtml?m=52 (746 words)

	Hostals in Olkhon Island \| Jeugdherbergen in Olkhon Island, Rusland
		Goedkope Accommodatie > Jeugdherbergen > Europa > Rusland > Olkhon Island
		Olkhon Island Goedkope Accommodatie > [ Jeugdherbergen ]
		The Sunny Hostel is situated in the most picturesque place of the Lake Baikal –; on Olkhon Island, the geographic, historic and sacred centre of Lake Baikal »; Boek deze Jeugdherberg
	www.travellerspoint.com /hostels-nl-ci-3685.html (68 words)

	Olkhon Island Hostales \| Olkhon Island Hostales Baratos, Rusia
		Alojamiento Económico > Hostales > Europa > Rusia > Olkhon Island
		Olkhon Island Alojamiento Económico > [ Hostales ]
		The Sunny Hostel is situated in the most picturesque place of the Lake Baikal –; on Olkhon Island, the geographic, historic and sacred centre of Lake Baikal »; Reserve este Hostal
	www.travellerspoint.com /hostels-es-ci-3685.html (60 words)

	Olkhon Island
		While the shape of the island resembles the shape of the lake, Olkhon is a remarkable conglomeration of all possible landscapes that exist around Baikal - rolling grass steppes morph into deep forests while sand dunes suddenly give way to majestic rocky cliffs.
		The island is also the most significant sacral center of Buryat shamanism: key spirits of the Buryat pantheon are believed to reside in its cliffs and cosmogonic myths are often set here.
		Whether this is true or not, during summer months, Olkhon turns into a major pilgrimage site, attracting a motley crowd of indigenous shamans, Russian New Agers, scruffy Siberian archeologists, and European tour groups, resulting in lively intercultural transactions, which I documented in my film shot during the summer of 2004.
	www.cinetrance.com /olkhon-frame.htm (204 words)

	Baikal Lake Tour: Irkutsk-Listvyanka-Olkhon Island. Travel in Siberia: Irkutsk, Listvyanka, Olkhon, Ulan-Ude. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Olkhon is a beautiful nude land that seems to have emerged from the fresh waters of Baikal.
		Accommodation in Khuzhur which is the main village on Olkhon island.
		The main places on Olkhon island, that you will not miss, are Shaman cave - a sacred place in Khuzhir, on the shore of Baikal lake, beaches and yurt-camps, which are about 4 km from Khuzhir, "Three Brothers" rock.
	www.maria.irk.ru /tour2.htm (373 words)

	Lake Baikal. Island Olkhon. Nikita Bencharov's homestead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Olkhon is the biggest island on Baikal – ithas a steep Eastern shore and a gentle, flat Western shore that runsinto the lake.
		Set against a background of beautiful landscapes, Olkhon boastsmany archeological landmarks – ancient graves, settlements, andruins of walls from the past.
		Olkhon was the first place on Baikalwhich Russian explorers visited during the 17th century.Olkhon is the geographical, historical and sacred center of Baikal.It is at the heart of many legends and fairy tales and is believed tobe the home of many Baikal spirits.
	www.olkhon.info /en/olkhon (272 words)

	Sokol Tours: Destinations: Russia Siberia (Eastern): Olkhon Island Area
		Due to heavy tourist traffic during this period, be prepared to wait up to a few hours for your turn to board the ferry.
		Because Olkhon is a part of the Pribaikalsky National Park, during summer months (June - August) visitors are required to pay an entrance fee.
		Despite the fact that Olkhon is separated from populated areas and the mainland by a strip of cold water and distance, the island remains a home to 1500 residents living in several villages and settlements.
	www.sokoltours.com /destination.phtml?m=57 (453 words)

	Olkhon - the Heart of Baikal (14 day tour) \| "Olkhon - the Heart of Baikal"
		Olkhon, the biggest island on Lake Baikal, stretches more than one hundred kilometers as if dividing the lake into the smaller and larger parts.
		Olkhon is the home of many tribes and peoples of Central Asia: the bellicose Huns, Turkis, Kurykans One of the legends connected with the island says Olkhon is where the "conqueror of the Universe" was buried.
		Continue the ride to MRS for water transfer to the Island of Olkhon and further by bus to the yurt-camp.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/11540.html (855 words)

	BAIKAL TREKKING
		Olkhon Island (72 kilometers in length and to 15 kilometers in width) is the largest island on Lake Baikal and home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the region.
		Olkhon represents all forms of countries met on Baikal: from Steppe of plain country to mountain Taiga.
		Olkhon belongs to the most important historical and sacral places of the Baikal region.
	www.baikaltrekking.com /locations_en/olchon.php (306 words)

	Baikal Explorer : Tour to lake Baikal : Olkhon destination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Crossing Olkhon strait (1 km long / 0.6 mile) by ferry boat, then 1 hour drive through Olkhon steppes and we find ourselves in the central village of Olkhon - Khuzur.
		A walking excursion through the village to the Cape of Burkhan to see the famous Crag of Shaman (Rock Temple) which was generally regarded as one of the 9 sanctuaries of Asia.
		If you are not short of time you may stay in Olkhon as many days as you wish.
	www.baikalex.irk.ru /toursfiles/olkhtour.html (449 words)

	News: Around Baikal 2003
		Staring out towards Olkhon, Baikal's largest island, the crossing may as well have been a hundred miles.
		Olkhon is an unrivaled epicenter of myth and ancient legend.
		As we rounded the craggy, un-climbable, northern port of Olkhon, and began cruising the eastern shore, we prayed out loud that there be a humble handful of "nuggets." But our charts portray icons of in-hospitability lining the length of our mythical monolith.
	www.paddling.net /articles/cl9.html (968 words)

	The E. F. Schumacher Society • Community Land Trusts
		I had anticipated spending my time in the Olkhon Raion knocking at the doors of village mayors to describe the advantages to the village of serving as a model community land trust.
		One of the important roles of the Olkhon Center for Sustainable Agriculture will be to collect and distribute information about these proven agricultural practices to encourage greater self-sufficiency in food production for the Raion.
		Primary funding for the staff of the Olkhon Center for Sustainable Agriculture and the office in Yelantsi has come from a grant from USAID administered by Ecologically Sustainable Development which has projects throughout the Lake Baikal watershed.
	www.schumachersociety.org /publications/baikalreport95.html (1668 words)

	Olkhon Center for Sustainable Agriculture
		The Olkhon region in Siberia is an ecologically and geologically distinct region of 6,500 square miles along the west bank of Lake Baikal.
		The Olkhon Center was formed in 1994 and receives USAID funding.
		It is partnered with the E. Schumacher Society, with the goal of training an Olkhon agricultural cooperative extension team to further "sustainable agriculture practices" in the region.
	www.civilsoc.org /nisorgs/russeast/olkhonag.htm (283 words)

	The participants' impressions \| Greenpeace Russia
		The about 1200 people of Huzhir (of about 1500 altogether on Olkhon) don't have any garbage collection facilities and the only waste pressing machine is not working since it lacks of money and will to repair it.
		For a simple camp at least one luxury tries to remind us that this is holidays for most of us: after work, in the evenings we can enjoy a self-built Banya, a Russian sauna, which warms heart and soul and the body, too, after swimming in the cold water of the lake.
		We are here to clean up trashed areas of the island and to improve the situation on the island concerning trash handling by the inhabitants, reached by negotiations with the local authorities, press representants and educational activities for the inhabitants of Olkhon Island.
	www.greenpeace.org /russia/en/campaigns/lake-baikal/baikal-environmental-camp-2002/the-participants-impressions (1162 words)

	Baikaler.com: Olkhon island, the largest island of Baikal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Olkhon island is considered to be one of the most beautiful places of lake Baikal!
		The Burkhan stone, Olkhon island is one of the nine holiest places in Asia.
		Option: it is possible to hire 4WD van to drive to Ushkany islands (90 km, all day, USD 200 per van) or around Olkhon island (120 km, all day, USD 300 per van).
	www.baikaler.com /wolkhon.html (319 words)

	Russian Concept - Olkhon Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Situated at the geographical center of Baikal, Olkhon is also an important shamanist center and a prime destination for eco-tourists.
		The present Olkhon population - about 1500 - consists mainly of Buryats, Russians and Tartars.
		The islanders' needs are provided by fishing and farming their own land.
	www.russianconcept.com /en/aventures/baikal-olkhon-island.html (118 words)

	South-West Baikal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		There is a boat station on the shore, it is possible to hire a boat or a catamaran.
		During the 2-hours stay at Listvaynka there is an opportunity to visit the Baikal museum and aquarium with seals.
		Because of the weather conditions and work of the ferry boat one extra night is possible at Olkhon.
	www.evavoyage.com /etour.php?id=554&oid=479&SID (321 words)

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		Olkhon Island.Â Ten or fifteen minutes of paddling would have put the half mile
		Staring out towards Olkhon, Baikal's largest island, the crossing may as well have been a hundred miles.Â Under a thick blanket of fog, the island was totally invisible.Â And, an east wind as if the nearby Sarma Canyon were inhaling, sucked whitecaps through the channel, straight from the open lake.
		We watched, as the conditions remain unchanged as darkness fell.Â Though our decision, we knew, was already made.Â Olkhon is an unrivaled epicenter of myth and ancient legend.Â And is considered Holy, beyond our comprehension.Â It is believed to have been the birthplace, home and/or burial place of history's most powerful Khan.
	lists.topica.com /lists/kayakerx/read/message.html?mid=806954731&... (719 words)

	Pictures of Olkhon
		Olkhon Island, located in the middle of Baikal Lake, isolates the "small sea" from the rest of the lake.
		With more than sixty kilometers long and about nine kilometers wide, only has 1500 inhabitants, Olkhon Island has the most beautiful landscapes of Baikal Lake, especially in its northern area.
		The island also has a lot of sacred places for shamanist religion, which still has believers on Olkhon.
	debrisson.free.fr /olkhon3.html (89 words)

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