Summer Holidays on the Lake: Best Options for 2018

Where to spend your vacation? This question has always been and will be relevant at all times. Many rest according to the standard scheme - foreign and domestic sea resorts. However, in the Black Sea resorts in the summer incredible excitement is forecasted. This, in turn, entails a shortage of places of residence, many vacationers on the beaches, lines and high prices.

An alternative to a foreign holiday and an expensive holiday on the Black Sea can be a vacation on the lakes. The article will consider popular options where you can relax with your family inexpensively, see new places, go fishing, improve your health and just have a wonderful vacation.

Summer Holidays on Lake Pskov

The most convenient way to get to the lake is through Pskov. From Moscow it is easiest to fly here by plane or take the train. From Pskov directly to the lake you can get along the Velikaya River by boat or by bus.

Pskov Lake is located on the border with Estonia. It is shallow and large. About 4 meters is its average depth. Since mid-June, the water temperature is quite comfortable and is +22 degrees. It is very beautiful in here. The shores are covered with sand dunes and coniferous forests. By choosing one of the resorts you can relax "wild".

Double room at the recreation center "Lukomorye" will cost about 2,600 rubles. The same room in the summer at the Pleskov country hotel will cost 3,600 rubles.

These places have wonderful fishing and many attractions in the surrounding villages. It will be interesting to admire the beautiful old Pskov.

Rest on Lake Baikal

On the border of Buryatia and the Irkutsk region there is a world-famous lake, a Russian natural attraction is Lake Baikal. On our planet, it is considered the cleanest freshwater lake. Its area is comparable with the territory of Holland and is about 32,000 square meters.

The easiest way to get here from Moscow by plane is to Ulan-Ude or Irkutsk.

Chivyrkuisky and Barguzinsky Bay are the best places for swimming in this reservoir. In summer, the water warms up to +22 degrees. Listvyanka, a famous local resort, stretches along the lake for 5 km.

A double room at the Bodry Medved Guest House will cost approximately 1,200 rubles. The same room in season at the chic Anastasia hotel costs from 6,000 rubles.

The clean and beautiful island of Olkhon is the energy center of the lake. This is a good place where you can thoroughly improve your health.

In these places, near the village of Arshan, there are Buddhist datsans. Here they offer to get acquainted with the history. It will be interesting for children and their parents to visit the Nepentarium, where you can see Baikal seals. This is the only institution of its kind in the world.

Elton Lake

The Dead Sea has its own counterpart, which is located in Russia. This is Lake Elton. It is located on the border with Kazakhstan in the Volgograd region.

6 km from the lake is the Elton railway station, which can be reached from Moscow by train (directions Astana, Makhachkala, Astrakhan). Also, airplanes run from the capital to Volgograd.

In July, the water temperature on Lake Elton reaches +25 degrees. After bathing in a pond, you must definitely take a fresh shower. Vacationers come here for health, as in the Dead Sea. It treats joints, skin diseases, the musculoskeletal system, as well as diseases of the genitourinary system, gastrointestinal tract organs, nervous system, and respiratory tract.

The cost of staying at the Elton sanatorium, which was built at the beginning of the last century, is from 2,900 rubles. The price includes accommodation, treatment and meals.

There is practically no resort infrastructure on Lake Elton. But nature is beautiful here. The pink waters of the lake remain in the memory of vacationers for a long time. It is interesting and exciting to walk in the Elton Nature Park.

Holidays on Lake Teletskoye

On the border with the Western Sayans in the Altai Territory is Lake Teletskoye. It is considered the most visited lake and the most picturesque body of water in Russia. Altyn-kel - as the locals call this place. Translated, this means "golden lake." In the Altai Territory, Teletskoye is the main natural attraction. Its shores are considered a protected area, and the surrounding nature is pristine. The lake is like an aquarium - the water is so clear and clean in it. The amount of any fish here is simply huge, among other things, grayling and burbot are found here.

There are regular direct flights to Moscow from Gorno-Altaysk. Further by minibus or car you will need to go another 150 km.

Tourists come here for natural beauties, clean beaches and excellent fishing. But the temperature of the water in the lake, even on the hottest days, still remains cool. Water does not warm above +20 deg.

You can stay at the camp site or in one of the 18 campsites. Daily accommodation here costs from 350 to 6,500 rubles per person.

Lake Uvildy

The most beautiful and largest body of water in the Urals is Lake Uvildy. Chelyabinsk from the Russian capital can be reached by train or plane. The name of the lake means - blue bowl.

From Chelyabinsk to the resort sanatorium "Uvildy" can be reached by land.

The water of Lake Uvildy is crystal clear and has healing properties. It positively affects the condition of the skin, contributes to the rapid healing of wounds. It is an ideal place for diving. The abundance of any fish does not allow fishermen to be bored. Uvildi is called an exceptional fishing spot.

Around the lake there are many children's camps and recreation centers. From surrounding cities, vacationers come here for the weekend. Accommodation at a camp site or in a sanatorium in a room with amenities is from 2,500 to 6,000 rubles per day.

Lake District Seliger

Lake Seliger will compete with sea resorts. This is an amazing land of lakes, rivers, small islands. The beaches along its shore stretch for 1,500 km. Seliger has a short swimming season - from July to mid-August. Water usually warms up no higher than +22 degrees.

Ostashkov Station from St. Petersburg or Moscow can be reached by train or by car.

Around the lake there are dozens of sanatoriums, camp sites, boarding houses. Accommodation in a double room with amenities is from 3 000 rubles. In between bathing, you can visit the famous Nile Wasteland. Here you can ride a yacht or rent a quad bike.

Altai Lake Aya

It is most convenient to get to the coast of the lake through Biysk. From here, public transport runs regularly to the coast.

This pond is one of the few in the Altai mountains, where in summer the water warms up to a comfortable bathing temperature, up to about +21 degrees. At the height of the beach season, stations open on its coast where you can rent a boat or catamaran. For 30 minutes of riding a catamaran, 200 rubles are asked from vacationers.

Numerous sanatoriums and recreation centers are open along the lake. Here, vacationers are offered to visit discos or interesting excursions. Room rates here start at 2,000 rubles per day.

Rest on Lake Ladoga in Karelia

This unique natural and historical monument of Karelia is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Europe. The ideal place for a beach holiday is considered to be beaches located in the eastern part of Ladoga. The water is in shallow water, it warms up quite well on warm summer days.

Numerous recreation centers are located on the shore of the lake. The cost of placement in them starts from 2300 rubles.

Rest in Bashkiria on the Aslikul Lake

The largest lake in the republic is shrouded in numerous legends. In summer, the water warms up well, so fans of beach vacations go to its shores. Those who decide to get here by car need to follow the Ufa-Belebey highway.

You can stay here on the territory of one of the tourist camps or in a tent on the shore of a reservoir. Fans of active pastime will be able to go diving, windsurfing, paragliding here.

The nearest settlements to Aslikul are Davlekanovo and Kupoyarovo. Directly on the coast are recreation centers and tourist complexes. Here per day for a room with vacationers asking from 300 to 1500 rubles.