About the Company

“Baikal Visa” Association was founded in March, 2005 and sees the following as its mission:

Developing tourist business in the Angara and Baikal region.
Creating recreation areas in the neighborhood of Lake Baikal.
Developing incoming tourism on the Baikal that would combine both high-standard service and natural/ethnic exotics of the region.
Preserving the Baikal and local national culture.
Integrated solving of ecological and educational tasks.

“Baikal Visa” Association is a member of Russian Hotel Association (RHA), Siberian-Baikal Association of Tourist Agencies (SBATA), Commercial and Industrial Chamber of Eastern Siberia.

Our staff

Stanislav Lenik, Director and founder of “Baikal Visa” Association,

He is the most well traveled member of the team, Expedition manager on the trip “Za Ukhodyashim Ldom” (Following the Outgoing Baikal Ice)”

Email: info@baikalvisa.com

Yuliya Kuznetsova, Head of Bookkeeping department,

She likes the Bolshoi, Mariinskiy and other Russian theatres. Thailand, China, and Vietnam are her favorite destinations.

Olga Treshilova, Bookkeeper,

She is a native Siberian with a penchant for holidays in the country-side, she likes the Baikal and Olkhon Island destinations.

Anton Pates, IT Specialist,

Graduated from University with honors. Enjoys cross-country bicycle and reading (Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is his favorite book) as a free time activities.

Email: toxa@baikalvisa.ru

Elena Sidelnikova, Head of the Hotels Booking Department,

Earned her degree in Genetic Engineering of Cereals. She traveled a lot with her family from Sayan Mountains to Khamar-Daban Mountains for mountaineering. Professional in Russian folk music and dancing.

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Katya Serysheva, Head of the Tour Department,

Her love of adventure and arts brought her to Baikal Visa, where she has found a way to combine them. Specialist in Russian and Asian dance and cuisine.

Natalya Rezvanova, Tour Specialist,

Her love of nature, harmony, and beauty of motion, filled up her life with love of horse riding across the fields and taiga. Specialist in Classical Russian Romance.

Kristina Shultsayte, Tour Specialist,

Has spent much of her adult life traveling. A fluent in English, active in sports and traveling, who trusts that beauty will save the world. Ardent and fan of Tolstoy.

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Anastasiya Vedernikova, Hotels and Tours Booking Specialist,

Studied Russian and German Literature in college, likes history and made some research in Siberian ethnography field. Loves Baikal and ready to learn Dry Suit Scuba Diving.

Katya Kulakova, Hotels and Tours Booking Specialist,

She studied Ecology at University. Likes mountain skiing and big tennis. Her favorite reading is books by a Russian classical literature writer A.P.Chekhov.