A journey to the ends of the earth. Horse riding tour for beginners

• The route is simple, and both people with experience in horseback riding and beginners can participate in it.
• As personal camping equipment, you must have the items listed in the "List of personal items to take with you" section
• On steep slopes, stone placers and snowy areas, the horse is led.
• 1-2 instructors and a groom work on the route.
• Children under 12 years old are not allowed on the route.
• All necessary equipment is provided on the route.
• The route schedule may vary slightly depending on weather conditions, in order to ensure safe passage of the route, at the discretion of the instructor.

The route is simple, and both people with experience in horseback riding and beginners can participate in it.

Children under 12 years of age are not allowed on the route. Children from the age of 12 can only be accompanied by their parents.

The tour starts at the Taezhnik Turkmplex (Manzherok village, Altai Republic). We recommend that you arrive in advance or on the day of the start of the tour with early flights.

The meeting at the airport of Gorno-Altaysk is a group one — it is carried out according to the time of arrival of the planes of all participants. 

We ask you to inform us about the actual delays in departure time (by message, not by phone, to the phone number indicated in the voucher) so that we can meet you on time. We will inform you about which car will meet you either on the evening before arrival or during your flight. The arrival time of the planes is until 10:00.

Delivery to Taezhnik railway station and back from any cities except Gorno-Altaysk (airport on the day of the tour start).

The order of the delivery option is carried out at any time from the moment of booking the tour, but no later than 7 days before the start of the tour.

Delivery from Novosibirsk in both directions is carried out on regular buses of the Novosibirsk bus station, tickets are purchased by tourists themselves. 

To make it to the start of the tour, you need to purchase a ticket for the Novosibirsk — Chemal flight to the Manzherok village stop (get off before reaching 2.5 km to the village near the monument to Shishkov, or at the Taezhnik shopping center, which you can ask the driver in advance) with the departure time from the bus station at 22:15 (from the bus station located at the railway stationrailway station — 22:45), departure date on the day preceding the start date of the tour. Tickets can be purchased 10 days before departure day, and we can help you purchase this ticket if you pay the cost in advance.

The return trip is carried out by bus from Chemal to Novosibirsk, the departure time from Taezhnik t/c is 22:4-23:00, the bus must be stopped at Taezhnik t/c. The arrival time in Novosibirsk is 7:15 a.m., this should be taken into account when purchasing tickets from Novosibirsk. The cost of delivery depends on the cost of flight tickets.

Delivery from Barnaul is carried out by private carriers (the tour operator helps to arrange delivery): meeting at Barnaul airport from 5:50 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. (departure for the last arriving passengers), meeting at Barnaul railway station from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (departure for the last arriving passengers). 

If you arrived in Barnaul in advance or live there, you will coordinate the meeting place with the driver, he will pick you up if he is on his way, if not, he will indicate the meeting place. The car leaves if the delivery team is assembled in full. 

The driver will have your contact phone numbers, along with information about the place and time of the meeting, and the driver will contact you. Cars do NOT leave for the route without meeting all tourists, provided that all planes arrive on time (the waiting time can be adjusted by 1 hour). 

If the plane is delayed by 1 hour or more, the cars that have been formed are sent on the flight, your contact information is sent to the driver of another car, and the departure time depends on the set of cars.

We kindly ask that you turn on your phones immediately after boarding the plane so that the drivers can contact you and take with you the phones whose numbers are indicated in the application.

Departure from Taezhnik airport is carried out at 22:30 on the day of the end of the route (optional), or at 10:30-11:00 the next day. Travel time is 3-4 hours. In the absence of private carriers, departure by regular bus is possible.

The cost of delivery in combined vehicles starts from 1800 rubles. one way (the cost depends on the carrier, the tour operator does not guarantee a fixed cost, it is paid on the spot to the driver, please specify when booking).

Individual delivery can be arranged at any time, by agreement with us, the cost of such a transfer starts from 7000 rubles per car in one direction, such a transfer is ordered in advance (the cost depends on the carrier, please specify when booking).

All of the above shipping options can be combined!

Catering on the routes begins from the moment tourists arrive at the Taezhnik campsite and is included in the ticket price. 

The first breakfast and lunch (depending on the specifics of the route) are organized in a cafe or canteen located along the route to the base parking lot.

In stationary and camping conditions, meals are served three times a day, food is prepared by tourists independently under the guidance of an instructor on a campfire, a primus stove or a gas burner, unless otherwise specified in the special conditions of tourist service on the route. 

Breakfast and dinner are hot meals, lunch can be either hot or provided as a dry ration.

Tourists need to have their own personal dishes.

Approximate assortment of products: cereals (buckwheat, rice, oatmeal, etc.), pasta, powdered milk, stew, sausage, cheese, nuts, dried fruits, chocolate, condensed milk, tea, coffee, breadcrumbs, bread, biscuits, sweets, vegetables (potatoes, carrots, cabbage, etc.), fruits (the set of products depends on the type of tour, the category of difficulty and the duration of the tour).

On the way, it is possible to supplement the diet with fresh fish, berries (depending on the season and area: raspberries, currants, blueberries, rosehips, shiksha), wild onions.

Please note: alcoholic beverages, beer and snacks are not included in the menu.

Water is taken from streams, rivers, and lakes.

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

1. Tent. We have 2- and 3-bed tents available. If tourists book a tour together (2 people), then no one is assigned to them, if separately, the guide takes the number of tents objectively for the group and the tour. It is highly undesirable to accommodate tourists one at a time, since it is quite problematic to pack a tent, a mat and a sleeping bag with a liner into one horse-drawn drive.
2. A sleeping bag. The sleeping bag is suitable for tourists and hiking conditions. Having your own sleeping bag is welcome, but there are 2 points to consider: the comfort temperature of the sleeping bag should not exceed +5 degrees Celsius, and having your own sleeping bag does not affect the cost of the tour.
3. A sleeping bag insert. There can be 2 types: fleece (for high-altitude routes) and calico. The inserts in the sleeping bags are erased after each route.
4. Polyurethane foam mat (karemat) 8-12 mm thick. We don't give out inflatable mats, and we don't give out inflatable pillows either.
5. The UGC raincoat is issued without fail. It protects against heavy and prolonged rains during horse crossings and in the camp. In case of light, short-term rain, tourists will need thick windbreakers, jackets with moisture-repellent properties from their personal belongings. In stores, you can purchase an impregnation for clothes from rain and moisture and treat clothes in advance.
6. A horse-drawn dry run, or a dry bag. It is intended for transportation of tents, sleeping bags, sleeping bag inserts, personal belongings, if there is a free space.
7. Archimaki, or a saddlebag. It is intended for transportation of some products and personal belongings. If there is a free place in the arches, the guide can give something from the public inventory.

Yes, you can come in your car. We have free parking.

The permissible weight of a horse riding participant is up to 100 kg. Under the condition of good physical fitness — up to 120 kg.