Adventures in Altai. An abbreviated program

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This tour combines invigorating hiking trips to the natural attractions of Altai, a rich excursion program, a refreshing boat trip on Lake Teletskoye and a three-day horseback riding tour of the Ulagan Highlands.

You will visit the unique valley of the Chulyshman River, take a walking tour to the Chulchinsky waterfall, better known as Uchar, and also get acquainted with the history of ancient Altai.

The extended version of the tour can be found at the link.

Location

Manzherok village

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Tour highlights

Hiking romance

Let's relax where there are field conditions, real tourism, campfire food and magnificent sunsets

Horse riding

Let's go on a three-day horse riding trip through the beautiful Altai

By boat on Lake Teletskoye

Let's take a ride with the breeze through the most beautiful pond

Along the Chuisky highway

We will drive along the most beautiful road in Russia and enjoy the Altai views from the window

Itinerary

Day 1 - Taezhnik Tourist Complex
Check-in at the Taezhnik eco-hotel.
For those who have chosen Gorno-Altaysk, the capital of our Republic, as their arrival city, there is a meeting at the airport (group transfer, for an additional fee).you can order an individual fee, or use taxi services).
Breakfast in the restaurant of the eco-hotel Taezhnik for those who arrive before 10:45.
Check-in to yurts located on the territory of the Taezhnik eco-hotel for 2-3 people, shower and toilet on site (single-bed accommodation in yurts is not provided).
For an additional fee.for a fee, you can stay in the rooms of the eco-hotel Taezhnik, upon their availability.
Gathering of the group, including those who arrived after 11:00.
At 13:00 – lunch at the restaurant of the eco-hotel Taezhnik.
After lunch, a walking tour to Mount Cherepan, which is located above the eco-hotel and on the banks of the Katun River to the monument to Shishkov.
Rest, free time.
Dinner at the restaurant of the eco-hotel Taezhnik from 19:00 to 20:00.
After dinner, an evening of dating around the campfire.
by car 30 km.
Day 2 - Transfer to the valley of the Chulyshman River
Early rise.
Departure from the territory of the eco-hotel Taezhnik at approximately 07:30 in the morning.
Breakfast at a cafe on the way.
Transfer to Artybash village, where the group transfers to a boat at the pier, which will take it first to the Korbu waterfall, where lunch awaits the group in addition to the tour, and then to the southern shore of Lake Teletskoye.
The lake is one of the main attractions of Gorny Altai, and in size it is second only to Lake Baikal.
It is a beautiful body of water, stretching from south to north for 75 km.
Clouds are reflected in the clear waters of the lake, which are almost always rushing in the sky above the water surface.
By the way, a unique phenomenon can be observed over the lake – clouds floating in opposite directions in the sky above the lake.
This happens due to the winds blowing towards each other – verkhovka and nizovka.
On the way, an excursion to the Korbu waterfall, with lunch at a cafe.
The twelve-meter-high Korbu waterfall was formed as a result of the natural failure of the Korbu riverbed, originating from the mountain range of the same name.
Korbu Waterfall is not visible from the shore of the lake, but it is not long to walk to it - just a few minutes walk along the boardwalk and you can already hear the sound of water falling from a height, and almost immediately after that the waterfall itself appears before your eyes.
Opposite the Korbu waterfall is the deepest part of Lake Teletskoye – 323 m.
At Cape Kirsay, the group will transfer to a waiting bus and go to the campsite, where they will spend 2 nights.
Depending on the time of arrival (there may be a storm on the lake, which will delay the group), the group may take an excursion to the Stone Mushrooms on this day.
Dinner at the cafe of the tour complex.
Accommodation in tents on the territory of the tour complex.
If there are available cabins, those who wish can book them and pay on the spot (the cost of the house starts from 1800 rubles).
Bathhouse.
Campfire gatherings, for those who wish.
car 265 km, boat 75 km.

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Day 3 - Walking tour to the largest cascading waterfall Uchar
Breakfast in a cafe on the territory of the Berezka shopping center, or similar.
A day of active recreation.
You will take a walking tour to the largest cascading waterfall in Altai – Chulchinsky (Uchar).
The path to it is about 10 km long, and the same amount back.
For almost the entire route, the trail runs along the edge of a high cliff, at the bottom of which the wayward Chulcha River rushes madly over the rocks.
The trail is difficult, and it requires good physical fitness and sneakers with thick, fluted soles.
Tourists will have to overcome kurumniks, endless ascents and descents, cross small rivers on shaky bridges and walk along a rocky ledge above a ravine.
However, the sight of Uchar is worth all these difficulties!
A huge mass of water is rushing down with speed, crashing against giant rocks.
The noise is so loud that you can't hear a person standing next to you, there's water dust all around.
The total height of the fall is more than 160 meters, it is the highest waterfall in Siberia.
Lunch in the field (tea, sandwiches, vegetables, fruits, sweets).
Return to the t/C.
Dinner at a cafe on the territory of the tourist complex, accommodation in tents.
Bathhouse.
Attention!
If the Uchar trail is closed due to weather or technical conditions, the tour will be replaced by an excursion to the Kurkure and Maldanash waterfalls.
Walking distance of 19 km.

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Day 4 - Excursion to the Pazyryk mounds. Katu-Yaryk Pass
Breakfast on the territory of the Berezka shopping center or similar
If for some reason the group did not manage to get to the Stone Mushrooms on the day of arrival, then after breakfast, the tour is possible to visit them, provided that there are no objective obstacles to the tour.
The decision remains with the guide.
Transfer to Ulagan village via Katu-Yaryk pass.
The ascent to the Katu-Yaryk pass is carried out on foot, according to safety regulations.
The height of the pass from the foot to the top is about 800 meters, the length is 3.5 km.
Then an excursion to the Pazyryk mounds, a chain of 5 burial mounds representing the graves of noble nomads and tribal leaders dating back to the 6th–7th centuries BC.
Lunch at the cafe with. Ulagan.
After lunch, the travelers continue their journey along the beautiful Ulagan highway, gradually climbing the Ulagan pass with a height of 2080 meters.
On the Ulagan highlands, which crosses the Ulagan highway, there are many lakes, some of which can be seen without leaving the road.
Accommodation at the Malina tourist complex in tents, on-site facilities.
If there are available rooms in Malina shopping center, they can be booked on the spot and paid for on the spot (room price starts from 2500 rubles).
Preparation for horseback riding.
Bathhouse.
Dinner at the cafe t/k Malina.
by car 180 km., on foot approx. 5 km.
Day 5 - Horseback riding to Sorolukel Lake
Breakfast at the cafe t/k Malina.
Loading of things and equipment into the UAZ, transfer to the parking lot at the Ulagan pass.
Safety briefing on the equestrian tour, distribution of horses.
Lunch as a snack (sandwiches, tea, vegetables, sweets, canned food).
The journey time is 3-4 hours, most of the road passes through Kedrach.
Here, travelers can fully enjoy the unique purity of the mountain air combined with the pleasant aroma of the coniferous forest, which finally banishes thoughts of civilization from their minds.
Through forest clearings and dense thickets of bushes, the trail leads travelers to the mountain lake Beltir and further to the shore of Lake Sorolukel, where they will camp and spend the night.
Dinner is prepared by a guide over a campfire.
Overnight in tents on the lake shore.
Field conditions, real tourism, hiking romance and magnificent sunsets.
Auto 60 km, horses 15 km.

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Day 6 - A day's rest. Radial exit to the observation point of the Aigulak ridge
Breakfast is prepared by the guide at the campfire.
After breakfast, exit to the route.
Magnificent landscapes open from the top of the mountain: the Kurai steppe, the North Chuisky and South Chuisky ranges.Having risen to such a height, a person can feel like a bird soaring high above the ground.
From the top there is a panorama of the Chuisky squirrels – the peaks of the North Chuisky and South Chuisky ranges, covered with eternal snow.
In good weather, you can see almost all the highest peaks of these ranges: Aktra, Maashey-bashi, Iiktu, etc., and of course enjoy the view of the largest glaciers in the region.
And when clouds are running in the sky, guests of Altai can touch them with their hand, feel like an inhabitant of other worlds, separated from the ordinary world of people by a veil of secrets.
Lunch as a snack.
Overnight at a tent camp on the shore of Lake Sorolukel.
The dinner is prepared by the guide at the campfire.
Koni 20 km.

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Day 7 - The way back to the Altai-Erine parking lot. Ulagan pass. The Red Gate
Breakfast is prepared by the guide at the campfire.
In the morning, tourists will return on horseback to the parking lot at the Ulagan Pass, where, after saying goodbye to the Altai horses and transferring to an off-road iron horse, the travelers set off on further adventures.
Along the way, the participants of the route will encounter such tourist sites as the top of the Ulagan Pass, the Red Gate and many lakes that are located on different sides of the Ulagan highway.
In the village of Aktash, the group leaves for the Chuisky tract, where lunch is waiting for the group in a cafe.
After lunch, the group embarks on a further journey to the eco-hotel Taezhnik (rafting is offered in the full version of the tour, you can get acquainted with the extended tour by following the link in the description of the tour).
Dinner at the restaurant.
Accommodation in yurts on the territory (single occupancy is not allowed).
If you wish, you can travel to Novosibirsk by evening bus or taxi transfer, subject to the availability of prefabricated cars. Arrival at about 8-8:30 a.m. the next day in Novosibirsk (depending on highway congestion and weather), faster in combined vehicles, around 7 a.m.
Horses 15 km, cars 400 km.

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Day 8 - Departure
Breakfast in the restaurant of the eco-hotel Taezhnik.
Departure to the airport, group transfer based on the departure time of the aircraft.
Departure by car or bus to the cities of Barnaul or Novosibirsk approximately at 11:00.

Difficulty

Involves moderate physical activity

Tour organizer's comments

The route is simple, suitable for families with children from 10 years old, age restrictions up to 60 years old, exceptions are possible on an individual basis when providing a doctor's certificate with permission to engage in active sports.

Accommodation

Tent

6 nights
Camp Site

2 nights

Comfort

Basic

The tour includes accommodation in tents and yurts.

For single occupancy in a tent, the cost of the tour is 74,000 rubles/person. Single occupancy in yurts is not allowed.

Overnight stays in tents on the territories of tourist complexes along the route (on-site amenities) and in the field, real tourism, hiking romance and magnificent sunsets.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 16 tourists

Minimum age

14 years old

Maximum weight of the tourist

100 kg

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

Manzherok village

Included in price

three meals a day (in a cafe, plus a snack at the radial exits, on the active part of the route (horse), hot meals are prepared by guides at the campfire);
transportation, according to the tour program;
payment for tent camps;
sauna according to the tour program;
boat rental;
the work of instructors;
payment of fees for visiting sightseeing sites (in accordance with the tour program);
horse rental;
dropping off things on a UAZ car (to Lake. Sorolukel and back)
rental of equipment for the horse and water part (tent, travel mat, sleeping bag, UGC raincoat);
accident insurance and medical insurance.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Novosibirsk/Barnaul/Gorno-Altaisk and back;
transfer to the Taezhnik tourist complex and back, except for a group transfer from Gorno-Altaisk airport;
tick insurance, the cost of insurance is 400 rubles, the validity period is 1 year.;
accommodation before and after the start of the tour.

It's important to know

1. A backpack (up to 40 liters), a suitcase or a large travel bag, that is, something in which it is convenient to carry things to the base, special means are issued on the route for transporting things – an archimak (saddlebag) and a drive bag.
2. Hiking shoes, preferably boots, which can be leather, rubber, or birch, the main thing is that they do not get wet and cover the boot from rubbing against the stirrup strap (putlishche) or high boots.
3. Running shoes or trekking boots for radial exits. Avoid new shoes that are not worn out.
4. Replacement shoes for camping (slates).
5. Comfortable clothing for horse crossings and radial pedestrian crossings – sweatpants that do not restrict movement, made of lightweight quick-drying material, without rough internal seams, a shirt or a long-sleeve T-shirt. A windbreaker made of thick material. A suit for hunters or fishermen, or something similar, is suitable, the main thing is that it is comfortable and does not rustle.
6. A set of clothes for recreation in the camp – trousers, shirt, shorts, T-shirt.
7. A warm sweater.
8. A warm jacket (synthetic or down jacket).
9. A warm hat (fleece or wool).
10. Cap or panama hat.
11. Gloves (even simple cotton ones will do).
12. Socks – 2-3 pairs of cotton or linen, 2 pairs of wool.
13. A waterproof raincoat or suit that can withstand heavy rain. On the equestrian route, an UGC (Combined Arms Protective Kit) is issued to protect against rain – a long rubber raincoat with a hood.
14. Bathing suit.
15. Toiletries and hygiene products. Including hygienic lipstick and sunscreen with a high protection factor.
16. Sunglasses that protect the eyes from ultraviolet rays in the mountains.
17. A small flashlight (headlamp).
18. Individual medicines.
19. A small water flask. You can use a plastic bottle with a capacity of 0.5 liters.
20. A camera or video camera (optional) with hermetically sealed packaging.
21. Tourist seat (hob).
22. Personal tableware (plate, spoon, mug).

For the convenience of packaging, it is recommended to have small bags or garbage bags, and for additional splash protection of things and protection from dirt in archimacs, we recommend having dense plastic bags with a volume of 160-180 liters in the amount of 4 pieces.

Towel.

Advice from the tour organizers: to buy air tickets to the airport of Gorno-Altaysk (the capital of the Altai Republic) from the arrival time to 12:00 because delivery from the airport to the Taiga takes 25 minutes. Delivery from Barnaul (Altai Territory-neighboring region) to Taiga takes 4-5 hours.

The cost of group delivery from Gorno-Altaisk airport to the Taezhnik tourist complex (round trip) As a GIFT when purchasing this tour.

The rest of the delivery is for an additional fee. 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 its start. When booking a tour, be sure to tell us which delivery option is preferable for you, the manager will help you arrange a transfer (a place in prefabricated cars, a regular or tourist bus)

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 beginning 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 t\ k, which you ask the driver in advance) with a departure time from the bus station at 22:15 (from the bus station located near the railway train station – 22:45), departure date on the day preceding the start date of the tour. Tickets can be purchased 10 days before the day of departure, we can help you purchase this ticket, provided you pay its cost in advance.

The return trip is carried out by bus from Chemal-Novosibirsk, the departure time from Taezhnik t/c is 22:40 – 23:00, the bus must be stopped at Taezhnik t/c (Important! tickets must be purchased from Manzherok village to Barnaul/Novosibirsk, those who purchase tickets from the village of Manzherok receive a call from the bus station staff and specify where to pick them up. No one calls those who purchase tickets from the Chemal bus station, their tickets are automatically canceled if they are not on board).

The arrival time in Novosibirsk is 7:15, when purchasing tickets from Novosibirsk, you need to take this into account. The cost of delivery depends on the cost of flight tickets.

It is also possible to book seats on this route in a tourist bus departing every Thursday at 23:45 from the stop located next to the Marians Park Hotel, which is located opposite the Novosibirsk railway station.

Check with the manager about the availability of the delivery option in prefabricated cars (taxis) on your date.

Delivery from Barnaul:

Meeting at Barnaul airport (from 5:50 to 7:50 am), meeting at Barnaul railway station from 8:00 to 9:00 am. 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 group is assembled in full. The driver will have your contact phone numbers, along with information about the place and time of the meeting, the driver will contact you. Cars do NOT go on 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 late for 1 hour or more, the formed cars are sent on the flight, your contact details are transferred to the driver of another car and the departure time depends on the set of the car.

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

Departure from the Taezhnik t/c is carried out at 22:30 on the day of the end of the route, or at 10:30 - 11:00 the next day. The journey time is 3-4 hours.

The cost of delivery in prefabricated cars: from 2500.00 one way, depending on the class of car (the cost depends on the carrier, please specify when booking).

It is possible to arrange an individual transfer at any time, in agreement with us, the cost of such a transfer starts from 7000 rubles per car, such a transfer is ordered in advance.(the cost depends on the carrier, please specify when booking).

The meeting at the airport of Gorno-Altaysk is carried out according to the arrival time of the aircraft. We ask you to inform us about the actual delays in the departure time so that we can meet you in a timely manner. We will inform you about which car will meet you with a message either on the evening before arrival or during your flight. We kindly ask you to TURN on your phones immediately after boarding the plane so that the drivers can contact you and take with them those phones whose numbers are indicated in the application. Private transfer for an additional fee.

All of the above delivery options can be combined!

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Reviews

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Dmitry Kolesnikov

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11 Apr, 2025

Everything was excellent, I’ll definitely recommend it to my friends and family!

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Marina

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18 Mar, 2025

The tour was excellently organized, every detail was carefully thought out, and every minute well-planned. Participants were surrounded by care and didn’t have to worry about a thing, just relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. The food and accommodation were top-notch. I especially want to highlight our guide, Sergey. His genuine love for Altai and deep respect for its nature are truly inspiring, and his warm, thoughtful attitude toward people makes the journey even more special. Traveling with him felt effortless and engaging, there was never a need to worry about anything because he took care of everything. My only piece of advice for future travelers: arrive a day early. That way, you can fully immerse yourself in the experience right from the start. I will wholeheartedly recommend your company to others.

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