Altai is a reboot. Premium Horse Riding Tour

The instructors will wake you up for breakfast at 8 a.m. 

Just a little information on nutrition: cooking will be carried out on a campfire, which will add a special atmosphere and taste qualities to our menu, which, by the way, consists of real hiking recipes given to us by hunters and true taiga. 

After breakfast, the gathering of archimacs, equipment and access to the equestrian route.

An equestrian trail will take you along forest roads, alpine meadows, then for some time along a country road that will take the group of horseback riding to the zone of high-altitude taiga, overgrown with cedar forest. 

We will stop here at the cedar glade until tomorrow. 

While you are resting, the instructors will unsaddle and let the horses graze, help put up tents, organize a bonfire and hot meals. 

We will spend the evening talking around the campfire and interesting stories from instructors about everyday life and life in Altai.

~30 km / 5-6 hours.

Since the horse crossing will be insignificant today, you can sleep longer. 

Then it's classic: breakfast, fees and exit to the route. 

Today we walk mainly along forest trails, accompanied by the music of mountain streams and the whispers of the cedar taiga.

We arrive at the parking lot at about 15 o'clock, settle down and rest a little before lunch.

The place is very picturesque – you can walk around the neighborhood or just sit on the banks of the Uul River waiting for mountain gnomes or a water one.

After lunch, we will take a walk to the waterfall of the same name. 

It is difficult to find a more hidden and little-visited place in Altai.

This handsome man is hiding among the stone scree literally a fifteen-minute walk from the parking lot. 

A unique place! 

We have unlimited time to visit, the main thing is to return to the parking lot before dark. 

In the evening, dinner, rest and watching the starry sky.

~15 km /3-4 hours.

We stay at our cozy parking lot in the Uul tract for another day, and arrange a day off for the horses. 

We slowly wake up, have breakfast, listen to the silence, soak up the morning Altai sun and go for a walk.

Today we have to walk to Lake Veronica, located two kilometers from the parking lot.

We go light, but do not forget to take water with us.

About forty minutes along a mountain path surrounded by tundra birch, flowers of the catchment area, lights and we are at the bowl of a magnificent lake. 

Veronica shines in the light of the sun's rays in sky blue and sapphire green, and the grandeur of the mountains around is simply amazing! 

The purpose of the walk is to walk, absorb, exhale and inhale.

You have about an hour to do this, during which you can walk around the lake or just sit on the shore, because peace, silence and tranquility live here! 

Back at the parking lot, we have lunch and continue the day with archery practice.

Historically, archery was used in Altai for hunting and even fishing and is still a national tradition – no holiday passes without this event. 

Our mission is to introduce you to this special sport, and doing it in the wild mountains is a special pleasure for us and for you. 

In the evening we will hold a traditional dinner, bonfire.

~4 km/3-4 hours

And back on the road! 

On the way, the group of the equestrian tour today has two passes and magnificent views of the Bayuk lakes. 

This is a chain of more than 15 lakes that hide or appear, depending on the aridity of the summer. 

The horse riding trail runs in the immediate vicinity of the lakes, and you can fully enjoy the views. 

We continue our way through the high-altitude plateau, after which we "fall" into the Ayryk valley, where we will stop for the night. 

The evening can be called sacral and isoteric: you will find stories about Altai shamanism, nature spirits, the universe, and this will be accompanied by learning to play the national Altai instrument – komus.

There is an opinion that the vibrations produced when playing this ethnic instrument have a beneficial effect not only on physiology, but also "adjust" the human energy, establish a balance.

~15 km /3-4 hours.

Today we will have a light horse ride to the Surdinsky Lakes. 

They are distinguished by their location – the bowls of the lakes spread out in a dense cedar forest, through which our horse trail will pass.

The lakes are warm enough and the bravest can swim, however, the approach to them is not very convenient, so be ready to get out of the water with the legs of a "water".

It is important to note that on this day you are traveling without archimacs and experienced riders will be able to ride at a fast gait, if the ground and weather conditions allow. 

Upon returning to the parking lot, a new experience. 

We draw! 

We draw our impressions, emotions, or just what surrounds us! 

Under the strict guidance of our talented instructor, we will learn what plein air is, how to cross the barrier from I can't to I want, we will understand how to build a composition correctly, select colors and breathe life into the drawing itself!

It's okay if you think you can't draw, you just don't know about it yet.

~20 km /4-5 hours.

We are staying in the Moon Valley again to take a horse ride and see some more wonders of Altai. 

The first point of today's equestrian tour program will be the Karakokshinskaya Cave — this is one of the most highly located and little-visited caves in Altai. 

The cave consists of a huge grotto, which is especially good in the month of June, because ice still remains on the walls, lower halls and upper halls, which we will walk through. 

Yes, you understood correctly – the cave has two floors!

The second item on the program of this day will be Lake Kara.

The uniqueness of this lake is not only in its beauty, its main difference from other Altai lakes is the water temperature. 

As much as 20 degrees is a luxury for a tourist! 

If the weather is favorable, we will definitely swim!

So, after getting dirty enough in the cave, having cleaned up in the waters of a mountain lake, we make a small picnic and go towards the house. 

Yes, on the sixth day the tent becomes a home!

~20 km /4-6 hours.

We say goodbye to the already beloved parking lot in the Ayryk valley, pack our things, tents and go to new heights!

Ahead of the participants of the equestrian tour is the Ayryk pass with lakes of the same name, which offers a magnificent view of the snow-capped peaks of the Irozh ridge, Akkaya Pass and Akkainsky Lake, from which we can see the ridges of the Prikatun taiga, as if an endless sea overflowed to the horizon. 

And finally, the Muihta log is the final point of today's journey. 

We will stay here for two more days.

 ~20 km /4-6 hours.

Although not the last, but perhaps the culmination day of our horseback riding in Altai. 

The beginning of the day will be highlighted by hiking to the Muikhtinsky waterfall. 

We are going to have a long hike down to the very bottom of the gorge, in which the waterfall is hidden. 

The trail is very picturesque and full of surprises: if you keep quiet, you will certainly see local residents: chipmunks, haymakers, weasels, and maybe even deer! 

The difficulties of the descent and subsequent ascent from the gorge are more than compensated by the beauty and atmosphere of the waterfall. 

Just imagine: silence, the roar of the purest water is carried away by overflows somewhere in the distance, there is not a soul around, only you and the miracle of nature.

Upon returning from the waterfall, rest, which is so necessary after such an active physical activity, followed by lunch, and after that we invite you to consolidate your acquired skills in archery or painting. 

We dedicate the evening to watching the most unique spectacle on the planet – we invite you to see a huge fiery ball drowning in a sea of mountains...Sunset!

~7 km on foot / 3-4 hours

Today, our equestrian team is moving towards one of the most beautiful lakes in Altai – Karakol! 

About half an hour we go out to the Bagatash pass, where we are greeted by the rock remnants of the Castles of Mountain Spirits. 

We make a short stop to take some pictures accompanied by the instructor's stories about this significant place and get back on the road! 

We overcome the Bagatash pass and finally get to the Circus.

Yes, that's exactly the name of this place: at your feet, as if in a circus arena, one of the most beautiful lakes of the Altai Mountains – Karakol Lakes - are spread out.

Next, the trail of the horse tour takes us down from the pass and full speed ahead to the already familiar parking lot on the Kylai mane.

~20 km /4-6 hours

The completion of the equestrian tour charges with hope and desire to return to the Altai Mountains more than once! 

We are going to the horse base – Sortesh, which, by the way, translates from the Altai language as "Yellow clay". 

Don't forget to say goodbye to the blooming fields and take a last look back to see the snow-capped peaks that we seem to have visited only yesterday. 

The final evening.

Of course, a sauna, kebabs and, of course, the participation of the group in the national custom of "Chey-chey", where everyone can share their emotions!

horses ~25 km / 4-5 hours

We leave the horse base at 7 a.m., 2 hours off-road, so that we can be in the village by 9 and drink tea in our cozy headquarters or national village. 

Transfer to the airport or bus station in Gorno-Altaysk starts at 12.00. 

See you soon, friends! 

If you do not want to say goodbye to us, we are ready to organize rafting on the Katun River or an extreme ride on the largest Falcon quad bikes or extend your vacation on the most beautiful road in the world – the Chuisky tract!