Altai Summer Kaleidoscope

Breakfast in the cafe. 

Transfer to the Aru-Kem cordon.

Walking radial excursion to the hidden lake Aru-Kem (about 8 km), on return to the cordon – lunch, after lunch – return to the Chuisky tract and transfer to the Nomad railway station (or similar in the area of the village of Aktash), on the way stops at the Chike-Taman pass, at the confluence of Chuya and Katuni, at the monument to the drivers of the Chui highway. 

The Chuisky tract is a road included in the TOP 10 most beautiful roads in the world, and travelers will appreciate the contrasts - during the trip they will get into different natural and climatic zones. 

Accommodation in rooms with the amenities of the Nomad eco-complex, located in the village of Chibit, or its analogues. 

Dinner at the cafe.

Length: by car — 206 km, on foot — 8 km.

Breakfast in the cafe. 

Departure for the tour. 

The participants of the trip will visit the world of bright colors and contrasts. 

The first object of the visit will be a unique water body – the so-called “geyser” lake, from the day of which air periodically escapes from the blue clay. 

Forming bizarre patterns on the surface of the water. 

The place is very famous among travelers.

Continuing along the Chui tract towards the border with Mongolia, guests of the region will enjoy magnificent views of the glaciers and eternal snows of the North Chui Ridge, a stop is provided at the observation deck, where travelers will not only enjoy the views of the tract and mountains, but also save many photos for memory. 

The next object will be the valley of the Kyzyl-Chin river, called by tourists "Altai Mars" for the fact that the earth and mountain slopes on it are of all shades of red, interspersed with yellow and purple.

During the tour, tourists will visit not only the first one. 

But also the second "Mars". 

Lunch on the "Mars" (in the form of a snack), return to the tourist complex, dinner. 

Bathhouse. 

It is possible to rearrange the excursions in places.

Length: by car — 120 km, on foot — 4 km.

Breakfast in the cafe. 

Room release. 

Departure to the route along the Ulagan highway, which is located along many lakes. 

The first stop on the way will be the popular Red Gate, a place where the road is pierced through red rocks. 

Next, guests of Altai will visit the Ulagan Pass, the highest automobile pass in the Republic, its height above sea level is 2080 meters, and they will see Kidel Lake.

Lunch at the cafe with. Ulagan, changing the bus to an all-terrain vehicle, continuing the journey, the next object of visit will be the mounds of the Pazyryk culture, where participants of the route will be told about the excavation of mounds and the culture of burial of ancient inhabitants of the region.

After reaching the Katu-Yaryk pass, the group leaves the car and admires the valley of the Chulyshman River from a bird's-eye view. 

Having captured the beautiful views, tourists descend from the pass on foot (3.5 km) for safety reasons. 

The Chulyshmanskaya Valley is a place that has recently begun to develop in terms of infrastructure, there are no communications and power lines here. 

Light and water are sold thanks to generators in the evening. 

Accommodation at the tourist complex, dinner, sauna.

Length: by car — 120 km, on foot — 3 km.

Breakfast in the cafe. 

After breakfast, tourists will have a walking radial exit to one of the waterfalls of the Chulyshman valley – Kurkure, which means "noisy, rumbling" with a total height of about 30 meters, while the waterfall consists of two cascades. 

A huge mass of water falls from the ledge creating a cloud of dust and noise. 

Which is heard long before the waterfall itself opens in front of the travelers. 

After returning to the accommodation facility, lunch at the cafe.

For those who wish, after lunch, an excursion to the Maldanash waterfall.

In the evening, dinner and a sauna.

Length: on foot — 13 km.

Breakfast in the cafe. 

Transfer along the Chulyshman valley to the place of crossing the Chulyshman river on the right bank.

The crossing is carried out by motor boats. 

Walking tour to the Akkurum tract (located below the confluence of the Chulchi River on the right bank of the Chulyshman), here on the mountainside there is one of the famous natural attractions — "stone mushrooms" — unusual landforms formed as a result of leaching of heterogeneous rocks. 

The ascent to the mushrooms is steep. 

It's time for photo shoots. 

Return to the motorboats.

Lunch at the cafe.

Return to the tourist complex. 

Free time (you can go rafting on Chulyshman for an additional fee, or just relax).

Dinner at the cafe. 

Bathhouse.

Length: car — 20 km, boat — 2 km.

Breakfast in the cafe. 

Room release. 

Transfer to Cape Kyrsai — the southern shore of Lake Teletskoye. 

Here, the participants of the route transfer to boats and continue their journey, crossing the waters of Lake Teletskoye from south to north. 

On the way, stop at Korbu waterfall (drop height 12.8 m), where guests will have a delicious lunch, then transfer to Artybash village. 

A car will be waiting in Artybash to move to Gorno-Altaysk. 

Dinner at the cafe. 

Completion of the program.

Attention! We advise you to purchase tickets with departure the next day after the end of the route. Extra nights are not included in the price.

Length: car — 222 km, boat — 70 km.