Autumn gold of Altai

Meeting of the group at the airport of Gorno-Altaisk. 

An exciting excursion "The Legendary Chuisky Tract" along the main highway of the Altai Mountains awaits you. 

Magnificent panoramas open directly from the highway. 

It is rich in sights, legends and has a rich ancient history, which our guides will tell you about. 

During the tour, we will climb the high-altitude Seminsky pass, where we will see century-old cedars, majestic mountains with small snowfields on the tops, and learn the history of the Altai people's entry into Russia.  

We will make a half-hour stop at the pass, during which you can visit the fair of Mongolian goods and souvenirs, buy Altai products (honey, herbal teas, pine nuts).

Continuing the tour along the Chui tract, we will climb the serpentine to the high-altitude Chike-Taman pass (1,460 m) with two observation platforms and a view of the eastern slopes of the Terektinsky ridge. 

We will find out where the old Chui wheeled highway passed in the past centuries. 

Then we will continue along the picturesque Katun valley and the "Katun loop" — a beautiful bend of Katun among the rocks of Maly Yaloman. 

We will see and find out how and when the ancient "Katun terraces" were formed. 

We will take a short tour to the ancient cult complex of the Bronze Age "Ininsky steles" (III-II millennium BC). 

Let's take a walk to the sacred place for the Altaians – the mouth of the Chuya River — the meeting place of two large rivers of the Altai Mountains, which, merging, flow for some time with a pronounced color border. 

Video and photography on Katun, which at this time becomes an unforgettable turquoise color. 

Overnight at a t/b in the village of Aktash.

Mileage ~350 km. Travel time is ~ 8 hours.