Expedition to Altai Mars. Summer, autumn

In this short tour you will get to know the amazing Altai. You will have a trip along the Chui tract, visit Altai Mars and Geyser Lake. A rich program, small comfortable groups, interesting stories from a professional guide, impressive landscapes all year round!

Location

Altai Republic, Gorno-Altaisk
from
$257
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Duration
3 Days
2 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 28 – 30 March, 2025
    • 3 – 5 May, 2025
    • 9 – 11 May, 2025
    • 23 – 25 May, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Hotel
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 18 people
Minimum age
7 years old
Group meet at
Altai Republic, Gorno-Altaisk
Contact the tour coordinator
Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Juicy local cuisine
Let's treat ourselves to delicious national dishes
Martian multicolored mountains
Let's take incredible photos against the background of the famous Kyzyl-Chin mountains
The famous Chuisky tract
Let's get acquainted with the most beautiful road in Russia and its rich history

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Chuisky tract

    Gathering of the group – someone is staying at the Belokurikha resort, and someone has arrived in Gorno-Altaysk and will be waiting for us at the airport. 

    Your personal manager will coordinate where and who will pick you up. 

    Usually the group is assembled from Belokurikha and Gorno-Altaisk airport. We will pick you up from the airport at about 10:30. 

    On this day, after breakfast, we are going on a very interesting journey. 

    We will drive along the Chui highway, which is among the TOP 10 most beautiful roads in the world.

    You will simply be delighted with the changing landscapes: mountains, rivers, passes, taiga, steppes (here you need to keep the camera in your hands). 

    The Chuisky Tract is the oldest route from Siberia to Asia. 

    According to some historians, the Chui Tract runs along the northern branch of the Great Silk Road. 

    In Russian sources, information about the tract can be traced back to the second half of the XVIII century. 

    Nowadays, starting from Novosibirsk, it ends at the border with Mongolia, stretches for a distance of 968 kilometers. 

    We will drive about 400 km. 

    In 2014, National Geographic magazine included the Chui Tract in the list of the ten most beautiful highways in the world. 

    We will pass two mountain passes of Seminsky and Chike-Tamansky. 

    We will go out on these beautiful passes, stop at local markets and cafes for a snack (self-paid). 

    The amazing nature will delight every guest and will give pleasure this way to the tourist complex. 

    We will observe the confluence of mountain rivers from the observation deck, which is considered a sacred place among the Altaians.

    We reach our comfortable hotel, have dinner and relax.

    1 more photo
  • Day 2 - The Martian Mountains
  • Day 3 - Geyser Lake
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale

Accommodation at one of the camp sites in the deep Altai Mountains. The accommodation is not linked to a specific hotel, because alternative accommodation options are offered, taking into account technical and weather conditions. Rooms with amenities.

Please check the name of the hotel with our managers when booking.

The cost of the tour for single occupancy is 31,600 rubles.

An additional seat is 22,200 rubles.

Rasul Hotel or similar in Gorny Altai 2 nights

The hotel has cozy rooms, courteous staff, comfortable living conditions. It offers a cozy kitchen, an ironing board with an iron, a laundress, free Parking with video surveillance, free WI-FI. 

Each room here will provide you with a kettle, a wardrobe and a flat-screen TV.

Tour conditions

Group
up to 18 tourists
Minimum age
7 years old
Duration
3 days 2 nights
Group meets at
Altai Republic, Gorno-Altaisk

Included in price

  • meals – 2 breakfasts, 1 dinner on the first day;
  • accommodation in a comfortable hotel;
  • tour guide and information support 24/7;
  • transfer according to the program;
  • transfer from the airport and back.

Paid extra

  • air-railway tickets to Gorno-Altaisk/Barnaul/Novosibirsk/Biysk and back;
  • meals outside the program;
  • transfer to Belokurikha and back (if tourists arrive not on the day of the start of the tour / leave not on the day of the end) – 1,750 rubles.; 
  • payment for entry to Mars and Geyser Lake (approximately 500 rubles).

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour
  • a small backpack for the most necessary things on the tour;
  • comfortable shoes;
  • headdress, glasses;
  • sports style clothing;
  • bathing accessories, slates (Rasul has a small spa complex, a swimming pool);
  • personal hygiene and medical supplies;
  • chargers, batteries for phone, camera
  • take care of the availability of mobile communications (common operators are MTS, Beeline, Megafon. But you need to take into account that there is no connection in places when traveling.);
  • documents: passport, medical policy, birth certificate (for children), notarized consent from legal representatives (if the child is traveling without legal representatives), 
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Dates and Prices

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  • $257
    28 – 30 Mar, 2025 3 days 2 nights
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  • $257
    3 – 5 May, 2025 3 days 2 nights
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  • $257
    9 – 11 May, 2025 3 days 2 nights
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  • $257
    23 – 25 May, 2025 3 days 2 nights
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  • $257
    30 May – 1 Jun, 2025 3 days 2 nights
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