In the footsteps of the Altai nomads

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Altai will welcome you with pristine nature, centuries-old traditions and rich history. This tour is a real journey through time. Through a special way of life filled with energy and the power of nature, through the heritage of nomads and adventures, you touch the ancient and sacred.

Conceptual accommodation in a yurt, a combination of comfort and authenticity, immersion in the ancient culture of a nomadic civilization – all this awaits you on this tour. You will be able to be alone with nature, get to know yourself in new conditions, get acquainted with a new culture and listen to stories that will remain in your memory for a long time.

Location

Gorno-Altaysk / Barnaul

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Tour highlights

Accommodation in authentic yurts

Immerse yourself in the authentic atmosphere of nomadic culture, while maintaining a modern lifestyle

Refreshing alloy

We will take a rafting trip along the Katun River with a visit to the Kamyshlinsky waterfall and swimming in its invigorating waters

Dishes of Altai nomads

We will enjoy the ethno-culinary masterpieces of Altai cuisine and will be able to participate in a master class

Itinerary

Day 1 - The legendary Chuisky tract
Meeting in Gorno-Altaysk.
The meeting place is the airport, the meeting time is 10:00.
Transfer airport – Manzherok (30 km).
What is a Cuff?
The place with the French tinge of Manjerok, sung by Edita Piekha, is not only the name of a village and a fashionable ski resort, but also a lake with a relict chilim nut, a bizarre shape resembling a devil.
Ascent to Sinyukha by gondola cable car (optional, for an additional fee).
Moving over the mountainside, you can admire nature: the waves of the mountains, the winding ribbon of the Katun River and the lake.
Take a walk through the ecotropics of the Guardian of the Greater Altai theme park, which has no analogues in all of Russia.
The park, located at the top of Malaya Sinyukha Mountain, has 3 trails with a total length of 5 km.
Along the way, you will encounter many red Book plants, as well as art objects that tell the story of ancient Altai: the stone statue of Kezer Tash and his battle armor: shield, sword, helmet, bow and topshuur.
Transfer Manzherok – Aktash (320 km).
Excursion "Legendary Chuisky tract" up the Katun and Chuya rivers to the Kurai steppe.
The history of the highway goes back centuries. It was once a path that only horses and people could walk along.
This particular road was a branch of the Great Silk Road.
Now the Chuisky tract is among the TOP 10 most beautiful roads in the world according to National Geographic.
On the way, we overcome one of the largest passes, Chike Taman (1,460 m), a picturesque serpentine road that has been known since the 10th century.
Translated from Altai, it means "Narrow foot".
Climbing up, you will enjoy the impressive curves of the serpentine, and on the flat and long peak you will see a magnificent panorama of valleys and mountains.
Supper.
Late placement.
Accommodation: Rasul-Aktash tourist complex, Green Kolobok campsite, eco-hotel Aktash Village or similar in Ulagan district. On foot – 7 km, by car – 350 km.

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Day 2 - Altai Mars and Geyser Lake
Breakfast.
Excursion to Geyser Lake (15 km) – a beautiful, clean and ice-free lake even in winter.
It can be compared to an "earthly eye" or a green-blue portal to another world.
Roundish streaks can be seen in the water, which are only a reflection of the processes taking place at the bottom of the lake.
It is there that the "geysers" come to life, throwing a mixture of bluish clay and sand to the surface.
Photo stop on the background of the Chuya Alps – glacial massifs of the North Chuya range.
Excursion to Kyzyl-Chin (75 km), known as the "Altai Mars" – these are steep canyons, the color of which varies from pale yellow to rich burgundy throughout the valley.
The outcrops of colorful clays on the surface create the feeling of another planet.
This is where you will get the brightest Altai photos.
Return to the recreation center (80 km).
Supper.
The ritual "Altai bedtime story: Your predictions", in a close atmosphere around the campfire, we will share and predict what will await us on this journey, consolidate the effect with a Fire-feeding ritual in the style of the Altai tradition "choy-choy".
Accommodation: Rasul-Aktash tourist complex, Green Kolobok campsite, eco-hotel Aktash Village or similar in Ulagan district. On foot – 5 km, by car – 170 km.

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Day 3 - Ancient symbols of Altai
Breakfast.
Transfer Aktash – Turquoise Katun (320 km).
On the way back, we will visit the Kalbak-Tash tract, where you will not only see, but also come into contact with the history itself, with the most ancient petroglyphs.
About 500 compositions with more than 5,000 drawings from the Neolithic to the Turkic era are located on the banks of the Chuya River.
A photo stop in a sacred place – Chui-Oozi.
Two rivers merge here: the creamy waters of the Chuya and the turquoise Katuni, which, before mixing, "go" hand in hand together.
In the outlines of the mountain, towering over the confluence of the rivers, you can see the head of the hero and his horse.
The stop at the Seminsky Pass (1717 m) is one of the passes of the Chui tract, covered with centuries–old "bearded" cedars.
It is a kind of transition from the untouched nature of the Central Altai to civilization and development.
Here you can taste Altai coffee with pine nuts and buy both local traditional souvenirs and gastro-specialties, as well as environmental goods from neighboring Mongolia.
Accommodation in the Altai Nomad ethno-glamping is a place where you can immerse yourself in the authentic atmosphere of nomadic culture and authenticity, while maintaining a modern lifestyle and comfort.
We believe that every person strives for unity with nature – the force that gave him life.
We will introduce you to the spirit of the nomads, help you explore the experience of your ancestors – respect for nature, conscious consumption, preservation of traditions.
At the same time, we will create an atmosphere of modern and comfortable rest surrounded by clean air and the Altai mountains.
Tour of the largest tourism center Turquoise Katun.
We will walk to the observation deck to the majestic monument of Nicholas Roerich, which offers a breathtaking view of the picturesque Katun River, tirelessly bubbling with its turquoise waves.
These very waves carved the ancient grotto of Ichthyander into the rock.
We will continue our walk along the eco-trail of the Tavda caves karst complex, which includes more than 200 caves, galleries, natural mines and natural voids.
We will dive into the study of the Ancestral Trail, visit six caves, grottos and arched vaults (1.5 hours, 2 km).
Dinner in the style of a gastro-travel party: you will be able to participate in a unifying culinary master class.
Tasting of local dishes (kurut – translated from the Turkic "dry" – salty cheese, boorsaki – a traditional dessert of nomadic pastoralists).
You will also taste the fragrant traditional tea of the nomads – an hour with talkan and herbal tea collected in the vicinity of ethno-glamping.
Accommodation: yurt ethno-glamping "Altai Nomad" in the Turquoise Katun area. On foot – 7 km, by car – 320 km.

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Day 4 - The Aysky Bridge. The rock "Damn finger". The Ethno-program
Breakfast.
Transfer Turquoise Katun – Gorno-Altaysk (45 km).
The ethnic program "Altai Village": acquaintance with the dwelling of the Altaians, their national clothes, traditions and unique rituals.
Entertaining Turkic stories will immerse you in the life and ethnicity of this people.
From the observation deck on Tugaya Mountain, "settle in" with a view of the cozy capital of the Altai Republic.
Transfer Gorno-Altaysk – pedestrian Ay Bridge (25 km) – a symbolic border crossing from the Altai Republic to the Altai Territory.
A walk along the bridge on the left bank of the Katun River.
It is here that we will perform a cleansing ritual, say goodbye to problems and move on to a new stage of the journey, perhaps for someone it will be the next facet or the "Altai" page of the life path.
A walk to the Devil's Finger Rock is a place that got its name due to a steep stone ledge resembling a finger.
We climb the trail, from the observation point there is a magnificent panorama of the mountains, the valley of the Katuni River and Lake Aya.
Optional: zipline (for an additional fee.payment).
An exciting air–water–land trio cruise from the left bank of Katun to the right.
High-speed rope descent with a length of 1,500 meters of free sliding.
A walk is a zipline flight across the border of the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic.
You will be excited by the idea of flying over the Katun River, seeing the multicolored meadows, catching a feeling of freedom and vastness.
From the Yemelyanova mane mountain you can contemplate the Turquoise Katun and the spurs of the ridges of the so-called Altai Tuscany.
Transfer Aya – Turquoise Katun (35 km).
Supper.
An evening of neo-nomads in an ethno-style with a folklore program.
With the help of kaichi melodies (unique throat singing) You will immerse yourself in the sacred atmosphere, get to know national epics and ballads better, and learn how to play national musical instruments (komus, topshuur) both ethnic and popular melodies, you will become a listener, and possibly a participant in the improvised Altai orchestra.
Accommodation: yurt ethno-glamping "Altai Nomad" in the Turquoise Katun area. On foot – 7 km, by car – 105 km.

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Day 5 - Rafting on Katun with a visit to Kamyshlinsky waterfall
Breakfast.
Transfer Turquoise Katun – Ust-Sema (30 km).
Everyone knows that one in the field is not a warrior, but you and I have been a real friendly team for a long time.
Let's try our dedication and team spirit, take a rafting trip along the Katun River with a visit to the Kamyshlinsky waterfall and swimming in its invigorating waters.
It is the alloy that will allow us to get closer to another element – water.
Rafting is interesting for both extreme sports enthusiasts and those who want to see the nature and the shores of Katun from an unusual angle.
Kamyshlinsky waterfall will surprise even the sophisticated: two cascades break the water into a million small splashes hitting the ground with a characteristic roar.
Not only the reservoir itself is attractive, but also the nature around it – rocks made of quartzite, limestone, crystalline shales and porphyrites, as well as lush vegetation that changes color every season.
Altai souvenirs and gifts at the fair in Arzhan Suu and Turquoise Katun.
Transfer to the ethno-glamping "Altai nomad" (10 km).
Optional:
beach holidays on Lake Turquoise Katun (for an additional feepayment);
sauna in Altai as a tradition: a visit to the sauna complex, a story about the ceremony of receiving wellness treatments, bath rituals, a steaming session (for an additional feepayment);
a visit to the Bolshaya Tavdinskaya cave of the karst complex, which includes more than 200 grottoes, galleries, natural mines and natural voids (for an additional feepayment);
a walk to the apiary, where you can not only taste, but also buy the famous Altai honey, propolis, mead, honeycomb, perga, royal jelly and other bee products. The impression of the day is a restorative sleep on the hives. Closing your eyes, you will feel the monotonous vibration of a swarm of bees, the soothing buzz of bees, the smell of honey, honeycombs and something else subtly pleasant;
meditative relaxation on the pond;
a walk with a dog through the "Altai jungle", where the silence and chirping of birds, the smell of meadow grass and endless contemplation of mountain landscapes, impressive views of Katun and the valley of the Taldushka river.
Supper.
"Evening tea in Altai": sitting on the shyrdak, you can taste both the fragrant traditional tea of nomads – an hour with talkan, and herbal tea collected in the vicinity of ethno-glamping, and the tea party will be accompanied by the ritual "Altai Bedtime Story: the transformation of neo-nomads".
Accommodation: yurt ethno-glamping "Altai Nomad" in the Turquoise Katun area. On foot – 7 km, by car – 140 km.

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Day 6 - Departure
Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport.
Departure is from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
On foot – 2 km.

Difficulty

Involves moderate physical activity

Accommodation

Camp Site

3 nights
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Camp Site, Hotel

2 nights

Comfort

Basic+

The tour provides for 2-3-bed accommodation at the Rasul-Aktash tourist complex and at the Altai Nomad ethno-glamping (or similar).

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the selected dates, RUB.:

Check-in	Place in 2 local the room	Single room placement	3rd in the room
May: 7	75 555	90 555	72 555
May: 14, 21	64 444	79 444	61 444
May: 28. June 04, 18	71 111	86 111	68 111
July: 02, 16, 30	75 555	90 555	72 555
August: 13, 27	75 555	90 555	72 555
September: 24	71 111	86 111	68 111
October: 01, 08	68 888	83 888	65 888

The Altai Nomad yurt campsite is located in the Altai district of the Altai Territory, on the territory of the Biryuzovaya Katun shopping mall SEZ. Accommodation in yurts, the room has two single beds, a bathroom and a shower. Wi-Fi is available in the cafe. This is a conceptual accommodation in Altai, where tourists will be able to experience and "try on" the role of a nomad, gain a new experience. The emotions experienced during such experiments remain in memory for a long time and leave strong impressions. Triple room – by agreement, euro-cot.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 18 tourists

Minimum age

12 years old

Duration

6 days 5 nights

Group meets at

Gorno-Altaysk / Barnaul

Included in price

travel from Gorno-Altaysk and back by comfortable bus;
2-3-bed accommodation: standard rooms with amenities (shower, WC);
meals – breakfast (except 1 day), dinners;
visit to the ethno village;
author's ethno-culinary events;
alloy;
folklore program with throat singing;
other excursions and activities according to the program;
insurance (including against tick bite);
guide services.

Paid extra

flight ticket to Gorno-Altaysk and back;
meals not included in the program (lunches);
entrance tickets to the beach (from 900 RUB/person);
recreational fees (150 rubles/person);
cable car ticket (from 1200 rub.);
sauna (from 1,500 rubles per person);
additional transfers and excursions (from 500 rub.);
souvenirs;
personal expenses.

It's important to know

a set of comfortable clothes for relaxation;
windproof and waterproof jacket;
a warm sweater;
two pairs of comfortable shoes;
lightweight slippers (slates) for hotels;
sun protection (cream, glasses, headdress);
personal hygiene items;
individual medicines;
repellents;

For the alloy:

sneakers (light, possibly getting wet), jacket (light waterproof), headdress according to the weather (cap-hat-bandana or beanie), waterproof phone case (if you plan to take pictures).

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