Kaleidoscope of autumn Altai

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An active sightseeing route for a family trip to Altai with accommodation in comfortable recreation centers. Most of the tour is covered by minibus, in hard-to-reach areas the group is transferred to all-terrain vehicles, such as UAZ, and there are light hiking and water walks on the tour.

You will visit the Republican museum named after him. Anokhina in Gorno-Altaisk, spend two days in the most beautiful mountain gorge in the valley of the Chulyshman River, which has a unique microclimate and cross from south to north the pearl of Altai – Teletskoye Lake. You will also find: waterfalls of the Chulyshman Valley, a rare natural phenomenon – stone mushrooms, a warm mountain lake, mystical ancient mounds, petroglyphs.

The route has 2 schedules: "direct" (according to the program) and "reverse" (the beginning of the trip begins with overnight stays on Lake Teletskoye).

Live dates: from September 8 to September 15, from September 15 to September 22.

Return dates: from 5 to 12 September, from 11 to 18 September.

Location

S. Manzherok

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Tour highlights

Tavda caves

Let's explore the caves where people lived thousands of years ago!

The powerful Kurkure Waterfall

We will see a stormy, rumbling mountain stream consisting of two cascades about 15 meters high

Boat trip on Lake Teletskoye

We are waiting for a refreshing tour of the water surface of the pearl of Altai with a visit to waterfalls

Immersion in history

We will visit the National Museum of the Republic, where unique collections and artifacts are collected

Itinerary

Day 1 - Tavda caves. The observation deck on Mount Sinyukha
Arrival at the tour. Taezhnik complex

Check-in after 14:00 (earlier check-in is possible if the room is available).

Gathering a group, including those who arrived from Barnaul.

Lunch at the cafe at the Taezhnik tourist complex.
Excursion to the Tavda caves.
Excursion to the foothills of the Sinyukha and Malaya Sinyukha mountains.
Then, on the most modern gondola lift, you will climb to the observation deck of the Malaya Sinyukha Mountain, from where you can enjoy a beautiful panorama of the Katun River Valley.

Dinner at the cafe at the Taezhnik tourist complex
Length: by car – 10 km, on foot – 2 km.

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Day 2 - Taezhnik Hotel – Kalbak-Tash
Breakfast in the cafe.
Today, the Chui Tract is the largest highway with a length of 962 km, connecting Russia and Mongolia.
This road was known more than a thousand years ago as the Mungalsky tract - trade caravans from the East to Russia and back went along it.
Tourists will learn more about the history of the unique tract during the tour. The group is expected to stop at the serpentine mountain pass Chike-Taman, as well as at the confluence of two great Altai rivers Chuya and Katun.

Lunch at a roadside cafe.

Excursion to the rock paintings of the Kalbak-Tash tract, whose age dates back thousands of years.
This tour is a great opportunity to get a holistic view of Altai.
Accommodation on the territory of the Nomad tourist complex (or similar).
Dinner at the cafe of the tourist complex “A nomad.”
Length: auto – 145 km.

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Day 3 - Car-walking tour to the Kyzyl-Chin valley (valley of Mars). Geyser Lake
Breakfast in the cafe of the tourist complex “A nomad.”
Car-walking tour to the valley of Mars (Kyzyl-Chin).
Once upon a time there was a warm Tethys Sea on the site of the Kyzyl-Chin Valley, after that there were glaciers and a cold lake. 4-6 thousand years ago, people already lived here.
Now geologists, archaeologists, and ethnographers conduct annual research here.
They jokingly call Kyzyl-Chin Mars — for the earth, painted in all sorts of shades of red and orange, for the blue-green-purple mountains.
What is more striking here is the landscapes or the history of the planet Earth captured in them, everyone decides for himself.

Lunch at the cafe.

On the way back, an excursion to Geyser Lake.
Geyser Lake (also called Blue Lake, Silver Lake).
The depth of the lake is about two meters, the diameter is 25-30 meters.
A large stream flows into the lake.
Geyser Lake is unique in its kind — rare in beauty, clean, ice-free even in winter and at the same time easily accessible to visitors of the Altai Mountains.
On the mirror of the lake, travelers will certainly notice streaks of rich turquoise color of rounded or oval shape, changing their appearance, which seem to reflect the processes taking place at the bottom of the lake, where “geysers” come to life from time to time in mysterious depths, sending a mixture of bluish clay and sand to the surface, forming visible circles at the bottom of the lake.
You may be the lucky one who will be present at the “eruption” and capture what is happening on the camera.

Return to the Nomad tourist complex
Dinner at the cafe of the tourist complex “A nomad.”
Length: by car – 170 km, on foot – 2 km.

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Day 4 - Red Gate – Ulagan Lakes – Ulagan Pass – Pazyryk Museum – Pazyryk mounds – Katu-Yaryk Pass
Breakfast in the cafe of the tourist complex “A nomad.”

Transfer to the Chulyshman valley to the tourist campsite "Ezen".
The path of this day begins along the Chui tract, then in the village of Aktash the road turns onto the equally beautiful Ulagan tract, along which there are many beautiful and well-known places for many tourists, and travelers will definitely get acquainted with them.
Such places include the Red Gate, many high-altitude lakes of the Ulagan highlands, the Ulagansky pass, the village of Ulagan.

Lunch at the cafe in Ulagan village.

After lunch, the group continues on its way to the Chulyshman Valley.
One of the attractions that await tourists on their way to the valley is the Pazyryk mounds.
The Pazyryk burial mounds are a chain of 5 burial mounds representing the graves of noble nomads and tribal leaders dating back to the 6th–7th centuries BC.
Next, travelers will have an equally exciting meeting with the Katu-Yaryk pass.
The height to which the road rises is about 1,500 m.
The pass offers an impressive view of the valley of the Chulyshman River.
From the observation deck above the valley, you can take unforgettable photos.
For a snack – a breathtaking descent from the pass along the serpentine road to the valley of the Chulyshman River.

Attention!!! According to safety regulations, the descent from the pass is carried out on foot, which makes it possible to enjoy a bird's-eye view of the valley.

The valley has a special microclimate – it is almost always warm and the sun is shining. True, the wind is blowing quite strongly, but after the harsh breathing of glaciers, the coast of the mountain beauty of the Chulyshman River will seem like a paradise.

Accommodation at the Ezen tourist complex in wooden houses with amenities/partial amenities.

Dinner at the cafe of the Ezen tourist complex.
Bathhouse.
Length: by car – 120 km, on foot – 5 km.

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Day 5 - Radial access to Kurkure and Maldanash waterfalls
Breakfast in the cafe of the Ezen tourist complex.
A day of active recreation.
You will take a walking tour to the waterfalls of the Chulyshman River Valley.
The valley of the Chulyshman River can be called the valley of 1000 waterfalls.
A huge number of streams and rivulets fall down the steep, almost steep slopes of the valley, forming waterfalls of various heights and capacities.
Tourists make walking tours to two of them.
In the morning, guests of the Altai Mountains will visit the Kur-Kure waterfall.
A huge mass of water falls from a height of about 60 meters, forming a suspension of water dust shimmering in the sun with all the colors of the rainbow.

Lunch at the cafe of the Ezen tourist complex.

After lunch, a radial exit to the Maldanash waterfall.
Dinner at the cafe of the Ezen tourist complex.
Bathhouse.
Length: on foot – 18 km.
Day 6 - The Chulyshman River. Stone mushrooms. Teletskoye Lake
Breakfast in the cafe of the Ezen tourist complex.
Car transfer is 30 km below to the Akkurum tract, crossing to the right bank of the Chulyshman river.

Hiking up to the Altai natural wonder – “stone mushrooms".

Stone mushrooms are stone pillars of a special shape – with a leg and a cap, similar to mushrooms.
The “leg” is made of softer limestone rocks that have been destroyed for centuries by the action of water and wind, which formed mushroom-like shapes.
By the way, in the world, the places where such “mushrooms” grow can be counted on the fingers.
Return to the left bank of the Chulyshman River.

Lunch is a snack in the field.

Transfer to Teletskoye Lake.
Guests will see the pearl of Altai, the “Golden Lake" from its southern shore.
It is almost deserted, unlike the northern one, where settlements and camp sites are located.
Water-powered tour of Lake Teletskoye by boat to the village of Artybash (2-3 hours).
Unforgettable impressions will remain with tourists from this day!
Teletskoye Lake is one of the main attractions of the Altai Mountains.
This is a beautiful reservoir stretching from south to north for 75 km.
Clouds are reflected in the clear waters of the lake, which almost always rush in the sky over the water surface.
By the way, a unique phenomenon is the clouds floating in opposite directions in the sky above the lake.
This happens due to the winds blowing towards each other – verkhovka and nizovka.
On the way across the lake – an excursion to the Korbu waterfall.
The twelve-meter Korbu waterfall was formed as a result of the natural failure of the Korbu riverbed, originating from the mountain range of the same name.
Korbu Waterfall is not visible from the shore of the lake, but it is not long to walk to it – just a few minutes walk along the boardwalk and you can already hear the noise of water falling from a height, and almost immediately after that the waterfall itself appears before your eyes.
Opposite the Korbu waterfall is the deepest part of Lake Teletskoye – 323 m.

Continuation of the transfer to the village of Artybash by boat.
Then by car to the tourist complex on Lake Teletskoye.
Accommodation at the tourist complex.
Dinner at the cafe of the tourist complex.
Length: by car – 85 km, by boat – 75 km, on foot – 3 km.

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Day 7 - A day on Lake Teletskoye
Breakfast at the tourist complex.
Visit the "Third River" eco-trail, which runs along the Oirok River.
The trail is not difficult and is suitable for any age.
Lunch at the cafe.
A visit to the observation deck on Mount Kokuya on a chairlift.
The lift line runs through the Pryteletskaya taiga.
At the top there is a view of the mountains and a piece of Lake Teletskoye.
Return to the tourist complex.
Supper.
Length: on foot – 10 km.
Day 8 - Tourist complex – Gorno-Altaisk – Museum named afterAnokhina – Tugaya – Taezhnik tourist complex
Breakfast in the cafe.
Departure to Gorno-Altaisk.
Lunch at a cafe in Gorno-Altaysk.
Excursion to the Anokhin Museum.
The funds of the National Museum contain the entire range of objects of material and spiritual culture of the peoples of the Altai Republic: archaeological finds characterizing all the main stages of the ancient history of the Altai Mountains, ethnographic collections of clothing and household items, works of fine and decorative arts, natural science collections and photographic materials.
There are more than 60 thousand storage units in total.
Unique collections: paintings and graphic works by the first professional artist among the indigenous peoples of Siberia, a student of I.I. Shishkin, the Academy of Arts – Grigory Ivanovich Choros-Gurkin (1,500 works); artist Nikolai Ivanovich Chevalkov and others; fund of rare books of the XVII – XX centuries, icons; archaeological finds from permafrost mounds, deer stones, sculptures, runic writings of the Turkic period, shamanic paraphernalia.
The end of the tour.
Dinner and extra nights are not included in the price.
Length: by car – 170 km, on foot – 1 km.

Difficulty

Involves moderate physical activity

Tour organizer's comments

The route is simple, suitable for family holidays, parents with children over 7 years old can participate in it.

The tour has two active days with simple trekking of 5 and 18 km.

Accommodation

Camp Site

7 nights

Comfort

Midscale

The tour provides accommodation at the tourist complexes: Taiga (1 night), Nomad (2 nights), Chulyshman (2 nights), on Lake Teletskoye (2 nights).

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation:

Double room	Extra charge for a single room
101 500	on request

In reverse order, when passing the return route, the tourist complex on Teletskoye Lake (2 nights), Chulyshman (2 nights), Nomad (2 nights), Taiga (1 night).

It is located at the foot of Mount Cherepan, next to the Chuisky tract, 2 km from the village of Manzherok, near the monument to Shishkov. Cozy houses are located under the powerful crowns of pine trees, ready to receive guests both in summer and in the off-season. The total capacity of the complex is 52 people.

A wooden one-storey cottage consisting of two separate rooms with a shared terrace. Each room has its own bathroom.node (shower, sink, toilet). The room has a kettle, mini fridge, hairdryer, table, stools.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 12 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

S. Manzherok

Included in price

three meals a day (in a cafe, plus a snack at the radial exits);
transportation, according to the tour program;
the work of a guide;
entrance tickets for visiting sightseeing sites (according to the tour program);
boat rental;
payment for crossings over the Chelushman river
payment for accommodation in tourist complexes in rooms with amenities;
medical accident insurance;
payment for motor boats;
payment for the bath according to the program (a certain time per group).

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Barnaul, Gorno-Altaisk, Novosibirsk and back;
delivery to the Taezhnik tourist complex and back;
dinner on the last day of the program;
extra night at the end of the tour.

It's important to know

1. Travel bag, suitcase or backpack, for transporting personal items from your home and throughout the route.

2. A small backpack that will be useful to you during radial exits, for carrying all sorts of small things (bottles of water, napkins, sunscreen, etc.)

3. Comfortable shoes (sneakers, sneakers. Shoes should not be new and rub) and socks, preferably cotton, 2-3 pairs.

4. Warm clothes. You should always be prepared for the fact that it can be cold in the mountains even in July. (Sweatshirt or sweater, beanie, warm socks, insulated trousers or something to wear under trousers)

5. Comfortable outerwear. Trousers that do not restrict movement, in which it will be convenient to walk over rough terrain (as well as take a horse ride, if it is included in your chosen tour), a windbreaker that does not blow through or a light jacket, you can also use an option that protects from rain.

6. A headdress (cap, hat, bandana, etc.) is required!

7. Sunglasses and sun protection products with a high degree of protection (UF 40-50).

8. 2-3 T-shirts or T-shirts (or something similar) and/or light shirts with long sleeves (so as not to burn in the sun)

9. Personal hygiene products.

10. Individual medicines. A general first aid kit is issued for the group, but it contains a standard set of standard ailments.

11. Means of photo-video fixation of the surrounding world of mountains, with a stock of flash drives and charging equipment.

12. For those who have chosen a tour with a water excursion, take with you clothes for a wetsuit (something like thin underwear or a T-shirt and shorts or breeches) and shoes like sneakers, quick-drying.

Advice from the tour organizers: to buy air tickets to the airport of Gorno-Altaysk (the capital of the Altai Republic) from the arrival time to 12:00 because delivery from the airport to the Taiga takes 25 minutes. Delivery from Barnaul (Altai Territory-neighboring region) to Taiga takes 4-5 hours.

The cost of group delivery from Gorno-Altaisk airport to the Taezhnik tourist complex (round trip) as a GIFT when purchasing this tour.
The delivery time is adjusted depending on the time of arrival of the aircraft, the final meeting time is formed on the eve of the start of the tour. We can pick you up for free from hotels located only between Gorno-Altaisk airport and the eco-hotel Taezhnik, on the way from the airport.

Delivery from Gorno-Altaisk hotels is paid additionally, according to the taxi fare.
An individual transfer from/to the airport is paid additionally, according to the taxi fare.
Delivery to any hotel after the end of the tour is for an additional fee, except for hotels located between the eco-hotel Taezhnik and the airport, according to the group transfer to the airport.

The order of the delivery option is carried out at any time from the moment of booking the tour, but no later than 7 days before its start. When booking a tour, be sure to tell us which delivery option is preferable for you, the manager will help you arrange a transfer (a place in prefabricated cars, a regular or tourist bus)

Delivery from Barnaul:
Buy tickets with arrival time before 8:00. We provide assistance in arranging a transfer for an additional fee.the cost of prefabricated cars (taxi drivers).
Meeting at Barnaul airport (from 5:50 to 7:50 am), meeting at Barnaul railway station from 8:00 to 9:00 am. If you arrived in Barnaul in advance or live there, you will coordinate the meeting place with the driver, he will pick you up if he is on his way, if not, he will indicate the meeting place. The car leaves if the delivery group is assembled in full. The driver will have your contact phone numbers, along with information about the place and time of the meeting, the driver will contact you. Cars do NOT go on the route without meeting all tourists, provided that all planes arrive on time (the waiting time can be adjusted by 1 hour). If the plane is late for 1 hour or more, the formed cars are sent on the flight, your contact details are transferred to the driver of another car and the departure time depends on the set of the car.

We kindly ask you to TURN on your phones immediately after boarding the plane so that the drivers can contact you and take with them those phones whose numbers are indicated in the application.

Departure from the Taezhnik t/c is carried out at 22:30 on the day of the end of the route (optional), or at 10:30 - 11:00 the next day. The journey time is 3-4 hours. In the absence of cars, departure by regular bus is possible.

The cost of delivery in prefabricated cars: from 2500.00 one way, depending on the class of car (the cost is approximate, depends on the tariffs of local carriers).

It is possible to arrange an individual transfer at any time, in agreement with us, the cost of such a transfer starts from 7000,00 rubles per car, such a transfer is ordered in advance.

We ask you to inform us about the actual delays in departure time (by message, NOT by phone, to 8-913-990-67-74, so that we can meet you in a timely manner.

Delivery from Novosibirsk in both directions is carried out on regular buses of the Novosibirsk bus station, or on tourist buses, depending on the selected date of the tour, if tourist buses do not run on the day you need - tickets are purchased by tourists on their own on the website https://e-traffic.ru / or on another website that sells tickets, or at the ticket offices of the Novosibirsk bus station. In order to make it to the beginning of the tour, you need to purchase a ticket for the Novosibirsk - Chemal flight, before stopping at.Manzherok (get out before reaching 2.5 km to the village at the monument to Shishkov, or at the Taiga, which you can ask the driver in advance) with the departure time from the bus station at 22:15 (from the bus station located at the railway station - 22:45), the departure date on the day preceding the start date of the tour. Tickets can be purchased 10 days before departure day.

The return trip is carried out by bus from Chemal-Novosibirsk, the departure time from Taezhnik is 22:40 - 23:00, the bus must be stopped at Taezhnik (Important! tickets must be purchased from Manzherok village to Barnaul/Novosibirsk, those who purchase tickets from the village of Manzherok receive a call from the staff of the bus station and specify where to pick them up. No one calls those who purchase tickets from the Chemal bus station, their tickets are automatically canceled if they are not on board).

The arrival time in Novosibirsk is 7:15, when purchasing tickets from Novosibirsk, you need to take this into account. The cost of delivery depends on the cost of flight tickets.

Check with the manager about the availability of the delivery option in prefabricated cars (taxis) on your date.

All of the above delivery options can be combined!

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