Legends of the autumn Altai

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Autumn is the time when you can visit the main attractions of the region and not be part of the crowd. During the tour, you will enjoy the Greatness of the Altai Mountains to your heart's content, without depriving yourself of the benefits of civilization, living in comfortable conditions, and traveling by car.

Location

S. Manzherok

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Tour highlights

Felt master class

We will participate in the process of felting felt in the ethnomuseum, as well as buy souvenirs made of felt of the author's work

Altai apiary

Let's find out how many kilometers a bee flies per day and how to distinguish a real product from a fake one

The temple on the island

We will walk along a narrow suspension bridge to the Church of St. John the Theologian on the island of Patmos

Itinerary

Day 1 - Check-in. The National Museum named after Anokhina. Felt master class
Arrival at the start of the tour (according to the selected transfer).
Accommodation in rooms according to the selected category.
Gathering a group.
Arrival at the eco-hotel "Taezhnik".
For those who come to the eco-hotel "Taezhnik" before 10:45 breakfast in the cafe on the territory of the eco-hotel “Taezhnik”.
Check-in to the rooms according to the selected accommodation category at 14:00.
Gathering a group, including those who arrived from Barnaul.
Lunch at the cafe of the eco-hotel “Taezhnik".
Excursion to the National Museum named after A.V. Anokhin.
The National Museum of the Altai Republic is located in the capital of the region, Gorno-Altaisk.
At the museum. Anokhin has collected a large number of exhibits dedicated to the history, life and culture of the indigenous population.
The central exposition is the burial of the famous Altai Princess Ukoka, whom the local population considers the sacred guardian of the Altai people.
At the end of the tour, the ethnomuseum awaits you.
Felt master class.
The ceremony of acquaintance, tea drinking of Altai herbal tea.
Souvenirs made of felt of the author's work will be available at the ethnomuseum.
Dinner at the Taezhnik cafe.
Car: 66 km.
Day 2 - Kamyshlinsky waterfall. Tavda caves. Apiary. Ascent to the Little Blue
We offer you an exciting trip, the route of which includes a visit to the apiary, the Tavdinsky caves, a climb to the Malaya Sinyukha mountain, a visit to the Kamyshlinsky waterfall.
Honey is another business card of the Altai mountains.
Honey has long been attributed a sea of healing properties.
The apiary is a place where a real sacrament is performed: thanks to the work of hundreds of thousands of tireless insects, this amazing product is obtained.
If you want to know how many kilometers a bee flies per day, how much honey can be obtained from one hive and how to distinguish a real product from a fake, ask these and other questions to the owners of the Altai apiary.
The next stop on the way is the Tavda caves.
This is an array of a large number of caves (about 30) of karst origin.
Most of them are easily accessible.
The entrances to some of them are even equipped with steps and light is provided there.
A great opportunity to look into the underground passages without risking your life.
During a visit to the caves, it is necessary to overcome two difficult sections:
narrow passage, length – 12 m;
climbing the goat trail.
A visit to the observation deck overlooking Katun, the monument named after N.K. Roerich, the artist and seeker of Shambhala.
Lunch at the Taezhnik cafe.
After lunch, an excursion to Sinyukha Mountain and Manzherok lake.
You will visit Manzherok Lake, which is located near the village of the same name, at the foot of the Sinyukha and Malaya Sinyukha mountains.
Then you will take a gondola lift to the observation deck of Mount Sinyukha, which offers a beautiful panorama of the Katun River Valley.
On this day, tourists will take a guided water-powered rafting tour through Katun to Kamyshlinsky waterfall, walk along the shore of Katun, enjoying the rich turquoise color of the water.
Moto rafting will not leave anyone indifferent from the participants!
Dinner at the cafe on the territory of the eco-hotel “Taezhnik".
Car: 56 km. Motor boat: 4 km. Walking distance: 2 km.
Day 3 - Chemal. Patmos Island. Che-Chkysh. Orocto Bridge
Breakfast in the cafe.
An exciting excursion to the Chemal district center, known for its unique mild and warm climate, and its surroundings.
Since the end of the 19th century, the village of Chemal has turned into a balneological resort, where people came from all over Russia.
It was also popular in Soviet times due to the mild microclimate, abundance of sun and the unique composition of the air with a high content of ozone and essential oils, which has a beneficial effect on the human nervous system.
Tourists will visit the most interesting sights of the area, such as: "goat trail", Sartakpai Gate, St. John the Theologian Temple on Patmos Island.
Lunch at the cafe in Chemal village.
Transfer to the Che-Chkysh tract – a narrow mountain gorge, along the bottom of which flows the stream of the same name.
The slopes of the gorge are sheer limestone cliffs up to 100-150 meters high.
Transfer to the Orokto bridge – which connects the two banks of the Katun River, one of the narrowest places of the river, under the bridge there are the Teldekpen rapids.
Return to the hotel.
Supper.
Car: 210 km. Walking distance: 2 km.
Day 4 - Chui tract before the confluence of Chui and Katun
Breakfast in the cafe on the territory of the eco-hotel “Taezhnik".
The Chuisky Tract is today the largest federal 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.
During the tour, tourists will get acquainted with the Chui tract, visit the iconic natural, man-made and historical sites of the Chui tract.
Tourists will learn the history of the construction of the road included in the list of the 10 most beautiful roads according to Unesco, see Sarlyk Mountain from the height of the Seminsky pass, enjoy the splendor of the Karakol Valley, visit the monument to the Altai gopher, feel the exciting emotions of climbing the serpentine Chike-Taman pass, see the confluence of the Chuya and Katun rivers, find out how turquoise the water can be in the main river of the Altai Mountains.
Lunch at the Katyusha roadside cafe.
Guests will also find a meeting with ancient history and petroglyphs in Kalbak-Tash ur.
Moving back.
Dinner at the Taezhnik cafe.
Car: 300 km.
Day 5 - Departure
Breakfast in the cafe (or lunch boxes).
Group transfer to Gorno-Altaysk airport.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Camp Site

4 nights

Comfort

Midscale

The tour provides accommodation in rooms of the “Standard” and “Standard plus” categories in the Taezhnik eco-hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the room category, RUB.:

	"Standard"	"Standard plus"
Double occupancy	49 000	51 000
Single occupancy	60 500	65 000
Triple occupancy	-	49 000

The hotel is located at the foot of Mount Cherepan, next to the Chui tract near the village of Manzherok.

Standard Plus category - comfortable rooms with an area of 16 sq. m“
In the room: double or two 1.5 double beds+ extra. place (sofa bed), full bathroom, towels, free Wi-Fi, TV, mini fridge, kettle, tea pairs, hair dryer.

Standard category - comfortable rooms on a hill of 12 sq. m.
In the room: two single beds, full bathroom with shower, set of towels, kettle, tea pairs,mini fridge, hair dryer.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 14 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

S. Manzherok

Included in price

three meals a day (in a cafe);
transportation, according to the tour program;
payment for accommodation in the Taezhnik eco-hotel;
motor boats;
the work of a guide;
felt master class;
payment of fees for visiting sightseeing sites;
medical and accident insurance;

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Barnaul, Gorno-Altaisk, Novosibirsk and back;
delivery to the starting point of the tour and back, except for a group transfer from/to the airport of Gorno-Altaisk;
additional services not included in the tour program.

It's important to know

A travel bag, suitcase or backpack, for transporting personal items from your home and throughout the entire route.
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.)
Comfortable shoes (sneakers, sneakers). Shoes should not be new and should not rub
Socks - 2-3 pairs of cotton.
Warm clothes. You should always be prepared for the fact that it may be cold in the mountains:
- sweatshirt or sweater;
- The hat;
- warm socks;
- insulated trousers or something to put on under the trousers.
Comfortable outerwear:
- trousers that do not restrict movement, in which it will be convenient to walk over rough terrain;
- a windbreaker that does not blow through or a light jacket, you can also use an option that protects from rain.
A headdress (cap, hat, bandana, etc.) is required!
Sunglasses and sun protection products with a high degree of protection (UF 40-50).
T-shirts or T-shirts - 2-3 pieces (or something similar).
Light shirts with long sleeves (so as not to burn in the sun).
Personal hygiene products.
Individual medicines. A general first aid kit is issued for the group, but it contains a standard set of standard ailments.
Means of photo and video fixation of the surrounding world of mountains, with a stock of flash drives and a charger.

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 Taezhnik eco-hotel, 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 will arrange 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 train station 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 depends on the carrier and may vary (we do not guarantee a fixed cost): from 2500.00 one way, depending on the class of car. 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.

To make it to the beginning of the tour, you need to purchase a ticket for the Novosibirsk - Chemal flight, to the Manzherok village stop (get off before reaching 2.5 km to the village near the monument to Shishkov, or at the Taezhnik t\ k, which you ask the driver in advance) with a departure time from the bus station at 22:15 (from the bus station located near the railway train station - 22:45), 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 to 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 bus station staff 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 absent from boarding).

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.

All of the above delivery options can be combined!

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