The Golden Ring of Altai. Sightseeing car tour

Return transfer is included in the price. 

Approximate arrival:

• in Gorno-Altaysk from 18:00 to 19:00;
• to Biysk from 20:30 to 21:30;
• to Barnaul from 23:00 to 00:00;
• to Novosibirsk from 03:00 to 04:00 the next day.

Local time.

The bus does not take you to hotels, but only follows the designated route. 

Gorno-Altaysk Airport – Biysk railway station – Barnaul railway station – Novosibirsk railway station. 

If you need to travel to the hotel, then provide for additional taxi costs. 

In Barnaul and Novosibirsk, the return transfer is only to the railway station, you will need to get to the airport yourself, for example, by taxi. 

When planning, please take into account the travel time from the railway station to the airport. 

You need to take a return ticket with a margin of at least 2 hours from the arrival time. 

This is especially true for the train departing from Barnaul railway station at 00:30, we usually catch it, but there may be delays on the way for various reasons beyond our control.

If you do not catch this train or any other transport without a 2 o'clock time reserve, the company is not responsible. 

Drivers will not participate in the race against time. 

The arrival time is set with a margin, for us the main thing is that you do not miss the plane or train.

Please understand if you arrive at your destination city a few hours earlier than the scheduled time.

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

The starting point of our route is the city of Biysk. To the city of Biysk, we have organized (included in the price) a transfer from Novosibirsk railway station (main), the airport and Barnaul railway station and back. In Gorno-Altaysk, we pick up the tour participants along the way, in this case you do not need to go to Biysk.

The meeting of tourists is carried out:

• At the Novosibirsk railway station from 03:00 to 04:00 in the morning;
• At the airport of Barnaul from 07:00 to 08:00 in the morning;
• At the railway station of Barnaul from 08:30 to 09:00 in the morning;
• At the railway station of the city of Biysk approximately from 11:00 to 12:00;
• At the airport of Gorno-Altaisk approximately from 13:00 to 14:00 hours.

It is possible to wait at the meeting points and in the office in Biysk on the day of arrival.

The local time is indicated everywhere.

A bus will meet you at the appointed time. Look for it in the car park near the train station or airport. If you can't find the bus, you can contact the driver.

We will send you the exact information: the registration number of the bus, its make and the driver's phone number in an SMS the day before the meeting. Wait for the message at 14:00 – 15:00 local time. In case of force majeure (bus breakdown, driver change), there may be a slight delay in the mailing list.

Backpacks and equipment are transported in the trunk or cabin, depending on the size of the bus.

The driver does not make unplanned stops in the city, so please arrive at the designated meeting place on time.

If your flight is late, try to inform the tour operator immediately.

For the entire time you are on the route, you are insured by Ingosstrakh Joint Venture, which has contracts with medical institutions of the tour venues. 

Coverage limit in case of an insured event: car tours, sightseeing tours, weekend tours and other non-autonomous tours - medical and transportation costs 150,000 rubles, accident 100,000 rubles. 

No compensation is made for having your own insurance. 

If an insured event occurs on the route, the instructor and the company administration help the victim to solve all necessary organizational issues (his transportation to a medical institution, establishing contacts with the insurance company, with the medical center, receiving receipts from individuals who provided paid assistance, etc.). 

Important: The victim must be ready to independently pay for services related to transportation and medical care. 

The insurance company reimburses the money spent on the basis of supporting documents.

Most of the routes take place in mountainous areas. There is practically no cellular connection on some sections of the routes. Nevertheless, there are several places in almost every tour, mostly settlements from where you can make a call (MTS, Beeline, Megafon operators). Check with the managers and your instructor about such places on the route you have chosen. The instructor does not have a satellite phone.

It is forbidden to take pets, dogs, cats, etc., on scheduled (combined) trips. Cases of allergy to animal hair are not uncommon. Pets are not allowed at many recreation centers. Please treat the restriction with understanding. The only exceptions are individual tours.

Minibuses with a capacity of 6 to 17 seats are used for moving along the route. The minibus is selected for each group, depending on the total number of participants in the tour. Hyundai Starex, SsangYong Istana, Ford Transit, Iveco, etc. mainly operate along the route. Minibuses are not super comfortable, there are folding rows of seats, unfortunately air conditioning is not provided everywhere. Items are transported in a trailer or cabin. On difficult sections with a dirt road, passage to Mars 1 and 2, Chulyshman Valley, Aktru gorge, etc. the move is carried out on domestic cross-country cars UAZ, GAZ, PAZ, ZIL, etc.

On the first day of the tour (the day of arrival), tourists pay for breakfast and lunch themselves. There will be stops at roadside cafes along the way. 

On the tour, the guide will arrange two hot meals a day, for breakfast and dinner. The food is cooked on a gas burner or a primus stove. 

If you wish, you can help your guide. Tourists wash dishes (plates, cups, cutlery) themselves. 

Lunches are not included in the price, there are stops at roadside cafes for lunch, or on some days you can have lunch at the cafes of the accommodation. 

The following products are purchased during the tour: cereals (rice, buckwheat, oatmeal), pasta, powdered milk, sausage, stew, cheese, dried fruits and nuts, chocolate, condensed milk, coffee, tea, bread, crackers, sweets, biscuits, vegetables (potatoes, carrots, cabbage), fruits. 

The choice of products depends on the type of tour, its complexity and duration.

Special information for vegetarians, vegans and people on a special menu for medical reasons. 

If you don't eat meat, fish, or milk, they will be put in a common pot before they are ready, and you can set aside soup or porridge without them. However, products are purchased based on the needs of the majority of tourists. The list includes meat and fish pates, stew, cheeses, sausages, condensed and powdered milk. Vegetable products are also present: cereals, vegetables, nuts, fruits and dried fruits, but their quantity is calculated for each of the tour participants in equal volume. Important! Unfortunately, we cannot purchase special products and add them to the menu. There are usually no more than 1-2 vegetarians in a group of 10 people, and trying to provide them with vegetarian products means organizing individual meals. This will distract the guide's attention, which he needs for a high-quality tour organization. Therefore, if you adhere to a certain food system for personal beliefs or medical reasons, we recommend that you take your usual nutritious foods with you for a snack and as an addition to a hot meal.