The Rainbow of the Altai Mountains

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A week-long family adventure in Altai without tents, with accommodation in summer houses.

You will get acquainted with the legends of the Karakol Valley and enjoy the protected silence in the Uch-Enmek Nature Park, and then spend two unforgettable days in the beautiful mountain gorge in the valley of the Chulyshman River, where you will touch the secrets of ancient civilizations and hear the thundering cascades of the beautiful Kurkure waterfall.

You will see with your own eyes a unique natural phenomenon – amazing Stone mushrooms that have been constantly growing out of the ground for centuries. And at the end of this wonderful trip, you will have a cruise on Lake Teletskoye and a delicious lunch at the Korbu waterfall.

Location

Russia, Altai Republic, Maiminsky district, Manzherok village

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Tour highlights

Mystical ancient burial mounds

We will examine the Pazyryk burial mounds, which are the graves of noble nomads and tribal leaders dating back to the 6th-7th centuries BC..

Stone mushrooms

A miracle of Altai nature – stone pillars of a special shape – with a leg and a cap, similar to mushrooms

Altai Mars

We will see the mountains of Kyzyl-Chin, painted in all possible shades of red and orange

A unique Geyser lake

We will see a lake of rare beauty, clean, ice-free even in winter

Boat trip on the Golden Lake

An unforgettable boat trip along the famous Teletskoye Lake awaits us

Summer houses

We will live in wooden summer houses – closer to nature!

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival at the tourist complex. Transfer to the Aru-Kem cordon
Check-in at the Taezhnik eco-hotel strictly before 13:00 on the day of the start of the tour, or the day before.
Meeting at the airport of Gorno-Altaisk by group transfer according to the schedule of arrival of aircraft.
Transfer to the Taezhnik eco-hotel, breakfast for those who arrived at the hotel before 10:45, waiting for those arriving from Barnaul or on flights arriving before 12:30 at Gorno-Altaysk airport.
While waiting, there is a walk to the shore of Katun or an excursion to Mount Cherepan, which overlooks the valley of the Katun River.
Getting to know the group and the guide, solving organizational issues.
Lunch at the restaurant of the Taezhnik eco-hotel from 13:00 to 13:45.
Departure for the route at 14:00.
It is possible to shift the departure time and the place of lunch organization due to objective circumstances (for example, some flight was delayed and some of the tourists arrived later).
Transfer to the Aru-Kem cordon, which is located in the protected area of the Karakol Valley.
On the way, visit the ethno-museum in Kulada village.
The only night where accommodation in houses with a stove for 3-6 people in a house (single accommodation on the cordon is not expected, double accommodation on request)
Length: by car – 150 km.

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Day 2 - Lake Aru-Kem. Transfer to the village of Chibit
Breakfast at the cordon cafe.
Walking radial excursion to the hidden lake Aru-Kem (about 8 km), on return to the cordon – lunch, after lunch – return to the Chuisky tract and transfer to the t/k “Nomad” (or to a similar one in the area of the village of Aktash), on the way stop at the Chike-Taman pass, at the confluence of the Chuis and Katun, at the monument to the drivers of the Chui highway.
The Chuisky tract is one of the top 10 most beautiful roads in the world, and travelers will appreciate the contrasts – during the trip they will get into different natural and climatic zones.
Accommodation in rooms of a tourist complex located in the village of Chibit.
Dinner at the cafe.
For those who purchased a ticket in cabins with on–site amenities - an on-site shower is included in the tour price.
Length: by car – 200 km, on foot – 8 km.

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Day 3 - Excursion to Altai Mars and Geyser Lake
Breakfast in the cafe.
Departure for the tour.
The participants of the trip will visit the world of bright colors and contrasts.
The first object of the visit will be a unique water feature – the so-called "geyser" lake, from the day of which air periodically escapes from the blue clay, forming bizarre paintings on the surface of the water.
The place is very famous among travelers.
Continuing along the Chui tract towards the border with Mongolia, guests of the region will enjoy magnificent views of the glaciers and eternal snows of the North Chui Ridge, a stop is provided at the observation deck, where travelers will not only enjoy the views of the tract and mountains, but also save many photos for memory.
The next object will be the valley of the Kyzyl-Chin river, called by tourists "Altai Mars" because the earth and the mountain slopes on it are of all shades of red, interspersed with yellow and purple.
During the tour, tourists will visit not only the first, but also the second "Mars".
Lunch on the "Mars" (in the form of a snack), return to the tourist complex, dinner.
Bathhouse.
It is possible to rearrange the excursions in places.
Length: 120 km by car, 4 km on foot.

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Day 4 - Transfer to the valley of the Chulyshman River
Breakfast in the cafe.
Eviction from the houses.
Departure to the route along the Ulagan highway, which is located along many lakes.
The first stop on the way will be the popular Red Gate, a place where the road is pierced through red rocks.
Next, guests of Altai will visit the Ulagan pass – the highest automobile pass in the Republic, its height above sea level is 2080 meters, here they will see Kidel Lake.
Lunch at the cafe in Ulagan village, changing the bus to cross-country vehicles, continuing the journey, the next object of visit will be the mounds of the Pazyryk culture, where the route participants will be told about the excavation of mounds and the culture of burial of ancient inhabitants of the region.
After reaching the Katu-Yaryk pass, the group leaves the car and admires the valley of the Chulyshman River from a bird's-eye view.
Having captured the beautiful views, tourists descend from the pass on foot (3.5 km) for safety reasons.
The Chulyshmanskaya Valley is a place that has recently begun to develop in terms of infrastructure, there are no communications and power lines here.
Light and water are sold thanks to generators in the evening.
Accommodation in the tourist complex, dinner, sauna.
Length: 120 km by car, 3 km on foot.

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Day 5 - Walking tour to Kurkure Waterfall
Breakfast in the cafe.
After breakfast, tourists will have a walking radial exit to one of the waterfalls of the Chulyshman valley – Kurkure, which means "noisy, rumbling" with a total water drop height of about 30 meters, while the waterfall consists of two cascades.
A huge mass of water falls from the ledge, creating a cloud of dust and noise that can be heard long before the waterfall itself opens in front of the travelers.
After returning to the accommodation, lunch at the cafe.
For those who wish, after lunch, an excursion to the Maldanash waterfall.
In the evening, dinner and a sauna.
Length: 13 km on foot.

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Day 6 - Stone mushrooms
Breakfast in the cafe.
Transfer along the Chulyshman valley to the place of crossing the Chulyshman river on the right bank.
The crossing is carried out by motor boats.
Walking tour to the Akkurum tract (located below the confluence of the Chulchi River on the right bank of the Chulyshman).
Here, on the mountainside, there is one of the famous natural attractions — "stone mushrooms" — unusual landforms formed as a result of leaching of heterogeneous rocks.
The climb to the mushrooms is steep.
It's time for photo shoots.
Return to the motorboats.
Lunch at the cafe.
Return to the tourist complex.
Free time.(you can go rafting on Chulyshman for an additional fee, or just relax).
Dinner at the cafe.
Bathhouse.
Length: 20 km by car, 2 km on foot.

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Day 7 - Teletskoye Lake, Korbu, Gorno-Altaysk. End of the program
Breakfast in the cafe.
Room release.
Transfer to Cape Kyrsai – the southern shore of Lake Teletskoye.
Here, the participants of the route transfer to a boat and continue their journey, crossing the waters of Lake Teletskoye from south to north.
On the way, stop at Korbu waterfall (drop height 12.8 m), where guests will have a delicious lunch, then transfer to Artybash village.
A car will be waiting in Artybash to move to Gorno-Altaysk.
Dinner at the cafe.
Completion of the program.
Attention! We advise you to purchase tickets with departure the next day after the end of the route. Extra nights are not included in the price.
Length: car 222 km, boat 70 km.

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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.

Accommodation

Camp Site

6 nights

Comfort

Basic+

The tour provides accommodation along the way in summer (wooden) houses with facilities on the territory / floor (toilet and shower / bath according to the program).

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

74,000 rubles/person – for double occupancy;
72,000 rubles/person – for a triple room (only on one request);
86,000 rubles/person – for single occupancy.

In addition to accommodation for 1 night at the Aru-kem cordon.

Accommodation in houses with a stove for 3-6 people in a house (single accommodation on the cordon is not expected, double accommodation on request).

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 14 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

7 days 6 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Altai Republic, Maiminsky district, Manzherok village

Included in price

three meals a day throughout the route (in a cafe, plus a snack at the radial exits according to the program);
transportation, according to the tour program;
the work of instructors;
payment of fees for visiting sightseeing sites (in accordance with the tour program);
boat rental on Lake Teletskoye;
payment for accommodation in cabins;
recreational fees;
entrance tickets to the attractions;
crossings over the Chulyshman River (to the Kurkure waterfall and Stone mushrooms);
baths according to the program;
medical accident insurance.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Novosibirsk/Barnaul/Gorno-Altaisk and back;
delivery to the Taezhnik t/c by the beginning of the tour and back, except for a group transfer from Gorno-Altaisk airport;
tick insurance (400 rubles)
extra nights 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 a charger.

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.

The cost of group delivery from Gorno-Altaisk airport to the Taezhnik tourist complex (round trip) As a GIFT when purchasing this tour.

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 meeting at the airport of Gorno-Altaysk is carried out according to the arrival time of the aircraft.

We ask you to inform us about the actual delays in the departure time (by message, NOT by phone, to the phone (to be indicated in the voucher) so that we can meet you in a timely manner. We will inform you about which car will meet you with a message either on the evening before arrival or during your flight.

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.

A group transfer means that if you and other tourists arrive on flights with a landing gap of less than 1 hour, those who arrived earlier will wait for the next plane and tourists arriving on it to board.

It is possible to arrange individual delivery from / to the airport to Taezhnik, if you do not want to go by group transfer for 1,000 rubles. / car (one way) capacity from 1 to 4 people.

Attention! one day before the start of the route, tourists are sent the car number and the phone number of the driver who meets them. Therefore, please specify the correct phone numbers so that it is convenient to contact the driver. For those arriving at the airport in Gorno-Altaisk, the driver's contacts and driver's number are sent immediately before arrival

The rest of the delivery is for an additional fee.

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)

Recommendations for delivery from Novosibirsk.

Delivery from Novosibirsk in both directions is carried out independently 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 can be purchased independently 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/c, which you ask the driver in advance) with the departure time from the bus station at 22:15 (from the bus station located at the railway stationrailway 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 on the Chemal-Novosibirsk flight, the departure time from the Taezhnik t\k is 22:40-23:00, the bus must be stopped at the Taezhnik t/k (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.

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

Recommendations for delivery from Barnaul.

Delivery is carried out by private carriers and at the rates of private carriers, payment is made on the spot to the driver (the tour operator only helps with the organization of delivery).

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 estimated cost is from 2500.00 one way, depending on the class of car (the tour operator does not guarantee a fixed cost).

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