To the top of the world. A hike for everyone: rafting, horseback riding and excursions

This tour is the winner of the All-Russian tourist award "ROUTE OF THE YEAR 2024" in the nomination "The best tourist route for a family trip".

A route full of impressions, but at the same time undemanding to the physical training of the participants, which you can take with the whole family. It includes a variety of activities: rafting, horseback riding, car tour. The route runs through one of the most picturesque areas of the Altai Republic – Ust-Koksinsky – surrounded by the peaks of the Katun ridge, the highest point of which is the sacred Belukha Mountain.

Location

Manzherok village
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$968
$829
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Duration
7 Days
6 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 26 June – 2 July, 2025
    • 17 – 23 July, 2025
    • 8 – 14 August, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Camp Site
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Basic
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 12 people
Minimum age
10 years old
Group meet at
Manzherok village
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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Refreshing alloy
Rafting on the Cox and Katun rivers by kayak
Pleasant horseback riding
We will enjoy the pristine nature of Altai on horseback
The culture of the Old Believers
We will visit the Museum of Old Believers and the N.K. Roerich Museum in the village of Verkhny Uymon

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Taezhnik tourist complex – a tourist complex in Ust-Koksa

    On this day, you must arrive at the Taezhnik tourist complex no later than 10:30.

    Breakfast in a cafe on the territory of the Taezhnik tourist complex.

    Transfer to the village of Ust-Koksa. 

    Lunch on the way to a cafe in Ust-Kan village. 

    Accommodation at the Ust-Koksa hotel in rooms with facilities on the floor.

    Preparing for the campaign. 

    Dinner at a cafe on the territory of the base.

    The car journey will take quite a long time, but the road in the mountainous area is very picturesque. 

    The guide-instructor will not let the group get bored and will tell tourists about the remarkable places along the way, as well as about the culture and customs of the Altai people.

    Distance: by car350 km.

  • Day 2 - Rafting on the Koksa and Katun rivers
  • Day 3 - Lower Multinskoye Lake
  • Day 4 - Upper Multinskoye Lake
  • Day 5 - Turgunda — The Valley of Balbals
  • Day 6 - Horseback riding on Mount Bayda
  • Day 7 - Tyungur – Taiga
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone
Tour organizer's comments

The route is simple, suitable for parents with children over 10 years old

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Camp Site
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Basic

The tour provides accommodation in tents.

Summer houses 2 nights

Accommodation in wooden houses (outdoor amenities).

Tour conditions

Group
up to 12 tourists
Minimum age
10 years old
Duration
7 days 6 nights
Group meets at
Manzherok village

Included in price

  • transportation, according to the tour program;
  • high-speed equipment drop-offs to lakes;
  • payment for places under tents;
  • camping equipment rental (personal and group);
  • sauna according to the tour program (4 times);
  • horse rental;
  • motor boat rental;
  • payment for the work of instructors, grooms;
  • payment of recreational fees;
  • payment of accident insurance and medical insurance;
  • payment for three meals a day;
  • equipment rental.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Novosibirsk / Barnaul / Gorno-Altaisk and back;
  • delivery to the Taezhnik tourist complex and back from Novosibirsk and Barnaul, as well as an individual transfer from Gorno-Altaisk;
  • meals not specified in the tour program;
  • tick insurance;
  • accommodation before and after the start of the tour.

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour

1. A backpack, a suitcase or a large travel bag, that is, something in which it is convenient to carry things to the base (on any type of route, special means are given for transporting things (a drive bag, archimacs, or things go in what you brought them in).

2. A set of clothes and shoes for camping – trousers, shirt, shorts, T-shirt, light sneakers or sneakers or slates.

3. Warm clothes (woolen sweater or sweatshirt, a jacket made of sintepon, a warm hat, woolen socks (2 pairs).

4. Headdress - cap or bandana or panama hat.

5. Gloves (even simple cotton ones will do).

6. Socks - 2-3 pairs of cotton

7. Bathing suit.

8. Toilet and hygiene supplies. Including hygienic lipstick and sunscreen with a high protection factor.

9. A small flashlight (headlamp).

10. Individual medicines, the instructor takes the main first-aid kit with him, but if you have an individual intolerance to any standard drugs or need for specific or strictly prescription medicines, take your own.

11. Camera or video camera (optional) with hermetically sealed, charger and energy reserve (zap.batteries or energy storage devices)

12. Tourist seat (hob).

13. Personal tableware (plate, spoon, mug)

14. Comfortable clothes – sweatpants, a shirt or a T-shirt with long sleeves, replaceable T-shirts with short sleeves, clothing material preferably cotton. Things are preferably not new, so that it would not be a pity if they break.

15. Running shoes or trekking boots for radial exits. Avoid new, unworn shoes. If you choose trekking boots, keep in mind that not all of them can really be dried in field conditions, and when drying by the campfire they can deform and become practically unusable.

16. Towel (when placed in tents or cabins without amenities)

17. A splash-proof raincoat or suit that can withstand light rain.

FOR OVERNIGHT STAYS IN A TENT, thermal underwear is ideal, it will also help out if the weather turns bad.

Additional items for the WATER part of the combined tour:

1. Sneakers, running shoes (one size larger for hydro socks) or special alloy shoes

2. Thermal underwear or KHB T-shirt and shorts under a wetsuit.

Additionally, for the water part: The camera and movie camera must have special sealed boxes or sealed packaging.

The requirement for a set of personal items. Nothing superfluous or sharp (without appropriate packages, which can damage the hermetic packaging). For the convenience of packaging and additional splash protection, we recommend having plastic bags.

On the route, you will be given: A sleeping bag, a tent, a wetsuit, a splash-proof suit, hydro socks, a life jacket, a helmet. Special means are provided for the transportation of things (a dry run).

Additional items for the EQUESTRIAN part of the combined tour, if the duration of the equestrian part is more than 1 day.

1. Hiking shoes preferably boots, which can be leather, rubber, or birch, the main thing is that they do not get wet and cover the boot from rubbing against the stirrup strap (putlishche) or high boots (berets). But rubber boots are preferable, because they do not get wet from the outside, and if water gets inside, they are quite easy to dry by the fire, while they do not deform if you follow the small drying rules.

2. Comfortable clothing for horse crossings and radial pedestrian crossings –trousers made of dense soft fabric that do not restrict movement, without rough internal seams, made of light quick-drying material, preferably cotton. A shirt or a long sleeve T-shirt. A windbreaker made of thick material. A suit for hunters or fishermen, or something similar, is suitable, the main thing is that it is comfortable and does not rustle.

3. For the convenience of packaging, it is recommended to have small bags or garbage bags, and for additional splash protection of things and protection from dirt in archimacs, we recommend having dense plastic bags with a volume of 160-180 liters in the amount of 4 pieces.

4. A small water flask. You can use a plastic bottle with a capacity of 0.5 liters., but it is very desirable to have a flask that can be attached to a belt or fastened to a saddle with a carabiner, or otherwise secured.

On the equestrian route, UgCS (Combined Arms protective kit) are issued to protect against rain - a long rubber raincoat with a hood, a sleeping bag, a tent, and archimacs for transporting things.
If in doubt, ask us, we will always tell you the best option!

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Dates and Prices

  • $829
    26 Jun – 2 Jul, 2025 7 days 6 nights
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  • $829
    17 – 23 Jul, 2025 7 days 6 nights
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  • $829
    8 – 14 Aug, 2025 7 days 6 nights
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