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A trip to the mountains called the Bashkir Alps, with a delicious lunch in one of the best places in the republic.

The main beauties of Bashkiria are waiting for you in 5 days: a visit to the Shulgan-Tash cave, the famous shikhans, merchant Sterlitamak and the picturesque Pavlovsky reservoir.

You will also get to know Ufa, the capital of Bashkiria, similar to San Francisco, with stunning views, culture and cuisine.

Location

Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa

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Tour highlights

Toratau Geopark

We will visit the territory of the unique geological world heritage

Drawings of ancient people

We will visit the Shulgan-Tash cave, where drawings aged 14-15 thousand years have been preserved!

National Fast Food

Let's try a traditional dish in a new way at the first national fast food "Aybat Halar"

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting and check-in at the campsite
Meeting at the airport or at the Ufa railway station. The recommended arrival time is until 11:00. In case of arrival later, lunch time may be shifted.
14:00 Lunch at the Ural ethnocafe with delicious traditional Bashkir dishes, Inzer village (included in the price).
17:00 Check-in at the Sukhov Klyuch campsite, dinner (included in the price), free time.
Horseback riding is optional and for an additional fee (for guests over 18 years old, 1800 rubles, 1 hour).

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Day 2 - The Shulgan-Tash cave. Mining village of Kaga
08:00 Breakfast at the campsite.
09:30 Departure to the Shulgan Tash cave.
11:00 Visit to the Shulgan-Tash cave, the Kapova Cave Museum, the museum of beekeeping, lunch (at your own expense).
14:00 Departure to the mining village of Kaga.
15:30 Arrival, visit to the Sazhelka spring, St. Nicholas Church.
Optional for an additional fee: a visit to the private museum of the factory peasant with a program (1,500 rubles/person).
18:30 Completion of the program, return to the campsite, rest, dinner (included in the price).

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Day 3 - Ufa Sightseeing Tour
08:00 Breakfast at the campsite.
09:00 Departure to Ufa.
13:00 Arrival in Ufa, sightseeing tour of the capital: Aksakov Park, monument to Salavat Yulaev, Monument of Friendship, Gostiny Dvor, fountain of 7 girls, Sovetskaya Square and monument to General Shaimuratov, Art Square quarter, the first national fast food "Aybat Halar".
On the way, lunch (at your own expense).
17:00 Completion of the program, check-in at the hotel, rest.
Optional for an additional fee:
boat trip on the Ufa river, 1000 rubles/person (in summer);
visiting Ufa museums (National Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Ufa City Museum, Polar Explorers Museum, ZAMAN Contemporary Art, Museum Gallery named after Nesterov Museum. Chaliapin et al.);
visiting theaters;
a master class on cooking national dishes at the Bishbarmak culinary studio (2000 rubles/person).

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Day 4 - Pavlovsk reservoir. Holy Dormition Monastery. Red rocks. Krasny Klyuch Park
08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Departure to the Pavlovskoye reservoir, the largest in Bashkiria.
11:00 Visit to the Holy Dormition Monastery, a piece of Greece in the heart of the region. Guided tour of the park. Tea party with monastery gingerbread (included in the price).
13:00 Departure to the Red Rocks.
14:00 Visit to the Red Rocks with a view of the Pavlovskaya hydroelectric power station. No lifting, available for any age.
14:30 Departure for lunch.
15:30 Lunch at a cafe (at your own expense).
17:00 Visit to the Krasny Klyuch Park with the largest water source in Russia. Because of the color of the water, the locals call the lake of the spring "Bashkir Ritsa". Bathing in the spring is optional.
18:30 Departure to Ufa.
20:30 Arrival at the hotel, completion of the program, rest, dinner (at your own expense).

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Day 5 - Toratau Geopark. Sterlitamak City Tour
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel, check-out.
08:00 Departure to the Toratau Geopark, located at the junction of the southern part of the Ural Mountains and the eastern edge of the East European Platform.
Its territory is rich in unique geological objects that represent scientific, historical and natural value.
10:30 a.m. Ascent to a unique natural site — one of the four Shihans.
Optional, according to weather conditions, for an additional fee (from 3,500 rubles) - paragliding.
12:30 Visit to kolodno-bortevoy apiary.
The apiary program includes a guided tour of the apiary, a story about a unique wild Bashkir bee, honey, rest in API houses, a master class in shooting from a real Bashkir bow from local residents, a photo session in a yurt in national costumes, lunch (included in the price).
13:30 Visit to the geopark's visitor center and yurt complex.
14:00 Departure to Sterlitamak.
14:30 Guided tour of the merchant city of Sterlitamak: market square, Salt pier, visit to the pizzeria, a local gastronomy.
15:00 The end of the program. Transfer to the airport. The recommended departure time is after 19:30.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

2 nights

Comfort

Midscale

The tour includes accommodation at a campsite and in a hotel.

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

2-local	1-local
70 800	84 400

The cost is additional. nights in Ufa per room, rub.:

Hotel	2-seater	1-local
Ural-Tau 3*	7700	7000
Iremel 3*	5850	5100
Azimuth	9000	7500
Hilston	8800	8100

The tourist base "Sukhov Klyuch" is located in the heart of the "Bashkir Switzerland" — Beloretsky district, near the picturesque village of Kaga.

Tour conditions

Group

From 10 to 18 tourists

Minimum age

5 years old

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa

Included in price

transfer along the route;
guide support;
entrance tickets to the reserve, museums, and all attractions according to the program;
meals (breakfasts, lunches and dinners specified in the program without the label "at your own expense");
accommodation at the specified camp sites, in hotels.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Ufa and back;
meals not specified in the program or specified for an additional fee;
helicopter transfer with an aerial sightseeing tour of Ufa, a flight over unique shihans that have no analogues in the world – 185 000 rubles / 3 people.;
horseback riding (for tourists over 16 years old, 1,800 rubles, 1 hour);
sauna (from 1,500 rubles/hour);
parmaster services (depending on the location, 7 000-10 000 rubles);
Bashkir archery master class (1,500 rubles/person, 10 arrows) – without visiting the kolodno-bortevoy apiary;
boat trip on the Ufa river, 1000 rubles/person (in summer);
visiting Ufa museums (National Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Ufa City Museum, Polar Explorers Museum, ZAMAN Contemporary Art, Museum Gallery named after Nesterov Museum. Chaliapin et al.);
visiting theaters;
master class on cooking national dishes at the Bishbarmak culinary studio (2000 rubles/person)
visit to the private museum of a factory peasant with a program (1,500 rubles/person);
transfer from/to the airport in case of arrival/departure not on the day of the tour, 3500 RUB/flight;
personal expenses;
additional meals;
additional services in hotels;
additional excursions (including activities, sauna, photo session);
souvenirs.

It's important to know

comfortable non-slip and waterproof shoes, non-chafing boots, non-rag sneakers, rubber boots (optional);
assault backpack (hands should be free);
headdress (baseball cap in summer, headscarf in winter, hat or buff, and scarf);
comfortable things – pants, elongated socks, grab a sweatshirt – it will be hot during the ascent and descent, and the wind will be cool at the top.;
tea in a thermos, water (1.5 l bottle per person required!);
a snack (absolutely!) everyone takes it for themselves. If you have canned food for a snack, take a can opener and a spoon.;
an individual first aid kit;
cotton gloves (potato / construction), as somewhere you will need to grab the stones (optional);
Scandinavian sticks (optional);
camera, power bank, phone charging cord;
insect repellents if the tour involves visiting parks or other green areas (with an active substance content of at least 0.2 or 20%);
a flashlight (preferably a head-mounted one, so as not to occupy your hands) and batteries for it;
raincoat (the weather is unpredictable in the mountains);
swimsuit and towel, if bathing is included in the program.;
the main thing is comfortable clothes and shoes, tick repellents, a backpack, water, a thermos and a snack.

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19 – 23 Mar 5 days 4 nights

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