The necklace of the Southern Urals. Sightseeing tour

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One of the most complete tours in the Southern Urals, including all the main attractions and mysteries of the region.

We invite you to the high-altitude protected areas, where you will get acquainted with the secrets of Kapovaya Cave and Muradymovsky Gorge, learn how honey is harvested, touch the secrets of Arkaim, walk in the oak groves of Bashkiria National Park and in the lime forests of the Urals, visit the pearl lakes of the Urals.

Location

Ufa

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Tour highlights

National flavor

We will take pictures in national costumes and try delicious local dishes

The ancient city of Arkaim

Let's visit a natural place of power, the age of which is older than the Egyptian pyramids!

Holy Springs

We will visit the healing springs in Krasnousolsky, and those who wish can swim in the fonts

Itinerary

Day 1 - Kaga Village Tour
10:00 Group meeting in Ufa at the central entrance of the UFA Department Store (31 Oktyabrya Avenue).
Be sure to inform the tour operator in advance of the information upon arrival at the start point of the tour: transport, arrival time, mobile phone for emergency communication!
Bus trip from the lowland part of Bashkiria through the highlands to the mountainous and forested areas of the Southern Urals to the ancient Russian village of Kaga (300 km).
Along the way, landscapes change from the Ural steppes to the majestic Ural Mountains. Part of the route passes through the territory of the South Ural State Nature Reserve. In good weather, you can enjoy a view of the highest peak of the Southern Urals, Bolshoy Yaman–Tau.
Lunch. Accommodation at the campsite.
Acquaintance with the history of the area and an inspection of the architectural monument – St. Nicholas Church.
The tour "The history of the village of Kaga and the Ural ironworks".
"Dumpling making": the evening will be held in a friendly family atmosphere for leisurely conversations and dumpling making from high-quality village products.
"Over a cup of tea...": tasting Bashkir honey, herbal tea and balms of local production.
Supper.
Car travel per day is 300 km.
The price includes: meals – lunch, dinner; excursions – in the village of Kaga.

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Day 2 - Shulgan-Tash Nature Reserve, a master class on playing the kurai
Breakfast.
Transfer to the Shulgan-Tash Nature Reserve (100 km).
Visit to the museum and demonstration complex of the Shulgan-Tash Nature Reserve.
The basis for the creation of the reserve was the habitation in this region of the core of a purebred aboriginal honeybee population – the Burzyansk honey bee ("burzyanki") in the conditions of bee farming – Bashkir folk art.
This reserve turned out to be the world's first zone protecting native wild bees.
Tourists will have the opportunity to taste on-board honey (for an additional fee per season).
Acquaintance with the natural and cultural heritage site included in the UNESCO World Heritage List: a unique monument of the Paleolithic era – the cave "Shulgan-Tash" (Kapova cave).
Thousands of years ago, primitive people lived in it and left their drawings of animals on the walls. Such ancient drawings, before their discovery in this cave, were known only in caves in Spain and France.
Regardless of the time of year, the cave maintains a constant temperature of +7 Celsius. Therefore, it is necessary to have warm clothes with you.
Lunch with elements of Bashkir cuisine.
A master class on playing the kurai.
Return to the campsite (100 km).
Supper.
Car travel per day is 200 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner; excursions – Shulgan-Tash Nature Reserve, historical and cultural museum complex "Shulgan-Tash"; master class.
For an additional fee: tasting of on-board honey.

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Day 3 - Lake Bannoe
Breakfast.
Walking distance to Mount Blagodat (~ 10 km, of which ~ 3 km on foot).
A sharp, almost hundred–meter cliff towards the bend of the Belaya River (Agidel), which offers a wonderful view, beautiful at any time of the year - an overview of the Bashtau ridge.
This is where the best photos are taken against the backdrop of the Ural Mountains.
For an additional fee:
Excursion to the Bashkir State Nature Reserve (30 km from the village of Kaga, ~ 3 hours) – 1,500 rubles/person. for a group of 3 people or more. The tour of the museum and excursion complex of the reserve will begin with the history and nature features of the reserve and the Southern Urals, and will end with a walk along the eco-trail to the observation tower. You will be able to watch them at the maral enclosure, learn interesting facts about them and take memorable photos.
Catamaran rafting (~4 hours, ~ 7 km) – 2,800 rubles/person. for a group of 4 people or more. Preparation for the route: transfer / walk to the place of the beginning of the rafting, safety briefing, equipping, gathering catamarans and "getting on the water"! Calm river flow, green shores and picturesque cliffs. During the rafting, it is planned to stop for rest and swimming. We finish the rafting at the Belsky Bridge. Departure from the route, transfer to the base.
Lunch.
Transfer to Lake Bannoe, a sanatorium and ski resort in Russia (140 km).
Check-in at the campsite.
Supper.
Car travel per day is 140 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner; walking tour.
For an additional fee: entrance to the lake beach. A bathhouse.

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Day 4 - Transfer to the Bashkir Trans-Urals
Breakfast.
A walk to the Bannoe shopping center.
You will get acquainted with the features of the ski resort, by cable car in comfortable cabins (for an additional fee) you will climb to a height of 942 m, from where you can enjoy a wonderful view of the valley with many lakes (in good weather you can see up to 12 of them).
Those who wish can go to the beach of the deepest, purest lake in Bashkiria (Bannoe).
Lunch.
Bus transfer to Bashkir Trans-Urals (190 km).
On the way:
acquaintance with the first capital of Bashkiria (Bashkir ASSR) – the village of Temyasovo;
Lake Talkas. The water in the lake is sodium-magnesium-calcium. The southern and southeastern shores of the lake are flat, rocky with a sandy bottom. They are comfortable and comfortable for swimming. The wooded western slope of the Irendyk Range descends from the east to the lake.;
stop at the jasper exits – you can find and take away a souvenir – natural jasper from the depths of the Ural Mountains.
Accommodation in a hotel in Sibai.
Independent dinner in Sibai city.
Car travel per day is 190 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast, lunch.
For an additional fee: dinner, entrance to the lake beach. Sauna, ski lift ticket (from 700 rubles).

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Day 5 - Arkaim Nature Reserve
Breakfast.
Transfer to the Arkaim State Historical and Cultural Reserve (85 km).
On the way we cross the Ural River, the water border between Europe and Asia.
In the reserve, tourists are offered various excursion programs, which tourists choose on the spot at their own request for an additional fee.
For some, Arkaim is a fortified settlement of the Middle Bronze Age at the turn of the III-II millennium BC, belonging to the "Land of Cities". Scientists believe that this is an ancient city, estimated to be about four thousand years old, i.e. the age of Arkaim is older than the age of the Egyptian pyramids.
For others, Arkaim is a natural place of power, located on the site of a natural tectonic fracture of the earth's crust, in the mouth of an extinct volcano millions of years ago.
Independent lunch on the territory of the Arkaim Nature Reserve.
Return to the European part of Russia, to the city of Sibai, which is unofficially the capital of the Bashkir Trans-Urals.
Independent dinner in Sibai city.
Car travel per day is 180 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast.
For an additional fee: lunch, dinner, excursions in Arkaim (at everyone's choice).

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Day 6 - Sibai Museum of Local History, transfer to the Nugush reservoir
Breakfast.
Acquaintance with the copper capital of Bashkiria: a visit to the Sibai Museum of Local Lore.
Visit to a stone-cutting workshop: acquaintance with the works of stone-cutting masters, inspection of products made of jasper, granite, lapis lazuli and other ornamental stones.
Lunch.
Transfer to the Nugush reservoir (310 km).
The road will pass through the southern part of the republic, where you will pass by various settlements and experience the authentic atmosphere of Bashkir settlements.
And most importantly, you will be surrounded by beautiful Ural nature throughout the entire route.
Accommodation in a hotel complex.
Supper.
Car travel per day is 310 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner; guided tours – museum (Sibai), stone-cutting workshop.
Day 7 - Ecotrope walk in Bashkiria National Park
Breakfast.
A walk through the ecotrope in the Bashkiria National Park, located on the western spurs of the Southern Urals in the interfluve of the Nugush and Belaya rivers.
Rest at the Nugush reservoir.
Lunch.
The Nugush reservoir and the nearby national Park are the favorite vacation spots in Bashkiria. The reservoir, often referred to as the "sea" or "lake", is surrounded by picturesque ridges.
In close proximity to the mountains, surrounded by forests, amazing natural monuments of the Southern Urals. Next to the Nugush reservoir (on the Nugush River) is the Yumaguzinsky reservoir (on the Belaya River).
At the request of the group, a sightseeing boat tour of the Nugush reservoir is possible (for an additional fee).
Return to the campsite.
Supper.
Car travel per day is 25 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner; excursions – entrance ticket to the territory of the national park.
For an additional fee: boat trip.

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Day 8 - Muradymov gorge, rest on the Nugush reservoir
Breakfast.
Transfer to Muradimov gorge (85 km).
Rest in the Muradymov Gorge Nature Park. Overview of mountain ranges.
This corner of nature is a unique natural monument by the nature of its relief, geological structure, and richness of flora and fauna: The Bolshoy Ik River has cut its way through the mountains here, forming a rocky gorge.
Immediately from the entrance to the park there are impressive views of high, steep cliffs. They are the remains of ancient marine barrier reefs.
Lunch.
Transfer to Nugush reservoir (85 km).
Relaxing on the water.
Supper.
Car travel per day is 170 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner; excursions – entrance ticket to the territory of the nature park.

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Day 9 - Shikhany Mountains, springs in Krasnousolsky
Early breakfast.
Transfer to Shikhany (125 km). On the way: the village of Voskresenskoye, where the oldest metallurgical plant in the Urals is located.
A walk at the foot of Shihan.
The Shihans are unique natural monuments – remnants of ancient coral reefs formed in the warm sea of the Devonian period. To this day, corals, sponges, echinoderms and algae, which are about 300 million years old, can be found in the fossil accumulations there.
Independent lunch.
Transfer to Gafuri district (50 km).
Sightseeing tour of the Krasnousolsky resort, including the Tabyn Chapel, the place of the appearance of the holy icon of the Tabyn Mother of God; holy springs (mineral and healing water).
The uniqueness of the Krasnousolsky resort is that here, on an area of only 15 hectares, about 250 springs of mineral waters are knocked out of the bowels of the earth.
Each of them differs in a set of specific trace elements and has a unique effect on the human body.
Those who wish can swim in the fonts.
Transfer to the village of Imendyashevo (60 km).
Accommodation at the Tabyn campsite.
Dinner with elements of Bashkir culture.
Car travel per day is 235 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast, dinner; excursions – Toratau Geopark, Krasnousolsky resort.
For an additional fee. Payment: lunch.

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Day 10 - Ukly-Kaya Rock, photo shoot in national costumes, koumiss tasting
Breakfast.
Excursion to the horse yard.
You will learn interesting facts about horses and what is the peculiarity of the Bashkir breed, see the leader of the herd and the foals, as well as tell you the secrets of cooking koumiss and (if the season is right) taste this drink.
Radial walking tour in the vicinity of Imendyashevo with a visit to the Ukly-Kaya cliff (180 m above the Zilim level).
Translated from Bashkir, Ukly-Kaya means "Strelnaya Gora".
According to legend, young Bashkirs shot at the rock before getting married. If the arrow reached the mountain, it was believed that the young man had become a man. To confirm the legend, arrowheads were often found on the slopes of the cliff.
Instead of walking, those who wish can supplement their rest with horseback riding (for an additional fee).
Acquaintance with Bashkir culture: a story about national Bashkir costumes, a photo shoot in national costumes.
Koumiss tasting.
Archery.
Lunch.
Bus trip (140 km) to Ufa.
Along the way is the birthplace of the Bashkir poet Mazhit Gafuri.
Arrival in Ufa at 18:00 (local time) at the starting point of the route.
Car travel per day is 140 km.
The price includes: meals – breakfast, lunch; master class.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Tour organizer's comments

The tour is designed for untrained tourists and does not require physical training from participants, but involves hiking and walking along unequipped mountain trails.

Accommodation

Camp Site

2 nights
Hotel

3 nights
or

Camp Site, Hotel

4 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in hotels and camp sites.

Standard 2-bed rooms with amenities in a room or in a cottage (1 bathroom for 2 rooms).

The base cost of the tour for 1 person is 137,000 rubles.

A surcharge for single occupancy is available on request.

It is possible to replace the placement options with similar ones.

The following discounts apply to the tour:

children under 12 years old when staying on an additional place – 7%.

It is located in the mountainous part of Bashkiria in the village of Kaga, Beloretsky district. The restored buildings of the 19th century (the former estate of the mining hospital) and modern residential buildings are organically combined on the territory.

Domed houses ("average comfort level") have an unusual circular architecture that gives a sense of privacy and unity with nature.

The total area of the house is 60 m2, inside there are 3 separate rooms (2-3 people each). The rooms have 1 double or 2 single beds, orthopedic mattresses and comfortable pillows, 2 towels, cups, a kettle, shelves for things and mirrors.

2 shared bathrooms at the house, a common corridor. Heating, water and sewerage are centralized and work smoothly.

There is a separate building with a kitchen and a dining room with panoramic views of the Ural Mountains, equipped with baths, recreation areas and Parking space. A Wi-fi network is available. For information: Megafon and Beeline have a good cellular signal, MTS does not work stably, and Tele2 does not pick up.

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Tour conditions

Group

From 3 to 20 tourists

Minimum age

8 years old

Duration

10 days 9 nights

Group meets at

Ufa

Included in price

transportation services along the route (vehicles depending on the size of the group);
accommodation in hotels;
meals included in the tour program: 9 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 7 dinners;
the work of the maintainer (coordinator);
excursion program (according to the program: services of guides or guides, entrance tickets);
access passes for vehicles to recreational areas;
eco-fees;
accident insurance in the amount of 50,000 rubles.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Ufa and back;
private transfers;
meals not included in the tour program: lunch on days 5 and 9, dinner on days 4 and 5;
additional services in hotels;
alcoholic beverages;
luggage tray;
additional excursions (including activities, baths);
souvenirs.

It's important to know

What to take with you:

backpack/bag;
running shoes (sneakers);
track suit;
sweater;
jacket (raincoat);
headdress (warm cap and panama hat);
bathing suit;
wool and cotton socks;

For mountain walks:

dirt-resistant and waterproof clothing;
athletic shoes for hiking in the woods and on mountain trails (sneakers or well-fitting closed sandals);

Don't forget:

washing supplies (toothpaste, brush, soap, washcloth, shampoo, comb, camping towel);
personal first aid kit;
toilet paper;
knife;
remedies for insect bites and sunburn;
sunglasses;
flashlight;
raincoat/umbrella;
photo/video equipment (in a waterproof case);
chargers for equipment.

In order not to spoil the impression of a holiday, we advise you to carefully consider the choice of shoes, since the route for exploring some natural objects involves moving along forest trails.

You must have personal documents with you, as well as a compulsory health insurance policy.

The tourist independently provides luggage for loading into vehicles.

Luggage standards: 80-100 liters. Weight – 20 kg.

Dates and Prices

Individual dates available on request

1 May – 30 Sep

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23 Jun – 2 Jul 10 days 9 nights

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about tour - The necklace of the Southern Urals. Sightseeing tour

18 Feb, 2026

A wonderful, experience-filled tour that combines historical, cultural, and natural highlights. It’s impossible not to fall in love with Bashkiria and the Southern Urals.
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22 Jan, 2026

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