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A multi-active tour of three Siberian regions with daily excursions, hiking in the mountains and a walk along the Yenisei.

Unique museums with gastronomy of local dishes, shepherd's camp, Buddhist artifacts, Scythian gold and Khoomei music.

Location

Russia, Republic of Khakassia, Abakan

Sightseeing tours

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US$ 851

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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)

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Tour highlights

Accumulation of petroglyphs

Let's take a walk through the open-air museum of Oglakhty

Valley of the Kings

We will visit the sacred and mysterious place of Khakassia

Tracking by Ergaks

We will see the most popular objects of the natural park

Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP

We will visit the largest power plant in Russia

Tastes of Siberia

Let's try the traditional dishes of the three regions of Siberia

Throat singing

Let's get acquainted with the tradition of this unique performance

Itinerary

Day 1 - To the Valley of the Kings to the ancient Messages
Meeting at the airport of the city.
Early check-in at the hotel for an additional fee.
Breakfast.
Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.
10:00 Departure for the excursion program:
Visit to the Republican Museum of the Hall of Stone statues.
A large boutique of local unique souvenirs.
Open-air Museum The publicity.
The largest collection of petroglyphs is located on Oglakhty, which is reached by a staircase of 965 steps. A great photo zone for panoramic photos.
Lunch.
Excursion to the Salbyk kurgan, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, it was this valley that was chosen by the ancients to erect dozens of mounds of nobility on one territory.
One of the most sacred and mysterious places in Khakassia.
Dinner in a cafe in the city.
Duration of the route: about 9 hours, including the road.
Recommendations for guests: comfortable shoes, sun hat, raincoat, insect repellent (tick, mosquito).

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Day 2 - The territory of strong people
Breakfast at the hotel.
Room release.
Departure for the excursion program:
Excursion to the site of the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP – the largest power plant in Russia;
Without visiting the crest of the dam.
A walk along the Yenisei River.
Lunch.
Gastronomy of Siberian cuisine in dishes made from products of the region.
Check-in at the Gladenkaya Hotel.
Free time.
Dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Duration of the route: about 7-8 hours, including the road.
Recommendations for guests: comfortable shoes, sun hat, raincoat, insect repellent (mite, mosquito), bathing accessories.

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Day 3 - The origins of Russian traditions
Breakfast. Room release.
Excursion to Shushenskoye, an ancient Siberian village, an open–air museum of wooden architecture of Russia.
Lunch in the spirit of Russian rustic cuisine.
You will taste real salted mushrooms and lightly salted village cucumbers, homemade roast with sour cream and the famous Shusha pies and pancakes.
Departure from the village of Shushenskoye to the Ergaki mountains.
Transit stop at the famous taiga market of Tansybey.
You can buy taiga medicinal herbs, herbs, souvenirs.
Check-in at the Ergaki 3* recreation center.
Dinner at the cafe.
Gastronomy of taiga cuisine: dishes from game, river fish, pastries with taiga berries.
On request, guests can use the SPA services* (sauna, sauna, swimming pool) for an additional fee.
Duration of the route: about 7-8 hours, including the road.
Recommendations for guests: comfortable clothes for long trips, warm clothes in the mountains: windbreakers, shoes, swimsuits for visiting the spa area on request.

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Day 4 - Natural artifact "Hanging Stone"
Breakfast.
Access to an active program in the Ergaki mountains: "The Hanging Stone."
He is the most famous hanging stone in Russia, a stone block weighing almost 600 tons, 17 meters long, which froze over a precipice in the Ergaki Nature Park.
The Hanging Stone is considered a miracle of nature.
Trekking to the Hanging Stone is 14 km (there and fraternally).
The trail is partially equipped with a railing.
Lunch in nature (lunch boxes).
Return to the Ergaki base.
Dinner at the cafe.
On request, you can use the SPA services: sauna, sauna, swimming pool (for an additional fee).
Duration of the route: about 8 hours, including the road.
Important:
When booking a tour for the dates 14.05, 21.05, 28.05, 04.06, the excursion to the "Hanging Stone" may be canceled due to the poor condition of the trail.
The route is difficult for people with musculoskeletal disorders, older people and with poor physical fitness. The trail goes up a partially equipped trail, partly through a mountainous kurum and a swampy area.
Recommendation to guests: trekking shoes (replaceable shoes), comfortable sportswear, waterproof jacket or raincoat, small backpack with straps, sun hat, individual first aid kit.

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Day 5 - Immersion in nomadic culture
Breakfast at the hotel.
Room release.
Departure to the program in Tuva.
The Republic of Tuva is a storehouse of true folk traditions preserved in the modern world. Not only natural and archaeological sites are concentrated here, but also many cultural sites, museums, monuments, shamanic clinics and nomadic yurts.
Upon arrival in Kyzyl, lunch at a cafe.
Excursion to the Tuvan National Music Center, acquaintance with the performers of traditional Tuvan throat singing – "khoomey".
Sightseeing tour of the city with a visit:
The Center of Asia Square on the beautiful Yenisei embankment;
Arata Square, where the symbol of the city is located – a Buddhist prayer drum;
A Buddhist temple.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Supper.
The duration of the route: 11 o'clock. The total mileage of the day is 400 km (comfortable road).
Recommendations for guests: comfortable clothes for long journeys.

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Day 6 - A sacred place for monks and Mongol khans
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure for an active program:
The sacred place of Burgan-Isi (Footprint of the Buddha).
At that place on the mountain there is a suburgan "Duchen Lhabab", which means "Descent from heaven of Shakyamuni Buddha".
A cult place of pilgrimage for followers of one of the main currents of Buddhism – Lamaism.
It is believed that there are three tracks in the world today, and one of them is located in Tuva. The footprint of the Buddha is the imprint of one or both feet of the first Buddhist to achieve nirvana.
Climbing the sacred stairs to the Footprint of the Buddha
Durgen Canyon with a waterfall and a panoramic platform.
Massive cliffs buried in virgin forests, and a swift mountain river carrying its waters through the canyon.
Lunch of grilled local fish, tea and tortillas.
A visit to the nomads' yurt – Shepherd's camp.
Acquaintance with the bearers of Tuvan culture, the elders of the clan.
Dinner in Tuvan traditions.
National dishes: lamb cooked according to traditional recipes, local stewed vegetables, Tuvan beef or lamb buuzes, young cheese, boorzaki biscuits with Tuvan tea with milk and salt.
Return to the hotel.
Duration of the route: 11 hours. The total mileage of the day is 280 km (partly asphalt, partly field road).
Recommendations for guests: headgear, sunscreen, comfortable shoes, repellents (mite), raincoat, urban backpack for personal belongings.

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Day 7 - Ethnic Tuva in Scythian gold
Breakfast at the hotel.
Room release.
Departure for the excursion program.
Visit to the National Museum of Tuva, the exhibition "Scythian gold".
The National Museum of Tuva is the heritage of the Republic, with a huge gilded dome and a collection of gold reserves of an ancient burial mound. More than a thousand unique gold jewelry are in the museum's collection.
Visit to the largest Buddhist monastery in Russia "Tubten Shedrub Ling".
Lunch at the cafe.
Departure to Abakan.
Arrival in Abakan.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Gastronomic dinner.
Duration of the route: 10 hours. The total mileage of the day is 400 km (comfortable road).
Recommendations for guests: comfortable clothes for long journeys.
Day 8 - Departure
Transfer to the airport.

Difficulty

Low physical intensity for amateurs and non-experienced travelers

Tour organizer's comments

The tour has walking tours that require active physical activity.

Accommodation

Hotel

5 nights
Camp Site

2 nights

Comfort

Midscale

The tour includes accommodation in hotels.

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

z/o Gladenkaya 4*, Kyzyl Grand and SPA Hotel 5* (Kyzyl), Asia Hotel 4*, Ergaki Hotel 3*:

Single occupancy - 90,000 rubles per person.
Double occupancy - 85,000 rubles per person.

z/o "Gladenkaya"4*, hotel "Buyan Badyrgi"3*(MoscowKyzyl), hotel "Abakan", hotel "Ergaki"3*:

Single occupancy - 87,000 rubles per person.
Double occupancy - 77,000 rubles per person.

z/o "Gladenkaya"4*, hotel "Buyan-Badyrgi"3*Kyzyl, Persona 3* hotel, Ergaki 3* hotel:

Single occupancy - 85,000 rubles per person.
Double occupancy - 75,000 rubles per person.

The Gladenkaya Country Hotel is surrounded by mountains. It offers an indoor pool, a spa and wellness centre, a sauna, a hammam and a hot tub. The ski slopes are just 9 km away.

All rooms feature free Wi-Fi, a balcony, a flat-screen TV, parquet floors and a minibar. The private bathroom comes with a hairdryer, bathrobes and free toiletries. Free Wi-Fi is available in the rooms.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 20 tourists

Minimum age

10 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Republic of Khakassia, Abakan

Included in price

transport;
guide services;
habitation;
meals (three times a day according to the program);
entrance tickets;
meeting at the airport or railway station;
insurance.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Abakan and back;
additional personal transfer;
early check-in at the hotel from 08:00 h.;
additional services and entertainment;
personal expenses.

It's important to know

trekking shoes (replacement shoes);
comfortable sportswear;
spare shorts, pants,;
waterproof lightweight jacket;
a small urban backpack;
headdress from the sun;
raincoat;
insect repellents (mite, mosquito);
sun protection products;
individual first aid kits;
swimwear (in summer, in autumn for the spa area at the Kyzyl Grand Spa hotel on request);
towels (in summer);
sealed packaging for phones and photographic equipment;
documents, cash, because in some souvenir shops it is difficult to pay with bank cards.

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