Nǐ hǎo Altay! Duration: 13 days / 12 nights Route: Novosibirsk — The Ob sea (sanatorium park) — Barnaul — Polkovnikovo — Biysk — Srostki — Manzherok — Chemal — The Teletskoye lake — The Karakol valley — Chibit — The Manzherok lake — The Sky blue Katun — The Altai village — The Belokurikha resort — Novosibirsk, 2850 km. The number of people in the group — from 6 to 40 people. Time start of the tour: any Meeting at the airport Tolmachevo (Novosibirsk city). Transfer Tolmachevo — the Ob Sea (stop Day 1 for a tea break in the park hotel, photostop) — Gran Altai (Russian buffet) — Barnaul city (260 km). Hotel accommodation. Dinner. Tour around the city of Barnaul starting on the Demidov square through historical streets towards the sightseeng platform in the Nagorny Park. letters send during the war and the military photographs. Transfer Polkovnikovo — Biysk (100 km) — Day 2 a city built by the decree of the emperor of Russia Peter the Great in the 18th century. Biysk now has the status of the City of Breakfast. Transfer Barnaul city — Polkovnikovo village (70 science and it is the main gateway to the km) — the birthplace of cosmonaut No. 2 Herman Titov. Altai Mountains. Excursion «Old streets of Excursion to the Museum of Cosmonautics. G.S. Titov. All Biysk» starting at the monument of Peter exhibits of the museum are thematically divided and placed the Great going to the main guns, visit to the in four halls: «The Morning of the Space Age» — introduces Chujsky museum. Lunch. Transfer Biysk — the first steps of man into space, «Altai and space» — Srostki village (50 km) — the birthplace of this story tells how a man began to live in space, «School the famous actor, writer, film director Vasily years of Herman Titov» — you can see what textbooks the Shukshin. Photostop at the top of the Picket cosmonaut studied, what grades he received at school, hill with the beautiful view on the village and look in his notebooks, admire the children’s drawings and the valley of the Katun river. Every year in photographs. In the hall «From the spring to the stars» July “Shukshin readings” takes place here. there are many paintings of Stepan Titov — the father of In the last years this readings have turned the cosmonaut, furniture that he made himself, mandoline, into all-russian event, where a lot of famous actors and actresses, artists, musicians, professional and amateur groups, museum employees, Shukshin’s relatives and fellow villagers as well as thousands admirers come to celebrate his Birthday. Transfer Srostki — Manzherok (90 km). Accommodation in the tourist hotel “Manzherok”. There is the Lake Manzherok nearby with the relict nuts «chilim», the same name village and a ski complex. Dinner. Walk along the eco-path to the Mount Sinyuha and the Lake Manzherok. the summer time thrill-seekers areattracted by the “bungee jump”. Walking along the “goat” trail. Lunch. After lunch the programm may depend on the weather: one option isa trip Day 3 to the mountain area Che-Chkysh — a rocky canyon with waterfalls in the valley of the Katun river, located in the Gorge of Mountain Breakfast. Excursion to Chemal (70 km): Island Patmos is Spirits, from where a magnificent panorama one of the most beautiful places in the Altai Mountains. The of the Katun river opens (30 km). As a second only way to the island of Patmos is a suspension bridge optionwe offer an excursion to the museum- that connects the rocks of the island with the rocks on the gallery of Choros-Gurkin in the Anos village, bank of the Katun river. Another attraction of Chemal is the where you can seehe house, workroom and the old Chemal hydroelectric station. Walking there you can yard of the artist and ethnographer, Shishkin’s also see the sources of “live” and “dead” water nearby. In learner, author of the famous paitings “Khan Altai”, “The Mountain Spirits’ Lake”, “The Crown of the Katun” as well as reproductions of other paitings. Transfer Chemal — Manzherok (70 km). Dinner. Breakfast. Transfer Manzherok — Gorno- Altaisk city (40 km). Excursion to the National Museum of the Altai Republic named after A. Anokhin. The museum stores Day 4 rich ethnographic collections of indigenous peoples of Altai, as well as a unique exhibit — the mummy of Princess Ukok. Lunch. Transfer Gorno-Altaisk city — the Lake Teletskoye (180 km). Accommodation. Dinner. Breakfast. A cruise around the Lake Teletskoе — the largest lake in the Altai and one of the largest lakes in Russia. The maximum depth of the lake is about 330 meters. The official Day 5 name of the lake — Teletskoe — came from the name of Altai tribe — Telesy — who lived here years ago. However local people called the lake Altyn-Kol, which means “golden lake”. Many rivers and streams flow into the lake, but only one river — Biya — flows out. Visiting the Corbu waterfall, which is located at the foot of the Korbu ridge on the territory of the Altai State Nature Biosphere Reserve. The waterfall falls from a height of 12.5 meters. Lunch. Rafting down the Biya river. Breakfast. Transfer Teletskoe — Karakol valley (360 km). Lunch in Berendeyevka. Stop at the famous mountain pass Seminsky. Accommodation. Dinner includes degustation Day 6 of national Altai food, accompanied by the folk traditional group (unique throat singing and playing on national musical instruments). Breakfast. Excursion to the Karakol Nature Park «Uch-Enmek» (40 km) — specially protected natural area. It includes natural, historical and cultural, sacral complexes and Day 7 objects, located on thetotal area of 60551​​ hectares. The natural park is famous for its burials and barrows, rock paintings and a complex of megaliths. Lunch. Transfer Karakol — Chibit (170 km). Excursion along the Chuysky tract. The history of the tract goes back though centuries, when this road was a pack road, a branch of the Great Silk Road, “Сhinese pathway”. On the way, we overcome one of the most beautiful and highest passes called Chique-Taman which in altaian language means “Straight foot”. This pass that looks like steep and meandering road with sightseen platform on top has known since X century. And since 1996 it has been declared a natural monument of the Altai Republic. Visit to the rock-park Kalbak-Tash, viewing the rock paintings — petroglyphs: about 500 compositions, over 5 thousand drawings. Petroglyphs had been made during the period from the Neolithic to the Turkic era. There is the confluence of the the biggest rivers of Altai nearby — the Chuya river and the Katun river. This place is called Chui-Oozy. Accommodation in the tourist center «The Nomad”. Dinner. Breakfast. A walk along the colored mountains near the Kyzyl-Chin stream. Exits of multi- colored clays on the surface evoke the Day 8 sensation ofanother planet (110 km). Lunch- box. Dinner. Breakfast. Transfer Chibit — Manzherok (320 km). Accommodation. Lunch. Excursion to the special tourist territory «The Sky Blue Katun» (35 + 25 km). It is the largest center of tourism Day 9 with a warm artificial lake for swimming and fishing, restaurants, tourist complexes, ski slopes, an extreme entertainment park, an art gallery, caves, an apiary. Visit to the Tavdinsky caves. The Tavdinsky caves are an array of the large number of karst caves (about 30). The length of rocks chains with caves is about 5 km. The entrances to the caves are in steep cliffs however they can be easily reached thanks to wooden steps and artificial lighting. Visit to the apiary, tasting of Altai honey. Dinner. Optional: visiting the casino «Siberian coin» in the Altai Palace hotel (additional fee). Breakfast. Ascent with a chair lift to the Mount Sinyukha. Excursion to the enclosure for marals “Kaimskoye” (30 + 30 km). Marals are known for the miraculous properties of their Day 10 horns (also called pants — nonossified antlers). Abath made with the water extracts of boiled antlers is a health-improving procedure. Pants area complex of substances created by nature that has huge biostimulating power. Taking such bath and consuming other products made of pants’ extract raises body’s energy, improve blood circulation, support anagenesis and accelerate the recovery of muscular tissue after physical exertion as well as slow down aging process. Positive effect comes after 4-6 baths. Lunch-tasting meat of maral. Walking along the maral breeding farm, buying products made of pants’ extract. Dinner. Breakfast. Transfer Manzherok — Altaiskoe (70 km). Excursion to the park of medicinal plants «Kholmogorye» and acquaintance with Day 11 the collection of exotic herbs, deciduous and coniferous shrubs. Lunch. Transfer Altaiskoe — Belokurikha (50 km). The resort town of Belokurikha is located at the foot of Cherginsky mountain range that stands as a border between mountains and steppe. The resort is famous for its healing air and. radon-containing springs. Hotel accommodation. Dinner. Breakfast. Walking tour around Belokurikha and its landmarks. Lunch. Vitis to «Water world» — recreational compound with indoor Day 12 swimming pools and saunas. Night caraoke- clubs (extra fee). Breakfast. Transfer Belokurikha — Novotyryshkino village (40 km). A trip to Belokurikha-2 where the new resort has been just constructed. Transfer Novotyrshkino Day 13 — Novosibirsk (450 km). Lunch in a cafe “Oblepikha”. Departure from Tolmachevo airport at 22-00. Cost of the tour: $ / person of its individual elements may change on the eve of departure and in the course of the tour. 6-9 persons $ 2103 In case on the weather and climate conditions 10-14 persons $ 1694 and due to circumstances beyond the