Active tour Altai

Day

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival in Gorno-Altaisk (70 km from Belokurikha). Transfer to Belokurikha resort.

The trip takes about 2 hours. Check in the hotel and relax after the trip.

Meet with driver. Transfer to Belokurikha resort - from 35 euro/pax (supplement).

Lunch

Sightseeing tour around Belokurikha resort and impressive trip along the serpentine road to the new resort Belokurikha-2. On observation desks, you'll enjoy fascinating mountain landscapes, unusual artworks, and the wild nature. After the excursion, you can have dinner in a small restaurant "Gogol".

In the evening gusts may walk around the resort area, go to the swimming pool or visit SPA complexes.

Day 2

Breakfast

The day of activities. After breakfast, we set off to the Katun River for rafting. You will spend four hours on an exciting adventure guided by experienced coaches and  travelling on the raft down the Low part of the Katun river. The way from the resort to the beginning of the rafting point takes about two hours. Part of our way lays along Chuisky tract and it will be our first acquaintance with this unique road. When the group arrives to the rafting point, they get instructions and then breathtaking adventure starts.  The group will overcome three river rapids, and then the goup will have walking tour to Kamyshlinsky waterfall, entering Ichthyander cave, Russian banya and dinner. The day of bright emotions! Arrival back to the resort  at around 8 pm.

Day 3

Breakfast.

Rest and free time until lunch.

After lunch we set off on the excursion to Altai Hills. In about an hour, we will arrive to the resort "Altaiskoye kholmogorie" which cosy area and hospitality  attract tourists. Not far from the resort there's a factory, producing cosmetics and other products made from Altai herbs, which are very popular among tourists. We will have a walk along the unique arboretum. It is possible to have lunch here, too. The menu is quite unusual here. They serve nettle dumplings, beetroot or carrot wine. Arrival back at around 6 pm. Free time.

Day 4

Breakfast.

On this day we offer tour for fans of mountain activities. It is an opportunity to watch the highest waterfall in Altai. We will leave early, at 7.30 am. The way there will take about 2.5 hrs. During the trip, we will stop for a  snack lunch. After we reach the destination, guests should put all necessary things (some water, sunglasses, a raincoat, a towel in case you will have a wish to refresh in the waterfall and something for snack). First, we go up the mountains by special vehicles. Then we walk through the boreal forest; go across the Shinok River several times. In about an hour there will be the first waterfall, later we will see another one and at last, we will come up to the highest waterfall. There are famous waterfalls in Altai: Mirazh (Illusion) 6 m high, Yog (Yogi) 25 m high, Sedaya Boroda (Gray Beard) 72 m high. The length of the route is about 10 km but the walk will be pleasant, as you will be enjoying crystal air and amazing landscapes. Our guests would be pleased refreshing in the waterfall, which gives a lot of energy.

After getting down the mountains, you will have dinner made on the open fire and go back to the resort Belokurikha. Approximate arrival time is 10 pm.

Day 5

Breakfast.

The previous day was dynamic and you deserve a long rest. After lunch, you will go on the excursion to mountain Tserkovka. Local people call it "sacral". There are stones that send out such strong energy that some of our guests get answers to their questions. Tserkovka is 801 m high. To get on the top of it we'll use cable railway. The views on the way are incredibly picturesque. During the excursion, you will see rocks called Four Sisters and Two Brothers and hear a wonderful legend. When the excursion is over you can walk along the resort area and fill your containers with silver-containing water. Cable railway to Tserkovka Mountain helps you to enjoy the views from the top of the mountain. The excursion will not take more than 3 hours. So, when you have some free time you can visit small souvenir shops, walk or ride horses or ride in wagon.

Day 6

Breakfast.

Get ready for the journey into Deep Mountain Altai.

After breakfast, at 9 am we start our journey along Chuisky Tract. This road is included into top five most beautiful roads according to National Geographical Journal.

There are various shapes of mountains and rock bassets, scarp slopes with overhanging rocks, seething cataracts of the Katun and Chuya, snow caps on top of mountains, Kuraiskaya Steppe. All these landscape pictures pass by in turn.

Lunch is in a cafe. Stops in breathe-taking places to learn about archeology and history of Altai. In the evening when we arrive at tourist complex, check in and join a picnic on the Chuya River.

Day 7

Breakfast

After breakfast we will go on the excursion to Geyser Pool and picturesque Krasnye Vorota (Red Gate), enjoy seeing North-Chuisky snow white ridge and again head back across passes. We will stop on viewing platform. We will visi the Volshebnaya Dolina (Magical Valley), the place where all your energy will be definitely renewed.

Then we reach the hotel that is not far from the airport in Gorno-Altaisk.

Check in. Dinner (on request).

Day 8

Breakfast. Check out.

Transfer to the airport. Departure to Moscow.

Upon arrival in Moscow, customers can be offered

transfer to the hotel or to another airport - 45 EUR car, no guide (supplement);

hotel booking - 3-4-5* (price - on request).