Active Excursion tour Sayan Expanses

Day

Itinerary

Day 1

Krasnoyarsk

Meeting Siberia

Meeting with the guide at the railway station of Krasnoyarsk city. Krasnoyarsk city tour to all significant sights, incl. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa chapel. Departure to Stolby nature reserve, overnight in guesthouses. Hiking trip among the most famous rocks (The First, Second and Fourth Stolb, Grandfather, Grandmother and their Granddaughter, Elephant, Feathers) accompanied by a ranger. The bravest can try to climb one of them.Rest in the reserve, enjoying the silence and the sunset from the height of the legendary rocks.

20 km by bus, 3 km on foot

Day 2

Krasnoyarsk. Stolby

Hiking trip to the area called Wild Stolby (about 15 km), which usual tourists don't visit often. You will see a Mana group of rocks: Manskaya Wall, Manskaya baba, Twins etc. The ranger will choose and fix the route of the day depending on the weather, group's physically preparation and other factors.In the afternoon departure from the reserve to the railway station, taking a night train Krasnoyarsk-Abakan.

10 km by bus, 15 km on foot

Day 3

Khakassia

Way to Ergaki

Early in the morning arrival to Abakan, capital city of the Khakassia Republic. Abakan city tour. Departure by tourist bus to Shushenskoye village. Ethnographical museum Shushenskoye. Getting to know the rural life of the 19th century. Workshop of local craftsmen. Departure to Ergaki natural park. At 15:00-16:00 starting to hike 8 km uphill along a mountain taiga trail to Svetloe lake. Overnight at a tent camp on the bank of the lake surrounded by cedar taiga. Rest in the silence of the Western Sayan Mountains.

250 km by bus, 8 km on foot

Day 4

Khakassia. Ergaki

The guide will choose and fix the route. In it may be Svetloe lake - Zolotarnoe lake - Piquant pass - lake of Girls Eyes - Dragon's Tooth rock - Svetloe lake.

Distance of the day depends on chosen route - about 10-20 km on foot

Day 5

Khakassia. Ergaki

The guide will choose and fix the route. In advance it may be Svetloe lake - Bird pass - lake of Mountains souls - Artists lake - Parabola rock - Svetloe lake.

Distance of the day depends on chosen route - about 10-20 km on foot

Day 6

Tuva

Farewell to the camp and Ergaki. Hiking back to the highway along the mountain taiga trail.
You will continue your bus tour. Stop at the border between Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Tuva Republic. As soon as the bus crosses the border and comes to Tuva even the scenery changes: endless steppes stretch for hundreds of kilometers interrupted only by rocks.
Arrival to the bank of the river Biy-Khem (from Tuvan - the Big Yenisei), overnight in traditional felt yurts. Rest among Tuvan nature.

210 km by bus, 8 km on foot

Day 7

Tuva

The Center of Asia

Kyzyl city tour, capital city of the Tuva Republic. Visit the Geographical Center of Asia. Walking along the Yenisei quay. Visit the Buddhist temple and Drum of wishes.Excursion about the Scythian gold in the National museum of Tuva. Treasures, found in the burial mound Arzhaan-2, became a sensation in the archaeological world!Visiting a healing mineral spring. Rest by the therapeutic salt lake Dus-Khol (Svatikovo). Swimming and mud bathing. Upon return to the yurt camp dinner with traditional dishes of Tuvan cuisine (meat and dairy products).

150 km by bus

Day 8

Tuva

Following the path of nomads

Today tourists will cross Tuva from the east to the west, following the old nomads' paths. From the bus window you will see the stunning scenery. Stop near the saint mount Hairykan. Excursion to Buddhist temple Ustuu-Khuree. Stop at the Sayan Pass, starting point of the Khakassia Republic. Arrival to the campsite in the taiga, in the Western Sayan Mountains. Overnight in wooden lodges. After dinner meeting near the bonfire, singing to a guitar, talking heart to heart.

440 km by bus

Day 9

Tuva

Taiga happiness

Taiga rest is a perfect possibility to get rid of noise and city fuss.Hiking trip to a mountain lake Marankul. It's possible to swim in the clear mountain lake. On the way you will visit the suspension bridge of Love. According to a local tradition a lover, wanting to prove his love, has to carry in one's arms his beloved lady over this bridge. You can gather mushrooms, berries, cedar nuts or herbs (depending on the season). In the evening, a real Siberian banya is waiting for you.

16-20 km on foot

Day 10

Khakassia

Way to Khakassia

Farewell to Snow Leopard camp and taiga, continuation of your bus tour to Khakassia.
By lunch arrival to the Kyug valley.
Visit to an ethnographical village Khakassian aal to see everyday life of Khakassian people from the 19th - 20th centuries.
Departure to Abakan, by 19:00 the main program is over. We will leave you at Abakan railway station. Return to Krasnoyarsk by night train.

370 km by bus

Day 11

Krasnoyarsk-MOW

06:30 Arrival to Krasnoyarsk railway station, the tour ends.

Tourists can be transferred to the airport to departure to Moscow/St.Petersburg (depends on customer's request).

Arrival in Moscow.

Additional services:

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

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