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TRIP 1 -- TREKKING TO MOUNT BELUKHA
DESCRIPTION:
- 12-Day horseback trekking trip from Novosibirsk to Mt. Belukha in the heart of the Altai Mountains. In this tour, you experience the breathtaking beauty of Siberian Mountains
and explore the ancient traditions of nomadic tribes living in the geographical center of Asia.
SCHEDULE:
- July 26th - August 6th -- Group leader Yulia Pilyugina.
- Travel to Novosibirsk: By air with Lufthansa, Transaero, Aeroflot via Moscow. By train via Moscow or Beijing on the Transsiberian Railroad.
COST:
- The cost depends on the group size. The cost for individuals ( less then four persons in a party) is $1,680 per person.
ITINERARY:
- Day 1. Arrival to Barnaul from Novosibirsk via Moscow/Khabarovsk. Transfer to the hotel "Tzentralnaya". Check-in. Welcome dinner with "Wild Russia" guides.
- Day 2. Coach transfer to the Seminskiy Pass Lodge by highway (6 hours). Stopovers at "Arzhan-Su", a holy spring, and in Gorno-Altaisk, where we have lunch. Overnight in the lodge.
- Day 3. Continue drive to Tyungur village (4 hours). On the way visiting a museum of petroglyphs in Mendur-Sokon village and Scythian barrows. Overnight in the lodge "Vysotnik" in Tyungur.
- Day 4. Acquaintance with horses and wranglers. Horse back trek begins along the Akkem river gorge till Tekkelyu camp site (17 km). Overnight in tents.
- Day 5. Continue to the lake Akkem (11 km). Overnight in tents at the lake. Experiencing Altaian Sauna.
- Day 6. Hike to the Yarla Rocks and to the Belukha Glacier. Second night at the lake.
- Day 7. Trek down the valley and turn to the left toward Kara-Tyurek Pass (3050 m). Overcrossing the pass and camping at the Kucherla river.
- Day 8. Hike to the Kucherla Lake and return down the Kucherla gorge to the river Kuilyu junction. Overnight in tents.
- Day 9. Return down the gorge to Tyungur. Overnight in the lodge "Vysotnik".
- Day 10. Coach transfer to the Denisov's Cave (a site of ancient people 500 000 years ago) at the village Chernyi Anui. Overnight in a wooden lodge.
- Day 11. Return back to Barnaul. Transfer to the hotel.
- Day 12. Day of departure.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
- accommodations
- most meals
- horses with Russian cavalry saddles, 2 wranglers, luggage horses
- interpreter
- Russian visa support
GEAR NEEDED:
- Personal trekking gear
- Waterproof gear
- Mosquito protection
- Sleeping bag
- Carrymate
- Leather boots
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- CLIMATE: +15 +25 C, continental climate, occasional rains up the valleys.
- GRADE: Moderate -- no special riding skills are required.
- RECOMMENDATION: Highly recommend medical injection against encephalitis.
TRIP 2 -- CROSSING HIDDEN ALTAI VALLEYS
DESCRIPTION:
- A horseback trek in remote mountains.
SCHEDULE:
- August 10th - August 31st -- Group leader Alexander Polyakov.
COST:
- The cost depends on the group size. The cost for individuals ( less then four persons in a party) is $1350 per person.
FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS AREA AND HISTORY
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