ALTAI HIGHLIGHTS
How we surprise guests in the Altai Mountains


1. Belukha Mountain - the highest in Siberia
Altai Republic has five UNESCO World Heritage sites, one of them is Belukha Mountain. We make a variety stories related to the mountain: helicopter excursions to the mountain, landing on the glacier zone, flight to the source of the Altai's main river, the Katun, meeting the dawn with a view of the glowing peak, romantic dinners in the blooming Alpine meadows with white tablecloths and refined food, trekking from Akkemskiy Lake to the highest mountainous chapel of Russia - Archangel Michael chapel, at the foot of Belukha, we can organize a wedding.

The most expensive and extreme story - landing on the top of the mountain with disembarking of guests.
2. Teletskoye lake - the deepest in Altai
The next UNESCO site is a lake of incredible beauty at any time of the year - Altyn-Kul (Teletskoye Lake). Here, besides traditional boat excursions, visiting of waterfalls, accommodation in the best hotel of the Republic - Altai Village, we can organize meetings with old-timers of the Altai Nature Reserve, living on wilderness cordons on the lake for rebooting, meditations and rest of the guests, helicopter tours with landings on the tops around the lake, including in the Reserve, skating on the first ice on the lake, photo tours, trekking on ecological trails, admiring the blooming of Rhododendron Ledebura and stars, walks and photo shoots in the flowering gardens of Yaylu and Bele.

A separate unique stoty is diving in the deepest lake of Altai - both intro-diving and year-round diving for experienced divers, stories with submerged ships, underwater forests and dunes, giant burbots, landscape diving with sheer cliffs, underice stories.

We can even offer a tasting of several varieties of ice cream performed by a Frenchwoman in the only village in Russia, which are located in the reserve, not to mention the hot bathhouses on the beach and photographing of splashes in the severe January days.
3. Altai - places of power
For fans of esotericism, we can organize trips to places of power in the Altai Mountains - these are ancient sanctuaries, healing springs, sacred sites, complexes of petroglyphs, khereksury (round mound), cities of stone turs (construction in the form of a pile of stones), kezer-tash, balbals, meetings with healers, shamans, kaichi - masters of throat singing.

The throat singing is included in the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List, is a cultural and at the same time esoteric tradition of the nomadic peoples in Northern Eurasia. Experienced kaichi - master of throat singing - is able to imitate the sounds of nature, and also to tell the epic for several days without stopping. In some cases, throat singing serves as a special way for enter into the trance.
4. Taiga river rafting
Just imagine, you sail in a raft on the cleanest river in the taiga, draw the water by your hands and drink it! If you want, we make light raftings for many days with nights in tents on islands in the middle of the river, we can make more complicated raftings, even turn over the raft for give you a thrill and realize the value and uniqueness of your life! :) Experienced instructors with years of experience take care for your safety in the water, set up tents and feed you well.
5. Stories about natural reserve
Altai Republic has two reserves - Altai and Katun, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites. There is one national park, Sailyugemskiy.

Accommodation in taiga houses on the shores of Siberian rivers and lakes, helicopter flights with landings near giant waterfalls and glacial lakes, work at the apiary on the border of the reserve, inspectors's night tales at the fire about meetings with bears, snowmobiles riding on unexplored trails, admiring by herds of argali - the largest ram in the world, installing of personalized photo-traps and then getting exclusive photos of snow leopards (there are only 70 in Russia, 30 of them in the Altai Republic), organizing yurt campgrounds on the border with Mongolia — all of it we can make for you, because we have good contacts with directors of protected areas.
6. Jeep Tours
Expeditions to the mysterious Ukok, South-Chuyskiy range, Argut, Shokpartas for many days and short trips to Karakol lakes by jeeps are our advantage. Land Cruiser 105 and Nissan-safaris, drivers are world champions in autotourism. For many years, they with the guests drove along many roads and directions in Altai, Tuva and Mongolia. Sunrises from tents on the ridges, swans on the marshes, deep ruts and Chuyskiy highways - something that are remembered for a long time and you want to repeat it again and again.
7. Russian style
The best bathhouses of Siberia, houses of cedar timber, artfully are designed in Russian style, delicious Russian cuisine of local organic products, a woman-blacksmith, sleigh rides, carols, master classes of making ritual dolls, molding of dumplings - all in one place in the foothills of the Altai.

Frost, after visiting of the blackstyle bathhouse you lie in a vat under which there is the burning fire and enjoy the aromas of oregano and chamomile. Plunge into the ice hole, try the herbal tea with mountain honey.

Russian stories are also our advantage, especially for foreign tourists.
8. Star stories
We know where the sky is always clear in Altai. An astronomer with a telescope, interested guests, comfortable accommodation, excellent transport, delicious food, fascinating daily excursions to ancient observatories and shrines - this is our astrotour "A Great Space Journey" - educational, fascinating, romantic!
9. Altai photo tours
For over 20 years we have been traveling around Altai for search incredible shots. We know where and when you need to be for take a great picture. Our photo stories are non-mass, they are individual - helicopter, five-star and glamping. It is not necessary to be a photographer to participate in that, but you need to be an esthete for enjoy the snow-covered flowers, alpine meadows, amazing sunrises, the turquoise of autumn rivers, the first snowfalls and mysterious mists in the best locations of Altai.
10. Nordic walking
How to combine a trip to Siberia and daily Nordic walking for lose weight, improve your health and feel Altai step by step in the literal sense? Easy! We ourselves went through these trails and know where it is better to go, for what to pay attention and in which hotels to spend the night. Our step by step tour for those who like movement, who search and find new ways, for those who want to look beyond the horizon!
PS
If guests just want to relax in the best hotels of Altai, we make reservations, meet at the airport of Novosibirsk, Barnaul, Gorno-Altaisk, take you to the hotel, organize an excursion program, order helicopters and take care of you before departure home!
Photographer: Pavel Filatov
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