Group size: min. 6 persons
The Altai-Mongolia tour is one of the most interesting and mysterious tours. This is a great opportunity to get acquainted with the culture and life of mountain Altaians and residents of Mongolia, as well as taste national dishes.
You will visit Barnaul and the traditional Altai settlement. Get acquainted with the Katun River and the gorge of mountain spirits, take wellness baths with extract from maral horns, and also visit the Geyser Lake, which does not freeze even in winter.
Mongolia will surprise you with a giant statue of Genghis Khan, a stop in a nomad family, a meditation temple and the famous throat singing.
Tour itinerary:
Transfer Srostki - Artybash (220 km). Accommodation in a tourist complex. Dinner.
Another attraction of Chemal is the old Chemal hydroelectric station. Walking there you can also see the sources of "live" and "dead" water nearby. In the summer time thrill-seekers are attracted by the "bungee jump". Walking along the "goat" trail. Lunch.
After lunch the program may depend on the weather: one option is a trip to the mountain area Che-Chkysh - a rocky canyon with waterfalls in the valley of the Katun river, located in the Gorge of Mountain Spirits, from where a magnificent panorama of the Katun river opens (30 km). As a second option we offer an excursion to the museum-gallery of Choros-Gurkin in Anos village, where you can see the house, the workroom and the yard of the artist and ethnographer, Shishkin's learner, author of the famous paintings “Khan Altai”, “The Mountain Spirits' Lake”, “The Crown of the Katun”. The reproductions of some paintings are also represented here. Transfer Chemal - Manzherok (70 km). Manzherok is the name of the village, the ski resort and also the lake with relict nut “chilim”. Dinner.
Glaciers of the Aktru valley are like-no-other unique natural phenomenon. Steady but mobile they constantly change mountain outlook, give birth and nourish rivers... Here, at the North-Chuysky ridge, they come really low allowing us to experience this wonder closer. Almost all types of glaciers are represented here: Big and Small Aktru are valley glaicers, Kupol and Vodopadny are plateau-shaped glaciers, Kar in Small Aktru is a corrie glacier. There are also a hanging glacier at the top of Kara-Tash («Tronov's Pants») and a corrie-hanging glacier «Stagiaire» (co-called «Container»). Most of glaciers are hard-to-reach even for mountain tourists and mountaineers. However it is safe to walk to the galcier Small Aktru and to the Light Blue Lake on the Big Aktru. Return to tourist complex. Dinner.
Arrive in Ulgii, Mongolia. Kazakh nomadic family. 3hr drive+3hr excursion.
Meet your local Mongolian tour guide and a driver. Then transfer to a Kazakh eagle hunter’s Ger camp near Sagsai. Greet with the hosts, have welcome tea and orientation with the Kazakh culture & the area. Meals cooked by a local cook and stay overnight in a private Ger near the Kazakh family.
Overnight in Nomadic Ger (basic washing facilities: outhouse & washing basin only).
Meals: lunch, dinner
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight in Guesthouse (en-suite room with shower).
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Take the flight to Ulaanbaatar (09:10-12:10hrs. Flight times TBC in April 2018) this morning. Upon arrival in Ulaanbaatar, meet a local guide and have lunch at a restaurant. Then transfer to a tourist Ger camp in Terelj National Park. Rest after a long day.
Overnight in tourist Ger camp (en-suite Ger).
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight in tourist Ger camp (en-suite Ger).
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar and visit the Gandan Monastery and the National Museum of Mongolia.
Lunch. Then visit the Zaisan Memorial & the Buddha Park. Free time or optional cashmere factory store until 6pm - see a Mongolian folklore concert featuring Khoomei – Mongolian throat singing, and contortion performance followed by farewell dinner at Mongolian BBQ. 4* Hotel-9.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation:
City |
Hotels |
Ongudajsky rajon |
Toursit complex «Uch-Enmek» (shared facilities are on each floor) |
Ulagansky rajon |
Tourist complex «Kochevnik» (en suit) |
Teletskoe Lake |
Tourist campside «Altyn-Kol», «Gornoe Ozero» (en suit) |
Katun river |
Ski resort «Manzherok», «Pechki-lavochki» «Solnechnaya» (en suit) |
Ulgii |
guesthouse (private bathroom) |
Terelj National Park |
En-suite Gers of a tourist Ger camp |
Ulaanbaatar |
4* hotel |
Ulgii |
Shared accommodation, homestay with basic washing facilities |
- Transport services from Barnaul (Gorno-Altaisk, Novosibirsk) on a comfortable bus;
- Accommodation — 2-3 persons per room in tourist complexes and hotels, standard rooms with shower and WC;
- In high mountains hotels — shared facilities are on each floor;
- Food — (breakfast, lunch, dinner);
- Excursions according to the program;
- Entrance tickets;
- Insurance;
- Translations;
- Private transfer in Mongolia by a 4x4 Russian minivan(s) in Ulgii area;
- Private transfers by a comfortable private vehicle with AC in Ulaanbaatar;
- Ulgii-Ulaanbaatar RT flight + Tax (10+5kg free luggage included; 1.5-2.5 USD per excess kilo);
- Airport transfers in Ulaanbaatar;
- Eagle hunting training in Ulgii nomadic Kazakh family;
- Sightseeing admissions as described in the program;
- Giant Genghis Tickets;
- Daily supply of bottled water (1.5L per day/pax);
- Mongolia souvenir;
- Visa invitation letter if applicable.
- Extra food and drinks;
- Extra excursions (from 10$);
- Personal expenses;
- International travel fare;
- Insurances;
- Visa fees;
- Gratuities, drinks;
- Personal spending and optional activities such as horse riding etc.