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Altai Magic

Type:Private
Season:May - September
Duration:6 days
Grade:Moderate Consider some walking (about 2 hours per day).
Destinations:Gorno-Altaisk Chemal - Katun River Valley Altai Mars Kurai Steppe Shavlinskye Lakes Ulagan Pass Katu Yaryk Pass Chulyshman Valley Gorno-Altaisk
Rate:from $2,540 USD per person

Drive Russia's most beautiful road. Trek Russia's most beautiful lake. See Russia's only Mars landscape and Mongolia-like steppe. See sacred mountain Belukha, which Nikolay Rerich worshiped. There are so many "onlies" at Altai to see. Not Alpes, not Caucasus, Altai mountains will impress you with stunning landscapes and unspoiled nature. We have carefully selected places to stay to provide the best experience. Mind trekking distances. Click for details.

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Dates & rates

Dates & rates

RATE PER PERSON IN SINGLE ROOM: $0 USD
RATE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE ROOM: $0 USD
RATE PER PERSON IN TRIPLE ROOM: $0 USD
Rate from: $2,540 USD

Inclusions

Activities

  • Optional trip extention: Aktru Glaciers (2 days)
  • Chulyshman river valley: UNESCO Heritage Site
  • Shavlinskye Lakes trek
  • Kurai steppe & Kyzyl-Chin (Altai Mars)
  • Altai repeater mountain tour

Transportation

  • Transportation as per program in a comfortable van/minivan/coach

We value your comfort

  • English-speaking tour guide throughout the tour
  • 24/7 support before and during your trip with us

Accommodation

  • 1 night Ust Muna
  • 3 nights Aktash hotel
  • 1 night Chemal, 4* resort

Meals

  • Breakfast on day 6
  • Full board days 2-5

    SIBERIA - VILLIS FAMILY, AUSTRALIA
    Thank you for organising the amazing Siberia experience and Russian city leg. We had a great time and particularly enjoyed Altai and its cultural experience. All the guides really love the Siberian region and are enthusiastic in sharing the history, lifestyle and local beauty. The fact that there were few locals the spoke English was not an issue – we all managed to make ourselves understood. Lots of locals wondered why we would come to Siberia for a holiday – when we booked I would have said for the nature but now I think I particularly for the Altai – it would be to experience the way of life of the different peoples. The support David received from Discovery Russia after losing his immigration card was wonderful. It is a bit scary facing policemen with machine guns. There were a few hiccups but everything was reorganised without much fuss.
    Irkutsk and Lake Baikal – Tatiana the guide was absolutely wonderful and we really enjoyed her company. We had a slight hiccup with the accommodation in Listvyanka but Tatiana sorted this and the alternative arrangements were extremely comfortable. The wooden architecture village was very interesting as was the Buryat museum. We really enjoyed the lunch complete with mock Buryat wedding ceremony. Irkutsk itself was interesting and a bit more free time just to explore here might work better. The boat trip on Lake Baikal along the old trans Siberian railway was very enjoyable. This probably works better than the planned historic train journey with the need to go to and from Irkutsk. Would love to experience Lake Baikal in spring when there is still some ice and snow but not extreme sub zero temperatures.
    Altai – Konstantine is a wonderful host and his knowledge and love of Altai really made this part of journey extra special. Anya was a great as the bridge for communication and was always an advocate for our best interests. The bonus for us in having the two of these lovely people was that my son who has much more energy and agility than us was on occasion able to do more energetic activities with someone and not stuck with us old folk. Konstantine was also very accommodating in changing the itinerary and accommodation to better suit our limitations and interests. The highlights here are many and varied. The ability to interact with ordinary everyday people was a real bonus – we played games and music on the lawn with local families at Konstantine’s hotel and were taught a new card games by schoolgirls at Uchen mek.

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