From the Multinsky Lakes to Chulyshman: 13 days in Altai, where everything is thought out
We are the GO&DO team, and for 13 years we have been creating trips for people that are not in any catalog. We love unusual routes, we know how to combine comfort and adventure, and most importantly, we listen to each client. With us, a vacation turns into not a scheduled tour, but a story written especially for you.
How it works?
We tell you about a specific example - a rich and exciting individual tour to Altai . We have put together a route for a family of three generations, where logistics work like clockwork: every day is a new "wow", each traveler has their own pace, the nature of Altai remains the main event, and not the background of a standard road trip.
Guest request
A family contacted us who wanted to spend their summer vacation in Altai. Important conditions:
— A rich program, acquaintance with the most interesting and hard-to-reach locations, but without overexertion.
— Comfortable accommodation: our guests are sophisticated and demanding tourists.
— At the same time, active and slightly extreme experience is only welcome — both overnight stays in tents and rafting.
— A balance of interests for all generations — from grandmother to teenager.
The task is not easy, because Altai is a region of contrasts, with huge distances between key locations. But it is precisely such challenges that we like: this is where the power of GO&DO's individual approach manifests itself.
How we built the program
We proposed a route that combined a variety of formats: from easy walks and ethnographic museums to helicopter transfers and trekking to hard-to-reach mountain lakes. The family visited the Multinsky Lakes, the Chulyshman Valley and Lake Teletskoye, managed to admire the Uchar waterfall and raft down the Katun.
We put together a balanced program: nature, history, and a meeting with local traditions. The tour plan was also different for the older generation, parents and children - so that the pace would be comfortable for everyone.
In very brief, the trip plan looked like this:
Day 1 — arrival in Gorno-Altaysk, accommodation at Grand Chalet Altay 5*.
Day 2 — Anokhin National Museum, Srostki village and Shukshin Museum.
Day 3 — Chuysky tract: crossing the Seminsky Pass, getting to know national traditions in the Karakol Valley and stopping at the Inegen agrocomplex.
Day 4 — by helicopter to the Multinsky lakes. Trekking in the wild and a tent camp (for grandmother — accommodation at the Altay Resort 5*).
Day 5 — continuation of the trekking route in the vicinity of the Multinsky lakes, overnight stay in a tent.
Day 6 — the way back: trekking, a ride on swamp buggies, the beginning of the rafting on the Katun, a camp on the river bank.
Day 7 — the end of the rafting, rest at the Altay Resort 5*.
Day 8 — we start from the camp by helicopter. Flight around Mount Belukha, an hour and a half stop in the mountains. Return to the hotel by helicopter. In the evening - sauna!
Day 9 - free day, rest at the hotel.
Day 10 - Lake Teletskoye: boat trip, visit to the village of Yailu and meeting old-timers, home-cooked lunch. Accommodation in Altay Village Teletskoe 5*.
Day 11-12 - a separate excursion to the Chulyshman River valley for parents: by boat to the southern bank of Teletskoye, and from there - a jeep tour, trekking, overnight in tents, a hike to the Uchar waterfall. For the younger and older generations - rest and walks in the area of Lake Teletskoye.
Day 13 - transfer to the Gorno-Altaisk airport.
We have already built up details on this “framework”: from precise timing to the menu, so that everything looks and feels perfect.
Comfort without compromise
Even in the most remote corner of Altai, you can travel in comfort, and we proved it. For the family, we booked the best hotels in the region - and they turned out to be very different in character. From the ethnic complex Inegen, where you can feel the authenticity and spirit of Altai, to the five-star Altay Resort with European level of service and SPA. And, of course, nights in tents under the mesmerizing starry sky! This combination gave the trip volume: you could both feel the atmosphere of the place and relax in conditions of absolute comfort.
Results
In 13 days, the family covered more than 1,000 kilometers by land, water, and air — and did not feel tired. This is the essence of our travels: to see hard-to-reach places, enjoy beauty and adventure, but always return to comfort.
The guests returned inspired: the children recalled the helicopter and mountain trails, the grandmother — cozy evenings at the hotel, the parents — the fact that they managed to see the most diverse facets of Altai in one trip. This is the philosophy of GO&DO: we do not offer “standard tours”, we create unique stories that are impossible to repeat. an individual tour to Altai became not just a vacation, but a real adventure filled with meaning and beauty.
