Glamping tour to Altai

The second day will be calm and relaxed. You can take a break from the flight and long transfer, take a walk around the glamping site and the surrounding area, lie in a hammock, and have a photo shoot in nature. In the middle of the day we will make an easy trek to a nearby mountain. It offers breathtaking panoramic views. In the evening - relax by the fire, under the starry sky. If you wish, you can also visit a hot cedar bathhouse on the bank of a mountain stream: just warm up or steam with fragrant birch brooms.

Today we will take a car excursion along the Chuisky tract towards the border with Mongolia. First of all, we will visit Geyser Lake, a small reservoir of piercing turquoise color, on the surface of which hot springs gushing from the bottom create amazing patterns. The next stop is in the endless Kurai steppes. Against the backdrop of a huge, flat expanse, a chain of snow-capped peaks rises on the horizon - this is the fantastically beautiful North Chuya Range. To fully enjoy this spectacle, we will make a short trek to the observation deck. Then you will find the Chui steppe, with its landscapes reminiscent of such close Mongolia, and a real miracle of nature - Altai Mars. Rocks of bizarre shapes were formed under the influence of winds and erosion, and the unusual red shades of stones and earth appeared due to their special mineral composition. Also on this day you will have lunch in the traditional dwelling of the Altai peoples - aile, and get to know the local culture better.

This is the most active day of the program with two trekking exits. After breakfast we go to the Maashey (Mazhoy) gorge, where the river of the same name flows. The journey on foot will take 1-2 hours, you will be rewarded with incredibly beautiful views of pristine nature: you will see majestic mountain slopes, green meadows, rushing streams and rivers. Before heading back along the same route, we will have a picnic at the mouth of the river. In the afternoon - trekking to the Chibit waterfalls (the journey there will take about an hour). The streams of water, compressed by dark rocks, do not fall from a very great height, but they look impressive. On sunny days, rainbows form above them, which is why one of the waterfalls received a second name - Rainbow.

On the fifth day - a car excursion to the most remote and protected places of Altai. Early in the morning we set off on an off-road bus. Along the way, crossing the Ulagan Highlands, you will see dead lakes and find out why they are called that, overcome the Ulagan Pass with its centuries-old pine trees, and visit the mysterious mounds of the Scythians. Then a grandiose sight awaits you: the Katu-Yaryk pass, stretching like a narrow winding ribbon down an almost vertical cliff. We'll stop at the top to take photos with the pass and valley far below in the background, and then head down this incredible road to the Chulyshman River canyon. After lunch, we will take a short hike to the deep Kurkure waterfall. In the evening - return to glamping.

We leave the hospitable Taigala glamping and return to civilization along the already familiar Chuysky tract. Along the way, we will make stops in those locations that we did not meet on the first day of the trip. We will also stop for lunch. In the afternoon we arrive at the ethno-glamping “Altai Nomad” at the Turquoise Katun resort. In the evening there will be a farewell dinner with traditional nomadic dishes and a small cultural program, during which everyone will be able to try on national Altai outfits.