Sacred Altai – Russia and Mongolia
Description:
The route with a visit to the Ukok Plateau and the largest lakes of the Mongolian Altai - Tolbo Nuur, Achit Nuur, Uureg Nuur and the Martian landscapes of Zaan Had.
A rich tourist route that touches such remote places of the Russian and Mongolian Altai. More than 2000 km., the incredible beauty of the roads, sacred places, places of power, healing air and clean springs, as well as a favorable atmosphere will give you complete freedom from all everyday problems. The energy of Altai in this trip will completely determine your life in the future!
Attention! Entry to the border zone is strictly by passes - are issued within 15 days (for citizens of Russia) and 30 days (for citizens of foreign countries). We take care of the passes.
YOU SEE
- Chui tract
- Semin pass
- Chique-Taman Pass
- Chuyooz
- KalbakTash
- Kurai steppe
- Chui steppe
- North Chui Ridge
- Jumalin keys
- The Warm Key Pass
- mountain
- Ukok Plateau
- Ukok steles
- Bertek
- lake
- Geyser lake
- ridge
- Canas Pass
- Oz. Tolbo nour
- Durbet Dawaa Pass
- Obotyn Dawa Pass
- Oz. Achit nour
- Mongolian
- Oz. Dund noore
- lake
- The picturesque rocks of Zaan Hada
- Achitnur hollow is only a small part of what you will see.
PROGRAMME
DAY 1
On the first day of our trip you will find a fascinating excursion along the Chui tract. We will pass two picturesque high mountain passes Seminsky and Chike Taman. We will visit the sacred places of the indigenous population, look at cave paintings, visit the observation decks. We will see the white peaks of the mountains.
DAY 2
The roadless part. On this day, the group is waiting for an excursion program on the Chui steppe with a stop at the Tarkhatin megalithic complex. On this section of the route off-road, all movement on specially prepared cars - UAZ loaf.
Tarhaty megalithic complex. An archaeological monument, the complex was an ancient observatory of the late Bronze Age - the beginning of the Iron Age. The structure is oriented to the cardinal points with high accuracy. It consists of stacked in a circle with a diameter of 60 m stone blocks decorated with rock paintings.
Next, we will stop at the border post "Saloneshnoye". Let's make a mark and move to the Jumalin keys.
Jumalin warm spring. This rare type of thermal springs containing radon has the status of a natural monument. The area where the Jumalin Keys are located adjacent to the eastern border of the Ukok Plateau.
DAY 3
The roadless part. Today we have to overcome the picturesque pass Warm Key. Next, we go towards Goosinnoye Oz, where a picturesque view of the Tabyn-Bogdo-Ola mountain junction opens. Tabyn-Bogdo-Ola (Mong. "Kuiten-Uul") in translation means "Five Holy Mountains". Next, the group goes to the world-famous Ukok plateau - Pazyryk mound with the burial of a noble woman found in it, known worldwide as "Princess Ukok".
DAY 4
The roadless part. We're leaving the plateau. On the way back, we will stop at the rock paintings, the age of which has not yet been determined and we will see the so-called Stella Ukok. We will visit the Kalguta mine. Here, in Stalin’s times, in inhuman conditions, political prisoners mined heavy metals.
DAY 5
The roadless part. On this day we leave from the Jumalin keys to the village of Chagan Uzun. On the way we will make photopause in the Chui steppe.
DAY 6
We get up early today. We are moving towards Mongolia. We go through all the formal procedures, compile questionnaires, and here we are in Mongolia. Snack Mongolian mantas (boazami) in a roadside cafe, then go towards the border town of Ulgiy. Evening departure to the high-altitude lake Tolbo Nuur. We stay in a hotel or in a yurt camping.
DAY 7
After breakfast, we replenish the provisions in the local supermarket and move to a picturesque place for the rock remains of Zaan Had. On the way, stop for a snack on Lake Achit Nuur and photopause along the Achitnur basin. The Achitnur basin is limited from the north by the spurs of the Mongun-Taiga massif, from the east by the Kharhiraa massif, from the west by the spurs of the Mongolian Ltai ridge, and from the south by the Ulaan-Lonkh-Uul mountains. From the basin, amazing landscapes open to beautiful Mongolia. Lake Achit Nuur and its surrounding wetlands have been declared a nature reserve and listed as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention.
DAY 8
Departure to the alpine lake Uurag Nuur. High-mountain weakly salt lake Uureg-Nuur with very clear water. Located in a small intermountain basin at the foot of the ridge Tsagaan Shuvuut ul. In the valley of the lake well preserved mound complexes, rock paintings of different eras. The lake valley is considered one of the main attractions of the Mongolian Altai. On the way to the stop, local shepherds get acquainted with the culture and life of the nomadic people.
DAY 9
Return to the town of Ulgiy on another road through the Hotgor Dawaa Pass. Here you can see on the expanses of the Mongolian steppes and high mountain passes the life and way of nomads that have not changed for many centuries. Upon arrival in the city, you can visit souvenir shops or the city market, where you can buy products made of yak leather and wool, camel or any souvenir products.
DAY 10
Moving to Russia. Overnight in Chagan Uzun village. On the way, stop in the picturesque places of the Chui steppe. On this day, the group is waiting for an excursion program in the Kyzyl Chin Valley. Kyzyl-Chin Valley impresses with a fantastic landscape. In this area, a very powerful weathering bark of red, white, yellow colors is developed.
DAY 11
Return to Gorno-Altaisk. On the way, we will stop at sightseeing objects on which we have not yet been (Geyzero Lake, Shirlak Waterfall). Farewell to the band.
Date of arrival for 2026: from June 28 to July 8; from July 26 to August 5.
The price includes:
- Transport services
- Guide escort
- 2 meals a day according to camp conditions, except meals in roadside cafes - at the request of participants
- Accommodation in ails, yurts of hotel rooms, guest houses, several people
- Bath according to the program
- Entrance tickets for excursion facilities
- Permission documents for visiting the national park
- Rental of biva and kitchen equipment
- Group kit
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