Khakassia is distant and mysterious

Schedule of the tour for 2017:

03.06. - 12.06.2017 17.06. - 26.07.2017 08.07. - 17.07.2017 22.07. - 31.07.2017 05.08. – 14.08.2017 19.08. – 28.08.2017

DAY 1

Meeting with a guide at the railway station or airport. Breakfast. Accommodation in the hotel in Abakan. Rest. 14:00 Lunch. Excursions to the museum and cultural center of Abakan, and the park of topiary art "Dream Gardens" In the museum and cultural center on the pedestals proudly rises the property of the republic - stone statues, which are more than four thousand years old. On them our ancestors depicted the faces of their tribesmen, shamans, mythical creatures. Images of the sun, deities and beasts, plots of hunting and battles – this is what we got from the ancient civilization. Dream Gardens is the first landscape design park, opened in Abakan in 2007. It consists of thirteen gardens, each with its own idea and style. Dinner at the hotel. Performance of throat singing performers "high"* (on request).

DAY 2

9:00 Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Almond. Placement. The main attraction of the district of the tourist base of Mendol is the sacred Mount Izykh, with its two tops and a silver spring beating from its main peak. The energy of the mountain is felt at a distance of several tens of kilometers. The whole surrounding nature as a whole forms a unique harmony of the landscape and vital currents to restore the health of the body and soul. Lunch. Departure for an excursion to the Tuim failure. Tuimsky failure is a man-made object of the collapsed mine, with a diameter of about 200 m, depth to water of more than 120 m, the depth of the water part of the failure is unknown. On the way, visit the Tuim cromlech. Back to the recreation center. If desired, a short rafting along the river White Jus* or a mountain-pedestrian route to the sacred mountain Izykh* (optional). Dinner. (The route is 330 km long.)

DAY 3

9:00 Breakfast. Departure for a tour of the Chests. Chests are a world-famous ancient observatory, a powerful place of power. The name was given in the form of a stone skeleton on one of the tops of the mountains, resembling a chest. This object is unique for the whole of Eurasia. There are many cave paintings from different eras, starting with the Paleolithic. Five mountains, like chests, crawled out of a flat valley and naturally became a place of interaction between people and planetary spiritual forces. This is the “Temple of the Sun” under the open sky, at the points of which the ancient solar and lunar calendars were compiled. With its huge size, this object became a giant astronomical observatory of antiquity. Lunch. Return to b/o Free evening. Dinner. (Route length 160 km)

DAY 4

9:00 A.M. Breakfast at the bay. Emancipation of rooms, departure for an excursion to the "Valley of the Kings", where there are about 50 burial mounds of the III-IV century BC. The culmination of the journey will be the Great Salbyk Kurgan, once built over the grave of the noble family of the Tagar tribe and excavated by archaeologists in 1954-56. It had a circumference of 0.5 km and a height of 11.5 m, the weight of vertically standing stones reaches 70 tons. Lunch Excursion to Khakassky Reserve, Oglahty site. The route will allow you to see the untouched nature of one of the sites of the Khakassky reserve. On the way, tourists will get acquainted with the rock art of ancient cultures and learn the history of Khakassia. Having overcome the border and climbing the ridge, the panorama of the valley and a beautiful view of the Krasnoyarsk reservoir will open to the eye. Accommodation on the b/o. Bath. Dinner (the length of the route 360 km) Fishing or boating is possible.*

DAY 5

9:00 B/o breakfast Departure for an excursion to the Shushenskoye Museum-Reserve. The Shushenskoye Museum-Reserve is a unique historical, architectural, ethnographic complex located in the open air. The museum represents the historical central part of the ancient Siberian village. Lunch. Departure to the natural park "Ergaki". Yergaki Natural Park is considered to be the most beautiful place of the Western Sayan. Some mountain peaks have bizarre outlines and their own names: Star (the highest peak of Yergakov), Dragon Tooth, Bird, Parabola, Youth, Mirror, etc. The uniqueness of Yergaks is given by many lakes, usually of car, glacial origin. The most famous are: Buibino lakes (Rainbow, Carovoy, Light), Marble (Tushkanchchik), Golden, Mountain Spirits. The largest lakes are Big Buybinskoye, Big Fishless and Light. Accommodation at the recreation center "Ergaki". Dinner. (Route length 230 km)

DAY 6

9:00 A.M. Breakfast at the bay. Organization of excursions to choose from. Excursion on the "Trail of the Siberian Hunter"*. An ecological path leading to a special world, according to the laws of which people lived and still live, whose main trade is the hunt for fur animals. Tourists will get acquainted with the life and traditions of hunters of the early XX century, fishing techniques, ancient Samoters, enjoy picturesque landscapes. In the middle of the route is the real wintering of the hunter. Near the house is a fire with benches in the form of a horseshoe for luck. At the end of the way, tourists will meet with a taiga giant - a century-old Siberian cedar! Radial route to Parabola. In the hiking program, a trip to one of the most popular and beautiful places of Yergakov. The route includes such attractions as Rainbow Lake, Hanging Stone, Lake Marmara, Marmara Falls and, of course, you will see the very famous Parabola. (The route will take 10-12 hours and is designed for physically trained tourists able to overcome long crossings.) Route to the Hanging Stone. A great option for the first acquaintance with the natural park of Yergaki. You will hear a beautiful legend about a stone giant called the Sleeping Sayan and find out who can wake him up by smashing the Hanging Stone. Radial excursion to Lake Svetloye*. From here opens the classic view of the Yergaks at Star Peak and Bird Peak. The hike is suitable for tourists of almost any level of physical fitness. The route includes Lake Svetloye and, if desired, Bear Lake. Route to Marble Falls*. Easy, interesting and fun route. Suitable for tourists of almost any level of physical fitness. The most beautiful waterfall and the lake surrounded by a chain of rocks, shake with their grandeur. A wonderful walk for lovers of active rest. Radial excursion to Mount Tuscanchik*. Majestic mountains, magnificent landscapes, unforgettable panoramas - all this will accompany you on the way! At the top of Tushkanchchik there is a wooden cross and a cast icon of the Mother of God is mounted in the rock. The mountain itself is an inexhaustible source of energy. There are people who worship the faith. The air here is absolutely clean, full of the aroma of mountain flowers and a magnificent tonic plant, Sagan-Dailya. Excursion to Stone City*. A bizarre pile of stones takes you to the valley of fabulous giants, shaped like monsters holding the sky on their shoulders. A tour of choice. Return to base. Dinner. Bath.

DAY 7

9:00 B/o breakfast Departure to SHPP. Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP - the most powerful power plant in Russia, located on the Yenisei River in the village of Cheremushki near the city of Sayanogorsk - is called the most durable dam in the world. The height of the dam is 245 meters, the length along the crest is 1070 meters. The dam forms the Sayano-Shushenskoe reservoir with an area of 621 km2. Surprisingly clean water, which is constantly updated from the station part of the huge tank, allows trout farms to exist near the hydroelectric power station, because trout, as you know, does not tolerate contaminated water. Accommodation in the sports and entertainment complex "Zharki" Lunch. Free time (possible riding bicycles, horses for an additional fee). Dinner. (Route length 210 km)

DAY 8

9:00 Breakfast. Room release. Departure for an excursion to the Ulug Khurtuyakh Tas (big stone grandmother). This menhir has long become a symbol of the concentration of vitality and welfare of the people of Khakassia. Ulug Khurtuyakh Tas was created during the Okunevsk archaeological culture, in the III - II millennium BC. Since time immemorial, Khurtuyah Tas is considered the patroness of motherhood, the protector of the hearth. According to an ancient legend, Khurtuyah Tas, having lost her children, received from the gods a part of the soul of the Khakas people and care for him. To this day, women pray to the steppe goddess for family well-being, and also thank her for her help in childbirth. Lunch. Departure to the recreation center "Snow Leopard". The base is located in the heart of the friendly Siberian taiga on the banks of the mountain river Stoktysh. This place, where air, water and earth merge in complete harmony, is located in the center of the Western Sayan. Drunking air, and water, and land covered with moss, gentle forest corals - jaguel, lingonberry and blueberry meadows, dwarf birches. Dinner, bath. (Length of route 300 km)

DAY 9

9:00 breakfast The group will have the opportunity to participate in campaigns: on the Mayak Mountain (3 km one way, 3 hours), which opens a magnificent panorama of local attractions (goldens, floodplain of the B-On River, Sayan Range); In the hut of the hunter (1 km one way, 2 hours) during the hike, tourists will be able to get acquainted with the life and life of a modern hunter, as well as learn some secrets of the hunting craft; on the suspended "Bridge of Love" (2 km one way, 2.5 hours). The suspension bridge passes through the high mountain river Big On. Local tradition – a spouse or loved one should carry his beloved in his arms on the bridge of “Love” over the waters of the mountain river; Lake "Favorite, Kamenistoe" (1.5 km on foot, 9 km by car, 3.5 hours). Tourists will walk along a very beautiful trail strewn with stones, overgrown with many medicinal plants. Lake "Favorite" the source of which is Lake "Kamenistoe"; cedar forest to the mountain lake Marankul (8 km one way) or to the Stoktysh mountain lakes (10 km one way). For those for whom such walks are not possible, they will be able to wander around the base and collect mushrooms, berries or medicinal herbs, which are abundant in these parts. Lunch is on the route. Dinner.

DAY 10

9:00 Breakfast Room release. Excursion to the museum-reserve of Kazanovka. One of the most amazing and undoubtedly the largest open-air museum in the Republic of Khakassia. The museum is located in Askiz district, 5 kilometers from the village of Kazanovka, in the foothills of Kuznetsk Alatau. The area of the museum-reserve is more than 18 thousand hectares and contains a huge number of unique samples of the historical and cultural heritage of the Khakass people. Lunch. Departure to Abakan. (Route length 380 km) Hotel accommodation.