The Khakassia Chronicle
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| Day 1: 20.03. 16 Moscow – Abakan – Minusinsk | Flight Moscow - Abakan 00:10 - 08:45. A group meeting in Abakan. Hotel accommodation. Rest. Transfer to Minusinsk (25 km) - the city, founded in 1739 on the banks of the Yenisei duct, today is divided into two parts: the southern one with modern microdistricts and the northern one - the old one, which preserved the appearance of the Siberian city of the XIX century. Walking tour of the ancient part of the city with a visit to the Minusinsk Museum of Local History named after N. M. Martyanov: which began its history in 1877 as a private collection, today it has one of the richest collections on the history of the peoples of Southern Siberia. For an additional fee (at the request of the group) – a visit to the Museum of Automotive Engineering of the USSR Back to Abakan. |
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| Day 2: 21.03. 16 Abakan - Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP | Trip to Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP (120 km). Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP is the largest and most powerful power plant in Russia. This is a concrete-arch gravity dam with a height of 245 m, a length of 1065 m; the dam forms a large reservoir. During the tour, you will visit the observation deck and hear the history of the construction of the HPP. Excursion to the village of Shushenskoye is known as the place of exile of Lenin, but interesting not only for the life of political exiles in Siberia. The historical and ethnographic museum of the Shushenskoye Reserve will acquaint us with the architecture, living conditions and life of the Siberian village of the late XIX – early XX centuries. On the territory of more than 7 hectares there are monuments of rural architecture: estates of peasants of different incomes, a rural shop, a tavern, a forge. Return to Abakan |
| Day 3: 22.03. 16 Abakan, pos. Pearl | Sightseeing tour of Abakan: The Transfiguration Cathedral, the main square of the city is Pervomaiskaya, the historical center of the city. Transfer to post. Pearl. (160 km). On the way - an excursion to the Salbyk mound. The Great Salbyk Kurgan is one of the most majestic and mysterious monuments of ancient Southern Siberia, located in the Valley of the Kings, where the Tagar kingdom existed several thousand years ago. Accommodation in a hotel or sanatorium. The resort village Pearl is located on the shore of the salty healing Lake Shira. About the wonderful water of Lake Shira is spoken in ancient Khakass tales and legends. The healthy climate of the resort is due to a rare combination of dry climate of steppes and lake air. |
| Day 4:23.03. 16 pos. Pearl | Excursion "Archaeological tour of the tract "Trenches". (Duration 6-7 hours, including transfer from the hotel and back) The oldest astronomical observatory in Siberia and its main objects and drawings. The mountain range "Sunduki" is located near the village of Iyus. The complex of surface archaeological sites on its territory includes burial grounds, cave paintings and special structures, which together are an astronomical observatory of ancient people. The complex includes several observation platforms, two versions of the “solar clock”, a calendar, a biography of the great warrior, reflecting the mythology of the ancients, as well as many objects and artifacts, the purpose of which has not yet been solved by scientists. |
| Day 5:24.03. 16 pos. Pearl | Free day. For an additional fee (when recruiting a group of at least 5 people, the cost is 1200 rubles / person.) excursion "The Path of the Ancestors" along the Togyz-Az rock massif, located on the right bank of the White Iyus River - a trip along the ancient cult path, through grottoes, along the rocks along the amazing beauty of the ridge: ancient drawings, runic inscriptions, parking lots of primitive people, caves ...) You can also dedicate this day to rest at the resort: a visit to the pool with a sauna, as well as the SPA center of the resort "Lake Shira" (for an additional fee: mask wraps from 400 rubles, the full program is about 1.5 hours from 1500 rubles.) |
| Day 6: 25.03. 16 pos. Pearl - Abakan | Breakfast Return to Abakan (160 km) On the way, at the request of the group, visit the Borodinskaya cave, the most beautiful and accessible cave near Abakan. For the tour, replaceable shoes are needed - sneakers or boots. Organizers provide tourists with equipment (helmets, lanterns, overalls, gloves). Airport transfer, end of tour. If you leave Abakan in the morning of the next day, do not forget to book a hotel in advance! |
| Day 7:26.03. 16 Abakan - Moscow | Flight Abakan - Moscow 07:40 - 09:40 |
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