Mystical Khakassia
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| Day 1: 21.10. 20. Abakan | Meeting at the railway station (at the airport) in Abakan. Visit to the museum "Ulug-Khurtuyakh-Tas". A meeting of Khakas customs. "Ulug-Khurtuyakh-Tas" (Stone grandmother) is a three-meter stone stele that was dug into the ground about 6 thousand years ago at the site of a geological fault, where a powerful radiation of special energy is noted. For a long time, this stele is considered the patron saint of all women of Khakassia and is one of the most revered stone statues. Also here is a real Khakass yurt (XIX century) with a full collection of traditional household items, Kurganytagar archaeological culture (VII-III centuries BC). Back to Abakan. Accommodation at the Abakan Hotel. Sightseeing tour of the city. |
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| Day 2: 22.10. 20. Abakan - Valley of the Kings - pos. Pearl | Breakfast. Departure from the hotel. Excursion to Salbyk Kurgan (70 km). This is one of the most majestic and mysterious monuments of ancient Southern Siberia, located in the Valley of the Kings, where several thousand years ago there was a Tagar kingdom. Transfer to post. Pearl, located on the shore of the healing lake Shira (230 km). Accommodation in the hotel "Wave Runner". |
| Day 3: 23.10. 20. pos. Pearl - Togyz-Az | Breakfast. Excursion "The Path of the Ancestors" on the rock massif Togyz-Az, located on the right bank of the White Iyus River. Travel along the ancient cult path, through grottoes, along the rocks along the amazing beauty of the ridge: ancient drawings, parking lots of primitive people, caves ... On the way there are traces of four historical epochs - from the stone to the twentieth century. Excursion "Shaman's Path" on the rock massif Togyz-Az. The story of the ancient rite of initiation into warriors, the mystical passage of all stages of human maturation – from birth to death and visiting the “other world”. Excursion to the Archaeological Cave (optional, for an additional fee from 300 rubles / person). Try yourself in the role of speleologists! The cave is accessible to all. All necessary equipment is provided. |
| Day 4: 24.10. 20. pos. Pearl - the tract "Trenches" | Breakfast. Excursion "Archaeological tour of the tract "Sunduki" (duration 6-7 hours, including moving from the hotel and back). Acquaintance with 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: 25.10. 20. Abakan | Breakfast. End of tour. transfer to Abakan. (If there are less than 4 people in the group, the return transfer can be carried out by public transport in accordance with the traffic schedule.) If you leave the next morning, you can book a hotel and excursions to the Sayansk-Shushenskaya HPP. (Cost on request). |
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