Excursion tour "When the maralloch blooms"

Spring is the brightest time in the Altai mountains, a time of contrasts, bright flowering meadows and snow on the tops of the mountains. In early May, the maralloch blooms - a symbol of the Altai spring, turning the slopes of the mountains into pink and purple avalanches, this is an unforgettable beauty! We invite you to admire the flowering maral in the valley of the Chulyshman River, where at this time you can also see powerful spring waterfalls.

Tour dates: 28 April - 03 May; 03 - 08 May; 05 - 10 May; 09 - 14 May; 13 - 18 May

1 day:
Meeting of the group at the airport of Gorno-Altaisk from 9.00 to 10.40. Today the day will be dedicated to the Chui tract - the road, which takes the 5th place in the list of the most beautiful roads in the world. Luxury landscapes, frequent change of locations, stops with walks, historical facts and stories of the guide will not let you get bored on the road.

The main locations of the day: Seminsky Pass; Chike-Taman Pass; the confluence of Chui and Katun; Yalomansky Arc; Katun Terraces; the archaeological complex "Adyr-Kan"; the old Chui tract and, of course, a powerful, full-flowing hostess of Altai mountains - the beautiful Katun. The end point of the day is the village of Aktash.

Day 2:
Excursion "Majoy cascades" in the valley of the Chuya River. Narrow rock corridor, where the annual competitions of watermen-extremes "Chuya-Majoy-rally", extreme kayak-race King of Asia.

After lunch - a walk to the Blue Lake on the Myona River. Warm underground springs blur the silt and blue-white clay at the bottom and create bizarre drawings.

Next, we will go along the Chui tract through the Kurai and Chui steppes. In the Kurai steppe we will stop and enjoy the views of the glaciers of the North Chui Ridge - the largest ridge in Central Asia.

By the end of the day we will visit the amazing valley with colored lands of Kyzyl-Chin. Translated from the Turkic language, it sounds like “Red Gorge”, and tourists call this place “Altai Mars”. We climb the mountainside and be sure to go down one of the canyons, feel the powerful natural energy of this place.

40 km of traffic

Day 3:
After breakfast, we go along the Ulagan Highway, through the Red Gate to Ulagan. The road runs along the Chibitka River and gradually gains altitude. On the way we will see the alpine lakes. The landscape around gradually changes, the trees become lower, the temperature drops, and the picture is more like high-altitude tundra.

We will stop at Lake Kedelu and walk to the Ulagan Pass on foot. The height of the pass is 2080 meters above Ur.m. At the top of the pass there is a gazebo, and white ribbons hang on the trees, as evidence of the special attitude of local residents to the sacred places of Altai.

From the observation deck of the pass we will see the peaks of the Eastern Altai and the Kurai Ridge.

We will visit the Pazyryk tract with ancient burial mounds. The burials belong to the elite of the Pazyryk society VI – III centuries BC.

Then from the observation deck, from a height of 800 m, we will admire the grandiose view of the valley of the Chulyshman River and the surrounding mountains.

Walking descent along the serpentine to the Chulyshmansky canyon - Katu-Yaryk, 3.5 km.

Day 4:
The morning will begin with a boat crossing over the Chulyshman River and walking to the Kurkure waterfall, 25-30 m high.

Then get in the car and go deep into the valley of Chulyshman 30 km.

After lunch, we will take a walk along the Karasu River in the Ak-kurum tract. Here are amazing natural formations - geological remains in the form of fungi.

30 km of traffic

Day 5:
Today we go along the Chushyshman Canyon and the Greater Ulagan Valley in the direction of Aktash village. On the way, we will visit the Tudan threshold on the Chulyshman River and the Kuluzun Waterfall.

Walking along the serpentine to the Chulyshmansky canyon - Katu-Yaryk, 3.5 km.

Upon arrival in the village of Aktash - a bath and a farewell fire. Exchange of addresses and impressions.

140 km of roadlessness

Day 6:
Return to Gorno-Altaisk. Arrival at the airport 16.00-16.30

Organizational details of the tour:

Start and finish: Gorno-Altaisk airport.

The route thread: Gorno-Altaisk - Chuisky tract - "Mazhoysky canyon" - Altai Mars - Ulagan tract - Kurkure waterfall - Stone mushrooms - Tudan threshold - Aktash - Gorno-Altaisk.

Tour format: excursion car tour with radial exits.

Difficulty of the tour: easy.

Age restriction: from 6 to 70 years. The tour is not recommended for children under 6 years of age due to the intensive program and long journeys. However, if you think your child is ready for such a journey physically and emotionally, you can take them on tour.

Group size: The tour will take place when recruiting a group of 4 people. The maximum number of participants in the group is 10 people.

Transport: SsangYong Istana.

The length of the motor part of the route: 1100 km, of which 210 km off-road.

The tour price does not include:
Tickets to the meeting place Gorno-Altaisk
Meals in the cafe, average check 400-450p.

Accommodation options:
Triple - 38800 rubles.
Double - 43300 rubles.
Single - 47800 rubles.

Be sure to have insurance or vaccination against a tick bite (May-June).

Food: Not included in the tour price.
Meals at the cafe. The average check is 400-450 rubles. It is possible to prepare food on your own in the common kitchen at the camp.

Conditions of accommodation:
1.2 days - Aktash village, tourist base "ArmanTravelAltai" or "Caravan", double rooms (shower, toilet in the house).
3.4 days - the valley of the Chulyshman River, the tourist base "Chulyshman Valley", three local houses (toilet in a house, bathhouse).
Day 5 - Aktash village, tourist base "ArmanTravelAltai" or "Caravan", double rooms (shower, toilet in the house).

What to take with you on the route:

• warm set of clothes: windscreen jacket, sweater, warm trousers or fleece suit, hat, several pairs of warm socks;
• raincoat / waterproof suit with hood;
• summer camping comfortable things (several T-shirts, shorts, trousers, socks, headdress from the sun - cap or bandana);
• shoes – comfortable, well-spent shoes or sneakers, slates or sandals for rest;
• a small backpack for things on excursions, walks (to put a jacket, a water bottle, a first aid kit, etc.);
• personal hygiene items, a small towel,
• individual first aid kit, individual medicines, in the presence of chronic diseases,
• bottle 0.5 l under water;
• sunscreen, sunglasses (high solar activity),
• swimsuit
• camera or video camera with sealed packaging,
• cash for souvenirs, other personal expenses,
• documents, passport, MHI policy,
• insurance against tick-borne encephalitis, if any,
• powerbank,
• Repellents, means of protection against ticks (the greatest activity of ticks in May and early June).

Conditions of cancellation:
100% refund - no later than 35 days before the start of the tour or within 24 hours after booking 50% refund - 34 to 16 days before the start of the tour No refund - 15 or less days before the start of the tour

Other conditions:
1) The tour organizer reserves the right to change:

• the procedure for providing services without reducing their volume;
• placement of the group on the same.

2) Be prepared: on the tour you will have to face the lack of usual comfort, difficult expensive, radically changing weather, but also, of course, with unearthly beauty and breathtaking impressions!

Mobile communications:
In the Chulyshman Valley from lunch on the 3rd day until lunch on the 5th there is no mobile connection and it will not always be possible to charge the phone, because electricity is supplied from the generator only in the evening. We recommend you bring a Powerbank with you.

We wish you a pleasant rest on the route!

• High traffic throughout the route.
• Accommodation.
• Guide escort.
• Bath 1 time.
• Crossing the Chulyshman River.
• Payment of all recreational fees on excursions.