Shavla - Pearl of Altai
Description:
The route runs in the high mountainous part of the Central Altai along the spurs of the North Chui Ridge, the average height of the travel area is 2500 m. The center of attraction of the hike is Lake Shavla and the valleys of the Argut and Shavla rivers - one of the wildest and hard-to-reach areas of the Altai Mountains. Tourists are given a unique opportunity to visit all natural zones from steppes and taiga to alpine meadows and mountain tundra, on the way there are many small lakes, rivers and streams with waterfalls, the extraordinary beauty of mountain landscapes. The travel area is the habitat of the Siberian Capricorn, Maral, Snow Leopard.