River Mana

The Mana River is a taiga river in the northwestern part of the Eastern Sayan mountain range of the Krasnoyarsk Territory of Russia. This is the right tributary of the Yenisei, with a length of 475 kilometers and a basin area of 9300 square kilometers. The river begins in Lake Verkhmanskoye. In the upper reaches of the river there are many rapids, and in the lower reaches it is navigable. More than 300 tributaries of different sizes take Mana, the largest of them Mina, Kolba and Krol.

The main channel is broken down into ducts from time to time. On both sides of the river are covered with taiga mountains, often with the release of rock. On the banks you can see several notable water grottoes and caves. On the right bank of the lower Mana is the border of the world-famous state natural reserve "Pillars". This is a unique creation of nature - millions of years of rain and winds "saw" giant sculptures reaching 100 meters in height, resembling strange animals. Most of them were given names: Feathers, Grandfather, Berkut, Vultures.

Mana is suitable for water, ski and hiking in one day and for multi-day sports trails. You can raft along the Manet and travel along the road along the river from May to September, July and early August are considered the most favorable. At this time there is hot weather, pleasant for swimming, fishing. Here are sterlet, taimen, garius, pike and many other fish. Annual tourist festivals, rock music festival, etc. are held on the river.