Bashkir New Year

Day

1 day

1. Meeting with a guide near the department store Ufa (October Avenue 31).

Bus sightseeing tour of the city "New Year's capital". In the bright New Year decoration and with the frosty aroma of honey, Ufa streets turn into a magical world. The ancient city, located on the hills between the rivers White and Ufa, will appear before you in its most fabulous incarnation. This excursion is a unique opportunity to feel the spirit of the holiday and see the capital of the republic in all its winter splendor.

You will see the majestic monument of Shaimurat General – the hallmark of the city, which is often compared with the St. Petersburg “Bronze Horseman”. You will admire the monument of Friendship and, of course, the main beauty - a 30-meter pixel tree on the square, around which a whole gingerbread town with ice sculptures and photo zones unfolded.

The route will introduce you to the cultural diversity of Ufa. You will see the majestic Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, the elegant First Cathedral Mosque, the modern Art Square space.

Lunch before a trip to the Bashkir village.

Transfer to the western foothills of the Southern Urals (Gafuri district, village Imendyashevo (140 km).

Arrival at the Tabyn tourist center. Accommodation in 2 local rooms.

Master class on cooking baursak - a traditional dish of Bashkirs. Since ancient times, Baursak symbolized the sun and happiness, and on New Year's Days it is prepared especially solemnly to attract good luck for the whole year.

Festive dinner with the congratulations of Bashkir Father Frost - Kysh Babai.

2 days

Breakfast.

Horseback tour. You will learn interesting facts about horses and what is the peculiarity of the Bashkir breed, see the leader of the herd and foals, and also tell you the secrets of cooking kumys.

Horse-sledding transition to the rock Ukly-kaya (~6 km). Winter generously gives us its main privilege - the opportunity to walk along the bed of the river Zilim, as if on the ancient road of ancestors. Where the water boils in the summer, a snow-white carpet is now spreading, and every step of the sled is like touching the age-old mystery of the Urals.

Along the way, we will see a living salt spring, not subject to frost, and a hanging bridge hanging over the winter river, like a bridge between the year leaving and coming.

Returning, we will meet with the symbols of the strength of the Gafuri district: seven arrows, pointed upward, and the stele "Batyrzar Rukha" - a reminder that every new year is a feat of spirit and the beginning of a new legend.

Lunch.

Acquaintance with Bashkir culture: a story about the national Bashkir costumes, a photo shoot in national costumes.

The day will end with dinner.

3 days

Breakfast.

Road travel to the visit center of the Toratau Geopark (120 km).

Toratau Geopark is part of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network. This is a territory that unites objects of international importance, natural, historical and cultural objects. Acquaintance with the main objects of the geopark will give us an understanding of how the Ural mountains were formed, why coral reefs were on land and what fossils are hundreds of millions of years old literally underfoot.

Visiting the symbol of the geopark – Mount Toratau. This is not just a unique monument of nature, it is a source of knowledge, strength and inspiration for many generations of the Bashkir people. We will walk at its foot, and the bravest will be able to climb the stairs (787 steps) to the top to experience the grandeur of this place. Shikhans are unique monuments of nature, the remains of ancient coral reefs that store fossils of corals, sponges, echinoderms and algae, which are about 300 million years old. This is living evidence that once there was a warm sea of the Devonian period.

Moving to the Krasnousolsk resort (60 km) - another key object of the Toratau geopark - a place where you can enjoy the beauty of nature, visit geological sites and shrines.

After a delicious lunch, you will visit the geological section “Usolka” – the first “golden nail” in Russia, recognized as the world standard for studying the Sakmara tier. Its age of 294 million years is truly amazing.

Then you will visit the Tabyn chapel, the place of appearance of the holy icon of the Tabyn Mother of God, and, of course, the Holy healing springs. The uniqueness of the Krasnousolsk resort is that about 250 springs of mineral waters beat from the bowels of the earth on an area of only 15 hectares. Each of them has a unique therapeutic effect on the human body. Those who wish will be able to plunge into the fonts, where the water keeps a constant temperature of about 10 degrees all year round. Swimming in the fonts on New Year’s Eve means purifying yourself and starting the year with a pure soul – an ancient tradition that has acquired a new meaning here.

Return to the Tabyn tourist center (60 km).

Dinner.

4 days

Breakfast.

Selection of equipment. Instruction.

Ski walk in the vicinity of the village Imendyashevo (~6 km, ~2 hours) - a farewell embrace of the winter Urals. We go into white silence, where time flows differently: only skis, snow and the sky. This is a moment of pure happiness - before returning to the bustle, we give ourselves two hours of absolute freedom among pine trees and sparkling snowdrifts.
The instructor chooses the direction, following the weather and the forces of the group - after all, even winter has its own character.

Lunch.

Return to Ufa (140 km).

Place of arrival: 31 October Avenue, Ufa Department Store. Approximate arrival by 18:00.