Adventures in a horse sled

If you are tired of the noisy city, bustle, where everyone is constantly in a hurry somewhere, and you want a calm atmosphere, then this tour is created specifically for you. You can enjoy the peace and quiet of the winter forest, communication with cute horses, and sledging will give vivid impressions!

The tour is carried out on group applications (from 6 people)

According to the program, tourists will get acquainted with the beauties of the winter nature of the Southern Urals, sights and natural monuments of the Beloretsk district of Bashkortostan, learn to ride a sled, care for horses, join the village life, and also get unforgettable impressions.

*** The route is designed for tourists from 18 years and older, children from 12 years old are allowed, accompanied by parents. For those who do not have time, there is an opportunity to visit the 3 or 4-day tour “Horse sleds: Russian exotics”

 

Tour programme:

Day 1: Introducing the harness. Training in horse management skills in a sled.

Basic cost of the tour (without transfer)

 

The basic cost of the tour involves an independent stop at the Tengri tourist base

(Beloretsky district, Kaga village, str. School, 12:

from 12.00 to 14:00 local time (difference with Moscow time + 2 hours) on the day of arrival.

Breakfast - not included

If parking for personal cars is required during the tour, it is paid additionally, according to the price.

If desired, it is possible to add a transfer from D. Ufa or Beloretsk

Transfer program (transfer fee required)

• Option 1: Group meeting in Ufa:

  10.00 local time (difference with Moscow time + 2 hours) in Ufa the central entrance of the UFA Department Store (October Avenue, 31)

  Group transfer to Kaga (300 km).

  Estimated time of arrival: 14.30

  Breakfast not included;

• Option 2: Meeting of tourists in Beloretsk

  (car and train station):

  - on the day of arrival from 04.00 to 06.00.
  - on the eve of the day of arrival from 20.00 to 22.00. Tourists additionally pay for accommodation at the camp (1 overnight stay).

Group transfer to Kaga village (80 km).

Breakfast is on. Previously, settlement is possible if there are free places.

Accommodation at the tourist base "Tengri" (2-seat room in the domed house).

Lunch.

Introducing the harness. Training in horse management skills in a sled. Introductory radial equestrian ride in the vicinity of the village, with a visit to observation and viewpoints (duration ~ 2 hours). Perhaps, for an additional fee, riding a horse.

Dinner.

 

Day 2: “Village Trouble”: Visiting the Equestrian Courtyard

Breakfast.

“Village troubles”: a visit to the equestrian courtyard.

The peculiarity of our tour is that you are fully involved in the process of preparing horses for a walk, under the guidance of an experienced instructor, you yourself will harness the horse and prepare the sled for the trip, you will see what distinguishes cats from sleds and boxes.

Horse riding in the vicinity of the village, visiting observation and viewpoints (duration ~ 3 hours). Perhaps, for an additional fee, riding a horse.

Lunch.

Excursion "History of Kaga village and Ural ironworks". Kaga is one of the most original villages on the territory of Bashkiria, located between two rivers - wise White and playful Kaga. The village was founded in the first half of the 18th century, in the southern part of the Ural Mountains and for several centuries has experienced a rich and interesting history: the construction of an iron factory of the Demidov dynasty and with it the rapid development of the village, the test of fire and famine after a fire, miraculous healing from typhus, etc. We will tell you how the villagers managed to preserve their color, hear their talk, learn about the holidays and customs that are celebrated only here.

The evening will be held in a friendly family atmosphere for leisurely conversations and sculpting dumplings from quality village products.

"At a cup of tea ..." - tasting of Bashkir honey, herbal tea and balms of local production.

Dinner.

 

Day 3: Horse-sled crossing along the border of the Bashkir State Reserve

Breakfast.

Horse-sled crossing along the border of the Bashkir State Reserve (20 km).

Feel yourself a hero of the fairy tale "Morozko", as in childhood, enjoy the opportunity to touch the coniferous paws of a tree and throw snow from them, admire the vast expanses, consider the snow-covered ridges of middle and southern Krak with pine, pine-birch and hardwood forests, enjoy the silence and sounds of the winter forest.

Departure is designed for 5-6 hours (depending on weather conditions and the preparedness of the group), a large move is expected and a long stay in the open air. Therefore, carefully consider the selection of clothes.

During the trip, lunch is planned in the winter forest among the snow-capped trees: hot food in thermoses, and, of course, warm tea, which will give strength to further admire nature.

Return to the Tengri tourist base.

Dinner.

 

Day 4: Horse-sled crossing the pass with an overview of the Great Shatak Ridge and the Middle Krak Ridges.

Breakfast.

Horse-sled crossing (30 km) through the pass with an overview of the Big Shatak Ridge and the Middle Krak Ridges.

This day will long remain in your memory, as a day of complete solitude with nature and immersion in the era when the horse was the only means of transportation and only in a sleigh you could get to the desired point, and staying in a forest hut with oven heating, cooking on the stove and spending an evening by candlelight, will transport you to the world of complete disconnection from civilization. There is no internet or cellular connection. It's just you and nature. It is in such places that the body is completely rebooted from thoughts and the endless flow of information.

Accommodation in a forest hut, cooking lunch and dinner on the oven, evening by candlelight. Overnight on the books in tourist sleeping bags, toilet on the street.

 

Day 5: Horse-sledge return to the Tengri tourist base

Breakfast.

Horse-sled return to the Tengri tourist base (20 km).

Slow return to the camp, the opportunity to once again admire the virgin purity of the forest, listen to the sounds of the forest: the singing of birds, the creaking of snow and the whispering of trees.

Lunch.

Bath.

Dinner.

 

Day 6: Horse-sledding Walk to Mount Grace

Breakfast. Room clearing.

Horse-sledding walk to Mount Grace (duration ~ 3 hours).

The final trip to the beloved gaze of the surroundings, the opportunity to hone the skills of sledging, look into the brooding eyes of the horse and feed it with hay, walk along the top of a mountain more than 500 meters above sea level, take memorable photos against the background of the Krak ridges, small and large Shatak. (If you want to take this ride on horseback (for an additional fee), inform the instructor the day before.)

Lunch.

Departure.

• transfer (depending on the selected program),
• accommodation at the camp (depending on the selected accommodation),
• overnight stays on the route in huts (multiple accommodation / Polati),
• 3 meals a day,
• work of staff, grooms and instructors,
• rental of equipment and horses,
• excursions and baths (according to the program),
• Accident insurance in the amount of 50,000 rubles.