The tour is designed for travelers - nature lovers interested in the history of Central Asia, the region ethnography amateur and professional video and photographic wildlife, fishing enthusiasts to a fishing rod and spinning in the mountain lakes and rivers. - For those who want to see our unique edge, cross the landscape-all climate zones in Asia and Siberia to North Branch Golden Great Silk Road, to visit one trip in the desert, steppe, taiga, mountains, pull on the big pike and spinning uskucha - Lenca , alternating with road crossings light walk on foot, by boat, horseback, to visit the sea-Lake Zaisan, wild river in Central Asia - the Black Irtysh, Markakol beautiful lake, up the road at the Austrian Burhat Pass, where good weather seen in the holy Belukha, and place where the snow leopard, visit the Hot Keys and King Valley with burial sakskoy nobility IV emporium You will visit three protected areas: Kuludzhunsky reserve, and reserve Markakolsky Caton-Karagaysky National Park, the most interesting and great national park in Kazakhstan and Altai-Sayan region.
Tour can be done by the whole family. This is one of our most popular tours. It is designed for people with any physical education.

Necessary physical training: unlimited.
Duration: 11 days, 10 nights. Tour can be reduced to 7 days (6 nights).
The length of the tour: 1200 km.
The optimum size of the group: 3 - 6.
The timing of the tour: June - Sept.
Recommended equipment: clothing for hot and cool weather (from -5 to +30 ° C), raincoat and impermeable to suit the rainy weather, high rubber boots for fishing and for trekking boots, sunglasses and cream from sunburn, repellents, backpack, fishing gear, sleeping bag, photo and video equipment.

Note: desirable vaccinated against encephalitis.
TOUR MAY BE UP TO 7 DAYS SOKRASCHEN. If you decide to commit this journey - please see specific information and the cost of the tour.

DAY 1. Arrive in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Paperwork (visas). In the case of early arrival fastest possible departure in a van-jeep at the reservoir in the area Buhtarminskoe Kaznakovskoy crossing (160 km, 3 hours).
In 25 kilometres south of the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk, at the foot of Mount Kurzhumbay is Akbaur ancient sacred place. This, presumably, ancient astronomical laboratory with preserved granite slabs bearing the brunt astrosetki information showing a constellation Big Dipper and the playground with markings caused by sun hours. Near the granite massif is in the grotto that has remained on the surface of its characters and describing the time of landing a spacecraft on the site. -- Stounhedzh Altai. So far, local people come here and bring gifts to the gods - pieces of meat and fat, putting them in a small stove going into granite.
A few hundred meters from this place are petroglyphs depicting local beasts: museums, Siberian ibex-tekov, argali…
The road runs along the mountain ridge spurs Kalbinskogo through Chechek passes, and Targyn Umysh. Slick roads are on the path of nomadic tribes soldiers, the places of residence of ancient Kazakh warlike tribes argyn and daylight. Overnight in Kuludzhunskom Reserve in tents on the sandy shore among the sand dunes and wild beaches. Fishing on spinning on the perch and pike.

DAY 2. Crossing on the ferry across Buhtarminskoe Reservoir.
We go deep into depression Zaysanskoy to enjoy the miracle of nature - a unique Quiin-Kerishem. The road goes along the northern shore of Lake ancient Asia - Zaysan to the desert and semidesert area.
We come to the tract Quiin-Kerish. Water and wind created here bright and prichudlivy landscape, which resembles the Martian landscape, or the ruins of an ancient city - the fortress. "Towers", "castle walls", "dome", heat, reigning here, and the complete absence of water create a fantastic picture of a special psychological mysterious circumstances. According to some Psychics, in ancient times there were sacred place where the sacrifice of many lives. Here are the door to the parallel worlds. -- This is the center of negative energy.
Transfer to a unique natural object - Barhot Cape and Cape Baklany (District Shekelmes mountains). The narrow width 100 - 200 m, sand bars stretching deep into the lake at 3-3,5 kilometers. Here you can see flocks of pelicans and cormorants, a rest on sandy beaches.
Overnight on the lake shore in tents.

DAY 3. Early recovery. The road goes along the northern shore of Lake Zaisan. Lake Zaisan - huge freshwater reservoir rich in fish. The length of 100 km, a width of 30 km, the area of more than 1800 square kilometres. km with a depth of up to 8 m. Visit to the ground with the exotic desert landscapes, fishing in protected lands, which still big pike, where zhiruet zander, and on sandy beaches in the sun bounced calling NPCs fish perch.
Prizaysanskaya Depression - a unique natural object with an amazing plant and animal life… Mirages hot deserts, shifting sands, Haloxylon and "rolling"… field with the Kazakh auls-old lifestyle and old Mazar - dumping elders Kazakh childbirth ...
Behind the broad expanses of Lake Zaisan great change in the winding shore of Black Irtysh River. Strong over in the mainstream river and the water is calm in numerous staritsah. Steep right bank and left with pology spacious sandy beaches. In the warm season is most striking is the abundance of mosquitoes, midges and gorgeous. -- That is where needed repellents! But gambling makes fishing spinning forget about it. With the first frost in September this entire Idioms disappears. It is the "golden time" for fishing spinning (September-October), practiced exotic alloy of the Black Irtysh with fishing.
Go north to the spurs of the southern Altai. We again on the asphalted road that will lead us towards a high Altai mountains. Here is the habitat of rare and endangered mountain sheep - argali, who entered in the International Red Book. This is the only habitat habitat argali in Kazakhstan, which is in mountainous prairie landscapes.
Soon we will have a long time again forget about good roads. -- Begins odinnadtsatikilometrovy recovery in Marble Pass (elevation 1399 m.), which offers a magnificent panorama of endless desert sands Accum - White Sands in China. Descent to the green valley Akzhaylyau - White Pastbische, we drive in the forest part of our tour. The rise of the pass Tikkabak and long-awaited descent to Lake Markakol - purpose of today's journey. Here is Markakolsky State Nature Reserve. Placement and the rest in a village house. Bath. Dinner with the electric light.

DAY 4. Markakol Lake, a village Urunhayka.
Markakol highland lake - beautiful lake in East Kazakhstan. Adjacent to the land protected as beautiful as the lake. Pride Markakolskogo reserve not only the lake but taiga forests, mountain rivers transparent, light switches. Diverse and rich flora and fauna of the corner of our Republic.
Here is what he wrote on the lake in the early twentieth century, the famous traveler, naturalist, hunter, connoisseur and researcher Altai NI Yablonsky: "With only one recollection of wondrous beauty of this large lake in the mountains of southern Altai me every time inadvertently pulls back in the magical corner of the world, in this earthly paradise. I would dearly, I gave, many would be sacrificed to again have the opportunity to go back and settle there for life, without special needs and deprivation. A more picturesque place, a beautiful mountain lakes I have not seen anywhere else, and never, but I izezdil lot in life .... At the time of my life in the southern Altai few times I visited Lake Markakol - was there and in the spring, summer and autumn deep, and each time he and exciting love never able to satiety chance, so every time I do not want to go home with him . "(1907g).
Markakol - one of the biggest lakes in Altai: it extends the length of 38 km and a maximum width is 19 km. The area of 455 square reservoir. km. It is located in the basin between juniper ridges Kurchumskim blocked in the north and the south. In Markakol falls more than 100 rivers and streams, as follows from the lake, only one river - Kalzhyr.
Markakol lake located at an altitude of 1447 m above sea level. In the north of the lake offering magnificent views of the ridge with snow-white mountains Sarymsakty Berkutaul (3373 metres penalty. "Homes Eagle") and Aksubas (3308 metres penalty. "Head of White Water"). The lake is known for exceptionally clean water and an abundance of uskucha - a kind of local Siberian Lenca (trout), and grayling. These fish species are endemic and nowhere except Lake Markakol not occur.
Getting to the lake and surrounding area. Visit Altaic apiary, Altaic tea with honey. In favorable time of year for lovers - uskucha fishing on the lake Markakol. Patients may commit a short riding for an extra fee. Night - Russian sauna with a birch broom. Dinner. Places to stay in the house.

DAY 5. Rest day. Walks on boats and fishing (in the fishing season) on the lake. Getting to the village. Dinner. Places to stay in the house.

DAY 6. Early in the morning, leave the car at the Austrian on the old road, which was built in 1915 Austrian (Czech), which is in captivity after World War II. Go north to the ridge Tarbagatay. First, the road is on the riverbed vysohshemu mountain river. Then tortuous recovery on the steep slope of the valley to Alataussky Pass (1967 m). At times, passengers have to go from machine to calmer drivers can be overcome obstacles frequently encountered on the way. Sharp descend into a valley of the river Kara-Kaby. Kabinsky famous bridge over the stormy mountain river. Iron Construction of the bridge severely deformed water, ice and rocks during spring floods. Coverage also severely damaged the bridge, and the machine is difficult to proezzhaet ziyayuschimi holes between the logs, which can be seen through the white water Kara-Kaby. The road is on the picturesque gorges upstream river. On several occasions had to move from shore to shore on small bridges.
The rise of the pass Burhat (2141 m), which are preceded by snow leopards and mountain goats - Teka. In good weather from the pass can be seen shining beauty biceps Mount Belukha (4506 m) - the highest peak of Altai and Siberia. Visibility over 100 km. Sharp tortuous descent immediately at 1000 m down. With a bird's eye view of the beautiful valley of the river Buhtarmy. After half an hour we are again on an asphalted road.
Stop and rest in the mountain village of Uryl. Overnight in the village house. Russian banya.

DAY 7. Goal of our ways - health center alpine resort "Hot keys", located on radon sources in the valley of the surroundings on the shores of a large lake Rahmanovskogo. Pine forests, healing air, the scent napoenny boreal and alpine meadows, picturesque lake.
For an additional fee for the tour boat on Lake Rahmanovskomu to Rahmanovskomu waterfall. Chance of recovery in a short pass Radostny in offering charming panorama of pine ridge with biceps sparkling ice Mount Belukha (4506 m).
Uryl return to the village. Relax. Accommodations.

Additional program: It can carry foot routes to Kokkolskomu waterfall abandoned mine Kokkol, and the highest peak of Siberia and Altai - Mount Belukha (4506 m). The trip 5 days.

Kokkol waterfall - a fantastic, magical beauty creation of nature, the biggest of waterfalls Kazakhstan (and all) of Altai. The height of approximately 60 m. A waterfall forms a small mountain river Big Kokkol.

Escape old tungsten mine Kokkol - erected mining business. It was founded in 1938 to Kokkol Pass (3000 m above eur. Sea). These include: mine Kokkol (Upper Camp), Nizhny camp, the road between the towns and bridge over a White Berel.
In 1938 started manually ore mining and the construction of housing and a working village. At the pass, which was ore mining (Upper Camp or Kokkol Rudnick), were constructed barracks, office, club, a forge, coal washing plant, which is well preserved, thanks nivalnomu highland climate and inaccessibility. Analogues in the former Soviet Union (and the world?), The authors do not know.

Mount Belukha - highest peak and Altai in Siberia. Its height is 4506 m. Slopes her biceps peaks covered with eternal snows and glaciers over an area of about 70 square kilometres. km. Beluga is an interesting object for mountain tourism and mountaineering. At the same time, so many legends - sacred mountain. Beluga is a symbol of Altai.

DAY 8. Tour maralovodcheskoy farms - maralnika. Park-maralnik located on the beautiful terrain with alpine meadows and pine islands, cedar and larch forests, reaching in places, a significant size. A lot of wild berries: currants-ok and honeysuckle.
Business center with pantorezkoy where cutting horns - a breeding reserves, and pantovarkoy where these breeding process, and ekzotichen very picturesque.
Maralovodcheskoe economy is a model of a unique type of economy - maralovodstva, which began in Altai in the 18 st century with the first-Old Christians, arrived here from Russia.
This kind of production is very rare. Maralovodstvo known except Altai, in New Zealand and Canada. The main product maralovodstva are breeding - young horn containing valuable Pantocrinum substance. Pantocrinum - biostimulyator powerful, beneficial influence on the organism, grants vigor and youth.
This property pant known long ago. In Southeast Asia, they are widely used. This is the main market pant and their derivatives.
These farms from many interested parties.
In terms of cultural and cognitive - this can be compared with open-end Zoo, where you can conduct foot and horseback excursions to the park, watching reserves practically in a natural setting. In spring and early summer, you can see the sharp, handling and drying pant that is not without exotics. Especially cutting pant when deer driven into the machine, cut manually young horn, then weakened from the wounds pantovaya blood ... Patients may take additional charge for a bathroom broth pant. -- Widely known in the field and those in Southeast Asia method of healing and rejuvenating. According to legends in the field-treated warrior Genghis Khan.
Return to Uryl. Relax. Accommodations.

DAY 9. Holiday in the village. Hiking and riding, photo and videography.

DAY 10. Drive to the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk.
On the way we will visit Tsarskuyu valley with known graves Berelskimi sakskoy notables. Berelskie graves - a unique archaeological monument - III in the graveyard. BC having no analogues in Kazakhstan. (Analog abroad in Gorny Altai - Pazyrykskie mounds). They are excellent safety due to the fact that are in permafrost.
In an area with. Berel in 1998, the National Research Centre of France, the Kazakh Academy of Sciences (Institute of Archaeology them. Margulan) made sensational discoveries worldwide significance. Here, at an altitude of 1200 m above sea level in the river valley. Buchtarma found to the burial mound known people: men and women, dating back to III century BC Found a great number of objects and ornaments, wooden plaques with drawings, vydelannaya felt and wool fabric, the remains of harness horses, Prince burial room with a lot of different subjects.
Many items originally were covered with gold leaf or gold plates. At horses were found in a gilded ornaments of long horns. Finds, including organic material preserved in excellent condition thanks location mound in the permafrost zone. In the hands of scientists has proved invaluable information that would better know the culture, history and crafts nomads. In addition, genetic analysis of tissues would restore the image of humans and animals distant era.
Finds made during excavations have global significance.

Additional program: If you wish, you can increase the length of travel and part of the way to overcome the rafts, Buhtarme down by the river. Time alloy from 1 to 5 days.

Additional program: For fans of ethnography can be arranged trip to the village of Old Korobiha.
The settlement of Old Believers - "kerzhakov" - Altaic Korobiha mining village - one of the oldest in East Kazakhstan Russian villages. There is a small Old Church.
Possible concerts of local folklore groups.
An introduction to the traditions and customs of colorful locals - old. This is a very interesting part of the program for those interested in ethnography of Central Asia.

Arriving in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk. Relax at the hotel.

DAY 11. Flight from Ust-Kamenogorsk.
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