Altay is famous for its rivers - madly beautiful, swift, transparent emerald, rich in fish - hariusom, Lenca, taimen. Pony among snowy mountains, alpine meadows, Cedar taiga. On the shores of many berries, mushrooms, wild animals. Frequently encountered apiary with the famous refined Altaic honey. Rounds Wednesday and the highest category is difficult - "white water" suitable only for the good athletes, and routes simpler when you can go on holiday the whole family with children. You can choose how long (more than 250 km) and shorter routes of varying complexity.
The tour is designed for tourists amateur short trip on the water. Especially it is interesting for family groups. During the tour you make a brief but fascinating rafting down the river Ulba, which is located at the mouth of the capital of East Kazakhstan - Ust-Kamenogorsk. River throughout enough melkovodna (average depth of about 1 meter), but the ground is rapidly during - up to 2.0 metres per second. So the ability to swim can be very useful for the commission of that journey.
Necessary physical training: unlimited.
Duration: 4 dneya. If hurry in the transitions - can commit alloy over the weekend: on the evening of Friday until Sunday evening.
The optimum size of the group: 3 - 6.
Recommended Equipment: Backpack for personal effects nepromokaemoy packing clothes for warm, cool and rainy weather and nights in tents (from +5 to +25 ° C), photographic equipment in leakproof packing repellents. In June and September, and lowered the water temperature needed rain suits.
Recommended duration of the tour: For easy entertaining alloys in order to rest acquaintance with nature, gathering berries and mushrooms, familiarize with the lifestyle and way of life of local residents in the surrounding villages - July-Sept. For rafting on the big water with the elements of risk - May - June.
Note: desirable vaccinated against encephalitis.
If you decide to commit this journey - please see specific information and the cost of the tour
Tour Program
DAY 1. NOtpravlyaemsya driving to the town of miners and Metalworkers Ridderu (former Leninogorsku). Start point alloy - Ulbastroy village on the bank of the river Ulba, not to Leninogorsk bomber. Duration 2 hours. Preparations for the alloy. Overnight in tents.
DAY 2. Start rafting on the river Ulba. The width of the principal channel to 65 meters, the river is divided into the ground sleeve between the islands, porosshimi mixed forest. The total width of the river with sleeves, and protokami located between the islands of 500 1200 m. Depth an average of about 1.3 m. The average speed of the current 1.2 metres per second. We need to be careful to avoid over sklonennyh water trees and debris in protokah, keep the bed chief. Overnight in tents on the shore near the village Cheremshanka.
DAY 3. Continuing alloy below the village Cheremshanka. Here Ulby track becomes less ramified. Overnight in tents on the bank of the river mouth Pihtovka, right tributary Ulby, Tarhanka village below.
DAY 4. The last day of travel. Alloy our ends on the outskirts of the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk from the bridge at Ovechego key. Then follow the car in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk. Note: You may continue until the alloy microstructure bridge in the center of the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk.
If you decide to commit this journey - please see specific information and the cost of the tour.
