Excursion tour «Autumn colors of Uymon valley»

Arrival in Gorno-Altaisk by flight from Moscow.

11:00 Transfer from Gorno-Altaisk airport to Ust-Koksa village.

Lunch is paid on spot.

The road goes along the famous Chuisky tract among the rocky ranges of the Altai Mountains, further along the Kansk steppe to the Uimonskaya valley.

17:00 Arrival in Ust-Koksa.

Accommodation in eco-hotel in Ust-Koksa village. Instruction.

Dinner. Acquaintance party.

Route length: 375 km by car.

* Local time, difference with Moscow + 4 hours.

Breakfast.

Excursion to Verkhny Uymon village – one of the oldest villages of Ust-Koksinsky district. The village was founded by Old Believers about 300 years ago.

Here are two museums. N.K.Roerich History Museum and Museum of Old Believers.

Lunch-picnic.

In the evening walking to the confluence of the Katun and Koksa rivers.

Dinner.

Distance: 36 km by car, 1–2 km on foot.

Breakfast.

Today you will have a fascinating meeting with a herbalist and stories about the world of herbs, their healing properties, as well as their use in everyday life and in medicine. Studing of herbs in nature and collecting for tea by your own.

You will taste an exclusive dish – bread cakes on stones and tea brewed by stones.

Dinner.

Distance: 50 km by car, 1–2 km on foot.

Breakfast.

Today you will have a radial exit to Mayak mountain with a beautiful view of the whole Uimon valley.

Lunch-picnic.

Master-class in the House of Crafts on making a talisman doll «Uymonochka».

Dinner.

Distance: 8 km on foot.

Breakfast.

Driving along Multa river to Lower Multinskoye lake by GAZ-66 or UAZ. Exit to the lake located at the height of 1710 meters. The mirror-like surface of the lake, 2370 meters long and up to 900 meters wide, in quiet weather reflects the clouds floating in the blue sky and the tops of the nearest mountains. There are grayling in the lake.

Walking to the Middle Multinskoye lake.

Lunch-picnic.

In the evening returning to Ust-Koksa.

Dinner.

Distance: 115 km by car, 7 km on foot.

Breakfast.

Today we will go to Tyungur village and observe one of the most beautiful and harmonious sights of the Altai region, the highest peak of the Altai Mountains and the Katun Range – Belukha.

In Altai (Oirot) language it is called Ӱch-Sӱmer – Three-headed. In fact, the mountain has two peaks in the form of irregular pyramids – Western and Eastern Belukha (4440 and 4506 meters), between which there is a lower part – the saddle. The mountain is really almost all covered with sparkling snow and glaciers, which feed the most beautiful and largest river of the Altai Mountains – Katun.

Lunch-picnic.

Climbing to the observation platform on the Baida Mountain, where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Belukha.

Transfer to Tyurgunda gorge, where there are stone sculptures. Visit the confluence of Akkem and Katun rivers.

Dinner.

Distance: 120 km by car, 5 km on foot.

Breakfast.

09:00 Departure to Gorno-Altaisk.

15:00 Arrival in Gorno-Altaisk.

The end of the tour.

Independent transfer to the airport and hotel accommodation (if necessary).

Distance: 375 km by car.

* Time is approximate.