The Big Altai Off-Road Tour

After meeting the guide at your hotel at 09:00 and boarding a comfortable off-road vehicle, you will depart from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Zyryanovsk, located in the heart of the ore Altai. After a short excursion around Zyryanovsk you will drive to Katon-Karagai settlement with a stop for lunch (picnic) on the way. The road is very picturesque and you can make a stop in any place you like. Upon arrival to Katon-Karagai, you will stay in a local hotel, have dinner and rest.
Total automobile mileage in this day is about 330 km

After breakfast in the hotel you will have a short walk in the center of the village. You will walk along the central square, learn about the writer who lived in Katon-Karagai, take a look of the local improvised market, where you can buy products of natural wealth of Altai - honey, pine nuts, herbs, infusions and much more. After the walk you will drive to the Klimov's Lodge on the right bank of Bukhtarma, and on the way you will make a short but interesting stop on the river bank in the village of Chernovoye. Upon arrival at the Klimov's Lodge, you'll have a delicious lunch cooked with love and warmth. After lunch your way will continue in the direction of the historical place - Berel burial mounds. During the excursion around the museum, where some artifacts discovered during the excavations are presented, the guide will tell you many interesting things. Then the route will lead you to the Yazevoye Lake, where you will be accommodated at the tourist base. If you wish, you can go fishing or to the sauna, or admire the Belukha, reflecting in the lake. Then you will have dinner and rest.
Total automobile mileage in this day is about 110 km

On this day you will have an early wake-up, light breakfast and then a brief 2-kilometer walk to the opposite shore of Yazevoye Lake, where you can admire the charming dawn panorama of Belukha. After returning to the camp and a full breakfast, you will depart to Berel. The first sightseeing on the way will be Yazevyi Waterfall. After the walk around the waterfall, you will continue your way to Berel, where, of course, you will make a stop at the local bakery. The bread there is very tasty, and you can eat buns with milk endlessly. The traditional half hour wait for the bread to come out of the oven, gives this ritual a special meaning. Next, you will drive to a more interesting place - valley of Bukhtarma River. Gradually moving up the valley, you will make stops at interesting places, take a look at one of the local farms in the village Archaty, which produces the most delicious koumiss in the whole Altai. By the end of the day you will reach Bukhtarma Lake, where you will set a camp and have dinner by the fire.
Total automobile mileage in this day is about 85 km
Overnight in a tent camp at an altitude 2065 m a.s.l.

After breakfast on the lake shore you will depart towards Uryl village. On the way you will make several stops at very interesting places, for example, at a small but picturesque waterfall and an ancient burial ground. At the afternoon you will arrive to Uryl, where you will visit the local bakery to buy fresh bread. Then, you will go to the house of the locals to have a delicious lunch. Further, you will drive to Yasnaya Polyana guest house, where you will visit sauna, have dinner and stay overnight.
Total automobile mileage in this day is about 85 km
Overnight in a guest house

You will not go anywhere today. You will rest and get a lot of positive emotions. After breakfast in the guest house you will have a small art therapy with the amazing master Andrey, whose fantasy and subtle skills create incredible masterpieces. Under Andrey's guidance, you will be given an opportunity to make something unusual in the spirit of Altai culture and take it with you. After the art therapy you will have a tasty lunch prepared with love by the hostess. After lunch and a little rest, you will go on a short walk to local attractions, and in the evening you will return to the guest house for dinner and rest.
Overnight in a guest house

After breakfast in the guest house, you will depart to the panoramic point of Belovodje - Burkhat Pass, located on the old Austrian road. The pass has a beautiful viewing platform and a gazebo for rest. There you will stop for a picnic, admire the valley of Bukhtarma River and, if you are lucky, taste raspberries and strawberries. After a little rest, you will drive further to the next point - Alatai Pass, where you will have a stop for lunch. Then your way will continue to Urunhaika village. Upon arrival, you will accommodate in a guest house at locals, visit sauna and have dinner.
Total automobile mileage in this day is about 90 km
Overnight in a guest house

After breakfast at the guest house, if the weather and time allow, you will take a short boat trip on Markakol Lake. When you return from the lake, you will continue your trip. Today you will have a rather busy day: you will pass through the Marble Pass and, having made a stop at the observation deck, admire the sand dunes of Kyzylkum. You will be driving just in 200 meters from the China border, and after passing the border village Terekty, the mountain part of the trip will end. You will find yourself in a semi-desert area, where the first attraction will be a quaint Kiin-Kerish Canyon. After the walk and a short photo session, you will have a picnic in one of the canyon gorges where you can hide from the wind. In the afternoon, your trip through the desert will continue and lead you to the next no less interesting place - Shekelmes Canyon, where you will set the camp and go for a walk to admire the sunset scenery of Shekelmes.
Total automobile mileage in this day is about 245 km
Overnight in a tent camp

After breakfast at the hotel, you will go to the ferry crossing of Bukhtarma Reservoir. It should be noted that the ferry crossing of Bukhtarma is a separate adventure that leaves pleasant impressions, and during which the obligatory tradition is to visit the cafeteria on the ferry "Odessa". After crossing of the reservoir, you will continue to move, making a stop for lunch. In the afternoon, you will arrive to the mysterious historical place Ak-Baur, from where after sightseeing you will depart to Ust-Kamenogorsk. Upon arrival to the city at approximately 22:00, you will be taken to the hotel or at the airport or railway station.
Total automobile mileage in this day is about 300 km