Suivant la piste de l'expédition en Asie Centrale de N.K.Rérikh.

Suivant la piste de l'expédition en Asie Centrale de N.K.Rérikh. Ce circuit vous amènera à l’endroit unique de l'Altai de montagnes - la vallée d’Ouimon, qui est située en amont de Katoun. Les crêtes de Térektin et de Katoun la séparent du monde extérieur, en y créant un microclimat unique. Pas loin de la vallée se trouve le plus haut sommet de l'Altai - le mont Béloukha (4506 m.), que les habitants de l’Altai considèrent comme sacré. C’est la vallée d’Ouimon que le célebre peintre russe, le philosophe et le voyageur N.K.Rerih a choisi comme le point d'arrivée de son voyage en Altai - la station de son expédition en Asie Centrale se trouvait dans le village Verkh – Ouimon .

là jusqu'à nos jours s'est gardée la maison de Vakhromei Atamanov, où en 1926 il s'arrêtait. À côté de cette maison les enthousiastes ont construit et créé le musée de N.K.Reriha.

Le programme comprend :

•  Visite au réserve ethnique et culturel de Karakol « Outch-Enmek » où se trouvent la vallée sacrée et le mont sacré, adoré par les peuples de l'Altai.

•  Visite des monuments de la culture et de l'archéologie, parmi lesquels petroglyphes du célèbre rocher de Karakol avec la peinture rupestre et des sculptures anciennes turques dans l'embouchure de la rivière Turgounda,

•  Visite aux musées ethnographiques aux villages de Mendour-Sokkon et Koulada (vieilles coutumes et objets de la vie quotidienne des peuples de l'Altai), au musée de la culture de vieux croyant et au musée de N.K. Rérikh dans le village Verkh-Ouimon.

•  Excursions tous terrains aux lieux impassables pour le minibus : voyage à la montagne Rouge ( 2700 m d'hauteur), promenade sur les crêtes et le long des lacs.

•  promenades à pied et marches d'un jour

•  promenades à cheval (au désir)

•  Raft de 4 - 8 heures, 0 - 2 catégories de complexité (au désir).

•  Le programme peut également inclure la visite à la galerie de peinture de Novossibirsk, où se trouvent 60 tableaux de N.K. Rérikh, au Musée de N.K. Rérikh à Novossibirsk et au musée du Soleil qui est unique au monde.

Transport - les minibus. Etendue du voyage - 2000 km . Durée 6 - 8 jours. Période de la mise en pratique: mai – octobre.

Le début et la fin de l'itinéraire - Novossibirsk. Rencontre des touristes à l'aéroport Tolmatchevo et à la gare.

Coût : de 550 euros (dans le groupe de 5 personne, moins – paiement individuel). Le coût comprend : tout l'itinéraire ( 2000 km ) en minibus, excursions tous terrains, excursions à pied, nuitées aux stations touristiques (le raft et les chevaux sont payés en supplément).

The rivers and lakes of Altai - travel by car along the rivers Katun and Bia to the lake Teletskoye.

During the route tourists get acquainted with two very important rivers of the Altai mountains -Bia and Katun which merge to form the great river Ob and lakes - Aya, Manzherok and lake Teletskoye, the second-largest stock of sweet water after the lake Baikal.

The following excursions are included in this program:

Excursion to the valley of the river Katun. Tourists will also see the gorge Chichkesh with waterfalls, caves, thresholds "Òeldekpen" and will bathe in the Katun sandy back-waters.

Lake Aya and lake Manzherok

Resort Chemal and its picturesque vicinities: a temple on the island Patmos, a goat's track, Sartakpie's gate on the Katun river, Chemal Hydroelectric power station, sources of alive and dead water, stone baths, a devil's hill.

Mountain Camel (1000 m above sea level) - a very picturesque sight on the river Katun will be opened to a tourist from above

A cross-country foot excursion in the mountain ridge Iolgo to lakes Karakolski (seven picturesque lakes 2000 m above sea level in a cedar taiga)

4 hour rafting across Katun, 1 - 2 category of complexity (at will).

Horse walks (at will)

Mountain Tilan-Òuu - a sight on lake Teletskoye from above

Excursion in a boat on the lake Teletskoye with visiting waterfalls Êîrbu and Êishte.

Transport - minibuses such as Òîyota-Heiss, Asia -Topic, Asia -Cobi, Deu-Istana. Length of the itinerary - 1600 kms (1 variant), accommodation and a meals at tourist centres or in hotels or in rural houses. The starting and final points of the itinerary is the city of Novosibirsk. Tourists are met at the airport Tolmachyovo and at the railway station. Duration of travel: 5 - 7 days. The season: from May - up to October
Fees: from 350 euro (in a group of 5 persons, less than 5 persons - individual payment). The fees include: travel by minibus all over the route (walking tours, a night at camp sites (rafting, and horses for surplus paiment). The tourists are welcome to send their applications preferably till 15.05.2006.

The Altai circle

The itinerary runs along the Chuyski rout to the North Chuyski one and therefrom along the Ulaganski rout towards the southern bank of the Teletsky lake. Then across the lake Teletsky a boat will take you to its northern extremity (a settlement Artybash). Further the itinerary goes along the river Bia up to the city of Biysk and then to Novosibirsk. The itinerary represents a circle. Those who have chosen this itinerary, will be able to visit unique nature sanctuaries - a waterfall Uchar on the river Chulcha (a cascade waterfall, difference of heights - 160 m.), the valley Akkorum (a valley of stone mushrooms).

He will also do some rafting on the Chulyshman river, some simple alpinistic ascensions to the glacier Àktrou of the North Chuyski ridge in the alpine camp Aktrou and get acquainted with unique monuments of culture and archeology in Karakolski ethnocultural park. He will see petroglyphs of the well-known Karakol rock drawing.

This program includes:

Sight seeing of curiosities of the Chuyski rout: Chiketamansky pass (pass of spirits), the White precipice, Kalbak-Tash petroglyphs, the Chuyski ancient carved stone, a neolithic stella.

A visit to the Êarakolski ethnocultural park "Uch-Enmeck" with a sacred valley and a sacred mountain worshipped by the peoples of Altai.

Excursions to glaciers and, at will, simple alpinistic ascentions to the Blue lake, to the summit " the Dome of three lakes ", to the glacier Àktrou, etc. An ascention to the summit of the ountain Àktrou (4075 m, two days).

Sanctuaries of the Ulaganski rout: the Red gate, Dead lake.

Walking tour to waterfall Uchar: 8 kms. A valley of stone mushrooms in the valley Ak-Korum.

One-day rafting along the Chulyshman river, 1 category of complexity (a most simple, at will).

Excursion across the lake Teletskoye (78 kms.) on a boat or a motor boat, visiting waterfalls Korbou and Êishte.

Horse walks (at will).

Mountain Tilan-Òóó - a sight on the lake Teletskoye will open from this mountain

Duration of travel: 10 - 16 days. The season: June - August.
Cost: beiginning from 950 euros (in a group of 5 persons, less than 5 persons - individual payment). The cost includes: travel by a minibus all over the route, transport by specially adapted vehicles (military machines of type Gas - 66 or WAZ), walking tours, spending nights at camp sites, where there are some. In the Chulyshman valley - spending nights in tents. It is desirable to send applications till May 1.

Altai ethographical

Altai is a place where Turkic tribes: the Tubalars, the Chelkans, the Kumandyns, the Chors, the Telengites, the Teles, the Teleuts have been living since the time immemorial. Their common collective name is the Altai people. Their languages belong to the Eastern branch of the Turkic group, the Kerguiz-Kypchak subgroup. Three hundred years ago Russian old-believers fled from persecutions to the Altai. Their descendants live in the villages Verkh-Uymon, Multa, Gagarka in the Ust-Koksinsk Region. In the 70-ies of the XIX century the Kazakh people came to the steppe Chuyskaya, the south of Altai, in search of new pastures for their cattle. Nowadays the Kazakh people constitute more than 60% of the inhabitants of the Kosh-Agach Region. For the last 100 years the life of the Altai people has changed, but at the same time much has remained. Just like a hundred years ago, the Altai and Kazakh people are occupied mainly by nomad cattle-breeding and hunting, and the Russian peasants by agriculture. Antiquities are carefully saved by enthusiasts-lovers of history - in village museums set up by them. One can get acquianted with the traditional culture and the life of the Altai people in the Altai Cultural Centre in the settlement Chemal and in the museums situated in the Altai settlements Kulada and Mendur-Sokkon. A museum of old-believers was founded in the settlement Verkh-Uymon. A museum in the settlement Jana-Aul is dedicated to the Kazakh people and the moslem culture. Folk music traditions and folk crafts have been preserved. National festivals are celebrated. While organizing a tour the interests of tourists are taking into consideration.

Bureau d'excursion "Altaika"

E-mail : altaika@narod.ru

Tel. du manager : +7 913 921 42 31