For the first time we had the group from Israel!!!. In august we received for the first time the group from Israel.
We've got evidence that Russia and Israel are now "visa-free" countries not for nothing.
"We have a lot of common" - as said Israeli tourists and our guides, interpreters and the cook. Photos>>>
The autumn superfast tour. We have relized the fastest tour through Altai on request of our tourist Danny Wong. We've visited Seminskiy Pass, Kosh-Agach, Ak-Tru and Teleckiy lake. After 2500 km our tourist has made about 4000 photos and was happy! Photos >>>
The journalist Luke Harding and his family on our "Aak-Telengit".
In June the journalist Luke Harding and his family have visited us, they have taken a drive through Altai and experienced all Altai adventures: rafting, trekking, extremepark and so on. The article about it you can find in "Themoscownews"
Since 15 January 2010 at the instance of our clients we've opened hire of mountain and alpine equipment.
New campings
This year 2 our own campings in Altai began to work:
1.In Kamlak ( Shabalinskiy region, 506 km. of Chuiskiy trakt)
On the bank of Sema river, in the pine forest there are jurts, tents, safe parking for cars.
At the camper disposal there are kitchen with utensils and gas.
Tent-banya is situated on the river bank. Near the camping there are cafe with the drinks at any taste and permanent sauna.
2. Camping Aak-Telengit is situated in Chuya step near the clean and pure stream.
There are magnificent view on the mountains and glaciers of the North Chuya range.
In front of you there are peaks of Ak-Tru (4047m), Kurumdu(3405m), Kurkurel (3988m).
Turn off the asphalt road at 826 km. of Chuiskiy trakt and drive several kilometers on the surfaced road you will find yourself in Urta-tent camp.
Accommodation in camp is in tents or in urts. There are kitchen, banya, safe parking.
We know this region very well. We can consult you and help with your traveling to the glaciers Ak-Tru and Kurumdu, to the lakes Maashenskoe and Shavlinskoe.
The Mongolian border at the distance of 100 km. It is the passage Tashanta-Tsagunur.
We organize tours in Mongolia several times a year and know all rules of transfer. We can consult you and help to cross the border.
We propose several active tours and trekkings at this region. Active tours click there. For drivers click there.
The Great SA Five
This year we have helped 5 foolhardy guys from South Africa in their journey across Russia. It turned out that on the other side of the world there live great, courageous and cheerful fellows!
They went from Moscow to Novosibirsk, spent a week at Altai and further via Baikal, Mongolia, Beijing they went back to Africa. They almost did a world tour!
The new footprints of the snow leopard
Skiing at the end of March at Ak-Tru we've ran across some snow leopard's footprints. It was going down from
from the pass to the Blue Lake and furhter. The shots were taken by Aleksei Pronin and Roman Rolin.
The snow leopards' footprints
The news is especially for former, present and future Biosphere Expeditions participants.
During "the snow-ice alpine expedition" in March, there were found numerous footprints of the snow leopard.
The photos were made by Sergey Kurgin, Bogdan Brakus and Milijus Milan.
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