Tours in Russia

Tour: Altai biking adventure

This tour will take you into the grandiose nature of Altai, the land of majestic peaks, dense taiga forest, tumultuous powerful rivers, splendid valleys and crystal-clear rivulets. You will live an amazing biking adventure in the rapid change of impressions, face challenges – and overcome them - in a small company of people who will become your good friends by the end of this trip.


Day 1

Morning arrival in Barnaul by a night flight from Moscow (departure between 21.00 and 23.30 on the previous day), meeting by the biking instructor in the airport. Transfer to a café, enjoy breakfast at your own expense while waiting for the arrival of the other tour participants.

Transfer by mini-bus to the starting point of the biking tour – the Biika River, towards the mountain peaks, Altai taiga forest, and adventure mood (410 km, 6 hrs). Stop on the way to buy  snack of your own choice for lunch.

Arrive at the starting point of our itinerary next to the Biika river. Dinner cooked over the fire by the instructor, the evening of acquaintances with other adventurers in your small group. Overnight in tents

 

Day 2

After breakfast, set off by MTB for a full and interesting day in Altai scenery. Start from Biika river and bike along the Katun river, the so-called Hostess of Altai, along the itinerary: Biika – Teldek-Pen rapid – Kaspinsky mountain pass – Apshuyakhta river. Today we will bike along the asphalt road and dirt tracks, wade mountain rivulets and visit a cave of stone age men.

Help the instructors set a tent camp on the bank of the Apshuyakhta river. Dinner cooked over the fire, overnight in tents

Day distance: biking 40 km (5-6 hrs, asphalt, dirt track)

 

Day 3

Breakfast. Continue biking along the picturesque itinerary Apshuyakhta river – Apshuyakhtinsky mountain pass – Sinyukha mountain. Today we are biking up the Seminsky mountain range and descending in the scenic valley of the Sema river. A mountain pass of 1200 m above the sea level is waiting to be conquered by our small group today. We will enjoy a long decsent, wade mountain rivulets, and encounter wonderful views of pristine nature. Lunch as a snack on the way.

Dinner and overnight in tents at the foothills of the Sinyukha mountain.

Day distance: biking 45 km (5-6 hrs, asphalt, dirt track)

 

Day 4

After breakfast we are leaving along the Chuisky tract road (trading route historically linking European Russia and Mongolia and used by caravans once upon a time). Today we will head for the Seminsky mountain range covered by the magnificent century-old cedar trees, to the highest mountain pass along the Chuisky tract (1894 m). We will pause at the magnificent view over the pine sea opening from the top of the pass.

Dinner and overnight in tents at the Seminsky pass.

Day distance: biking 50 km (5-6 hrs, asphalt)

 

Day 5

After breakfast we continue our itinerary and bike past the deer-breeding area, rise a small pass Kamennoe Sedlo (Stone Saddle) and descend to the Tenginskoe lake where we wtop to have a break and have a dip in the water. We continue the way along the valley towards the nature&ethnography park Uch-Enmek.

Dinner cooked over fire and overnight in tents in Uch-Enmek.

Day distance: biking 60 km (5-6 hrs, dirt track)

 

Day 6

A rest day in nature. After breakfast we can walk or bike in the nature&ethnography park, enjoy a relaxed day in nature. Lunch at the camp.

Optional: in the evening we might taste national dairy products in the village of Uch-Enmek.

Dinner and overnight in tents.  

 

Day 7

After breakfast we leave Uch-Enmek and bike to the river Maly Ilgumen, at Tuekta settlement we turn to the Chuisky tract and go up to the mountains. Lunch as a snack on the way.

Dinner and overnight in tents.

Day distance: biking 60 km (5-6 hrs, asphalt)

 

Day 8

After breakfast we continue our hourney and bike along the itinerary: Ursul river – Chike-Taman mountain pass – Katun river. Along the valley of the Maly Ilgumen river we reach the settlement Khabarovka founded in 1894 by the merchants from the Biika river and ascend Chike-Taman pass (1460m). The northern slopes of the pass are covered by dense vegetation in blossom. We will take an old dirt track between the rocks to go down from the pass to the road again. Time permitting, we might stop at the river at the powerfull Ilgumensky rapid. Lunch as a snack on the way.

Dinner and overnight in tents on the bank of Katun river.

Day distance: biking 55 km (6-7 hrs, asphalt)

 

Day 9

After breakfast, time at leisure. Today it is time to say good-bye to the hospitable and wild Altai. We depart by mini-van to Barnaul (530 km, 5-6 hrs), with a stop on the way to buy a snack of your choice. Arrive in the city, check-in in the hotel. Time on your own to explore Barnaul, dinner at your own expense and overnight in the hotel.

 

Day 10

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and morning departure by flight to Moscow

 

The Tour Operator reserves the right to introduce changes in the itinerary due to weather conditions or other factors out of Tour Operator control

Biking group at start
Biking group at start
Across Altai fields
Across Altai fields
Along the forest road
Along the forest road
Altai green field
Altai green field
The type of tour: biking

Region: Altai

Duration: 10

Arrival dates:

The cost includes:
Visa support, bicycle rental, transfers as per itinerary, meals as per itinerary, hire of other necessary equipment (tents Loop, tourist mats, sleeping bags if required), accommodation in tents and 1 night twin-basis in Barnaul hotel; personnel (activity instructors, driver); tourist sauna during the active part of the tour (upon tourists request); insurance, English-speaking accompanying person

The additional expenses:
Airfare to/from Barnaul, spirits, meals not included in the programme (breakfast and lunch on Day 1, lunch and dinner on Day 9), optional services available on spot

Sights of the tour:

The tour cost:
EUR 680 per person


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