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Eastern Altai on Snowmobile

Destination: Altai
Easy - nothing more than normal walking while sight-seeing
Moderately Easy - 1-3 hours of physical activity daily
Moderate - 3-5 hours of physical activity daily
Challenging - 5-7 hours of challenging physical activity daily
Extreme - 7+ hours of challenging/extreme physical activity daily
Difficulty
Basic — most of nights in tents or rooms with shared WC, some nights in comfortable rooms.
Standard — most of nights in comfortable rooms, some nights in tents or rooms with shared WC.
Upgraded — all nights in comfortable rooms.
Comfort
Minimum age of the participant of this trip
4 Days
Highlights
  • Discovery of the high-mountain lake Veronica
  • Visit of the Karakokshinskaya cave
  • Discovery of a wonderful panorama
  • Driving the snowmobile
  • Activities for everyone
Tour Overview

Seven Karakolski lakes are located between 1820 and 2097 meters of altitude, characterize by each a unique color and link together by several canals and streams.You can't stay in the Altai without going to that spot. This Unesco world heritage site, will provide you the opportunity to discover the picturesque landscape from the Gorno-Altay region.With the help of our professional guides, this adventure throw the Eastern Altai will be unforgettable. After a snowmobile ride, enjoy good meals and a warm Russian wood-burning stove.It is preferable to have a drive experience, but that's not obligatory.Be ready to live an experience subject to changeable mountain weather which can be our allied or enemy. Don't be afraid and dare the adventure!

Tour programme
  • Day 1
    Descent to the Karakolski Lakes
    Gorno-Altaysk — Karakolski Lakes
  • Day 2
    Karakokshinskaya cave
    Karakolski Lakes
  • Day 3
    Discovery of Lake Veronica
    Karakolski Lakes — Lake Veronica
  • Day 4
    Return to Barnaul
    Karakolski Lakes — Gorno-Altaysk
  • 09:00
    Arrival to Gorno-Altaysk in the morning
    Transfer to the office. Meeting with the group. Administrative formalities and equipment. Meeting with you guide. * If you arrive in Barnaul, we will meet you there but there is an itinerary of 250 km.
  • 10:00
    Transfer to the village Ulala
  • 13:00
    Lunch Not included
    Lunch on route. Payment on site.
  • 14:00
    Start of the route
    Start of the itinerary in the direction of Karakolski Lakes.
  • 17:00
    Arrival to the resort
    Accommodation in the cedar house (rooms for 4-6 persons). The resort is situated near the biggest lake of the Karakolski Lakes.
  • 19:00
    Dinner
  • Overnight in the resort
Photo of the day
Route
Gorno-Altaysk — Karakolski Lakes
Accommodation
Accommodation at the resort "Karakolski lakes"
Room for 4-6 persons
Note

snowmobiles  (35km)

transfer  (55km)

  • 09:00
    Breakfast
  • 11:00
    Start of the route
    Excursion to the Karakokshinskaya cave, one of the highest in Altai. Its name comes from River Kara-Koksha. To reach the cave dare to climb up the "Bagatach" pass ("stony frog" in Altaic language) to the altitude of 2113 meters from where you will discover an exceptional view of the mountains. Don't miss the "Mountain spirits's castle". In reality, it's a pile of rocks comparable to a medieval castle giving rise to Altaic legends.
  • 13:00
    Lunch (picnic)
  • 14:00
    Continuation of the itinerary
    On this day you still have two mountain passes to go throw: the Ak-kaya and the Ayryk. If the weather is good, you will take a thousand of pictures! Return to the resort.
  • 19:00
    Dinner
  • Overnight in the resort
Photo of the day
Route
Karakolski Lakes
Accommodation
Accommodation at the resort "Karakolski lakes"
Room for 4-6 persons
Note

snowmobiles  (70km)

  • 09:00
    Breakfast
  • 10:00
    Radial ride to Veronica Lake
    Lake Veronica is a small alpine lake, shaped like the wrong figure "eight" when viewed from above. A small river flows out of Lake Veronica and flows into the Ugul River that belongs to the Biya river. The lake is surrounded on three sides low mountains.
  • 14:00
    Lunch
  • 15:00
    Return to Karakolskie Lakes
  • 19:00
    Dinner
  • Overnight in the resort
Photo of the day
Route
Karakolski Lakes — Lake Veronica
Accommodation
Accommodation at the resort "Karakolski lakes"
Room for 4-6 persons
Note

snowmobiles  (95km)

  • 09:00
    Breakfast
  • 10:00
    Return to the village Ulala
  • 13:00
    Lunch (picnic)
  • 15:00
    Transfer to Barnaul
    * Transfer to Gorno-Altaysk early in the morning. It's necessary to book an extra night in the hotel (not included). End of the programme.
Photo of the day
Route
Karakolski Lakes — Gorno-Altaysk
Detailed description
New departures available soon
Price includes
  • Russian-speaking guide services
  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • Transport as per itinerary
  • Excursions and visits as per itinerary
  • Reserves and national parks entrance permissions
  • Transfer from airport / railway station on first day
  • Transfer to airport / railway station on last day
  • Snowmobile and equipment rental
  • Meals according to the program
Price does not include
  • English-speaking guide
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Visa fees and travel insurance
  • Optional activities
For more info, please download the detailed description of the trip.
Note

Guaranteed departure from 4 participants. Accommodation at the camp site "Karakol lakes" in a wooden house (outdoor WC, bania). The price is indicated for two persons per snowmobile. Single supplement for snowmobiling is 30 900 RUB. The snowmobile driving is allowed for tourists above 18 years old. According to the weather conditions the itinerary can be changed on the similar one (in km). If you want to extend your journey in Eastern Altai or book an extra night, please, let us know of your preferences.

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5.00
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5.00
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4.00
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Ольга
From 23 July 2021 to 1 August 2021
Destination: Altai
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Хотим поблагодарить лично тур менеджера Ольгу Куликову за безупречную работу и отличную организацию нашего тура. Сопровождение от начала и до конца было на высшем уровне. Благодарим от всей души! Алтай был незабываем. Места мы увидели потрясающие. Программа очень насыщенная и каждый день у нас было море впечатлений. Мы даже иногда не могли вспомнить, что было позавчера ))) В то же время программа
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Alexandre
From 1 May 2021 to 8 May 2021
Destination: Altai
Would you like to travel with BaikalNature again? Yes!
Great time in Altai with Pavel, thanks to the nice tour organized by Baikal Nature. Program was nice, adapted to the family, between touristic visits and outdoor activities for young kids. Flexibility was nice to stop where we wanted, with a not too heavy daily program. Pavel is a great guide and great guy, passionate about Russian nature and landscape. He speaks an amazing French and we had very
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5.00
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3.00
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4.00
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4.00
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PRONCHANA
From 19 July 2019 to 26 July 2019
Destination: Altai
Would you like to travel with BaikalNature again? Yes!
the arrangement for the trip was well organized and reliable.
4.33
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5.00
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4.00
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4.00
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5.00
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5.00
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Lingyun
From 28 April 2019 to 4 June 2019
Destination: Altai
Would you like to travel with BaikalNature again? Yes!
We had a wonderful time trekking through the Altai mountains and definitely rank it among one of our best travel experiences. While we knew we'd be sleeping in tents, we didn't realise how "wild" our experience would be - i.e. drinking water from streams, washing your hands with snow and very few showers. Although this was a surprise, it was actually a lot of fun to see how much we could adapt
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Quality of meals
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5.00
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Hanoch
From 28 April 2019 to 5 May 2019
Destination: Altai
Would you like to travel with BaikalNature again? Yes!
The best tour that i had in my all life. Ones in a life time. We took a transletor but she was'nt good enough.
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