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Sightseeing

A glacial lake at 1,790 metres elevation, stretching 4.67 kilometres from north to south, surrounded by alpine meadows and peaks over 3,000…

Sightseeing

A glacier-fed alpine lake at the base of Mount Belukha, surrounded by the highest peaks in the Altai Mountains. Accessible only by…

Sightseeing

Multinskiye Lakes is a chain of lakes on the slope of the Katunsky Range. All of them have turquoise water, but the…

Sightseeing

A chain of alpine lakes at 2,000 metres in the North-Chuya Ridge, known for turquoise water and three distinctive glacier-capped peaks. Access…

Sightseeing

One of the most interesting sights of the Altay Mountains, Geyser Lake is a small thermal lake with striking turquoise water. The…

Sightseeing

Katu-Yaryk Pass, one of the most difficult and dangerous passes in the Altai Mountains, is located on the territory of the Ulagan…

Sightseeing

A remote canyon 135 km long carved by the Chulyshman River through steep mountain walls in southern Altai. Stone mushroom formations, waterfalls,…

Sightseeing

The highest peak in the Altai Mountains at 4,509 metres, Belukha rises on the Russia-Kazakhstan border within a UNESCO World Heritage site.…

Sightseeing

The Katun is 688 kilometres long, flowing from the Katun glaciers on the southwestern slope of Belukha Mountain through the heart of…

Itineraries

A water-based exploration of Russia's largest Alpine lake, visiting remote waterfalls accessible only by boat and hiking through taiga forest.