Moscow & Altai high-end: Metropol, Manzherok 5* and the Chulyshman valley

Arrival to Moscow (flight TBA). Meeting by driver or guide with the name plate, transfer to the hotel. 14:00 check-in. Day free. Overnight at the "Metropol" hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 meeting with the guide. Panoramic city tour with stops at the most famous sights: the MSU observation deck, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Red Square, St Basil's Cathedral (outside) and the GUM department store. Visit to the Kremlin and the cathedrals. The Moscow Kremlin is a fortified complex in the centre of the city overlooking the Moskva River, and the best known of the citadels. Return to the hotel. Overnight at the "Metropol" hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 start with VDNH Park, the All-Russian Exhibition Centre: a historical and architectural complex with no analogues in the world, more than 500 permanent structures and about 49 cultural heritage objects. Conceived in 1935, today it covers over 300 hectares with fountains, cafes and 80 exhibition pavilions. Moscow Maket, a model of the city at a scale of 1:400, remarkable for its detail and relief: every building is detached and has four carefully recreated fronts. Ride on the Ferris wheel "Sun of Moscow" (optional, not included in the package). Transfer to the Izmailovo flea market on the grounds of the Izmailovo Kremlin, one of the city's largest markets for Soviet antiques, folk crafts, paintings and unique souvenirs. 16:00 transfer to the hotel for a short rest before the overnight flight. 19:45 check out, 20:00 meeting with the driver in the lobby and transfer to the airport. 23:45 or 00:10 flight to Gorno-Altaysk by S7 Siberia airlines or Aeroflot (not included). Overnight on the plane. Read more

Flight Moscow - Gorno-Altaysk, four and a half hours, time shift four hours. Meeting at the airport by the guide, transfer to the "Manzherok" hotel 5*. Cable car ride to "The Guardian of the Greater Altai", a theme park on Malaya Sinyukha Mountain at an altitude of 1,240 metres, created on the Altai heroic epic "Maadai-Kara". Its main composition is the stone statue "Kezer Tash", a silent witness to ancient history. On this day we can go to the apiary to get acquainted with the wisdom of beekeeping: how real Altai honey is made, the life of the hive, taking part in the collection, and then tasting honey with bagels and tea from the samovar. Overnight at the Manzherok hotel. Read more

Transfer and English speaking guide.

Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing trip to Zachemale. Along the way you get acquainted with the Katun, the main river of Altai, and admire the Dragon's Teeth rocks. A stop at the Oroktoyskiy bridge, then "Kuyus", where the former inhabitants left hundreds of rock carvings over the centuries. Where the roads end, an ATV takes you to the Beltirtuyuk waterfall. On the way back, a climb to the Tolgoek observation deck for a bird's-eye view of the Katun river valley. A motorboat ride to the Seminsky rapids along the Katun. After that you are ferried to the opposite bank, where you can admire the Kamyshlinsky waterfall and stand under its cool streams. Overnight at the Manzherok hotel. Read more

Transfer and English speaking guide.

Breakfast at the hotel. Today we explore the waters of Teletskoye Lake by boat. It is one of the main attractions of Altai and one of the 15 deepest lakes on the planet, with crystal clear water. The site is on the UNESCO list and is part of the Golden Mountains of Altai. The lake was named about 400 years ago by Russian pioneers, because the Altai tribes living on its shores called themselves Teles. The local peoples have always called it Altyn-Kel, the "Golden Lake". Along the route we visit the Korbu, Estyuba, Kishte, Choodor and Ayu-Kechpes waterfalls. Overnight at the Manzherok hotel. Read more

Transfer and English speaking guide.

Breakfast at the hotel, check out of the Manzherok hotel. A journey along the Chuisky highway, one of the oldest and most amazing roads in the world. In 2014 National Geographic ranked it among the ten most scenic roads on the planet. Today you overcome two passes, Seminsky and Chike-Taman, admire the confluence of mountain rivers and visit the Karakol valley, a shrine of the Altai people, meeting its guardian, a shaman who tells you about the history, culture and traditions firsthand. Check-in at the "River lands" hotel in Aktash. Overnight at the hotel. Read more

Transfer and English speaking guide.

Breakfast at the hotel. We are going to the valley of the Chulyshman River, one of the most beautiful and sparsely populated places in the Altai Mountains: a canyon more than 130 km long stretching from Lake Julkul to the confluence with Teletskoye Lake. One of the attractions here is the world famous Katu-Yaryk pass, along which you will descend. The Kurkure waterfall is a real gem of this place: the water flies 15 metres from the top to the middle, and the total height reaches 30 metres. Overnight at the "River lands" hotel. Read more

Transfer and English speaking guide.

Breakfast at the hotel. At dawn we go to the Geyser Lake, the only one of its kind: an "earth's eye" of an amazing turquoise colour, where geysers come to life from time to time, throwing bluish clay and sand to the surface and forming visible concentric circles at the bottom. During the day we stop at the Chike-Taman and Seminsky passes to admire the Altai Mountains once again, visit a historical heritage site and say goodbye to the Katun at its Ilgumen threshold. Overnight at the "Manzherok" hotel. Read more

Transfer and English speaking guide.

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide in the lobby, transfer to the airport. Flight Gorno-Altaysk - Moscow, four hours and 55 minutes, time shift four hours. Arrival to Moscow, meeting by the driver, transfer to the hotel and check-in. Overnight at the "Metropol" hotel. Read more

Transfer and English speaking guide.

Breakfast at the hotel. 12:00 check out, luggage stored at the hotel. Free time at leisure. Meeting by the driver with the name plate, transfer to the airport, flight TBA. End of services. Read more