Mystic Altai 4X4 Suv Tour

12 days and 1900 km circle offroad trip through magnificent Altai mountains: hidden valleys with yurts and camels, lush subalpine meadows, snowy peaks, and rapid rivers.

Our route passes by Chuiski trakt (road) toward Mongolia along turquoise water Katun river and then Chuya river (road) to the mysterious remote Ukok plateau with ancient graves and lofty Tavan-Bogdo-Ula massif. 4 countries borderline: Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. This is the place where mummified remains of the Siberian Ice Maiden or Princess of Ukok were discovered in 1993.

We'll visit picturesque valleys of Djasater, Argut, and Chulyshman rivers and cross by ferryboat famous Teletskoe lake, the gem of Altai.

Tour highlights:

- Chuiski trakt (road);

- 3 days on Ukok plateau with daily hiking;

- Djasater, Argut valleys;

- Altai and Kazakh nomads summer shepherd’s hut/camps;

- Archeological sites of Pazyryk mounds;

- Chulyshman valley with "Stony mushrooms" and Uchar waterfall;

- Teletskoe lake water crossing