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| Tour Name | THROUGH WESTERN SAYANS – (#55), Ethnographic Tour |
| Location | Russia, Trans-Siberian |
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| Tour Type | Ethnographic Tour, class: Stylized, effort required: Easy |
| Price per person / per group |
| Tours | for a group of 10 participants |
| Prices | USD 900.00 |
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| Price per person per day | USD 60.00 |
| Price Comments | Price includes: accommodation, transportation, meals three times daily (prepared by a cook), guiding and interpretation services, fees for visiting nature reserves, museums, folk performances, etc.
Price does not include: airfare Moscow-Abakan-Moscow (about $550), insurance, visa support (we can assist in obtaining all above), alcohol, items of personal nature.
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| Max Group Size | 14 persons |
| Ethnographic Tour size | 40 meters (mile?) |
| Duration | 15 days |
| Included | Accommodation (Hotel), Equipment Rental, Full Board, Excursions, Transfers (Local), Car Rental, Guides, Interpreters |
| Description | A fascinating journey to the remote corners of Western Sayans (Southern Siberia), to the land of unyielding mountains, blue lakes, roaring rivers with crystal-clear water, to the kingdom of wild animals, to the crossroads of ancient civilizations and religions. You will also travel across the breathtaking scenery of ancient Tuva. This is the geographical center of Asia, the crossroads of all the historic caravan routes from China and India to Europe, including the Silk Road and the Tea Road.
Highlights of the trip:
• Vast areas of untouched wilderness
• Observe the crossroads of the most dramatic landscapes on Earth – sandy deserts and mountain taiga
• Encounter Siberian ibexes, camels, yaks and other exotic animals
• Listen to world-famous Tuvan throat-singing, visit Khakassian and Tuvan yurts, sacred springs and places of worship; receive an introduction to the daily life of a Russian village at the end of the 19th century (Shushenskoe Village), listen to the ancient songs of the Old-Believers
• See the famous archeological monuments of Khakassia, peers of the Egyptian Pyramids.
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| 2007-07-06 |
2007-07-20 |
| 2007-07-27 |
2007-08-10 |
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| At the Shushenskoe Etnography Museum |
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| At the Uibatsky chaatas |
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| The highlight of Khakassia is the special "paleolandscape" of "stone slabs and stellae" in greater numbers here than any other place on the planet |
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| Khakassian features are its plains and undulating steppes, where small ridges and ranges run far into the horizon in gentle waves |
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| The "Sleeping Sayan" |
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