Heimo Troester

Tourists from Vienna

I would like to thank you and the whole team of Sayanring for the excellent and outstanding service during our journey to Krasnoyarsk, Yenisseisk and Tuva!!!

Dear Sayanring-Team,

This summer, in August, your company had organized a great trip for me and my wife to Krasnoyarsk, Yenisseisk and Tuva.
We had booked the trip at your partner "Dimsum Reisen".

So now  I would like to  thank you and  the whole team of Sayanring for the excellent and outstanding service during our journey!!!

Special thanks to our guides, Inna, Konstantin and Maxim, and our drivers Genadi and Arthur! Special thanks also to the team of the yurt-camp Bij Khem in Tuva, Tatyana and Sergey. They all did not only tell us a lot of interesting things about Siberia, its beautiful nature and culture - we really had a lot of fun and we did not feel as tourists, but as good friends or even family members. Just like my grandmother, Tatyana and Arthur´s wife  were always worried that we would eat too little or that the food might not be good enough - actually the meals always were delicious and we gained some kilos..

It was very interesting for us to see the contrast between the green taiga of Krasnoyarsk region and the wild, barren mountains in Tuva, and to see the different "faces" of the river Yenissey. The time we spent together with shaman lady Nadja at lake Chagytai was highly interesting, we got a lot of information and a realistic impression of today´s shamanism in Tuva. At first we were a little worried, that there would only be a sort of "shaman show" for tourists - but it was not. Nadja is a very positive person and is able to create a very special atmosphere, the rituals she performed were impressing and authentic. On the other hand: The shamans at the shaman center in Kyzyl were not willing to give detailed information about shamanism, they only told us some general things (which we already knew from books); so this was a litte disappointing, although it was interesting to see how busy the shaman center was and how many people come there to get help and advice.

Here, you find a foto of my wife, Eva, and Sergey and a foto of Musja, the cat oft he yurt-camp. However, here in Western Europe, unfortunately  a lot of people are still  afraid of travelling to Siberia . But maybe  if they see pictures of friendly cats and happy people, they will say: Ok, let´s go there!

More photos you can see on Facebook.

We have visited Siberia for serveral times so far (mainly the Baikal region), and we really believe that there is a great touristic potential.

Best wishes an nices greetings from Vienna, Austria,
Heimo Troester

Source: https://www.facebook.com/dimsumreisen/posts/842401959161830

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