Guidebook

Unknown and remote Siberia? This guidebook is intended to make it well-known and close to you. Learn about regions and places, sightseeing, cuisine, traditions, holidays and places to go out. Start exploring Siberia from here.

Altai

Altai is a unique, fascinating and mysterious land situated on the border of 4 countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia. Altai is a region of beautiful mountains, glaciers and waterfalls. Many people believe that this place was made especially for tourism. You can make alpinism tours to the peaks of Chuysky mountain ridge, take part in rafting on Katun river, go trekking or horse riding in Altai expanses. Those who dream to have rest, relax and restore their health can visit the best health centers of Russia in Belokuriha and tourist centers of Chemal and Aya lake.

Baikal

If you want to feel amazing power of nature, to plunge into the world of endless beauty, to get rid of the city fuss, Baikal is a perfect place for your dreams to become true. There is no other place in the world which can be compared to Baikal lake. It is a genuine pearl of Siberia. Baikal offers you a great variety of leisure opportunities. You can have rest in a relaxing atmosphere on one of the tourist centers or enter the world of adventures and choose an active tour.

 

Evenkia

Evenkia is a land full of paradoxes. Although this is a palce where the Tunguska event happened in 1908, Evenkia is a geographical centre of Russian Federation where the world famous Putorana Plateau is located. Few people can recognize this region on the map. Just several devotees of taiga adventures and experts in Siberian nature can dab their finger and say: “That is Evenkia!”

Khakassia

Khakasia is situated in the south of Eastern Siberia. It is a territory which is full of unique landscapes and mysterious khakassian cultural peculiarities, forming an ethnic-natural union which attracts tourists from all over the world. Khakasia offers a range of tourist and recreational opportunities. So even a demanding tourist will be satisfied with his journey around Khakasia. You will be able to see archaeological monuments, to go mountain skiing in Sayanogorsk ski resorts, to visit famous health centers and recreational places.

 

Krasnoyarsk region

The region combines several natural zones and cultural areals: you can see here snowy arctic tundra, thick taiga, green meadows and high mountain ridges. Powerful Yenisei river, marvelous rock complex Stolby, majestic peaks of Ergaki mountain ridge, forests which keep the mystery of Tunguska event, lake Vivi - it is yet not the full list of what you can see in Krasnoyarsk region. It is a perfect place for active and cultural tourism. Horse journeys, rafting on fast Siberian rivers, climbing mountain peaks, tours in nature reserves, folklore performances - all this is waiting for a tourist who decided to visit the center of Siberia - Krasnoyarsk region.

 

 

 

Mountain Shoria

Mountain Shoria is a country in the south of Kuzbass. Nine tenths of the country's territory is covered by taiga, the density of population is less than 5 people for a square kilometer. Mountain Shoria is represented by large mountain ridges. It is the place where Kuznetsky Alatau and the southern Salair meet each other. The country is a "Mecca" for winter sport lovers due to its beautiful landscapes and unique tectonics.

 

Novosibirsk oblast

Being surrounded by Siberian taiga and Kazakh steppes, Novosibirsk Oblast became a palette, where various nature paints mixed, creating the region of grateful tourist possibilities and unique landscapes.The northern part of the region is covered with forests, which are gradually changing to steppes.Presence of several nature zones is a typical feature of the Oblast. There are few mountains in the region - only separate mountains, spurs of Altai Mountains and Salairsky mountain ridge. All the rest territory is a plane.

Tomsk oblast

Tomsk Oblast is a genuinely Siberian region, a kingdom of well-trodden paths and mysterious mashes, freak with numerous rivers and hiding under the cover of wood mysteries of ancient Samoyedic peoples. Impassable taiga forest is a calling card of the region. Tomsk Oblast is covered even not with the ”sea”, but with “green ocean” of taiga.

Tuva

Tuva republic is a unique region in the south of Siberia, the land of endless steppes and unusual history. People who come to Tuva make a journey to another time. Beautiful colors of culture and nature form an amazing combination, making Tuva republic a tempting place for active traveling. Swimming in healing lakes, rafting on tuvinian rivers, breath-taking safaris in tuvinian steppes on jeeps and motorcycles are waiting for the adventurers in Tuva. One of the most attractive things in Tuva is ethnographic tourism.

 

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