Entry dates

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Tour program

The program offers you a winter trip to Tuva republic. You will see the main sights of republic’s capital city, discover secrets of the mound Arzhaan II, listen to the legendary throat singing, join the shamans’ kamlanie ritual, taste national cuisine and visit real nomads’ yurts.

Duration: 5 days/ 4 nights

Season: November - March

Bus part: 400 km

People in group: min. 4 pax, max 12 pax

Age limit: children not younger than 10 years old
The tour doesn’t require a special physical training

Day 1

Arrival in Kyzyl in the morning, meeting with a sign, transfer to the hotel, check-in, rest. Lunch in a restaurant.

The route that covers the Sayan ring lets you visit the heart of Asia. The place of this day is Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva. This city is situated in the place where Biy-Khem (the Big Yenisey) and Ka-Khem (the Small Yenisey) unite their waters and give a life to the great river Yenisey. The first sight to visit here is the Geographical Centre of Asia. Built in 1964, the monument represents a big globe on which the contours of continents are marked, Tuva and Kyzyl are specially indicated.

The next place of visiting is the Buddhist temple where you will have a chance to hear a sermon of the lama. Buddhism in Tuva exists in harmony with shaman beliefs. So after the Buddhist temple we will go to the Shaman society. There the shamans will tell you about their traditions, rituals and abilities. After that you will get an opportunity to ask them about your future, your health and experience the ritual of purification.

Meeting with handicraftsmen.

Also you will visit the Regional Museum of Tuva (exhibition “Scythian gold”) and see unique archaeological finds of different epochs.

Also visiting Kyzyl surroundings, a mineral healing spring.

Dinner in a restaurant with national cuisine.

After dinner – the performance with the traditional throat singing – “khoomei” **. The throat singing - a fantastical capability of the Tuva people (and some other Siberian nationalities) to emit simultaneously two or three sounds of different tone and to sustain the same sound for 25-30 seconds without taking a breath. If you close your eyes it is hard to believe that the sounds are emitted by a person and not by a musical instrument.

* Accommodation is in a hotel **. Breakfast, lunch, dinner 

** Extra charge

 Day 2

Breakfast. Checkout. Departure to the village Yerzhei (170 km) in south direction by winter road. The lack of roads and public transport makes this trip unforgettable for travelers who will see picturesque mountain lands, coniferous woods, meadows and pastures. Arrival to the tourist camp “Yerzhei” which is located at the bank of Ka-Khem river (Small Yenisei) at Sayan foothill and 2 km away from villages Yerzhei and Sizim, where Siberian old believers live.

Accommodation in “Yerzhei”, lunch. A walk around the camp, uphill from where you can observe amazing scenery. In the evening – Russian banya (sauna) or phytosauna**. Dinner. 

*Accommodation in guest house **. Breakfast, lunch, dinner

 Day 3

Breakfast. Excursions to old believers’ descendants. Old believers settled in Tuva in the end of 18^th century, when these lands were digested by migrants. Still they try to live in reservations. But some families agree to receive guests. You will visit this kind of family and learn about their lifestyle, traditions, rituals of these unusual people. Their village is located on the bank of the river and you can get there only by ferry which is moved with the help of the river’s force. Meeting local people is always very exciting. It is a real time travel, it is a world of totally different values and interests. Coming back to the camp, lunch. Sledge or horse riding. Meeting with a hunter, who will tell you how to survive in taiga. Dinner. Russian banya** or phytosauna**.

*Accommodation in guest house **. Breakfast, lunch, dinner

 Day 4

Breakfast, coming back to Kyzyl (170 km). Arrival to the city, accommodation at the hotel, lunch. Departure to the yurt complex Biy-Khem where you will meet a shaman. During this meeting shaman will tell you about traditions, rituals and power of shamanism. After that you can have an individual appointment with shaman to learn about your future, go through cleanup ritual and get some information about your health condition. After that you will see a shamanistic ritual  - kamlaniye which is a really fascinating sight. This is a ritual during which a shaman communicates with spirits, does some magic beside the bonfire, producing plangent sounds and playing tambourine.  For some people it will be a cleanup ritual, for others – a chance to meditate, and someone will just make a wish and soon it will come true.  During you visit at the yurt complex you also can taste national Tuvinian tea. Coming back to the city. On the way you will visit a family of nomad and learn about traditional Tuvinian lifestyle, which makes an unforgettable impression. Dinner at a restaurant. 

* Accommodation is in a hotel **. Breakfast, lunch, dinner 

 Day 5

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport.

** Price on request, for group of 2 tourists the price 900 Euro/person

transportation (car); accommodation in the hotel ** and guest houses (lavatory outside); full board; transfers; excursions, luggage transportation; entrance tickets to museums, parks, nature reserves; English guide service; visa support; accident insurance, kamlanie ritual.