Deep in the heart of the Siberian wilderness, covered by impassable taiga forests and high mountain peaks, Altai is one of the top attractions of the Russian wilderness, and an incredible place for outdoor adventures from rafting, hiking and mountain climbing to fishing, horse-riding and many others. Altai is second to none in the beauty of its landscapes, and in diversity of its attractions. A flowery fragrance of Alpine meadows; grasses along the icy mountain streams; the famous Altai honey; the nomadic stone idols and Rerich’s trails; the settlements of the “old believers”, the Siberian shamans…

 Discover the high mountain glaciers, where during the summer snowfall is higher than in winter, deserted steppe, dense Siberian taiga, meet pastured camels on the valley floor and gather a basket of ripe cedar-cones amidst the lofty forests during your horseback riding tour across the Altai mountains. Discover the most spectacular adventure destinations of Altai: Mount Belukha, Teletskoye Lake, Denisov Cave and Plateau Ukok .

The mount Belukha. The Altai is the highest mountain range in Siberia and includes the regions highest peak, Mount Belukha, which stands at 14540 feet. Belukha attracts with some inexplicable magnetism, people called it “the cradle of the future civilizations” and believe that this place is the hub of the universe. Belukha is surrounded by glaciers from all sides. It terrifies the locals with avalanches and landslides because of the frequent micro earthquakes. It is the character of many legends and myths,locals were afraid to look at it and believed that anyone who ascends its slopes would become blind. And now we have an explanation for it - the mountaineers of the time didn’t wear sunglasses!

Reserves. There are two big reserves in Altai - Altaisky and Katunsky, which are registered by UNESCO in its list of the World Heritage of Mankind. It’s amazing that there are 1190 lakes in the reserve from the smallest, that are not marked on the map, to big like Dzhulukul, and the biggest like Teletskoye.

The Teletskoye Lake attracts tourists for its stunning and mighty beauty, The name of the lake comes from the name of the tribe Telesy, who lived on it banks. In Altaian it is called Altyn-Kol (Golden Lake) - according to legend at the times of the great starvation in Altai a poor man found a bar of gold the size of a bulls head , but he couldn’t buy anything with it, when he has lost all hope he plunged into the water of Altyn-Kol with it. Since that time the waters of the lake are considered to be gold-bearing. Only very brave tourists can risk dipping into these waters because the lake remains cold even during the hottest days. The lake is so clear that if you stand on the ice in winter and take off the snow from the surface you may see the bottom of the lake through the ice. During the day the lake changes its face - in the morning it is crimson, at midday it is blue, in twilight it is black, in moonlight it seems to be golden justifying its Altaian name.

Ulalinsky mellow bank. In 1961 the famous Russian archeologist found under the old town cemetery one of the most ancient archeological objects of the Stone Age in Siberia - Ulalinskaya stop. It was one of the greatest discoveries of XX century!

The Denisov Cave. Not far from the village Black Anuj in the Ust-Kansky region, in the steep bank over the Anuj river in 1982 archeologists discovered the Denisov cave - this unique archeological monument, the place of habitation of ancient man. People lived in this cave 300 thousand years ago, and 20 sediment layers show us the different epochs of the human development.

The plateau Ukok and “The Ukok Princess”. The plateau Ukok is one of the most remote natural objects in the south of Republic Altai. On borders of plateau pass frontiers of Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. At the end of the last century, in one of plateau barrows, archeologists had found a mummy of the young woman not less than 2 500 years old, she’s got the second name - the Ukok Princess. This discovery provoked the wave of interest to the Plateau all over the world, but since the Princess was taken out of her place and carried to museums, Her spirit was outraged. Local people believe that all cataclysms now happening at the Altai are excited by the Princess’s spirit and as soon as she come back Home a tranquil life in Altai will return again …

Experience the legendary Trans Siberian Railway and the Trans Mongolian Railway onboard a private charter train. Forget about any hassle of packing and unpacking every day. Your cabin is your “home on wheels” during the entire rail cruise journey. Our train offers a choice of First Class and Deluxe accommodation as well as restaurants, a bar, a service car with shower cabins and a conference car for lectures. Stops for land excursions at the most interesting places along the route are included every day. In Ulaanbaatar, the Capital of Mongolia, a night in a hotel is included as well as hotel nights are included in Moscow and Beijing. Our rail cruises offer you to experience travelling remote areas of the world like Siberia and Gobi Desert and at the same time enjoying the comfort of a private charter train.

Yet the main attraction has to be the gradually changing scenery itself: from the climb through the Ural mountains (the boundary between Europe and Asia), to the wide open steppes and broad rivers we cross, traveling on the Trans-Siberian is the only way to truly take in the vastness and grandeur of the world’s largest country.

Travel aboard luxury train “Trans-Siberian Express” for unparalleled opportunities for viewing wildlife and scenery, time for optional excursions, and the chance to experience some of the Russia’s most pristine wilderness. Our train contains some of the finest accommodation available in luxury train travel today, offering a high level of comfort; particularly important in the cabins, which will be your ‘hotel room’ on wheels.

Experience a panoramic view of the majestic and diverse landscapes of Russia while enjoying some old-fashioned luxury train travel. In this fast-paced hectic world can anyone think of a better way to unwind and celebrate life than a healthy dose of luxury train travel every now and then?

DiscoverRus Travel Club and Russian Railway Tours exclusively present Trans-Siberian Voyage via private train “Alexander Nevsky”. Undisputedly the world’s greatest railway journey, the Trans-Siberian Railway runs from Moscow over the Urals, across the magnificent Russian steppes and alongside the shores of the world’s largest freshwater lake. Through the territory of Soviet Russia and the land of the Tatars, across the Steppes and on to China and Japan, the Trans-Siberian express takes from nine to ten days to complete its journey. Russia’s Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest continuous rail line on Earth, that runs in an epic journey of almost six thousand miles over one third of the globe. The Trans-Siberian line runs from Moscow to Vladivostok, passing through Yaroslavl on the Volga, Yekaterinburg in the Urals, Irkutsk near scenic Lake Baikal’s southern extremity, and then Khabarovsk. Just sit back andenjoy the trip!

Kamchatka… This wonderful land was discovered by Russian Cossacks over 3 hundred years ago. Even today, however, Russians know very little about it, to say nothing about the rest of the world where most people have hardly heard of Kamchatka. And not surprisingly.

This century the airplanes have mage Kamchatka closer to Europe and America though not more available. The mysterious peninsula get into the list of those regions that used to the called “closed” in the USSR. Up to 1990 not a single foreigner could step onto the Kamchatka land and even Russians needed a special permission to get there.

However, those who desired to see the fairy world of Kamchatka with their own eyes broke through all the obstacles. Expeditions with geologists and volcano explorers, autonomous routes - Kamchatka seemed to be re-discovered: black beaches of the ocean line, smoking volcanoes, blue mountain ranges painted with white enamel of snowy peaks. The bears’ paths led to the heart of wonderland…

Discover wonderful world of Kamchatka where vivacious rivers and mortal volcanoes, perpetual snows and hot springs, taiga and tundra, a wild animal and a human being in peaceful co-existence…