Photo hunting in the Altai Republic
Travel Company “Uch-Sumer” invites you to visit the south of Siberia – The Altai Republic. We suggest you photo hunting for bear, wolf, maral, ibex, roe as well as rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, registered in the Red data book. Getting wonderful pictures you’ll also get to know how many secrets and riddles are hidden in the Altai Mountains, gain strength and energy, enjoy clear air and magnificent transparent waters, see many archeological monuments and petroglyphs and feel connection between you and nature. Belukha mountain is a majestic monument of nature, “sanctity” of the Altai mountains. It will remain in you soul forever.
Photoperiod:year-round.
Territory:Altai republic. Photo hunting is held on the height from 800 to 3000 meters above sea level.
Accommodation and conditions:hunting cabins, tents.
Air temperature in the territory of the hunting varies from – 25 to + 30°C. For the photo hunting you should have warm clothes and suitable shoes at steady sîle. Removals are done by car, horses; approaching the animals to the distance of shooting is on foot.
Approximate tour programs:
Day 1: Transfer from Barnaul to the tour camp “Tungur” (750 km). Accommodation in a hotel. Sauna.
Day 2: The beginning of the photo hunting. Horse crossing over the Kuzuyak pass.
Days 3-7: A photo hunter, accompanied by an experiences hunter, by horse or on foot, does radial removals to the places of maximum density of animals’ habitation.
Day 8: Removal to the hunting shelter “Yelo”.
Days 9 – 10: Removal to the “Antara” camp. Photo hunting for a roe.
Day 11: Coming back to “Tungur”. Sauna.
Day 12: Transfer from the tour camp “Tungur” to Barnaul (750 km.)
Day 1: Transfer from Barnaul to Kosh-Agach village (750 km).
Day 2: Kosh-Agach village – Jazator village – the Kara-Kem river’s source (170 km). Accommodation in tents.
Day 3: Removal by horse, on foot or accompanied by horses to the tour camp “Kara-Kem” with taking pictures along the way. Accommodation in a cabin. Sauna.
Days 4- 10: Photo hunting.
Day 11: Transfer the tour camp “Kara-Kem” - Old Beltir village – Gorno-Altaisk (450 km)
Day 12: Gorno-Altaisk – Barnaul (250 km)
Day 1: Transfer Barnaul – Beltir village – Taldur camp (750 km). Accommodation in tents.
Day 2: Removal: Taldur camp – crossing over the Kara-Kem pass – tour camp “Kara-Kem” (30 km). Accommodation in a cabin. Sauna. Beginning of the photo hunting (removals are done by horses or on foot).
Days 3 – 9: Photo hunting.
Day 10: Removal from “Kara-Kem” to the source of the Argut river. Sleeping in tents.
Day 11: Removal: the source of the Argut river – Jazator village – Aktash village (240 km)
Day 12: Transfer: Aktash village - Barnaul (500 km)
The tour is selected or made individually for each client depending on the aim of the shooting, object of photo hunting and place of tour.
Cost of photo hunting:
Cost of service during photo hunting tour for 12 days is ˆ1700
Additionally paid:
-Transfer Novosibirsk-Tungur-Novosibirsk – ˆ1100 /from a group of hunters up to 4 people/
-Transfer Novosibirsk-Tungur-Novosibirsk – ˆ650 /from a group of hunters up to 2 people/
-Transfer Barnaul-Tungur-Barnaul – ˆ900 /from a group of hunters up to 4 people/
-Transfer Barnaul-Tungur-Barnaul - ˆ550 / from a group of hunters up to 2 people/
-Interpreter for tour – ˆ150
-Visa support – ˆ50
-Registration of foreign hunters – ˆ10
-Helicopter:
- Gorno-Altaisk – place of hunting and back – ˆ9 000 (from group) /cost is made according to the data of October 2007 and can be changed.
- Barnaul – place of hunting and back – ˆ13 000 (from group) /cost is made according to the data of October 2007 and can be changed.
-Go-anywhere vehicle’s lease – ˆ26 for an hour
Your facilities should answer climate conditions and aims of photo hunting. It is advisable to have an ambulatory for determination of the direction to the object and making most satisfying snapshot.
The possibility of making excellent photos is very high. We wish you to make exclusive pictures, friends!
