There is no need to fly to Jupiter for the most amazing discoveries. They are closer than it might seem, they are on the land of our ancestors - in the Urals. Hospitality in these parts has long been famous, the majestic beauty of the mountains, pine air, clear waters lakes are the wonders of the Urals.

To see how the area lives, you can go to car trip by car in the Urals. Unity with nature is the main goal of this kind of travel. Be sure to take your mobile phone, first aid kit, spare tire and tools with you on the road so that nothing can spoil your vacation.

So, our journey begins with an acquaintance with the Vetlan rocks, which is located on the banks of the Vishera. You can get to this place on foot, climbing 700 steps. Vetlan is a sheer system of rocky cliffs, which reaches a height of 100 meters, its length along the river is 1750 meters. From this height, all the greatness of the Urals will be revealed. The taiga, framed by mountains, will be a particularly mesmerizing sight during the daytime.

It is in sunny weather that the colors are clearest and brightest. In addition, from the top you can see another beauty - the Polyud stone, located on the opposite bank of the river. This stone rises 527 meters above sea level and is the highest point of the Polyudov Ridge.

Further traveling through the southern Urals by car takes us to the Stone Town, which is farther away from Krasnovishersk. It is also called . Nature, which randomly scattered huge stones, made this place very similar to a city, with its streets, passages, arches, labyrinths and bridges. Wind and water also made their own adjustments. So on the stones you can see simply unique patterns that were formed under the influence of natural elements. Many of the remains even got their own names, for example, there is a Turtle stone here.

Unique of its kind is ice fountain, which is located in Sibirka. It was formed by man back in 1976, when they were looking for iron ore in this place. But as it turns out, here you can only find underground river. Then the hole was plugged, but a powerful stream knocked out the plug. It was decided to install a metal plug with holes.

Thanks to this design, the fountain appeared. In winter, the fountain is especially beautiful; when the water freezes, it becomes a figure; in some years its height could reach 16 meters. Every year the shape of the frozen fountain is different, it all depends on the air temperature and wind direction. The fountain looks especially amazing and stunning at night.

Traveling by car through the Urals gives you the opportunity to see numerous caves. For example, tourists love to visit Kungur cave , which is located near the city of Kungur. The peculiarity of these places is that while exploring the underground lakes and grottoes, you can see areas covered with ice, and in the summer too.

Warm clothes will definitely come in handy when going to caves. It is also worth remembering that in caves there are places where absolute darkness. Take a flashlight with you to avoid disorientation.

In the Southern Urals there are also karst cave, which contains more than 30 wall drawings. Her name is about a million years old. This cave is the only one of its kind where you can see paintings from the Stone Age. Its length is more than 2 km. The Shulgan River flows inside the cave. You can enter the cave through an arch reaching a height of 40 m.

To date, only one and a half kilometers of the cave have been studied; the rest of the area remains a mystery. In addition, traces of human presence were found at the entrance to the cave. Thus, charcoal, ash, which is more than 15-17 thousand years old, household and labor tools, and ocher were found here.

We are going to Yekaterinburg. This place is famous for the monument to the border between Asia and Europe. Tourists are attracted to these places due to the opportunity to visit both Europe and Asia at the same time, to stand with different feet on the lands of different continents. The opening of the monument took place in 2008. Getting to this place by car is not a problem. The area around the monument is very beautiful and landscaped; here you can see flower beds and gazebos.

Often newlyweds come to the monument and decide to unite their destinies by marriage. In Yekaterinburg you can also see the legendary factory dam, which is made of larch. This place is called the place of meetings and partings. Everything that deserves attention happens in this place.

First dates, marriage proposals take place here, and students come here. And all the guests are “watched” by Tatishchev and Genin, who were the founders of Yekaterinburg. It was these people who gave the order to build the dam in 1723. And it was from this moment that the construction of the city itself began.

Next, our journey by car through the Urals runs towards Chelyabinsk to the village Paris. This name was given to the village at the request of the Nagaibak residents, who at one time showed courage in the war with Napoleon. Here are military-themed attractions that can also be seen in Magnitogorsk. An interesting feature in this city is the “Sword to the Front”, a monument depicting a blacksmith handing over a sword to a warrior.

The same sword in Volgograd raises the Motherland monument. In 2005, the village hosted the grand opening of a cell phone tower, which exactly repeated the outline Eiffel Tower, only in a smaller version. Also in the village of Paris you can visit local history museum, which is located in the center of the village. The entire history of the village’s origins, from its foundation to collectivization, is brought together here. All information is posted on stands.

Auto trip through the Urals ends at ski resort Abzakovo, where, having climbed cable car to the very top, tourists will see a unique view that is simply breathtaking.

In a 17-minute drive you can see snow-capped mountain slopes majestic mountains Bikembet and Halmaurdy, look at the routes of the slopes, see how experienced and beginner skiers overcome ski slopes, and also take great photos that will add to your holiday album.

There are many interesting places in the Urals that are worth seeing. We have described only a little of what the Urals has.

If you decide to spend your vacation in the Urals - wonderful! All that remains is to decide what exactly and where you want to do, because the Urals are big, very big! It extends as much as 2,500 km from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the south. So the choice is yours. Let's start the review from the south (where it's warmer).

Southern Urals

Southernmost and widest part Ural mountains. Of all the opportunities to actively spend your vacation in the Southern Urals, I highly recommend going rafting on the Sakmara River - this is the most beautiful river in Bashkiria and the largest tributary of the Urals. One of the most popular routes in Sakmara, exciting the most scenic spots, this is a route of the 2nd category of difficulty, starting from the village. Yuldybaevo. The nearest large settlement is the city of Magnitogorsk, a little further away Orenburg, Ufa, Chelyabinsk. The easiest way is to hire a car or a Gazelle, depending on the size of the group, which will take you straight to the river. It’s great to raft on the relatively calm rivers of Bashkiria on catamarans.

Ai River, Southern Urals © Andrey Mikryukov

This allows you to enjoy your vacation one hundred percent: it’s convenient to fish from a catamaran, sunbathe, dive into the water, and finally just sleep! After all, anything can happen at night: a fire, friends, a guitar - what kind of dream is that? On the other hand, it’s fun on the rapids, because a catamaran is a fairly stable, stable vessel that allows you to overcome water obstacles safely and with pleasure (be careful! even a catamaran can be overturned if handled improperly; rapids above the 3rd category of difficulty require proper training of participants and equipment). But since there are no comrades according to the taste and color, so that kayak lovers will not be offended by me, this route will be no worse for them.

What to pay attention to: It’s very easy to get sunburnt on the water, even if it seems to you that there is almost no sun, a cool breeze is blowing, and it’s May outside - still apply sunscreen to your face. Water (like snow) reflects the sun's rays well, and the breeze cools your skin, so you'll feel toasted before you know it. Don't forget to bring repellent for both mosquitoes and ticks. On the water, neither one nor the other will overcome you, but if you sleep on the shore, you will not escape the fate of being eaten! Alas, this applies to almost all trips to the Urals, especially in the period May-July, when insect activity is greatest.

I can't resist writing. There is one place in the Southern Urals where you can go at least every year, both in winter and in summer, I love it very much - this Taganay National Park. It is located just north of the ancient Ural city of Zlatoust. There are plenty of opportunities for recreation there: for lovers of trekking and rock climbing, for pensioners, for children and lovers of eating wild raspberries. You can choose a route of any duration - from 1-2 days to a week-long hiking (and in winter skiing) trips. Throughout the park there are 5-6 shelters or cordons where you can stay overnight, cook food, sleep comfortably and even go to the bathhouse! This is very convenient for those who do not like to carry a tent with them, and also opens up unique opportunities for radial outings for families with children.


Big Stone River. Taganay Park, Southern Urals © greenword.ru

Taganay is convenient because all its peaks and attractions are very compactly located in it: Two-Headed Hill, Otkliknoy Greben (routes up to 3a in winter!), Kruglitsa (highest point 1,178 m), the world's largest Big Kamennaya River (a collection of huge stone blocks weighing 9-10 tons, 6 km long and up to 200 meters wide). Don't forget to get permission to visit the park by paying a fee of 100 rubles per adult, children - free. You can get to Zlatoust by train, bus or car (distance from Chelyabinsk - 140 km, from Yekaterinburg - 270 km).

Middle Urals

This is the lowest part of the Ural Mountains, bounded in the north by the Konzhakovsky Stone peak and in the south by Mount Yurma. For the same reason, it is the most developed part of the ridge. It was here that the first routes of the explorers of Siberia lay and the first settlements arose: the cities of Verkhoturye, Turinsk, Nizhny Tagil, Irbit. And although the mountains here are the lowest, you definitely won’t be bored.

It is difficult to single out any specific routes. The Middle Urals are attractive for their accessibility, compactness and great variety opportunities to spend your day off. Absolutely all of the options listed below are easily accessible by car, and many of them even by train and bus. You can catch some of the “joys of life” even after work. For example, I love the surroundings of Yekaterinburg for this! You live, one might say, in a metropolis, and in the evening after work you jump into the car and after half an hour or an hour you sit near the fire under the rocks and choose which route to climb before dinner.

The Middle Urals are a real Mecca for rock climbers! The quantity and variety will surprise even the most experienced. I won’t go into details; there is a lot of information and resources on this topic. I’ll just list some of the most favorite places for rock climbers: Aramashevo, about 120 km from Yekaterinburg (routes up to 8c), Arakul Shikhan (up to 7c+) about 130 km from Yekaterinburg, Kourovka region (a whole climbing area that unites St. George’s Rocks, Hour Stone , Slobodskoy Kamen, Tolstik) - about 90 km from Yekaterinburg by car.


Fans of water recreation will also be pleased. Chusovaya River is already a legend in itself, entire books have been written about it, and this does not stop it from being one of the most impressive rivers, even outside the Urals. Chusovaya stretches for more than 700 km, but the “middle” of the river is very popular, it is there that the most picturesque landscapes, stunningly beautiful rocky shores. You can choose, based on your capabilities and desires, a rafting trip from 1 day to a 2-week hike lasting more than 200 km.


Olenyi Ruchii Park, Middle Urals © Andrey Mikryukov

There is another place that is visited annually by more than 50 thousand people. This "Oleni Ruchi" - the most popular natural Park V Sverdlovsk region . It attracts tourists for its accessibility (from Ekaterinburg - only 115 km) and diversity. Numerous picturesque rocks, grottoes, caves (Druzhba, Arakaevskaya, Big Proval), the clean Serga River, which is excellent for 2-3 days of rafting.

Northern Urals

One of the most amazing and mysterious places on the planet and one of the Seven Wonders of Russia, is located in a remote and inaccessible corner of the Northern Urals. There is no name for this place: Man-Pupu-Ner (translated from the Mansi language this means “ Malaya Gora idols"), Weathering pillars, Boolvano-Iz, Mansi boobies, and tourists shortened the name to simple “Pupy”. There are seven of these pillars in total, six are lined up exactly in a row, and one is slightly to the side. Their height is from 30 to 42 meters. It’s hard to believe, but they were formed through the destruction (weathering) of rocks. This place is considered sacred among the Mansi people, and many legends are associated with it. The virgin beauty of this region has been preserved largely due to its remoteness.


Pillars Man-Pupu-Ner, Northern Urals © Dmitry Uspensky

How to get there?

There are no populated areas within a radius of hundreds of kilometers and, logically, there are no roads either. Previously, there was the possibility of a helicopter drop, but there is information that helicopter landings are temporarily prohibited due to the lack of a landing site. There are two options for backpackers, I’ll tell you more about them.

The first option from the Komi Republic: first you need to get to district center Trinity-Pechorsk (there is a train from Syktyvkar to it), then by car to the village of Yaksha, where you can arrange a transfer to motor boat up the Ilych almost 200 km, and then another 38 km on foot.

The second option from the Sverdlovsk region is even longer and more difficult: you get to the city of Ivdel by bus or train, and then theoretically it is possible to negotiate at the Ministry of Emergency Situations on an all-terrain transfer to the Auspiya River (not a cheap pleasure), and then on foot through the infamous pass Dyatlova.

It is important to know that Man-Pupu-Ner is located on the territory of the Pechoro-Ilych Nature Reserve, and to visit them you must obtain a permit!


Tundra, Northern Urals © Dmitry Uspensky

Of course, in the Northern Urals there are beauties that are not so difficult to achieve! If you don’t have a lot of time, energy and money, then it’s time to go to the Konzhakovsky Stone - the highest point in the Sverdlovsk region (1,569 m). Every year, hundreds of athletes come here to test their strength in the Konjak mountain marathon, which is held near Karpinsk on the first Saturday of July. This is the most massive (up to two thousand participants) of all 60 marathons in Russia (information taken from the official website of the marathon). In 2013, it received the status of an all-Russian sports competition in mountaineering (skyrunning). For those who do not like large crowds of people and want to conquer the Konzhakov Stone alone, it is worth coming here at any other time, and then you will enjoy the silence and solitude. Getting here is not difficult, there are roads: by car from Yekaterinburg about 460 km (via Krasnoturinsk and Karpinsk) or by train to Krasnoturinsk, then a bus to Karpinsk, then transfer to a bus to the village of Kytlym.

There are a lot of magnetic deposits in the Northern Urals, the compass starts to go crazy (the needle is spinning around), so it will be useful to learn how to navigate in some other way or take a navigator with you. Magnets are not a hindrance to satellites.

Subpolar Urals


Mount Manaraga, Subpolar Urals © Dmitry Uspensky

We invite you to escape from the world of civilization and plunge headlong into wildlife the largest and least populated national park Russia and Europe. "Yugydva" in the Komi language means " pure water" The park's area is 18,941 km², which is approximately the size of Slovenia. Its territory is included in the list of World Heritage Sites natural heritage UNESCO. National Park is located on the border of Europe and Asia, on the western slopes of the Northern and Subpolar Urals. The most beautiful and famous peaks in this area are Beauty Manaraga (translated from the Nenets language as “bear’s paw”) and the highest point of the Ural Mountains - Narodnaya (1,895 m). They are located in the central part of the Subpolar Urals, not far from each other, so you can safely plan to climb both peaks at once. They are worth it!


Alloy, Subpolar Urals © Dmitry Uspensky

There is something to do in both winter and summer in the Subpolar Urals. Winter is, first of all, about skiing; it can be either an autonomous ski trip or radial ski touring walks with accommodation at a comfortable Zhelannoe base. The most pleasant winter time is the end of March - the beginning of April: there is already quite a lot of daylight, the weather is noticeably warmer than in winter, there will be no terrible frosts, but the snow cover is still stable (and even very pleasant compacted snow, on which it is a pleasure to roll ). In the summer, it will be interesting to raft along the Cosiu River and climb Manaraga, or just take a hike.

How to get there?

The Subpolar Urals differs from the Southern Middle Urals in a rather complex transport accessibility- and this is a huge plus! The most beautiful nature, pristine and untouched, has been preserved here precisely because of this. The easiest and most inexpensive way to get to the central part of the Subpolar is by rail to the Inta station, but beyond that there is only an all-terrain transfer. We have to cover 130 km to the Zhelannoe base (the base of the Kozhimsky exploration and production enterprise). It’s easy to find their website on the Internet, where in addition to the drop off, you can also book accommodation at the base in a comfortable hotel.

It is necessary to obtain a pass to enter the park; it is better to arrange this in advance. Also, for groups planning to climb, it is advisable to have a burner with a reserve of fuel, since in some valleys, such as Balaban-Yu, the border of the forest area is far from the watershed ridges, and problems with firewood are obvious. The essential item during summer travel in the Subpolar is a mosquito net or mosquito net, as well as repellent in large quantities. Usually the month of June-July belongs to mosquitoes, and in August the mosquitoes disappear and the midge appears! It's good to have a choice. :)))

Separately worth noting weather in this region. There is frequent rain here, which can occur simultaneously with fog, wind or snow. In the mountains, snowfall is possible in any month of summer. Keep this in mind when choosing your equipment, and your hike won’t be an ordeal!

The Subpolar Urals are harsh and beautiful at the same time!

Polar Urals

Well, we have reached the ends of the earth! Most of the territory of Polyarny is not inhabited at all, poorly studied and rarely visited by tourists. Settlements are located mainly along railway and its branches. The climate here is very harsh, especially in the northern part of Polyarny; in December-February on the foothill plains frosts reach -50°C. But during the short polar summer, temperatures can reach +30°C! In combination with the polar night, this provides excellent opportunities to travel with virtually no risk of freezing (even in Africa there is snow in the mountains, so what can we say about the ends of the earth).

Remember that even in summer, snowstorms are possible high in the mountains! For a summer trip, it is worth choosing the time in July or the first half of August, since the first frosts already begin at the end of August, and in June there are still snow patches in the mountains. I advise you to take into account one more point. July is the height of the insect season, and there is a rare and nasty variety of them here: mosquitoes, midges, horse flies, gadflies, midges (this is the smallest type of blood-sucking insects, penetrating not only under clothes, but even into boots!). I don’t know about anyone, but for me it’s better to freeze a little and get caught in the first snow than to be eaten alive, slowly and painfully.

If you have read this article to the end, then there is a chance that you will still spend one of your long-awaited vacations somewhere in the vastness of the Urals!

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The Ural (from Bashk. үр - upland, Bashk. үрал - belt) is a geographical region in Russia, stretching between the East European and West Siberian plains. The main part of this region is the Ural mountain system.

The Urals are located at the junction of Europe and Asia and are the border between these regions. The stone belt of the Urals and the adjacent elevated plains of the Urals extend from the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the north to the semi-desert regions of Kazakhstan in the south in the form of a 100-400 km strip: for more than 2,500 km they separate the East European and West Siberian plains.

Territorial division

· Polar Urals

· Subpolar Urals

· Northern Urals

· Middle Urals

· Southern Urals

The Urals have long amazed and amazes researchers with the abundance of minerals and its main wealth - minerals. In the depths of the Ural Mountains there are iron and copper ores, and chromium, and nickel, and cobalt, and zinc, and coal, and oil, and gold, and gems. The Urals have long been the largest mining and metallurgical base of the entire country. Forest resources are also among the riches of nature. The Southern and Middle Urals provide agricultural opportunities.

This natural region is one of the most important for the life of Russia and its citizens.

Features of nature

The Ural Mountains consist of low ridges and massifs. The highest of them, rising above 1200-1500 m, are located in the Subpolar (Mount Narodnaya - 1895 m), Northern (Mount Telposis - 1617 m) and Southern (Mount Yamantau - 1640 m) Urals. The massifs of the Middle Urals are much lower, usually no higher than 600-800 m. The western and eastern foothills of the Urals and foothill plains are often dissected by deep river valleys; there are many rivers in the Urals and the Urals.

The Ural Mountains are old (they arose in the Late Proterozoic) and are located in the region of the Hercynian fold.

Climate

The climate of the Urals is typical mountainous; precipitation is distributed unevenly not only across regions, but also within each region. The West Siberian Plain is a territory with a harsh continental climate; in the meridional direction its continentality increases much less sharply than on the Russian Plain. Mountain climate Western Siberia less continental than the climate of the West Siberian Plain. It is interesting that within the same zone on the plains of the Cis-Urals and Trans-Urals, the natural conditions are noticeably different. This is explained by the fact that the Ural Mountains serve as a kind of climatic barrier. To the west of them there is more precipitation, the climate is more humid and mild; to the east, that is, beyond the Urals, there is less precipitation, the climate is drier, with pronounced continental features.

A couple of centuries ago animal world was richer than now. Plowing, hunting, and deforestation have displaced and destroyed the habitats of many animals. Wild horses, saigas, bustards, and little bustards have disappeared. Herds of deer migrated deeper into the tundra. But rodents (hamsters, field mice) have spread on the plowed lands. In the north you can find inhabitants of the tundra - reindeer, and in the south typical inhabitants of the steppes - marmots, shrews, snakes and lizards. Forests are inhabited by predators: brown bears, wolves, wolverines, foxes, sables, ermines, lynxes. They are home to ungulates (elk, deer, roe deer, etc.) and birds of various species.

The differences in landscapes are noticeable as you climb. In the Southern Urals, for example, the path to the tops of the largest Zigalga ridge begins with crossing a strip of hills and ravines at the foot, densely overgrown with bushes. Then the road goes through pine, birch and aspen forests, among which there are grassy glades. Spruces and firs rise above like a palisade. Dead wood is almost invisible - it burns out during frequent forest fires. In flat areas there may be swamps. The peaks are covered with stone deposits, moss and grass. The rare and stunted spruces and crooked birches that come across here do not in any way resemble the landscape at the foot, with multi-colored carpets of herbs and shrubs. Fires on high altitude are already powerless, so the path is constantly blocked by rubble from fallen trees. The top of Mount Yamantau (1640 m) is a relatively flat area, but it is almost inaccessible due to a pile of old trunks.

Natural resources

From natural resources Of the Urals, its mineral resources are of utmost importance. The Urals have long been the country's largest mining and metallurgical base. And the Urals ranks first in the world in the extraction of some mineral ores.

Back in the 16th century, deposits of rock salt and sandstone containing copper were known on the western outskirts of the Urals. IN XVII century Quite numerous iron deposits became known and iron factories appeared.

Placers of gold and deposits of platinum were found in the mountains, and precious stones were found on the eastern slope. The skill of searching for ore, smelting metal, making weapons and artistic items from it, and processing gems was passed on from generation to generation.

In the Urals there are numerous deposits of high-quality iron ores (mountains Magnitnaya, Vysokaya, Blagodat, Kachkanar), copper ores (Mednogorsk, Karabash, Sibay, Gai), rare non-ferrous metals, gold, silver, platinum, the best bauxite, rock and potassium salts in the country (Solikamsk, Berezniki, Berezovskoye, Vazhenskoye, Ilyetskoye). In the Urals there is oil (Ishimbay), natural gas (Orenburg), coal, asbestos, precious and semi-precious stones.

The hydropower potential of the Ural rivers (Pavlovskaya, Yumaguzinskaya, Shirokovskaya, Iriklinskaya and several small hydroelectric power stations) remains a far from fully developed resource.

Rivers and lakes

The rivers belong to the basins of the Arctic Ocean (on the western slope - Pechora with Usa, on the eastern slope - Tobol, Iset, Tura, Lozva, Northern Sosva, belonging to the Ob system) and the Caspian Sea (Kama with Chusovaya and Belaya; the Ural River).

Origin of the toponym

There are many versions of the origin of the toponym “Ural”. An analysis of the linguistic contacts of the first Russian settlers in the region indicates that the toponym, in all likelihood, was adopted from the Bashkir language. Indeed, of all the autochthonous peoples of the Urals, this name has existed since ancient times only among the Bashkirs, and is supported at the level of the language, legends and traditions of this people (the epic Ural-Batyr). Other indigenous peoples of the Urals (Khanty, Mansi, Udmurts, Komi) have other traditional names for the Ural Mountains, adopting the name “Ural” only in the 19th-20th centuries from the Russian language.

In the Bashkir language, the toponym “Ural” is perceived as very ancient, probably dating back to the Proto-Turkic state. It should be associated with the head. Ur ~ Old Turkic. *ör “height, eminence.”[

“Ural” in Bashkir means belt. There is a Bashkir tale about a giant who wore a belt with deep pockets. He hid all his wealth in them. The belt was huge. One day the giant stretched it, and the belt lay across the entire earth, from the cold Kara Sea in the north to the sandy shores of the southern Caspian Sea. This is how the Ural ridge was formed.

In Greek books written two thousand years ago, you can read about the distant “Riphean Mountains”, where sullen vultures guard countless golden treasures. The Bashkir folk epic “Ural Batyr” deserves more attention, telling about the ancestors of the peoples of the Urals who survived the Flood, the conflict that arose and the subsequent struggle of the Urals with their elder brother Shulgan, who chose the path of evil and the settlement of the adjacent lands by their descendants. The main toponyms of the Southern Urals are directly related with the events of the epic. The conflict of life, mercy and the natural principle “the strong eats the weak”, the theme of the search for Living Water and personified Death for its subsequent destruction, for the sake of eternal life, the idea of ​​selfless service to people, equality and self-sacrifice for the benefit of others are considered.

The contribution of the Urals to the artistic culture of Russia is not only great, but also remarkably unique. The solid foundation on which the decorative and applied arts of the Urals flourished was industry, its main centers being factories. The importance of industry in the development of the region and its culture was well understood by contemporaries themselves. One of the official documents states: “Ekaterinburg owes both its existence and its flourishing state only to the factories.”

With good reason, the Urals can be considered the birthplace of Russian industrial marble processing, subordinated to the needs of domestic architecture. If we turn to antiquity, then this is primarily folk arts and crafts. For example, carpet weaving, patterned weaving, embroidery, leather processing, vivid examples of which have been preserved in Bashkir folk art. In the museums of the Republic of Bashkortostan you can directly come into contact with the rich variety of ancient products. One can rightfully call them continuers and creative reformers of folk traditions. contemporary artists such as A. Mazitov, D. Suleymanov, T. Sirazhetdinov, G. Kalitov, R. Minnibaev, A. Korolevsky, Meos, B. Domashnikov, Yu. Aminev and many others.

The Southern Urals are rich in tourist hiking routes.

The peaks of Taganay, the Zyuratkul ridges, the rocky remains of Mount Arakul - there is a place to roam! Vacation time is approaching. And we decided to make a map of the most interesting walking routes By Southern Urals. Experienced travelers, trek organizers Evgeniy Konovalov and Alexander Pshenichny help us with this, who know that even on famous routes unexplored paths can be found.

1. Shemakha Cave*

Located near the village of Skaz, Nyazepetrovsky district. In summer, the cave is filled with water, which freezes in winter, turning the grotto into a fabulous ice city. Tourists can walk on the cleanest transparent ice floor and take pictures with long icicles. By the way, not far from the first there is a second cave, but descending into it is possible only if there is special equipment and with some preparation. The second cave will appeal to those who can move on their bellies. You will have to crawl almost the entire length of the dungeon.

When traveling to the caves, you can focus on the village of Shemakha, having reached it, find out from local residents, how to get to the village of Skaz, from where there is one road to the cave.


2. Sugomak*

Some of the most famous and easily accessible attractions in the north of the region are Mount Sugomak and Sugomak Cave, located in the vicinity of Kyshtym. The good thing about this place is that within a radius of a couple of kilometers you can visit several objects - a mountain, a lake and a cave.

The cave is the only one in the Urals formed by water in marble rock.

The climb to Mount Sugomak takes no more than an hour; the trail is accessible to children and pensioners. From the top there are stunning views of the numerous lakes of our region; from this peak you can even see Uvildy.

Mount Egoza rises north of Sugomak. These are the peaks of the same ridge, they are very similar to each other.

By the way, on the way to Sugomak you can stop at one more amazing place– kaolin quarry. Tourists call this place Russian Bali. The quarry was dug in 1945 to extract kaolin, a special type of white clay. An artificial reservoir with unusual blue water and snow-white shores is a favorite backdrop for photographs. Usually the whole thing ends with photography. It is considered unsafe to swim in the quarry due to hazardous chemical compounds found in the water. So it turns out that not all white clay is good for the body!

The quarry is located near the village of Kaolinovy ​​near Kyshtym.

3. Shikhan** and Allaki*

Kasli district is rich in mysterious places. Thus, many people know the stone remains on Shikhan near Lake Arakul. Shikhan was formed by huge granite slabs and blocks, as if washed by water. The origin of the remains is unknown; some individual researchers even suggest that they appeared after the Flood. There are bizarre depressions on the stones - bowls.


There is another one in the same area mystical place, Where excursion groups travel less often. This " stone tents» on the shore of Lake Bolshie Allaki. On a small hill there are blocks of stone pressed against each other, and around there is not a single rock or mountain - a continuous plain. Archaeologists believe that the “stone town” served as a sanctuary.

To get to the fancy stones, you need to follow the Chelyabinsk - Yekaterinburg highway, before reaching Tyubuk, turn left. You can focus on the village of Krasny Partizan. To climb the remains of Shikhan, you can get to the village of Vishnegorsk, or to Silach. From these settlements follow on foot.

4. Urenga and Mont Blanc***

Longest ridge Chelyabinsk region Urenga originates directly from the city of Zlatoust. The highest point of the ridge is the Second Hill (Naked Mountain), the height of which reaches 1,198 m. It offers a magnificent view of the entire Taganay National Park.


To climb to the top, you need to get to the village of Veselovka, from there a dirt road leads to the top.

By the way, the Chelyabinsk region has not only its own Paris, but also its own piece of the Alps. The Taganay peak of the same name as the French mountain, Mont Blanc, is a place where not every tourist gets to. The reason is that Mont Blanc is located away from the main tourist trails. However, it's worth going there! All the main peaks of Taganay are visible from the mountain. But the easiest and most popular route in Taganay is the Black Rock; the climb will not be difficult even for those who have left a cozy apartment for the first time.

5. Big Nurgush***

In another national park – “Zyuratkul” – the highest point of the Chelyabinsk region is located - 1,406 meters. Geographically, this is the Satka district. The hike to the top will be a landmark event; the route is good for those who want to test their strength before steeper peaks. The one-way journey will be 14 km. Tourists begin their journey early in the morning from the shelter “At the Three Peaks”, this is the last place to rest before the ascent; there is no other warm corner on the tourists’ way. It’s better to leave heavy things here so you can walk lightly. Experienced travelers advise going to Big Nurgush in summer or winter; late autumn is also good. In the off-season, when everything in the city has melted, the mountains are still full of water, and if you fall through the snow, you can end up with your foot in a stream. So during this period you will need to take spare clothes and shoes.

6. Pritesy on the Ai River*

Rich in natural attractions, the shores of the purest mountain rivers Sim and Ai.

In the Katav-Ivanovsky district, seven kilometers from the village of Serpievka, on the right bank of the Sim River, there is one of the most famous caves in the Chelyabinsk region - Ignatievskaya. Unique cave drawings, which, according to scientists, were drawn from six to eight thousand years ago.

On the banks of the Ai River on the border with Bashkiria, a real cave city is the Sikiyaz-Tamak cave complex, which has 42 separate grottoes.

We also recommend visiting the Big Stone Cliffs located along the Ai River. This is a high and extended rock wall, up to 100 meters high, and at the same time a natural observation deck, offering wonderful views of the local beauty.

7. Sights of Miass*

A beautiful view of the pearl of the Urals - Lake Turgoyak - opens from Bald Mountain. Lake Inyshko is also clearly visible from here. You should start your journey to the mountain directly from Lake Inyshko itself.

A few kilometers from Bald Mountain there is another interesting peak to visit - the Zaozerny ridge (Falcon Rocks).

8. Korkinsky section*

An unusual route could be a visit to the Korkinsky open-pit mine. Despite the fact that it is sometimes blamed for all environmental troubles by residents of Chelyabinsk and nearby settlements, this is an amazing place. The Korkinsky open-pit mine is the second largest coal mine in the world. Its depth is more than 500 meters, and the diameter of the funnel is one and a half kilometers. It is better to see all the power and grandeur of the quarry in calm weather. Otherwise, it will be difficult to see anything due to the accumulation of coal dust in the section. Located near the village of Rosa.

9. Arkaim**

Few people have not heard of the ancient settlement of Arkaim. However, there are some surprises here too. It is surprising that not all travelers, coming to Arkaim, visit the settlement itself. Many, getting to tent camp and hills, they believe that they have visited a place of power. But to get to the settlement itself, where the reconstruction of the dwellings of the Arkaim residents is now presented, and where the houses themselves were previously located, you need to walk several kilometers ( general route round trip 5 km), the excursion can be booked at the travel agency near tent city.

They also avoid several peaks far from the camp. As a rule, tourists climb Shamanka, Mount of Love, Mount of Repentance, located near the tents. Rarely does a tourist get to Mount Reason, which is located 16 km from the camp. It is believed that this mountain gives clarity of mind, and the path to true knowledge is never easy! Many here begin to feel dizzy and their health worsens - some researchers claim that the mountain is a source of radiation of powerful energy flows.

Seven kilometers from the camp stands the Mountain of the Seven Seals, which is considered the place where the “third eye” can open. Routes in different directions from the camp can turn into interesting hikes as part of a visit to Arkaim.

By the way, the Bolshaya Karaganka River, which goes around the settlement of Arkaim, is considered sacred by esotericists and is called the sister of the Ganges. There is a local belief that in order to look one year younger, you need to descend into it as many times as the person is old.

Designations of route difficulty levels:

* - easy

** - average

*** - heavy

Families are created on hikes

The guys from Chelyabinsk have been professionally organizing hikes for a couple of years now. The personal tourist experience of Evgeniy Konovalov and Alexander Pshenichny is much longer than this period. At some point I wanted to involve active recreation those around you. This is how the Everest company was created, organizing hikes, rafting and other events, both in the Southern Urals and in interesting places Russia.

Our region has something to brag about, Evgeniy says knowledgeably. In his opinion, the Southern Urals are rich in natural attractions, and few others are inferior in their quantity.

– There are many places in Russia with beautiful nature. But there are more tourism facilities in our region than in other regions of the country. These are all kinds of caves, lakes, of which we have more than three thousand, etc.,” says Evgeniy Konovalov.

Guests from other regions went on hikes with the guys more than once. Tourists from Moscow, Yoshkar-Ola, Arkhangelsk, and St. Petersburg came to the Southern Urals specifically to see local attractions.

The main tourists traveling with Everest are young people under the age of 30, and for the most part these are those who prefer to travel around Russia, bypassing exotic countries.

– Our tourists joke that Everest connects hearts. Young people look closely at each other during hikes, then create couples and families,” smiles Evgeniy Konovalov. “Pensioners also come with us, of course, there were five people on one trip, so they all became friends with each other. During hikes, friendly get-togethers are formed, everyone is happy to communicate. Bad people don't go camping!

Expert


Alexander Pshenichny, the organizer of tour trips, explained why vacationing with a backpack on your back is attractive:

– We need to take a break from civilization more often, go into the forest, mountains for a few days, a week, to relax in the full sense of the word. After all, what is a traditional vacation with lying on the beach near the sea? People simply exchange one apartment for another, only a “pond of water” is added nearby. This does not allow you to completely relax your mind, calm down, or stop. On a hike, the tasks are simple - make a fire, find food, this is what helps you get away from the worries of city everyday life.

When you climb the mountains, there are indescribable emotions, overcoming yourself. Hiking shapes my personality, it not only strengthens the body, but also the spirit, with each hike I exceed my own limit and grow as a person, a personality, a man.

What could be better than the crackling of a fire on a dark night or swimming in Turgoyak on a hot summer day? And in the evening you lie in a hammock and look at the stars. This is real relaxation.

In addition, on hikes you can always find like-minded people and hear wise advice. On routes we often communicate with completely different people; these are living sources of information who share their life experiences. So sometimes you go on a hike with a problem and come back with a solution.

How to dress for a hike?

During the cold period, the order is as follows: first thermal underwear, then a jacket or fleece sweatshirt. We complete the toilet with a ski suit. These three layers of clothing guarantee that the tourist will not freeze or get wet. An expensive item of expenditure is shoes, it is better if they are special hiking ones. Typically, such boots are sold in sports stores and cost about 7-8 thousand rubles, but during sales the prices are significantly reduced.

In summer you will need two types of shoes - sneakers and flip flops. Clothes are mostly cotton - trousers, T-shirt. For the evening - a warm fleece jacket. Since the mountains are often windy, you may need a windbreaker. In the hot season, you can’t do without a panama hat and sunglasses.

What to put in your backpack?

Packing a backpack also differs depending on what time the hike is organized, as well as its duration. If you have to spend the night outdoors, the number of things increases sharply.

You will always need something to drink (a thermos of tea in the winter, one and a half to two liters of water in the summer), a snack, matches, spare clothes (socks, mittens in the winter), and on some hikes, shoes, a raincoat in the off-season and in the summer.

If the hike lasts for several days, then a tent, sleeping bag, foam (a reliable thermal insulator, used to protect tourists from the cold of the ground while hiking), a rain awning (in summer), an axe, a pot and utensils for cooking, and always a guitarist with an instrument for fun.

In addition to a regular flashlight (a headlamp is convenient), in winter you cannot do without “flashlights” for your feet. This personal equipment protects the lower limbs from stones, sand, snow and water getting into the shoes. They look like covers and are worn over boots and the bottom of trousers.

By the way! It is better to go hiking with a phone with maps and GPS installed or with an experienced traveler. The latter is preferable and safer.

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In the final part of the story about the trip to the Urals, I will summarize the accounting results and tell you how much such a week-long trip by car in pursuit of dumplings could cost. I will describe our car life and show the car itself, where we drove it and why. How we got stuck in Magnitogorsk. How are the roads Vladimir region They took one wheel from us. How the Tilt-Shift lens was broken. What is the Bashkir buffet “Guzel” and much more.

According to tradition, we changed our route already during the trip. We decided not to go through the north. According to readers, the road there is much worse than the M-7. Final movement map:

1. We left at five o’clock in the evening and at midnight we were already drinking tea at Nizhny Novgorod together with the famous Lekha Lifanov lifanov_l_bpyc . It happened in the lounge bar “Bar Mesto”. It was delicious and not cheap, which didn’t really fit into our concept of cheap travel and eating at roadside cafes. I will say in advance that this is already the second concept that collapsed after the first - non-alcoholic. More on this below.

The Volga M-7 federal highway from Moscow to Ufa is boring and wavy. The worst section of the road is in Chuvashia in front of Cheboksary. It's amazing how a federal road can have such a bad surface. On the way there (that is, towards the Urals) it was still tolerable, but at the same time unbearable - immediately after Nizhny there was such heavy snow that we drove four hundred kilometers to Kazan all night. Visibility was zero, traffic too, it was not clear where to go. But the snow leveled out all the potholes and holes. By the time we were driving back, everything had melted, liquefied and crawled. I was very worried about the integrity of the disks, but they arrived safely in the Vladimir region.

Typical landscapes from the window:

2. From MKAD to ChKAD we drove exactly 1790 kilometers. We drove without spending the night for about 30 hours.

3. Before the trip, they scared us with Bashkir traffic cops, but they didn’t say anything about roadside cafes. Once in Bashkortostan, we immediately tensed up and turned on double control of road signs. Before the important journey, it was decided to have breakfast at the Guzel buffet. Feels like jumping into a bathhouse after a bath ice lake, so after “Bar Mesto” have breakfast at Guzel’s. To wash your hands in the toilet - 10 rubles per person. The toilet is a separate building, locked with a key, which is issued at the checkout. Smoking is prohibited in the building, smoking is paid - 100 rubles. The food is so-so. “Yelling from the table is not yet an order,” they answered my question about the readiness of the manta rays.

4. Closer to the Urals, the landscapes became more picturesque and hilly.

5. In Bashkortostan, I was pleased with a funny feature of the arrangement of road signs. The no overtaking signs are in good order, but the signs for lifting the ban have all disappeared somewhere. There are no markings either. And sometimes you crawl at 70 km/h behind a truck, the road is straight, wide and with holes. And it’s scary to overtake - it’s a pity.

6. The road from Ufa to Chelyabinsk, although it goes through the mountains, is not as interesting as the road through Magnitogorsk. Although, in both cases we didn’t take a single shot - the views seemed beautiful, but there was nothing to shoot.

7. Real beauty began in the production of the Urals. It was industrial types, plants and factories, that were the purpose of our trip. In five days in the Urals we managed to do a lot: visit five large ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy plants, climb a dozen Chelyabinsk roofs, drive two thousand kilometers between Ural cities(logistics of movement let us down) and get stuck on the tram tracks in Magnitogorsk.

This time we got a spacious and large (compared to the previous trip) Chevrolet Orlando LTZ (maximum configuration).

2.0D Turbo, diesel, 163 hp (120.0 kW)
Automatic 6-speed transmission
LTZ package

9. We drove into some of the production facilities directly by car and rode between trucks and bulldozers. The Pervouralsky New Pipe Plant and Height 239 turned out to be particularly elegant areas. You can even photograph weddings there. One hundred percent art.

10. Karabashmed.

11. Kind people from the management of one of the metallurgical plants gave us big volume Russian literature. Inside the volume lay a bottle of vodka neatly. After icy nights it served as a means of preventing acute respiratory infections. We're having a non-alcoholic trip.

12. The discovery of the whole trip was, of course, Magnitogorsk. There is an ideal road leading to it from Chelyabinsk, which will be the envy of all of Chuvashia. Along the way, the temperature outside dropped to -40º, the moon was shining in the sky, and oncoming cars met once an hour. Having entered Magnitogorsk, the weather changed sharply - it immediately warmed up by 15º and light snow began to fall. Then we realized that we had entered the Magnitogorsk clouds of the iron and steel plant. The city looked something like this:

13. Magnitogorsk is one of the world's largest centers of ferrous metallurgy, half hidden in the clouds of its own production on frosty days. We checked into a nice Corona Hotel on Komsomolskaya Street and at two o'clock in the morning we decided to see the city. His tipsy friend was sitting in the lobby with the security guard:
- Good night. Are there any observation decks in the city from where you can see good view? - I turned to the company.
- E-e-there is, on the other side. - the friend drawled.
- Show me on the map? We could go there now.
- Now? Are you crazy? These are there, factory ones. Well, they are all this, that type.
- We're by car.
- Ah-ah-ah, by car, then it’s a different matter. We thought you were...

Co observation deck Only part of Magnitogorsk opened.

About four o'clock in the morning a funny thing happened. I decided to turn around tram rails- they were level with the road with rolled snow. There is asphalt under the snow, just like here in Moscow, I thought, and turned around. We took a few photos and decided to go to the hotel. I started to turn around again and sat down between the rails. It turned out that there was no asphalt between the tracks, only snow. Kolya pushed me, pushed me, but didn’t push me out. They sat down tightly, with their bellies on the rails.

Night from Saturday to Sunday, it was -36 degrees outside. It's like a dragon puffing and roaring at a metallurgical plant. In clouds of steam and smoke with the sound of a flying supersonic fighter erupts giant volcano of blue color. Then it goes out, and now a bright glow flares up on the other side - the slag is being drained. There is no one on the road except a white Chevrolet Orlando across the tram tracks. There was one consolation - there should be enough diesel fuel until the morning, when the first tram with metallurgists would leave.

Suddenly a tiny car stopped. The foggy driver's window opened.
- Are you stuck?
- Yes, do you have a cable?
- There is no rope, we are late for the airport.
- Well, maybe we can try to push quickly?
- Just quickly. - and from somewhere out of the machine as many as five people came out!

Six of us will push out, I thought! But the car didn’t even move. The guys got dirty, wished us success in meeting the morning metallurgists and left for the airport. On the other side, a guard stopped on the Niva, but also without a cable. I had to find a cable in our car. It turned out that the emergency kit had everything, even a vest and gloves. They began to pull. The Niva roared strainedly and stalled. The clutch smelled. At some point, it seemed that VAZ was about to die, but still the domestic auto industry was able to get us back on the road. I thanked the driver and promised myself not to turn around again through the tram tracks in Magnitogorsk.

14. In the morning the picture didn’t change much, so we slept through breakfast.

16. View from Europe to Asia. The city is located on the eastern slope of the Southern Urals, on the Ural River (the right bank in Europe, the left bank in Asia).

17. Control tower style contraption. One of the few plant structures that can be seen in the clouds.

18. It was very sad to leave Magnitogorsk. We liked the city. “The first socialist city in the Urals” demanded more attention, but things in Moscow could not wait. There were 1600 kilometers left to get home.

19. Now a few words about Chevrolet Orlando. Despite a good forward view, unfortunately, it was not possible to shoot through the windshield. The picture floated as if filmed through an airplane window.

20. This time all our things fit perfectly in the trunk, even a Chelyabinsk broom found a place. But the boombox broke and didn’t work again. It is worth noting that with each trip we take with us less and less unnecessary things. For example, to Baikal, we no longer took two red buckets.

The fact that we placed our cameras on top of this whole heap of goods was an unforgivable connivance. At night, while unloading at a hotel in Magnitogorsk, one of the cameras (Canon Mark III) fell out and fell down with a Tilt-Shift lens. The lock on one of the slides broke. Sunday was officially declared a day of mourning.

21. In general, Orlando is a 7-seater car. The rear seats fold down to form a flat floor and a fairly voluminous trunk, but with a high loading level. If you fold down the middle row, move the front seats back and put something under your head, then you can safely sleep two people in the car (only at the same time put all your things somewhere).

22. The same angle, only from the side.

23. If you use the two rear seats, the trunk volume is reduced to the size of a glove compartment. That is, in the city, 7 people can comfortably move by car, but going long distance is a dubious option. At a minimum, you need to install a roof rack.

24. The instrument panel is not much different from the Chevrolet Cruze. Still the same “transformers” style, similar finishing materials. In general, everything is convenient and already familiar. The main thing is that there is a knob to adjust the volume)

I was very glad that we got a diesel car. The 163 l/s turbocharged engine easily accelerated our bus when overtaking. There were no problems with acceleration dynamics. Driving with such an engine is a pleasure.

The road to Nizhny Novgorod was smooth and without snow. The average consumption, taking into account the eternal traffic jam in Balashikha, was 6 liters per 100 km. In the Chuvash snowstorm and off-road conditions, consumption increased to 6.6 liters. For the entire trip with stops, filming and Magnitogorsk, the consumption increased to 7.3.

25. As far as I understand, the platform for this car came from the Chevrolet Cruze, with some modifications by Korean engineers. Externally, the car looks like a crossover, but this impression is deceptive. Visibility is better than in the Cruze, the driver's position is higher, but the ground clearance remains the same. At the same time, I did not like the performance of the suspension. Even on small bumps and potholes, the car shook noisily, ringing our priceless goods in the trunk. The smoothness and softness of the ride is clearly better in the Chevrolet Cruze. Maybe due to the fact that the body weight is less than that of the Orlando, maybe South Korea The roads are smoother, maybe because we got a car with low-profile R18 tires.

26. There is a hiding place in the central control panel. We even managed to call GM and be indignant - a modern car, but there is no USB or aux output! It turned out that everything was hidden in a cache. But again, there is no option to close the lid without removing, for example, the wire with the telephone. We found out through experience that if you slam the lid with force, the wiring becomes pitifully bent, but continues to work.

27. On the way back to Vladimir, a ten-kilometer traffic jam was noticed on Yandex. I definitely didn’t want to stand in it, so we took a detour. We may not have lost in time, but the Vladimir land took the cast 18-inch disc from us.

28. We weren’t the only ones who turned out to be so smart and took a detour. Together with hundreds of trucks and cars, we crawled along a narrow and winding bypass road at a speed of no more than 40 km/h. The local asphalt was clearly not ready for such high speeds and such traffic, so it all fell apart. We also fell into one of the craters, after which the sad sound of a deflated wheel entered the cabin.

29. I have extensive experience in changing wheels in the most vile conditions, but I have never used an “external” spare wheel, especially in the Vladimir region. The thought that now I would have to crawl into the mud under the car and unscrew something did not lift my spirits. After carefully examining the spare tire mounting system, it became clear that nothing was clear. We called GM. It turned out to be much simpler than we thought - the wheel fastening is loosened with a special key directly from the trunk - under the floor there is a small compartment for small items, and there are also bolts for securing the spare wheel. This is the first time I have come across such a system. A fragile girl may not be able to cope with changing a tire alone, but a grown man can definitely do it.

Once again, Kolya’s super flashlights came in handy. We stopped in the wrong place, right at the turn, and took up an entire lane. On the side of the road in the muddy slurry I would not be able to use the jack. The additional illumination of the triangle did its job. Drivers slowed down a hundred meters before our car and slowly drove around us in oncoming traffic.

30. It took half an hour to replace the wheel. When we were about to leave, another citizen fell into the pit. Also minus one wheel and tire. We returned to the treacherous hole and placed a water bottle filled with snow in it.

31. Hello to the road services of the Vladimir region!

32. The end of the story about the second trip to Russia.

Results of the trip.

Schedule:
February 17. Start in the evening from Moscow. Late dinner in Nizhny Novgorod.
18th of Febuary. Driving to Chelyabinsk without overnight stays. Breakfast at Guzel's. Closer to night, check-in at the Malachite Hotel in Chelyabinsk.
February 19. Shooting the city from the roofs, relaxation, food.
February 20th. Filming the city from the roofs, filming the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant and the Mikheevsky Mining and Processing Plant.
February 21. Shooting the city from the roofs, shooting Height 239 and Karabashmed.
February 22. Moving to Pervouralsk, filming at the Pervouralsk Novotrubny Plant, transfer to Magnitogorsk.
February 23. Night and day shooting in Magnitogorsk. Departure to Moscow. Dinner in Ufa.
24 February. Overnight in Kazan, tire replacement near Vladimir and arrival in Moscow.

We spent 77 hours in the car.

From MKAD to MKAD we drove a beautiful 5555 kilometers (actually 5556, but I rounded up).
Average fuel consumption was 7.3 liters per 100 km.

Expenses in rubles:
12,990 is a little more than 400 liters of diesel fuel.
15,966 - food and groceries during the trip. This time we ate like kings (except for the Guzeli buffet, of course). The most expensive feasts were in Yekaterinburg (bill 4,400), in Nizhny Novgorod (2,500 rubles) and dinner in Ufa (1,500 rubles).
2,466 - products purchased in Moscow.
23,200 - four nights in Chelyabinsk at the Malachite Hotel. 5,800 rubles per room, plus breakfast.
3 900 - 4x local number in Magnitogorsk, Korona hotel.
1,650 - room in a road hotel in Kazan, I don’t remember the name.
3,765 - other expenses (canister, which was not needed again, washing the car twice, taxi, thanks to the Niva driver)
1,000 fine to Kolya for sleeping in the back seat without a seat belt.
2 rubles - two lumps of sugar in a cafe in Kazan.

Total 64,939 for everyone or 21,646 rubles per person.

That's all. Thank you for your attention!

Today, we have already returned from a March trip to Lake Baikal and the Olkhon Peninsula. Three trips gone. Next week, look for photos of ice and the incredible beauty of Lake Baikal. And I am writing this post on the Moscow-Krasnoyarsk plane. I'm flying to the reindeer herders for a holiday.