Mysteries of ancient land

Arrival in Abakan by train. Meet with a guide. After short breakfast and rest, start Abakan city tour with visiting the biggest Hydro Power Electricity Station in Russia – Sayano-Shushenskaya. The dam was built in 1987, height 245 meters, the length of the ridge 1,070 meters, the width at the base of 110 meters, the width of the crest 25 meters.
It’s very impressive building, and it’s unbelievable how people built it across one of the most powerful rivers in world.
During our trip we will visit the view point and make some pictures of the Dam, then visit trout farm, located nearby to Sayano-Shusenskaya Hydro Power Electricity Station.
Overnight at Gladenkaya ski-resort.
Dinner.

Breakfast at hotel.
Departure to Kazanovka. This is the open-air museum which holds the secrets of thousands years. There we will visit White Stone (Ah-tas) and Khurtyakh Holl.
You won’t forget the excursion around Kazanovka reserve with exploring burial mounds and cave drawings of the ancients. You will see archeological finds dated 2-3 thousand years back, walking in the valley of Khurtuyakh kohl, here are some interesting rock paintings.
After lunch with the elements of national Khakassian dishes, we will continue to get acquaintance with traditions and customs of Khakas people.
We will visit a typical Khakassia house (wooden yurt), where we will know all the features of this house. To have a rest after a busy day, we suggest you to have fun with traditional Khakassian games.
Coming back to Abakan.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.
Departure to the north of Khakassia to enjoy amazing view of the Yenisei river, visiting open-air reserve-museum Oglakhty.
As arriving to Oglakhty, we will start our hiking tour from the visit center to the Forty Teeth Mountain.
We will know about archeological discoveries in the territory Oglakhty reserve, learn the types of cave paintings and hear the important part of ancient Khakassian history.
Then we will go uphill 965 steps with making short stops on the way to enjoy the view of the Yenisei river. Impressive cave painting are waiting for us on the top of the stairs.
Lunch will be organized in the open-air.
Coming back to Abakan.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.
As a highlight of our short trip will be the visit of Great Salbyk Mound.
Great Salbyk Mound is one of the biggest and mysterious ancient monuments of the South Siberia. The territory of Great Salbyk Mound belonged to the Tagarsk people very long time ago. This burial mound was built 3 thousand B.C. Great Salbyk Mound is a construction for one ancient tsar, the most imperious one during 25 centuries.
The constriction presents a hill with numerous stones, putted vertically in the earth. The weight of some stones are about 50 tons. Even nowadays people don’t know how those large stones were transported there. Many people admire this place and say that the mystery of Great Salbyk Mound is not less than famous Stonehenge.
Coming back to Abakan.
Dinner and overnight at hotel. After lunch free time in the city.
After lunch free time in the city. No guide assistance. You can continue your trip, going by train to Krasnoyarsk or Novosibirsk. Or next day morning fly to Moscow. Accommodation is not included this day (upon request)