SAYAN MOUNTAINS.Russian Sayansky Khrebet large upland region lying along the frontiers of east-central Russia and Mongolia. Within Russia the mountains occupy the southern parts of the Krasnoyarsk kray (region) and Irkutsk oblast (province), the northern part of Tuva, and the west of Buryatiya.

TUVA. It's hard to believe but you can see rock drawings that are more then 3-5 thousand years old. Moreover you will witness how the archaeologists make the copies of the petroglyphs onto the paper for further study. You may also learn the purpose of the mysterious vertical stones, standing upon the earth all over Khakassia.

KHAKASSIA, with its over 30,000 monuments of ancient culture, is often called the "archaeological Mecca" of Siberia. lt is famous for its huge burial mounds which originally resembled the pyramids of the Egyptian pharaohs, and also for such archaeological finds as fine jewelry made of gold.

KYZYL is located in the place of confluence of the rivers By-Khem and Ka-Khem, which form famous Yenisey. It was founded by tsar's government in 1914 as a sign of main point in floating. Today Kyzyl is a big town the main sightseeng's of which are the monument of Centre of Asia, National Museum of Tuva, Shaman's Clinic.

SHUSHENSKOE village was founded in the first part of the 18th century by Russian cossacks. It is an urban village, situated near Big Shush river falls into Enisey, in 721 km. to the South from Krasnoyarsk. For the long time Shushenskoe has been the place of politics exile. Nowadays ancient folk traditions and Siberian hospitality take much more interest.

SIBERIAN BANYA is an unusual wooden building where people wash themselves and warm with hot and wet steam.The main parts of Siberian banya are an oven, with a stone (kamenka),"polok" where people lie or sit and rest, large pans with hot and cold water, switches for steaming out .

SIBERIAN YURTS. Yurts’ complex “Akhtas” is located in 140 km. from Abakan, on the left bank of Askiz river, on the border of the mountains of Altay and Sayany, just on the territory of National reserve of Khakassia. Accommodation – in real yurts, built especially for comfortable rest. Every yurt is for two, dining room, lavatories, show-rooms.