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Shaman Quest
10 days / 9 nights
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Shaman Quest. ViaggiareinRussia.com. Meet the real shamans, old and young, get to know their traditions, rites and their capabilities. Everybody who wishes to have a look to the future, to pass the purification ritual or to learn about the state of health can make an appointment with any of the shamans.
DEPARTURE DATES-2005
18 Jul - 27 Jul, 25 Jul - 03 Aug, 05 Aug - 14 Aug, 19 Aug - 28 Aug, 12 Sep - 21 Sep.


Day 1

Arrival in Kyzil. Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation at yurts complex "Byi-Chem".
Welcome dinner.

Day 2

Breakfast.
Tourist camp "Vasilyevka" (180 km.) At “Vasilyevka” there are cozy wooden houses, pictorial located on the river’s bank. To get there the tourists have to use a ferry-boat, which works using the power of the river. This ferry is the only bridge between civilization and starover’s land. In the evening – real Siberian banya.
Lunch.
Accommodation at the tent camping.
Dinner.

Day 3

Breakfast.
Sizim-river -the group meets with daily life, rites and traditions of starovers. The history of these settlements begins in 18 century and is still alive. There is no transport or other conveniences of the civilisation, they live with the help of nature. The itinerary stretches along the banks of the Ka-Chem river (in Tuvan – Small Enisey). You’ll have outstanding impression and will never forget the Siberian nature.
Lunch.
Evening bonfire.
Accommodation at "Byi-Chem".
Dinner at the hotel.

Day 4

Breakfast.
Tere-Chol Lake - one of the most beautiful but difficult of access lakes (250km.) Our itinerary stretches through the territory of Ubsunurskaya hollow, one of the most unique places of Inner Asia, where the nature created so-called “parade of landscapes”. On the bank of the lake the group will come to the nomad’s yurt. The acquaintance with the daily life of the Tuvan family makes a big impression on our guests. During one day you can see sandy deserts, stepes, forest-stepes, mountain ridges covered with snow, tundra and bogs. In Ubsunurskaya hollow we see the most northern deserts and in its frames – the most South tundras.
Lunch.
Accommodation in the tent camping.
Evening bonfire.
Dinner.

Day 5

Breakfast -after breakfast – returning to the yurt’s complex, on route not far from the road there will be a big burial mound with an outward ring. Near the mound – a deer’s stone with the image of “flying deers”. Deer’s stone” with the image of “flying deers” - Such monuments are met in Tuva very rarely, mostly we can see them in Mongolia. Such monuments are called chereksurs, in tuvan it means “kirghize nest”.
Lunch.
Returning to "Byi-Chem".
Bewitching Show a ritual blessing for health and happiness at the fire ring takes place.This ritual is a talk to the spirits, a real magical ritual at the fireplace, followed by the prolonged sounds of a man and his tambourine. You will witness a most rare occasion when several shamans take part in one ritual all together. In this purification ritual you can plunge into meditation or you can think a wish and it will happen.
Dinner.

Day 6

Breakfast.
Mineral spring "Shiviling" (in tuvan) (420 km) - in translation it means “saint water, mineral water, curative spring”. There are more than 50 curative springs met in Tuva, mineral and sweet. The tuvans worship these springs, sing songs about them and always keep the rite of visiting and thanksgiving arjaan as a gift of nature.
Chayraktan mountain -is one of the most saint and respected places in Tuva. In 1992 it was chosen as the energetically strong place and was sanctified by the Delay Lama the 14th. Once a year the local shamans come to this place to revive, to strengthen and to clean their spirit. Why not take a chance to use this possibility
Lunch -You'll have lunch on the grass, in the company of "Seven Sisters" - century old larch trees, growing from only one root. Then visit "Chinggis-Khaan".
Chinggis-Khan -the figure 1.2 meters in height stands alone in the endless step and nobody touches it. Why it is so you'll learn from the guide's story.
Accommodation at the tent camping.
Dinner.

Day 7

Breakfast
. Mongulek -walking through the outskirts, bathing, climbing the mountain Mongulek. The height of Mongulek is 3577 meters above the sea level, the special feature of this mountain is its beautiful always covered with snow ridges. From Mongulek you can see an outstanding panorama.
Lunch -will be at the foot of the mountain, in the company of ancient monuments. After coming back to the camp you’ll have dinner, songs at the bonfire.
Accommodation at the tent camping.
Dinner.

Day 8

Breakfast.
Kyzil -transfer to Kyzyl, on route there will be a stop at the mountain Syn-Chureck, native people call it “The heart of a Maral”. You’ll be shown how to copy these images to the paper to take them with you as the rarest souvenir.
Syn-Chureck -is famous for its unusual form and also ancient rock drawings of different epochs, beginning from the epoch of bronze. The rock drawings take especial place among the huge variety of national richness of Tuva. More than 300 rock drawings with the images of animals and hunting scenes attract tourist’s attention. Having climbed the mountain Syn-Chureck you can observe a wonderful view of the outskirts. Then you’ll have a picnic at the foot of the mountain.
Evening bonfire.
Dinner.
* Alternative programme in case of bad weather
Breakfast
Visiting the burial mound “Arjan-2” and Char’s valley. A picnic at the “arjaan” among the silence and the tuvan steppes. Then the group goes toward the border with Krasnoyarsk region, makes a stop on the sight area with the breathtaking view on Tuva. The excavations of this mound were begun in 2001 by the group of archaeologists from S.Petersburg in common with German specialists. The appearance of “arjaan” dates 6 century BC. A grave of the “char” and “charicha” (a king and a queen) was found and there were a lot of golden wares, the common weight was near 20kg. All these prove that the Skythian culture was in the prime of life. The excavations were continued in 2002 in common with State Hermitage. In other parts of the burial mound unique remains of ancient dress and the burial place of 14 horses were found. Returning to “Byi-Chem”. Dinner, evening bonfire.

Day 9

Breakfast.
Excursion to Kyzil - the capital of Tuva, visiting the Geographical Centre of Asia.
Geographical Centre of Asia -the monument, which is symbolically situated close to the place of the river confluence – Biy-Khem (Big Yenisey) and Ka-Khem (Small Yenisey). From here begins the famous Great Yenisey river, which crosses Siberia from the South to the North. Then a visit to the Buddhist temple where you’ll hear the sermon of the real lama. The main part of the daily program is a visit to the Shaman clinic. The real shamans, old and young, will tell the guests their traditions, rites and their capabilities.
Everybody who wishes to have a look to the future, to pass the purification ritual or to learn about the state of health can make an appointment with any of the shamans.
Lunch. You’ll have lunch in the restaurant of Kizil where the traditional dishes of Tuvan cuisine will be cooked especially for the guests. Then a visit to the National Museum of Tuva, the souvenir shop and the atelier of the national dress.
Dinner -after dinner – the performance of the traditional throat singing – “khoomei”. The throat singing – a fantastical capability of the Tuvan people (and some other Siberian peoples) to emit simultaneously two or three sounds of different tone and to sustain the same sound for 25-30 seconds without taking a breath. If you close your eyes it is hard to believe that the sounds are emitted by a person and not by a musical instrument.
Accommodation at yurt's complex "Biy-Khem".

Day 10

Breakfast. Departure transfer.

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