What do we know about our past? And what is the source of these knowledge? Myths. Legends. Written documents. Rites.
The program "Siberian Rites" - is the trial to look at the history and to know how the forefathers of Central Asia nations was living, their historical destiny, customs and manners of living.
Every of one day's life of these nations is ritualised, there are a lot of various tabu. Every action in one day life shouldn't offend the fire, water or some of the strongest spirit, the keeper of the land not to loose your luck. Often you can see how people doing their ordinary house work ( cleaning the house, pouring the tea and stirring up the butter) turned out to shamans making their rites with great number of details. And the shaman's rite with all these simple actions, at the first sight, are full of conscience and concentration on what is happening.

Days	Program of the tour	Notes
Day 1	Morning - meeting in Abakan *, breakfast. Acquaintance with the town begins with Republic Regional Museum. Then the group goes to Minusinsk * where the tourist visit the pride of Krasnoyrsk region - Museum of Minusinsk, which was founded by Martjanov (pharmacologist) in 1877 *. After an interesting excursion tourists go to "Minal" *, acient alkogol plant, where the tourists know the history of the siberien drinks, try the best vodka, which got a lot of medals on the international exibitions. Get acquainted with specific of russian tables. After an interesting excursions tourists go to the historical village Shushenskoe *, then - lunch. In the evening there will be a show excursion to the State Ethnographical Museum "Shushenskoe". This wonderful atmosphere will surprise even a confirmed sceptic - the tourists will take part in the traditional evening meetings - "vechorka", national rites, games and dances. On parting they will be served a cup of tea and taste a bird cherry pie in the Russian izba. Dinner, free time. * Accommodation - hotel "Tourist" along with breakfast, lunch and dinner.	Long time Abakan was famous as the village Ust-Abakanskoe, in 1931 it was named as the river, on the bank of which it is situated -Abakan. In 1895-1880 was a great economical boom/ it was connected with opening of place of birth of gold in Minusinsk hollow The Minusinsk village appeared in 1793 at the place where the river Minusa falls in Yenisey. The place of ex-exsiles and ex-center of searching gold. The plant "Minal"- is one of the acient producers of real russian vodka in Siberia. According to deep traditions, Minal produces drink from the best sorts of millet, rye and barley, useful for health siberian grass and berry, spring water. The out door museum "Shushenskoe" - is a unique museum, where in peasant/s houses and yards recreated the way of living and working of peasants in 19-20 centuries,
TUVA The culture of this nation - is a culture of (wander) nomadic people, moving on the great, poor populated territory, the whole life of which is connected with their herds of horses, sheep, camels. The way of living of these people remains unchangeble for many centuries.. The world of mountains, forests and steppes that surrounded all over, is very rough, hard and inspired at the same time. The rivers and mountains are alive also, because they have soul and conscience. The Tuvan know everything of spirits - the masters of the mountains, mountain-passes, rocks and rivers. The universe one can imagine as organism of much layers populated with a lot of beings and spirits.
Day 2	The day begins with the visiting of the village Nigniy Suetuk. The group meet according to old russian tradition- with bread and salt. After the group leaves hospitable village, their itinerary goes through the East Sayan Mountains, which are believed to be the Earth end. Weather the end or not, but the view is outstanding and really breathtaking. Lunch is provided in the mountains with a view to the majestic Yergaki Ridge. After lunch the group will move on to Tuva. And the end of this route the tourists will meet with the host of the region - the Sleeping Sayan. Close to the evening the group reaches Tuva. It is amazing, but as soon as the coach crosses the border of the republic, the landscape suddenly changes. It seems that you have gone to another planet and another time. In most of the territory of Tuva there is no sign of civilisation. Visiting the burial mound "Arjaan II"*, the acquaintance with the funeral rite of the ancient people. Then the group goes to the border between Tuva and Krasnoyarsk region, makes a stop at the sight area with a wonderful view of Tuva. Closer to the evening the group will arrive in Tuva. The group makes a stop 22 km from the city Kizil, on the riverbank of Biy-Khem (in Tuvan - Big Yenisey), in the yurts' complex*. After dinner - the performance of the traditional throat singing - "khoomei"*. * Accommodation is in the yurts' complex "Biy-Khem" along with breakfast, lunch, and dinner	Nyzhny Suetuk was established by the Russian Cossacks-settlers in 1740 the village has kept all the patterns of the past. The guests are kindly meet with cackes and glaces and driving on the real cart along the village. You'll visit native people, their houses, get aquatinted with their daily life, taste home-made herbal-tea, jam, rolls. The Siberian tradition includes the home-made strong drinks with lard and pickled cucumbers. The mound "Arjan -2" * became one of the biggest archealogical sensation of the last ten years. It is one of the ancient Skythian mounds which is spread from Sayan to Dunaj, dated of the 6 century before our era. The pecularity of this "king's" burial monument is in the fact, that it didn't touch by thieves, and it gives the scientists the possibility to learn the structure of the building, the way of funeral rite and to look at real cloths, adornment and weapon. "Khoomei" is a fantastic capability of tuvan and some other Siberian peoples to emit simultaneously two or three sounds of different tone and to sustain the same sound during 25-30 seconds without taking a breath. Having close your eyes, it's hard to believe that the sounds are emitted by a person, not a musical instrument.
Day 3	Excursion to Kizyl*, the capital of Tuva, visiting the Geographical Centre of Asia Then a visit to the Buddhist temple where the tourists will hear the sermon of a real lama. The main part of the daily program is a visit to the Shaman clinic*. Lunch will be provided 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. The buildings with unrolling ribbons on the roof one can see in Tuva all over the way of the mountain-passes and high rocks. To tell the truth, it's a special ritual of building pyramids from stones ovaa* in the places where the real strong spirits live. On the way back 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. So the head of the family tells of some special rite: "the rite of cutting hair" *. In the evening camp - a bewitching show: a ritual blessing for health and happiness* at the fire ring takes place. * Accommodation in the yurts' complex "Biy-Khem". Breakfast, lunch, dinner	The geographical centre of Asia is a monument, which is located not far from the place of confluence of the rivers Byi-Chem (Big Enisey) and Ka-Chem (Small Enisey), which form famous Great Enisey (Ulug-Chem) floating from south to north. In 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. 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. Ovaa*- pyramids with pole and colourful ribbonsÅ. How the rite is held the tourist knows from guide's story. The rite of cutting hair* - is a special one. The Tuvan consider, that when the man appears this world, then his soul comes back from cosmos to him, just new body. That is why a small child is not still a human being , because he doesn't still rend his connection with cosmos. He is connected with cosmos by his hair till his three: three summers, three springs. Then the rite of cutting hair is held and this cosmos-man transfers to society. Many nations called this holiday "The Day of Birth"
Day 4	Breakfast, transfer to the airport, leaving for Moscow.