Days	Program of the tour	Notes
Day 1	The tourists arrive from Moscow; they are met at the airport of Kyzyl, transferred to the yurt's complex "By-Khem"*. They have spare time, rest, those who wish can walk through the outskirts and go up the nearest hill to watch the whole By-Khem valley. Evening bonfire. *Accommodation will be in the yurt complex "By-Khem". Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	"By-Khem" is a yurts' camp, located just on the riverbank of the By-Khem (in Tuvan - Big Yenisey). Accommodation is in the real Tuvan yurts built by the Tuvan craftsmen specially for tourists. The yurts will fill you with thoughts and feelings of the past, mysterious and eternal.
Day 2	Breakfast. The group goes to the east, to the tourist camp "Vasilyevka"* (180 km.) Lunch. The tourists can go boating, bathing and sunbathing and catch the tastiest fish - grayling and colt. In the evening - real Siberian banya. *Accommodation is in the tent camp. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	At "Vasilyevka" there are cozy wooden houses located on the bank of the river. To get there tourists have to use a ferry-boat, which works using the power of the river. This ferry is the only bridge between civilization and old-believers land.
Day 3	Breakfast. The group goes to the river of old believers' at the river Sisim where they can see daily life, rites and traditions of these unusual people. Meeting with local people are amasing. It is a real trip through out the time into another world with other values and interests. Evening bonfire, dinner. *Accommodation in "By-Khem". Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	The history of these settlements begins in 18 century and is still alive. There is no transport or other conveniences of civilisation, they live with the help of nature. The trip passes along the banks of the Ka-Khem river (in Tuvan - Small Yenisey). You'll have outstanding impression and will never forget the Siberian nature.
Day 4	Early in the morning the group goes to the south to the lake Tere-Khol, one of the most beautiful but difficult to access lakes (250km.) Our trip passes through the territory of the Ubsunurskaya hollow. On the bank of the lake the group comes to the nomad's yurt. Acquaintance with daily life of a Tuvan family makes a big impression on our guests. Arrival to the lake, accommodation in the tents' camp. Bathing in the lake, evening bonfire, dinner. *Accommodation in the tent camp. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	Tere-Khol lake stretches in the mountain hollow for 10 km. from the south-west to the north-east. Pikes and ides live there. Native people use this water for drinking too. The Ubsunurskaya hollow is one of the most unique places of Asia, where the nature created so-called "parade of landscapes". During a day you can see sandy deserts, steppes, forest-steppes, mountain ridges covered with snow, tundra and bogs. In the Ubsunurskaya hollow you can see the northernmost deserts and in its frames - the Southernmost tundra.
Day 5	Breakfast. Returning to the yurt's camp there is a big burial mound with a ring not far from the road. Near the mound there's a deer's stone with the image of "flying deer". Lunch will be in unusual place, so-called "ovaa", the place where Tuvan shamans hold their rites. Return to "By-Khem", rest, dinner. In the evening camp - a bewitching show: a ritual blessing for health and happiness at the fire ring. *Accommodation in the yurts' complex "By-Khem". Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	"Ovaa" - the place where Tuvan shamans hold their rites. "Deer's stone" with the image of "flying deer" - Such monuments are met in Tuva very rarely, mostly one can see them in Mongloia. 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 the same ritual all together. In this purification ritual you can plunge into meditation or you can make a wish and it will come true.
Day 6	Breakfast. The group goes to the west to the mineral spring called Arjaan Shiviling (420km.). In translation Arjaan means "saint water, mineral water, curative spring". Before lunch there is a stop near the breathtaking mountain Khayrakan*. Lunch is on the grass, in the company of "Seven Sisters" - century years old larch trees, growing from one root. Then visiting monument of "Chinggis-Khaan"* . Arrival to the spring, have dinner, and have a rest near by the evening bonfire. *Accommodation will be in the tents' camp. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	"Shiviling" is a radon spring. It's located on the top of the fold Shiviling on the left bank of the Khemchik River in 10-15km from the village Baytal. There are more than 50 curative springs met in Tuva, mineral and sweet. The Tuvans worship the springs, sing songs about them and always keep the rite of visiting and thanksgiving arjaan as a gift of nature. Several times a year shamans hold the rite of mystery, clearing arjaans. Just all types of mineral waters are met: carbonic, hydrosulphuric, salted, radon, acid etc. Khayrakan 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 Dalay 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? The monument of Chinggis-Khaan is 1.2 meters high stands alone in the endless steppe and nobody touches it. Why it is so you learn from the guide's story.
Day 7	Breakfast. Walking and watching outskirts, bathing, climbing the mountain Mongulek. Lunch is near the foot of the mountain not far from the ancient monuments. Coming back to the camp. Dinner. Evening bonfire. *Accommodation is in the tents' camp. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	The Mongulek mountain is 3577 meters high above the sea level, the special feature of this mountain is its beautiful ridges that it always covered with snow. From Mongulek one can see an outstanding panorama.
Day 8	Breakfast. Transfer to Kyzyl. A stop at the mountain Syn-Chureck. Native people call it "The heart of a Maral". You'll see how to copy these images to the paper to take them with you as the rarest souvenir. Climbing the mountain Syn-Chureck you can observe a wonderful view of the outskirts. Then you'll have picnic near the foot of the mountain. After picnic - the continuation of the trip to Kyzyl. Arrival to the yurts' camp "By-Khem". Dinner. Evening bonfire. *Accommodation is in the yurt's camp "By-Khem". Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	Syn-Chureck is famous for its unusual form and also ancient rock's drawings of different epochs, beginning of the epoch of bronze. The rock drawings take special 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.
Day 9	Excursion to Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva, visiting the Geographical Centre of Asia. Visiting Buddhist temple where you'll listen to the sermon of the real lama. The main part of the daily program is visiting of the Shaman's clinic. The real shamans, old and young, tell you about their traditions, rites and their capabilities. Those 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 is at the restaurant of Kyzyl where Tuvan traditional dishes cuisine will be cooked specially for the guests. Visit to the National Museum of Tuva, the souvenir' shop and the atelier of the national dress. After dinner - the performance of the traditional throat singing - "Khoomej". The throat singing is 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 is in the yurts' camp "By-Khem" . Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.	Kyzyl is located in the place of confluence of the rivers By-Khem (Big Yenisey) and Ka-Khem (Small Yenisey), which form famous Yenisey (Ulug-Khem). It was founded by tsar's government in 1914 as a sign of main point in floating. Nowadays Kyzyl is a big town, buried in verdure, the main sightseeing's are the monument of Centre of Asia, National Museum of Tuva, Shaman's Clinic. Geographical Centre of Asia is the monument, which is symbolically situated close to the place of the river confluence - By-Khem (Big Yenisey) and Ka-Khem (Small Yenisey). From this point the famous Great Yenisey begins and crosses Siberia from South to North. The ancient building of the National Museum of Tuva is a historical monument itself. Different archaeological finds of various epochs are presented here. 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. In the Shaman's Clinic there's real shamans they tell you about their traditions, rites and their capabilities. Those 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 shamans.
Day 10	Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Departure to Moscow.

Tour includes: Hotel, double accommodation in the yurt's camps, accommodation in the tent camp on the route. 3 meals a day in the yurt's camp, Full Board. Transfers. Excursions, concerts, maintenance staff, bilingual guide, visa-support, insurance.

In case of bad weather the program changes for the alternative program: (8 days/9 nights)

Day 8	Visiting of the burial mound "Arjaan-2". Also this day you'll visit Tsar's valley. Picnic is at the "arjaan" in the silence and the tuvan steppes. Afterwards the group goes toward the border with Krasnoyarsk region, makes a stop on the sight area with the breathtaking view on Tuva. Returning to "By-Khem". Dinner. Evening bonfire. *Accommodation will be in the yurts' camp "By-Khem". Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	The excavations of this mound began in 2001 by the group of archaeologists from Saint Petersburg in common with German specialists. The appearance of "arjaan" dates 6 century BC. A grave of the "Tsar" and "Tsaritsa" (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.
Day 9	Breakfast. Everybody will be offered a very interesting and breathtaking rafting on the By-Khem river. The duration of the rafting is 6 hours, on the route there will be picnic and also visit nomads-settlement, living there. Rafting ends at the yurts' camp "By-Khem". Rest. Dinner. Evening bonfire. *Accommodation is in the yurts' camp "By-Khem". Breakfast, lunch, dinner.	A raft is a big boat and a very reliable "transport".

The alternative program budget includes: Picnic, transfers, saving waist-coats, oars, excursion to "Arjaan2", maintenance staff, instructor. Yurt's camp "By-Khem", Horseback riding, national Tuvan cuisine, rafting, yurt's camp "Vasil'evka".