Today Khakassia has become one of the most popular tourist destinations. Holidays in this region are very different from the traditional pastime, but this is what attracts thrill-seekers and those who like to travel more actively than to bask on the beach. Khakassia is located in the southwest of Eastern Siberia. The length of its territory is four hundred and sixty kilometers. Almost a third of the republic's area is steppe and forest-steppe, while the rest is mountain-taiga landscapes.
Nature
Eastern slopes of the Abakan Ridge, Western Sayan Mountains, more than five hundred lakes… This is Khakassia, where rest is not only interesting, but also very informative. This picturesque region has such a large number of historical and natural attractions that it is difficult to see everything in one trip. That is why many people prefer to come here in their own cars in order to easily move around the entire small republic along the most interesting individual routes for themselves.
Extreme is no less developed heretourism, especially water. In Khakassia, there are many raftable rivers of various categories of complexity: Kizir, Kantegir, Ona, Kazyr, Abakan. The region is also very interesting for fans of speleotourism: there are more than one hundred and sixty caves on the territory.
Ski tourism
Fans of ski holidays have been coming here for many years. Khakassia confidently competes with the most famous European resorts. For athletes prepared trails of different categories of difficulty. You can ride on the mountain Gladenkaya, on the slopes in the vicinity of Priiskovy. And the track laid in the village of Vershina Tei is certified by the International Ski Federation.
Khakassia: holidays, prices
You can come to this region in any season. Khakassia, where rest allows you to recuperate, improve not only the body, but also the soul, offers a fairly wide range of opportunities. Here you can go rafting, fishing and hunting. In the forest-steppes and taiga forests, you can shoot capercaillie and deer, even bears are found. Khakassia offers a varied vacation, including skiing, archaeological and ecological tours. The republic has become popular also because of its low prices. For example, a ten-day tour with visits to historical and natural monuments will cost an average of twenty to thirty thousand rubles. The package includes transport services, excursions according to the tour program, accommodation at recreation centers and meals.
Lakes
For a vacation, the lakes of Khakassia will be an excellent option. Many people associate summer holidays withliving near a water body. And for this, this republic fits perfectly. There are more than five hundred lakes on its territory, many of which are healing. Tus, Bele, Shira, Shunet… Each water body has a specific therapeutic effect on the human body.
The miraculous water of these lakes is known far beyond the republic. People from all over the country come here to plunge into the waters, combine rest and treatment with an extensive tourist program. For this purpose, special summer tours are organized.
Khakassia, rest on the territory of which is not only sightseeing, but also he alth-improving in nature, is very proud of its mineral lakes and healing mud. Every year thousands of tourists come here, staying in boarding houses with secluded beaches, or set up in tents right on the shore.
Sufficiently developed tourist infrastructure has been created near some lakes: places to stay, food outlets, as well as entertainment venues. It also offers water activities such as water skiing or cycling.
Recreation centers
This region is famous not only for its lakes, but also for its steppes, rich in ancient cultural monuments - caves, where there were sites of ancient people, burials that are more than three thousand years old, menhirs, writing-stones, etc. Khakassia has excellent opportunities for the development of tourism infrastructure. Here you can see the flow of the Yenisei and the Ob, unique plants and animals,living in a vast forest area, snowy mountains, at the foot of which daisies bloom, etc.
A variety of recreation centers have been built for tourists throughout Khakassia. They offer their services both for those who travel economically, and for those who are not limited in funds, so they can afford to pay a very large amount for comfort. Khakassia allows rest not only passively, but also actively, it is famous for its archaeological sites and sacred places. Tourists go hiking or horse riding here, choosing the most interesting routes.
Lake Shira
Khakassia, where rest is gradually becoming more and more popular, has a sharply continental climate with cold winters and short but warm summers. That is why, with the onset of the season, tourists come here to have time to restore their bodies.
Lake Shira, located in the Minusinsk Basin, one hundred and sixty kilometers from Abakan, has a maximum depth of twenty meters. Its bottom rises in ledges to gently sloping shores covered with pebbles and a layer of sand, as a result of which quite comfortable beaches are formed. The mineral water of the lake with a high concentration of s alts and silt mud have healing properties.
The healing power of Lake Shira is mentioned in ancient Khakas tales and legends. The first vacationers came here in 1873. After excellent results of treatment, the popularity of the reservoir began to grow. And in 1891 the authorities openedhere is the first resort in the province, and today Lake Shira has become one of the most famous treatment areas in Siberia. On its shore there is a year-round sanatorium for 910 people. In summer, patients come here for the treatment of glaucoma. There is also a children's medical institution that accepts children from the age of six.
Bele Lake
This tectonic reservoir is located eight kilometers north of the Shire. It is considered the largest mineral lake not only in Khakassia, but throughout Eastern Siberia. One half of the reservoir - the western - is more fresh, while the eastern is close to the sea. The composition of the water is dominated by Glauber's s alt, which is why it is jokingly called the "great laxative".
Where to stay
Come to relax on the picturesque shores of such an amazing reservoir as Lake Bele! Khakassia, which has recreation centers everywhere, is famous for its protected, ecologically clean areas where you can have a great time and improve your he alth. Bele is just such a place. Despite the strong mineralization, fish is found in the lake, albeit in small quantities. Basically, this is a perch sailing from the Tuim River. Currently, work has begun on breeding trout and chum salmon. In addition to fishing, rest on Bela (Khakassia) can be supplemented with kitesurfing.
There is a base on the shore of the reservoir, which is called “Lake Bele”. It offers accommodation in separate campsites, designed for twelve places. The territory also hasa volleyball court, cafes and kiosks, a parking lot and a sports equipment rental point. The campsites have a specially equipped kitchen with an electric stove, refrigerator, kettle and crockery. The cost of renting one campsite starts from seven thousand rubles per day.
Lake Tus
Those who have skin diseases, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, women's problems of a gynecological nature come to this reservoir. There are also many who simply want to support their immunity by using relaxation methods to relieve stress. What does Lake Tus (Khakassia) offer tourists? The recreation center "Voskhod" is perhaps the best of those that are located along the banks of the reservoir. Here, vacationers are given the opportunity not only to live on the shore of the lake, the water of which is sulfate-chloride and magnesium-sodium in composition, containing a large number of microcomponents, but also to admire the relic mountains.
Comfortable accommodation in summer cottages, equipped with everything necessary for a normal holiday: a stove, refrigerator, dishes, bed linen - will cost guests in the amount of ten thousand rubles per day for two. Tourists who are not accustomed to "resort-field" conditions can rent a house with all amenities, including a bathroom and shower.
S alt baths and other wellness treatments are available, including massage, a phyto-barrel called Cedar He alth Resort, and pressotherapy.
There is a cafe and a shop on the territory of Voskhod. Here you can cook yourself or eat tasty and inexpensive food, relying on local chefs so as not to burden yourself with unnecessary worries. In the evenings, discos are held, and during the day on the sandy beach - events for children or themed entertainment competitions for the whole family. At the recreation center you can rent catamarans, bicycles, as well as volleyball or football balls and much more. The sandy beach of Lake Tus is equipped with comfortable sunbeds.
