Golden Ural (rafting + horseback riding)

Duration – 9 days

1 day
Arrival to Ekaterinburg. Transfer in hotel. Accommodation in hotel. Lunch.
Excursion program.
Dinner in your own way. Spend the night in hotel (double room)
2 day
Breakfast in a hotel
Transfer to the settlement of Kaga (600 km).
On the way we drive past some uralian towns: Kasli, Kyshtym, Miass, Uchaly, Beloretsk.
Besides we’ll cross a few nature-landscape zones: coniferous and mixed forest, steppe-forest, mountain forest zones. Lunch – in the town of Miass, situated on the bank of the river Miass, widely known as “gold” river. In XIX^th century in this river valley there were found a few gold nuggets, among them was the biggest one in Russia – the gold nugget “Gold Triangle” with weight about 36 kg. In Miass we can visit the mineralogical museum, if it is open for public this day.
Accommodation in a tourist centre.
Dinner. Russian Baths.
3 day
Breakfast
Preparation of equipment. Lunch
Visit the museum of local lore and Nikolskaya Church.
Dinner. Russian Baths.
4 day
Breakfast
Riding (25 km) to the foot of Mt “Bolshoi Shatak” (1271 m), the mountain ridge Bash-Tau (Head-Stone, in Bashkir language). Lunch – on the way
Accommodation in a tent camp (double tents)
Dinner
5 day
Breakfast
Riding (19 km)” to the upper reaches of the stream Kukhtur.
Lunch – on the way
Accommodation in a tent camp (double tents) on the bank of the river Belaya.
Dinner
6 day
Breakfast
Preparation of catamarans. Start of rafting. Lunch
Rafting to the river Chernaya mouth. Accommodation in a tent camp (double tents) on the bank of the river Belaya.
Dinner
7 day
Breakfast
Continuation of rafting. Excursion to the geological monument of nature - «Äîìåííûå âîðîòà». Lunch. End of rafting. Return to the settlement of Kaga.
Dinner.
8 day
Breakfast
Transfer to Yekaterinburg. Accommodation in a hotel (standard double rooms)
9 day
Breakfast
Transfer in an airport.