Few places on earth can compete in beauty with Altai - the true treasure of Siberia. Nature created real splendor here. How much strength, power and grandeur carry amazing mountain peaks crowned with snow-white hats! How many secrets and surprises are stored in the Altai waterfalls! It is worth taking a look at this unique beauty just once, and it will remain in your soul forever.
Variety of Cascades
One of the most amazing places of beauty that the region is rich in is considered Altai waterfalls. Powerful streams of water rushing from a height are simply mesmerizing. The heartbeats when looking at this magnificence.
Altai waterfalls are amazingly diverse. Each of them differs from its counterparts in height and power. Almost everyone has their own legend that touches the soul.
Some of them fall from a small height and quickly dissolve in placers of stones. The roar of others spreads over many thousands of meters. The experts call Uchar the largest and most spectacular cascade in Altai. A roaring stream of water erupts from a height of 160 meters. Every year, thousands of tourists come here to see such waterfalls:
- Chedor
- Spartacus;
- Tekel;
- Estube;
- Muehtinsky;
- Che-Chkysh;
- "Forty Sins";
- Kuiguk;
- Cave;
- Aurora;
- Ermulinsky;
- Belteruyuk;
- Vucharah;
- Intestine;
- Ayu-kechpes;
- Korbu
And this is not a complete list of Altai waterfalls. Their popularity and the beauty of the surroundings are completely independent of the height of the water fall. So if you have free time, visit them all - you will not regret it!
And girl's tears will shed ...
One of the most beautiful and most visited places by tourists is the Maiden Tears waterfall. Altai is rich in lovely legends, and one of them is also associated with this place.
The beginning of the XVII century in this area was marked by the fall of the Dzungar Khanate. A large number of raids were made on Oyrotiya (Altai), local residents were driven into slavery or simply died in unequal battles. In one of these raids, a girl named Shiralou and her little brother tried to escape and hide in the mountains. Fleeing from their pursuers, they were on the edge of a cliff. Not wanting a slave life, the sister and brother rushed down and crashed. Since that time, in this place a small cascade flows almost steeply from the mountains, like a bitter tear on the face of a beautiful woman. Local residents have a belief that a girl who washed her face with water flowing from stones will never know grief and tears.
Shirlak (this is another name for this cascade) has a height of only 10 meters. Its fullness is variable and depends on how much snow fell during the winter. However, this does not prevent him from remaining one of the most beautiful places in the region.
Cheremshansky waterfall - the invisible beauty of Altai
This cascade is one of the smallest and most inconspicuous sights of the region. Cheremshansky waterfall in Altai is located in a small gorge near the village of Cheremshanka. Not everyone can find it on their own, because no pointers simply do not exist. But the locals are happy to show the way to attentive and inquisitive tourists.
Cheremshansky waterfall has a height of not more than five meters and for a sophisticated tourist may seem uninteresting. But if you travel with children and don’t want to scare them with huge “monsters”, then for the first acquaintance with such a concept as a waterfall, Cheremshansky is the best suited.
Kamyshlinsky
This cascade can be found on the left bank of the Katun River, just two hundred meters from the picturesque Kamyshly. Altai Kamyshlinsky waterfall is also not too high, only six meters. An amazingly beautiful two-stage stream flows here. The surroundings of the pond are incredibly popular, it is difficult not to meet a curious tourist here.
Most visitors are happy to inspect the main ledge. Nearby is a fairly wide wooden bridge, located on which you can almost swim in a million silver splashes. The most daring can even plunge into the stream. If you wish, you can work hard and climb higher. It offers an unforgettable view of the upper cascade, adding even more amazing sensations.
Although the Kamyshlinsky waterfall is not too large, it is not impressive in size. People come here to enjoy the amazing harmony created by nature itself, to touch the wild pristine beauty. Many tourists here in the winter. During this period, the cascade freezes and, sparkling in the sun, immerses the viewer in a magical ice tale.
You probably already realized that the beauty and popularity of Altai cascades do not depend on size. Each of them is truly unique. The almost virgin nature surrounding the waterfalls gives them even more originality and mystery.
If you have never been to Altai Mountains and are just planning a trip, try to see as much as possible. After all, not a single waterfall is like the other, and each of them will forever remain in your heart.