The salt lakes of Altai are a unique natural phenomenon, which is often called the eighth wonder of the world. Visiting these wonderful places, you will get incredible emotions and impressions for a lifetime, get healthy and recharge your batteries with energy. Recreation facilities can be chosen for every taste and budget. In Altai Krai you will find comfortable hotels, medical sanatoriums, campsites, rural "green" houses, as well as affordable camp sites.
In the region of a thousand lakes there are about three thousand mineral springs with different chemical composition of water and the presence of valuable raw materials, which are used for medicinal purposes. Useful properties are confirmed by many years of experience of local residents, research on modern medicine and a large number of tourists visiting the salt lakes of Altai. This article is about them and will be discussed. You will find out where you can improve your health and have a good time.
Location
Altai Territory is located in the southeastern part of Western Siberia. The lakes extend literally around its perimeter, but the most famous are located in three areas: Zavyalovsky, Romanovsky (forest-steppe part of Altai) and Slavgorod (lakes Maloe and Bolshoy Yarovoye).
The most popular salt lakes of Altai: Krivoye, Kulundinskoye, Gorkoye, Raspberry, Gorky-Pereshcheinoe, Baloye and Bolshoy Yarovoye, Kuchuk, Curved Deep, Cormorant. You can get to them by personal transport or by train. Altai Territory is connected by rail with Novosibirsk, Astana, Moscow, Novokuznetsk, Barnaul, Pavlodar, Barnaul.
In the flat part of Altai there are closed lakes, which for a long time were replenished with salt from other rivers. This explains the existence of so many salt lakes. The composition of the water includes minerals that have a beneficial effect on human health. Medicinal sources are high in boric acid and bromine.
Rest on the salt lakes of Altai
One of the most beautiful places in Altai is located on the edge of the relict forest, eight kilometers from the village called Zavyalovskoye. You can stay in the health resort "Lakes Power". There are all conditions for a pleasant stay and recovery, because there is a pine grove around. Nearby are an alkaline, salt and fresh lake. The air is saturated with volatile.
On the territory of the Power of Lakes complex there is an alpine house, cottages, a VIP house and a summer house. There you can pick berries and mushrooms and enjoy the picturesque landscapes of Krivoy, Gorky and Alkaline Lake. They have a high level of mineralization of water - 115 g / l. Sludge healing mud was found at the bottom of Gorky Lake. It is used for body wraps and other medical procedures.
Walking through the pine forest, you can see black snakes with orange cheeks. These are snakes, they can often be found in those places. In the west there are places of deposition of blue clay. Sandy beaches stretch along Gorky Lake. Just one kilometer from it is the Crooked Lake, where crucians are found. If you move one and a half kilometers from it, you will find yourself on Alkaline Lake. Its degree of mineralization is 10.6 g / l, water is chloride-carbonate-sulfate type. Nearby there is a second source with a mineralization of 40.5 g / l. At the bottom you can find gray-blue and light blue mud.
The effect of salt lakes on human health
Bathing in mineral springs relieves stress, calms the nervous system and has a beneficial effect on the skin, cures eczema and neurodermatitis. Heated mud is used for arthrosis, for the treatment of joints and chondrosis. Diluted water from lakes can be used as a preventative measure against respiratory diseases and colds. Blue clay is an excellent cosmetic product that cleanses the skin, making it clean and silky.
Big Spring Lake
It is the lowest point of the Altai Territory. Around the Great Spring Lake there is a plain on which there are almost no trees. Picturesque landscapes amaze with their beauty. In the southern part you can see many ravines and high coasts. The water in the lake is bitter-salty, it contains a huge amount of useful and healing minerals. Silt mud found at the bottom, which is also used for medical purposes.
Spring is particularly popular with "wild" tourists who come in July and August. If you like privacy, go there. A magnificent climate and healing springs - these are what the salt lakes of Altai are famous for. A route map allows you to better plan your vacation. We suggest you go fishing to fresh lakes, ride horses, look at the neighboring lake - Maloye Yarovoye and relax in the German National Region, which is located in the west of Altai.
Where to stay?
If you want to relax in comfort, you have three options. The first of them is the Uyutnaya Hotel. An ideal place for a comfortable stay. There you can have a great time with the children. There is a water park "Lava" on the territory. Room rates - from 2500 to 2900 rubles per day for 1 person.
The second option is the Hotel “Prichal”. There are 15 luxury rooms, junior suites and apartments. Chin-chin Restaurant serves European and Chinese dishes.
If you want to completely improve your health, you should go to the Khimik sanatorium, on the salt lakes of Altai. Rest (prices for hotel rooms and meals range from 500 to 1475 rubles per day) you will not only be remembered and liked, but will also benefit! The all-inclusive system operates on the territory of the base. It does not include medical procedures.
Altai sources are often compared to the Dead Sea. A favorable climate promotes recovery. On the territory of the sanatorium "Chemist" complex procedures are carried out aimed at the treatment of:
- respiratory organs;
- musculoskeletal system;
- nervous system;
- gynecological diseases;
- skin diseases.
The air in the recreation center is filled with salt fumes, which is why being in those places helps to relieve stress. It should be noted that the effectiveness of treatment at Yarovoy is very high. Artemia Salina crustaceans take part in the formation of therapeutic mud.
The salt lakes of Altai are unique in nature. The mud, which is located at the bottom of the Yarovoye Lake, is widely used in gynecology. It contributes to the normalization of the menstrual cycle, cures chronic endometritis and infertility. If you have skin problems, you should go to the lake. Therapeutic mud contributes to the renewal of the epidermis. In addition, it has a very good effect on the cardiovascular system.
Salt lakes of Altai mountains : where to stay with tents?
One of the highest lakes is Dzhulkul ("summer lake"). It is located above sea level at an altitude of 2200 meters. Rare animals live in these marvelous places: laughing gulls, whooper swans and cormorant colony. There are no tourist routes there, so getting to Dlulkul is quite problematic. It is best to go there by car with tents.
Kulunda lake
The salt lakes of the Altai Territory are famous for their healing properties. Kulundinskoye is no exception. There you will not see the shores in hot weather due to strong fumes. Neither rivers nor streams flow from the lake. The water is so salty that the mineralization level is 160 g / l.
Bitter lake
Its length is 45 kilometers and its width is 5. In the system of isthmus lakes, it is the final water body with a steppe continental climate and pine ribbon forest. Nearby is the Gorky-Pereshcheinoe Lake, which is famous for alkaline waters. It has a lot of fish, so take fishing rods. The lakes are connected by channels, and between them you can see high sand dunes.