Today, Khakassia has become one of the most popular tourist destinations. Holidays in this region are very different from traditional pastimes, 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 south-west of Eastern Siberia. The length of its territory is four hundred and sixty kilometers. Almost a third of the republic’s area is steppes and forest-steppes, while the rest is mountain taiga landscapes.
Nature
The eastern slopes of the Abakan ridge, the Western Sayan Mountains, more than five hundred lakes ... This is Khakassia, the rest of which is not only interesting, but also very informative. This picturesque region has so many historical and natural attractions that it is difficult to see everything in one trip. That is why many people prefer to come here by their own cars, so that they can easily travel throughout the small republic along the most interesting individual routes.
Extreme tourism, especially water tourism, is no less developed here. In Khakassia there are many flooded rivers of various complexity categories: Kizir, Kantegir, She, Kazyr, Abakan. The region is also very interesting for lovers of speleotourism: there are more than one hundred and sixty caves on the territory.
Ski tourism
For many years, fans of skiing holidays have come here. Khakassia confidently competes with the most famous European resorts. For athletes prepared tracks of different categories of difficulty. You can ride on the mountain Gladnoy, on the slopes in the vicinity of Priiskovoy. And the track laid in the village of Vershina Tei is certified by the International Ski Federation.
Khakassia: rest, prices
You can come to this region in any season. Khakassia, a vacation in which allows you to restore strength, to improve not only the body, but also the soul, offers a fairly wide range of opportunities. Here you can go for rafting, fishing and hunting. In forest-steppes and taiga forests, you can shoot capercaillie and red deer, even bears are found. Khakassia vacation offers a variety of, including skiing, archaeological and environmental tours. The republic has also become popular because of its low prices. For example, a ten-day tour with a visit 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, Lake Khakassia will be an excellent option. Summer holidays for many are associated with living near a reservoir. And for this, this republic is the best suited. On its territory more than five hundred lakes, 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 borders of the republic. People from all over the country come here to plunge into bodies of water, combine relaxation and treatment with an extensive tourist program. To this end, special summer tours are organized.
Khakassia, the rest on the territory of which is not only sightseeing, but also has a healing character, is very proud of its mineral lakes and healing mud. Every year thousands of tourists come here to stay in boarding houses with secluded beaches or to settle in tents right on the beach.
Near some lakes, a fairly developed tourist infrastructure has been created: places for living, catering facilities, as well as entertainment facilities. Water activities such as water skiing or biking are also offered here.
Recreation facilities
This region is famous not only for its lakes, but also for the steppes rich in ancient cultural monuments - caves where there were sites of ancient people, burials that are more than three thousand years old, menhirs, scribbles, etc. In Khakassia there are great opportunities for the development of tourist infrastructure. Here you can see the runoff of the Yenisei and the Ob, unique plants and animals that live on the vast territory of the forest, snowy mountains, at the foot of which daisies bloom, etc.
For the stay of tourists throughout the territory of Khakassia built a variety of recreation centers. They offer their services both for those who travel economically and for those who are not limited in means, therefore they can afford to pay a very large amount for comfort. Khakassia vacation allows you to spend 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, holidays in the territory of which 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 recover their body.
Lake Shira, located in the Minusinsk depression, one hundred and sixty kilometers from Abakan, has a maximum depth of twenty meters. Its bottom rises with ledges to the gentle shores, covered with pebbles and a layer of sand, as a result of which quite comfortable beaches are formed. Mineral water of the lake with a high concentration of salts and silt mud have healing properties.
The healing power of Lake Shira is mentioned in ancient Khakass legends and legends. The first vacationers came here in 1873. After excellent treatment results, the popularity of the reservoir began to grow. And in 1891, the authorities opened the first resort in the province here, and today Lake Shira has become one of the most famous treatment zones in Siberia. On its shore there is a year-round sanatorium with 910 beds. In summer, patients come here to treat glaucoma. There is also a children's medical institution that accepts children from the age of six.
Bele Lake
This tectonic origin pond is located eight kilometers north of the Shire. It is considered the largest mineral lake not only in Khakassia, but also throughout Eastern Siberia. One half of the reservoir - the western - is more fresh, while the eastern is close to the sea. Glauber's salt prevails in the composition of the water, as a result of which it is comically called the “big laxative”.
Where to stay
Come relax on the picturesque shores of such an amazing body of water as Lake Bele! Khakassia, a recreation center on the territory of which there is everywhere, is famous for its protected, ecologically clean zones, where you can have a great time and improve your health. Bele is just such a place. Despite the strong mineralization, fish are found in the lake, albeit in small quantities. Basically, this is a perch sailing from the river Tuim. Currently, breeding of trout and chum salmon has begun here. In addition to fishing, recreation in Bele (Khakassia) can be complemented by kitesurfing.
On the shore of the reservoir there is a base called Lake Bele. It offers accommodation in separate campsites designed for twelve places. On the territory there is also a volleyball court, cafes and kiosks work, a parking lot and a rental point for sports equipment are equipped. The campsites have a specially equipped kitchen with electric stove, fridge, kettle and kitchenware. The cost of renting one campsite starts from seven thousand rubles per day.
Tus lake
To this reservoir come those who have skin diseases, ailments of the musculoskeletal system, female problems of a gynecological nature. There are many who simply want to maintain immunity using relaxation methods to relieve stress. What does Lake Tus (Khakassia) offer tourists? The recreation center "Sunrise", perhaps, is the best of those that are located along the shores of the reservoir. Here, vacationers are given the opportunity not only to live on the shore of a lake, the water of which is sulfate-chloride and magnesium-sodium in composition, containing a large number of microcomponents, but also admire the relict mountains.
Comfortable accommodation in summer cottages equipped with everything necessary for a normal stay: a stove, a refrigerator, sets of dishes, bed linen - will cost guests in the amount of ten thousand rubles per day for two. Tourists, who are not accustomed to the "resort-field" conditions, can rent a house with all amenities, including a bathroom and shower.
It offers salt baths and other health-improving procedures, including massage, phyto-barrel called “Cedar Health Resort”, as well as pressure therapy.
On the territory of Voskhod there is a cafe and a shop. Here you can cook yourself or eat tasty and inexpensive, relying on local chefs so as not to burden yourself with unnecessary worries. In the evenings, discos are held, and in the afternoon on the sandy beach - activities for children or thematic entertainment contests for the whole family. At
the recreation center you can rent catamarans, bicycles, as well as volleyball or soccer balls and much more. The sandy beach of Lake Tus is equipped with comfortable sunbeds.