Natural and cultural resources of Gorny Altai as the basis for organizing sightseeing tourism
The Altai Mountains occupy a part of the Altai Mountains, in the north and north-west it borders on the Altai Territory. Here is the highest mountain - Belukha (Kadyn-Bazhy) - 4506 m, which is the highest point of Siberia. The Chui road passes through the territory of the republic, which has the tourist and recreational resources necessary for the development of sightseeing tourism. On the Chui road, mainly on the right bank of the lower reaches of the Katun, from the village of Souzga to the village of Chemal - in the so-called “Chemal deadlock”, there is a “resort zone” of the Altai Republic. The unique places of Gorny Altai are the Altai Reserve and Lake Teletskoye, the Katunsky Reserve and Belukha Mountain, the Ukok Quiet Zone (included in 1998 on the UNESCO World Heritage List under the common name “Golden Mountains of Altai”). Types of recreation are presented in the Altai Mountains: rafting on mountain rivers, mountaineering and alpine skiing, family and recreational rest, unique medical procedures based on Gorno-Altai plants and maral breeding products, hiking, horseback riding, jeep safari, hunting and fishing, cultural and ethnographic discoveries , pilgrimage tours to holy sites, scientific expeditions. The purpose of the study is to develop a route along the Gorny Altai along the Chuisky tract, a characteristic of the geographical, bioclimatic and cultural resources of Gorny Altai and their definition as the basis for organizing a sightseeing-informative type of tourism. The route “Unique Chui path” has been developed. The route is a combined auto and pedestrian trip along the Chuisky road. Journey passes along the route: Barnaul - with. Growth - with. Ust-Sema - with. Ongudai - waterfalls (Shirlak, on the Boki River) - s. Aktash - Red Gate - Dead Lake - Blue Lake - Chike-Taman Pass - Seminsky Pass - s. Souzga - with. Manzherok - with. Souzga - Biysk - Barnaul. The duration of the route is 7 days. The total length of the route - 1139 km; The walking part of the route is 37 km. Route 1 category, difficulty 2 and 10