''For other places with the same name, see Altai (disambiguation).''
'''Altai''' [http://www.altaionline.com] is a republic Western Siberia, which has an amazing variety of landscapes: from boundless steppes to impassable taiga forests. The Altai Mountains are the highest in Siberia. The route goes through the spots of Roerichs expeditions, through southern Altai.
Regions
Cities
Gorno-Altaisk
Altai republic has no more ''cities''; the major towns are as follows:
Chemal
Aktash
Ust-kan
Other destinations
Golden Mountains of Altai — UNESCO World Heritage Site
* Altaisky Nature Reserve
* Katunsky Nature Reserve
* Teletskoye Lake
Lake Aya
Understand
Talk
Get in
Altai republic has no railway and only one mid-sized airport in Gorno-Altaisk. The best way is to get marschutka or bus from Biysk or Barnaul. Taxi from Biysk is quite cheap too.
Get around
Marchutka is the most common way of public travel there. It is some kind of bigger taxi, which goes once it gets full. Hitchiking is quite common too. Sometimes you can stop even a child on a horse.
See
Itineraries
Do
Eat
Eat at kafes, it is cheap and quite good. Kafe is common all around russia and can be seen even in small vilages.
Drink
Stay safe
Be avare of ticks, mainly in summer.
Get out