Mountain Altai is an amazing region.This is a real place of power, a source of incredibly powerful energy. Its mountains, fast rivers and noisy waterfalls can not leave indifferent any tourist. But there are also man-made sights created for admiring nature. This, for example, cable car (Manzherok). A trip to it will give unforgettable impressions of the panorama opened up.
Location of the cableway
Manzherok is the name of a large villagelocated on the territory of the Republic of Altai, at around the 470th kilometer of the Chuisky tract. Manzherok has its history since the distant 1932, when the regional recreation center for party workers was opened on the right bank of the Katun.
However, the All-Union fame Manzherok acquired inThe 1960s, after the release of the film by V. M. Shukshin “Such a Guy Lives”. Success secured the eponymous hit "Manzherok" popular and fashionable in those years, the singer Edita Piekha.
Now Manzherok is one of the most famous andlarge tourist centers of the Altai mountains with a developed infrastructure. However, almost all of it is located near the ski complex, which was opened in 2010 near the Malaya Sinyukha mountain. This center quickly gained popularity among tourists from neighboring regions.
In addition to the ski slopes, here they offer guests a variety of different types of recreation all year round. One of the interesting features is the cable car to the Malaya Sinyukha mountain.
Features of the cable car
The chairlift works here all year.In summer, the speed of the lift is two times slower than in winter, which allows tourists to enjoy beautiful local views. Excursion to the top in the summer is half an hour.
The length of the lift - 2340 meters, elevation -633 meters. Reviews are full of warnings that in the summer season, most likely, you will have to wait in line for ten minutes to half an hour, as there may be a lot of people willing to ride in the chairlift.
Advice
On a trip to the mountain, even in the summer heat, it is better to bring something warm with you: a sweater, a jacket, a windbreaker, since the temperature difference below and above is quite noticeable.
You can begin to admire the views already when climbing, but the most convenient is to do it when moving down. It was at this time that the picturesque landscapes are not located behind his back, but before his eyes.
Viewing platform
The observation deck is the firstsightseeing excursions to the mountain. It is not surprising that in the midst of the influx of tourists, there are a lot of people on it, despite the annoying feature that the Manzherok cable car has: it’s difficult to take photos of the fascinating beauties, as much of the views of the Katun valley are covered with chairs and elevator cables.
The cable car and its observation platform allow you to see not only the mountains and the valley of the Katun River, but also Manzherok Lake, and this is a special local landmark.
Although the lake bears its name, it is notnear the famous village of Manzherok, and at a distance of about two kilometers from the village, near the small village of Ozernoye, located under the mountain Malaya Sinyukha. Manzheroksky lake has the form of a beautiful oval with a size of just over a kilometer in length and 400 meters in width. The maximum depth is about three meters. The water in the lake is fresh, muddy green. The water temperature in the summer season is 22-24 degrees, so you can swim here.
The lake is a zone of growth of a unique plant - the water-nut Chilim (or a bloody nut, so-called for its black color and sharp thorns), which is listed in the Red Book.
In addition to viewing the lake from above, on the mountain Malaya SinyukhaTourists can find a lot of entertainment. For example, a visit to the mini-museum of national culture. In it for a fee, you can make a photo session in the Altai national dress. You can also forge a personalized commemorative coin for 250 rubles.
Tourists are offered to shoot a bow and forextra charge to be photographed in the stylized clothes of an ancient warrior. You can (for a fee) take a series of photos with birds of prey: an owl or a golden eagle (owl - for 200 rubles, golden eagle - more expensive, for 300). In this case, the birds themselves without people can be removed for free. During the tour you can get acquainted with local legends. Not far away, aside, you can find an imitation of the Golden Woman with instructions on which parts of it you need to touch for luck. Upstairs guests are waited with a souvenir shop, there is a cafe. Judging by the reviews of travelers, the most interesting thing in this whole complex is still the amazing nature of the mountainous Altai, and souvenirs and costumes can impress only those who are new to these places.
For 200 rubles you can visit an interestingattraction "Inverted House". Miracles begin with an inverted box office. In the house, the floor and the ceiling with all the decorations are interchanged, and in addition all surfaces are at an angle, which is why the vestibular apparatus begins to resist, but it is possible to experiment plenty with a camera to get unusual banal shots.
The cost of visiting the cable car
If you come to Manzherok in the winter and want touse a chair lift, then a simple one-time lift on weekdays costs 60 rubles, on weekends - 80 rubles. A one-time Ski-pass will cost 200 and 250 rubles, respectively, a Ski-pass for 3 hours will cost 400 and 500 rubles. Children under 6 years accompanied by adults can rise free of charge.
Summer excursion option foradults cost 400 rubles, and for children from 6 to 12 - twice cheaper. Children's rates will be valid only if there is a document that confirms the age.
For newlyweds, the administration offers the organization of a solemn registration on the top platform of the lift, as well as free climbs.
Cableway (Manzherok): mode of operation
From 10:00 to 17:00 excursions are carried out.
From 10:00 to 17:30 the road works for snowboarders and skiers.
Cableway (Manzherok): address, how to get
The address of the ski lift and the ski base is the Altai Republic, Maiminsky District, the village of Ozernoye.
On intercity buses plying indirection Chemal, you can get from Barnaul, Biysk, Novosibirsk. You need to go to the bus stop in the village of Manzherok, and then by car or taxi to the Manzherok ski resort itself. If you are traveling to one of the local camp sites, then learn about the transfer from the village - it is often included in the price when you pre-book.
Also to the city of Gorno-Altaisk can be reachedby plane from Moscow, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk. Or you can fly to Barnaul and transfer to the bus. Airport transfer is also possible if you are going to visit the ski complex where the cable car ("Manzherok") works.
How to get by car? Drive along the Chuisky road to the village of Manzherok, then, making a turn to the village of Ozernoye, drive another 3 km to the ski resort "Manzherok".
