Winter holidays. Summer holidays with children in Bashkiria

The Republic of Bashkortostan is located on the border between Europe and Asia. The landscape of the mountain-steppe Bashkiria. The nature of the region impresses with its virgin beauty and diversity of the animal world. It is so beautiful that tourists from all over the country come here to admire the blue lakes, mountain rivers, taiga forests, visit the caves of the Urals, improve their health in sanatoriums, take a walk in national parks and reserves, such as national park"Bashkiria", the Shulgan-Tash reserve, the South Ural reserve and others. Not only among Russians, but also among foreign tourists Bashkiria is gradually gaining popularity. Foreigners go to Bashkiria, first of all, to look at the beauties of the republic.

Tourists have at their disposal numerous Natural resources: mineral springs(more than 10 deposits), including hydrogen sulfide, bromine, sodium chloride, thermal; healing mud. The republic is rich in lakes and rivers. The most famous river is Ak-Idel, or the Belaya River. Along its picturesque shores stretched resort complexes, sanatoriums and boarding houses.

Holidays in Bashkiria are becoming more and more popular, the increasing flow of tourists contributes to the development of resorts and hotel business. Sanatoriums of Bashkiria can be called one of the best in Russia. Living conditions here are just wonderful. Under the supervision of highly qualified personnel using the best modern equipment, the rehabilitation of patients is quick and smooth. Bashkiria hotels are modern hotels, corresponding to the level of 3 and 4 stars.

Sights of Bashkiria

Once in Bashkiria, it is worth visiting it famous mountains. Iremel - is the largest mountain range Ural. Here you can see unique relic plants, admire impregnable rocks and nature untainted by civilization.

Another mountain attraction - Krykty Tau , it is here that Lake Bannoe is located - the pearl of the lakes of Bashkiria. In the vicinity of this mountain range there are many sanatoriums and ski resorts.

Shikhany - natural monument near the city of Sterlitamak. The fact is that earlier the ocean stretched on the site of Bashkiria, and those heights that Shikhany are at the present time were reefs. Now in these mountains, tourists find various fossils of the ancient period.

Separately, among the sights of Bashkiria, caves should be distinguished: Kapova cave, which became famous thanks to rock paintings left in the Paleolithic era by primitive man; Cave Victory, which is a whole system of galleries and corridors, where the most big glacier Bashkiria; Sumgan cave - limestone cave.

There are more than 2000 lakes in Bashkiria. But of all, only a few should be noted - this is a lake Asly-Kul , most big lake Bashkiria, lake Kandrykul b - the second largest, and the lake Talkas - lake tectonic origin which is popular due to the purest water and exceptional scenic beauty.

As for the rivers, besides the especially famous river White , rivers stand out Zilim With the purest water and rocky shores, mountainous Inzer and pretty calm Yuryuzan . There are even waterfalls Atysh And Cooper.

Leisure

Bashkiria seems to be specially created for outdoor activities. Where can you actively relax in Bashkiria? Mountains, caves, forests and lakes - all this fascinates and attracts travelers.

In the summer, hiking and horseback riding, hunting and fishing trips, rafting on seething rapids are organized. mountain rivers on kayaks and catamarans (they are notable for the fact that in a short time you can visit different places quite remote from each other). You can indulge in water fun, for example, ride jet skis, yachts, boats.

lovers extreme recreation excursions to the mountains and caves can be booked throughout the year. Intellectuals will like excursions around Ufa and Bashkiria to natural and cultural monuments, where they will tell many details from the life of this harsh land. Often these are excursions that take one day, they are organized throughout the year.

In winter, Bashkiria invites guests to ski resorts, which are in no way inferior to similar resorts in other parts of Russia. Here you can go skiing, snowboarding, skating, doing almost any kind of sport. winter sports. Hunting and fishing in winter, by the way, has not been canceled either.

Before a tourist who has visited Bashkiria, many opportunities open up. He can devote himself not only outdoor activities but also passive. For these purposes, there are many sanatoriums, hotels and recreation centers where you can relax in Bashkiria in the summer with great convenience, enjoying the unique climatic and natural conditions, varied terrain. Summer in Bashkiria is not hot, so it is very comfortable here at this time of the year. The average summer temperature is 24-27 o C above zero, at this temperature you can both swim, walk in the forest, and fish.

Despite the fact that recreation centers in Bashkiria offer tourists the most reasonable prices, very good service. The range of services offered by recreation centers is constantly growing and improving. The hotels have rooms different levels comfort offered huge selection entertainment: billiards, baths and saunas, discos, bars, gyms, etc. Some recreation centers even provide conference rooms.

A huge plus of all recreation centers in Bashkiria is that they are located in an ecologically clean area, away from settlements urban type, often on the banks of rivers, lakes or in the mountains. This makes the rest in Bashkiria unforgettable.

As in hotels, rest in a sanatorium pleases with its affordability, while the service remains at the proper level. But not only excellent service and low prices surprise tourists, admire the surprisingly benevolent, even sincere attitude local residents to vacationers. In short, the sanatoriums of Bashkiria are designed to enjoy the tranquility, silence and beauty of the surrounding world, and, of course, to improve your health and gain strength. There are no large crowds of people here, and far from the city dust and noise, it is somehow cozy at home.

Currently, the old sanatoriums of Bashkiria are being re-equipped with new modern equipment and, at the same time, new, even more comfortable ones are being built. Sanatoriums of Bashkiria offer treatment with mineral waters, therapeutic mud, koumiss therapy (koumiss normalizes metabolism and tones the nervous system), as well as treatment methods traditional medicine. The list of diseases in which sanatoriums specialize is quite large - these are diseases of the digestive tract, nervous system, digestive organs, excretory and cardiovascular systems, depression and chronic fatigue syndrome are successfully treated here. Specially for you in the sanatorium will develop a therapeutic diet.

One of the most famous sanatoriums "Yangan-Tau". Here treatment is carried out with the help of hot vapors, gases, mineral water, which is obtained immediately from the Kurgazak source. In the sanatorium "Karagai" treatment is carried out with mud extracted from Lake Kultubak. The Krasnousolsk sanatorium, where our cosmonauts are treated, and the Assy sanatorium with seventeen sources of healing mineral water are known throughout the country. "Green Grove" specializes in diseases of the cardiovascular system. These and many other resorts are waiting for their visitors.

Blue lake near Ufa

Distances from major cities:

Ufa - 40 km, Chelyabinsk - 440 km, Yekaterinburg - 550 km, Perm - 577 km, Tyumen - 875 km, Kurgan - 700 km

GPS coordinates:

Worth stopping by on the way or in your spare time

Not far from the Bashkir capital - the city of Ufa - there is an amazingly beautiful lake-spring. The Bashkirs call it Zyangar Kul - Blue Lake.

The blue lake is small (about 400 square meters), similar in shape to a saucer, but very picturesque.

The name of the lake was due to the bluish color of the water. In this color, the water is painted not only due to the refraction of light rays in the water, but also due to the fact that the bottom of the lake is composed of blue clay. By the way, blue clay known for its healing properties. It contains many trace elements necessary for the human body. Nutrients are dissolved in the water itself blue lake. So here you can not only relax, but also heal a little.

As in all springs, the water in the lake is always very cold (+ 5 degrees), however, there are daredevils who swim in it. By the way, you can swim here in winter, because the water here never freezes.

In addition, the water here is very transparent, the entire bottom of the source lake is perfectly visible. At the bottom of the lake there are several funnels, maximum depth which reaches up to 5.5 meters.

There are several strong springs in the lake, the water flow reaches 300 cubic meters per second. As divers diving into the Blue Lake testify, four keys can be traced at the bottom. Moreover, if you clear the stones near the strongest of them, then a passage to the karst cavity may open.

A wide stream flows out of the lake, after 100 meters it flows into current nearby river Uzen.

Small but beautiful limestone cliffs rise near the lake. They open beautiful view to the lake-spring and the river Uzen. From the top of the cliff you can take very beautiful pictures.

There are small caves in the rocks near the Blue Lake.

Proximity to Ufa leads to summer time to the abundance of vacationers in this place. Unscrupulous autotourists often leave garbage behind, which leads to littering of the territory. Please take care surrounding nature do not litter in such unique places. After all, it is not without reason that this lake has the status of a hydrological natural monument of republican significance.

Blue Lake is very reminiscent of such well-known Bashkir springs as Krasny Klyuch and Sarva. As part of this weekend itinerary, you can visit the nearby Karlaman Cave.

How to get to Blue Lake?

This landmark of Bashkiria is located near the village of Novomusino, 40 kilometers south of Ufa.

By car from Ufa, you need to go along the highway to Sterlitamak, then turn right to Novomusino, drive through the village, then continue for about a kilometer to the lake.

Can be easily reached and public transport. Walks to Novomusino village from Ufa shuttle bus. From Novomusino on foot along the road to the west a little more than 1.5 kilometers.

Part one.

No doubt, our Bashkiria is beautiful. To see all its beauty and sights, it will take a lot of time. And if you don’t know which direction to look for, and where to go, then a whole life will not be enough. But those who have little information should not be upset - that is why there is a branch of the Russian Geographical Society in Bashkiria, in order to popularize, among other things, all our interesting things.

In Bashkiria, I repeat, there is a lot of things, and at the same time there is the very best thing that you must see. So, here's a little guide.

The Nara Ridge is one of the most powerful ranges Southern Urals. The Maly Inzer and Maly Katav rivers originate from its slopes. Its slopes are covered with impenetrable mountain taiga. Gray tongues of stone rivers of kurums crash into its green sea.
In the central part of the Nara ridge there is the Kashkatura massif, consisting of three peaks, resembling the head of an animal from the side, with horns and a light mark on the forehead. Kashka is translated from Bashkir - a light mark on the forehead of an animal.
Near Kashkatura there is a huge mountain meadow called Dvoriki, and behind it is the famous rock city. In this place from low coniferous forest rising over a vast area bizarre rocks where you can see: the ruins of fortresses, watchtowers, human figures. Between them, nature in a whimsical order laid "streets" and "lanes".
The rock city, like the entire Nara ridge, is located in the Yuzhnouralsk State Nature Reserve.

4. Askynskaya ice cave.

The Askyn ice cave is located on the border of the Arkhangelsk and Gafuria regions of Bashkiria and is the most big cave bag-shaped type in the Urals.

The entrance to the cave is located on the left side of the Maly Askyn stream, 2 km east of the Solontsy village.

Inside the cave is a huge hall, 100 by 60 meters and 34 meters high. The floor of the cave is covered multi-year ice from which "grow" ice sculptures, stalagmites and stalagnate columns.

In terms of ice reserves, the cave is in many ways superior to the famous Kungur.

The formation and preservation of icing in the cave is due to several factors: in the cave, as in stone bag flows in cold air and it stays there. Water seeps through the cracked vault and freezes. The ice in the Askyn cave does not melt all year round.

In addition, a fantastic echo "lives" here. Any word, even spoken very quietly, is immediately divided into hundreds of voices.

Askynskaya Cave is a natural monument of federal significance and a popular tourist attraction.

5. Ridge Inzerskie teeth.

The Inzerskiye Zubchatki ridge is located in the north of the Beloretsk region of Bashkiria, not far from the village of Tirlyansky. Moreover, when examining the map, it becomes clear that the ridge has nothing to do with the Inzer River, since the river begins quite far from it. Such a toponymic incident!

The Inzerskie Zubchatki ridge is small, only 10 km long. However, this is the case when the spool is small, but expensive. Throughout its length, the Zubchatki are a heap of rocks and cliffs. If you look closely, you can see in them a resemblance to human figures or animals. Is here and high peaks, the real teeth, similar to the teeth of a fantastic ancient fish. Apparently for this similarity, the ridge got its name.

Inzerskiye Zubchatki are very popular with climbers, because the rocks allow you to test your skills like nowhere else.

Not far behind climbers and tourists. The "folk" trail to Zubchatki is not overgrown all year round.

Mountain, or rather a whole mountain range, Iremel is located in the north-east of the Uchalinsky district of Bashkiria, on its border with the Chelyabinsk region. Main summit massif, Mount Big Iremel has a height of 1582 meters above sea level. This is the second highest peak in the Southern Urals.

Due to its height, Iremel is the embodiment of all the diversity of the South Ural nature. On its slopes there are several natural areas, from the belt of mixed forest, to the arctic desert at the top. Climbing Iremel is like traveling from south to north, only everything happens much faster.

Iremel was, and still is, a sacred peak among the Bashkirs. Many legends are associated with Iremel. In ancient times, it was allowed to climb here only a ordinary people the way to the top was booked.

Today Iremel is one of the most popular tourist sites in Bashkiria. To regulate the anthropogenic load on fragile mountain ecosystems, in 2010, a natural Park"Iremel".

The picturesque Bashkir lakes are surrounded by forested mountain slopes. In beauty, they may well compete with the well-known overseas resorts. All reservoirs are located in ecologically clean places and has long been a favorite vacation spot for local residents. IN Lately many new recreation centers have grown on the shores of lakes and reservoirs, and Bashkiria has become attractive for spending summer holidays.

Why do many choose to rest in Bashkiria?

Rest on the Nugush reservoir

The most beautiful Nurgush reservoir, located about 50 km from Meleuz, is considered one of the main attractions of the republic. Its bright blue water almost does not change its color even in cloudy weather. The man-made reservoir was created in 1965. The dam that dammed it has a length of 2.5 km, and next to it is the village of Nurgush, whose name in translation from the Bashkir language means “clean water”.

The huge reservoir is often referred to as the sea. It stretches for 20 km, and its width in some places reaches 5 km. Picturesque forested shores and cliffs steeply falling into the water are located in a protected area national park. It is very beautiful here at any time of the year, but especially in the summer months.

Local fishermen claim that trout weighing 25 kg can be caught in the reservoir. But where the truth ends and fishing stories begin is hard to understand. The only thing that is indisputable is that fishing on Nurgush is excellent. Pike perch, asp, carp, catfish, bream, pike, perch, grayling and taimen live in its waters. There is the most pike perch, and trolling is usually used to catch it. In addition, a trout farm is organized near the canal through which water is drained from the reservoir. And on its territory for those who wish, paid fishing is possible.

The large water surface makes the Nurgush reservoir a place water activities. Here, as well as at sea, riding on catamarans, jet skis, as well as "bananas" and "cheesecakes" is popular. For those who wish, there are excursions around the reservoir on a small motor ship "Bashkortostan". At the camp sites you can rent diving equipment and dive to the depths of the lake.

On land, horse riding tours are popular. And almost every recreation center has the opportunity to rent bicycles or ATVs. Vacationers here like to visit the observation decks of the national park "Bashkiria", climb Mount Monomakh's Hat, make excursions to Mishkina Rock and Kapova Cave, as well as to the stream Maiden's Tears and Kuperla waterfall.

Resting on the Nurgush reservoir, you can put up your tent in specially designated places. Such accommodation costs from 250 rubles per day. At the same time, the protection of the territory, the availability of a toilet and firewood are guaranteed.

Rest on the Pavlovsk reservoir

A popular holiday destination - the Pavlovsk reservoir was built in the valley of the Ufa River. This reservoir has become the main source of reserve water supply for residents of the capital of Bashkiria. The Pavlovsk reservoir is the largest man-made reservoir in the republic, which has a length of 150 km and a width of 1.8 m. large area took place from 1959 to 1961.

More than 20 tourist bases and recreation centers, as well as children's camps. Moreover, many of them offer enough inexpensive options accommodation. From 500-600 rubles per night you can stay at the recreation center "Mountain Air" in Pavlovka or at the recreation center "Urman" in Chemaevo.

The locals affectionately call their reservoir Pavlovka. It has long been popular place recreation and fishing. Moreover, here you can catch quite a large fish, weighing more than one kilogram, and weighty breams are especially respected by local fishermen.

On the steep, forested banks, there are many picturesque limestone cliffs. And in those places where a man-made reservoir receives small tributary rivers, small bays cut through its banks.

With any choice of vacation spot, one can always say with confidence about a vacation in Bashkiria: “Time and money were not wasted!”.

Article text updated: 05/29/2018

Everyone who has been reading my blog for quite a long time has noticed that I am ready to return to interesting places many times. So, if we talk about traveling to distant lands, then my wife and I have already rested three times in Thailand and twice in China. If we discuss weekend trips in the Urals, then countless times we organized tours to the Talkov stone lake in nature park"Bazhovskie Places", to the "Old Lens" quarry in Shabry and to the reserve " deer streams". IN Chelyabinsk region several times we went hiking for a long weekend with an overnight stay in tents on the territory national parks"Taganai" and "Zyuratkul". And two years ago I happened to go by car on a business trip to the city of Beloretsk, the capital of mountainous Bashkortostan. And since then, the question “where to relax in the summer for the long June holidays” has not arisen - only in the mountains of Bashkiria! ..

A year ago, I published a report on how we settled in tents on the territory of the Malinovka recreation center on the Otnurok farm. On the first day we walked to stone river where the magnificent soviet film"Eternal Call", the next morning - went for rafting on the Belaya River, and on the third day - they climbed on horseback to the top of Mount Yalangas. We did not have time to climb one more thousandth place - Raspberry Mountain, towering over Beloretsk, and at the foot of which there is a camp site. We promised ourselves that we would definitely return to Bashkiria to complete our plans.

Where to relax in Bashkiria in the summer

A year passed, summer came, we began to think about where to go by car for the weekend. Many tourists like to relax somewhere at a recreation center near a reservoir or a forest lake, to improve their health in a sanatorium. By the way, I have heard only one sanatorium: Yangantau. But such a vacation is too calm for Katya and me, who traveled 3200 kilometers in Mexico by car, 1200 km in Sri Lanka, 3500 km in Thailand and half of China by electric trains. I want to get away from the bustle of the city, from the crowds of people, to immerse myself in nature. And for these purposes, mountains, hiking in forests and meadows are ideal. Here is the list interesting places in Bashkiria, where you can go to relax for the weekend:

• Mount Iremel is the second highest peak in the Southern Urals (1589 meters above sea level). The rise is possible from several settlements. The most popular starting point of the route is the village of Tyulyuk, where several camp sites are located. You can get to the top and go down in one day if you go light, but it will be difficult. It is better to plan one night in the mountains.
• Inzer gears - impressive rock complex, lost in the Bashkir taiga. It is very difficult to get there (usually from the village of Tirlyan). And it is better to go in autumn, when the forests in the mountains of Bashkiria water the surroundings with gold.
• Muradymovskoe Gorge is a picturesque natural park. It is located very far from Yekaterinburg. I think it is more correct to go here if there is an opportunity to relax in Bashkiria for a couple of weeks. Then you can arrange a tour by car to several natural attractions of the republic.
• Reserve "Shulgan-Tash" with the same name karst cave, the length of which is more than 3 kilometers.

When discussing vacation options for the weekend, also great chances had a national park "Taganai" in the Chelyabinsk region (the beginning of the routes - in the city of Zlatoust). I have not yet published a report on weekend trips along the Taganay mountain range. Perhaps because the photos were taken on a soap dish. Now, it was possible to re-shoot the sights on a full-frame Nikon D610 SLR camera with high-quality lenses.

In the end, the “tender” was won by “rest in Bashkiria” at the Malinovka camp site, since there are practically no tourists here in the mountains, the wildest wilderness in the forest and at the base there is an opportunity to go hiking on horses, from which we Katya is delighted.

How to get to the tourist center "Malinovka" in Bashkiria

Last year we went to Bashkiria right after work, from my office. The distance from Yekaterinburg to Beloretsk is almost 500 kilometers, and our weekend tour by car went along the route: Chelyabinsk tract - Kasli - Kyshtym - Karabash - Miass - Uchaly - recreation center "Malinovka".

In order for the journey to be a rest, and not a torment with moving at night, it was decided to spend the night in roadside hotel or in a tent beyond Miass, if we don't find options for a civilized lodging for the night. It rained all evening cheap hotels we could not find it then, turned onto a country road and got stuck "belly-deep" in the mud. Half the night we climbed onto a hard surface, we put up a tent by the side of the road ...

Therefore, when planning a summer vacation in Bashkiria in June 2015, we decided to act “like real hikers”: find an apartment for rent in Miass and spend the night in this city. We chose housing on Avito in advance, phoned the agent, agreed on how and when we would move in.

For 800 rubles we spent the night in a simple but clean two-room "Khrushchev" with two double beds. I recommend! Agents want to take your passport or 2000 rubles as a deposit. We never give documents to strangers, we chose a pledge. We agreed with the maid that by 8:45 she would come to us to take the keys. They took a receipt from her.

In general, it seems to me that the option of spending the night in Miass is great for many options for a weekend tour by car to the Chelyabinsk region or Bashkiria.

Here you can stop if we go to:

• The city of Zlatoust, where the official entrance to the Taganay National Park is located.
• We plan to conquer Mount Iremel or climb the Inzer gears.
• We want to go on a hike to the Zyuratkul and Nurgush ridges.
• We are going to see the Shulgan-Tash cave or the Muradymovskoe gorge.
• We are going to ride horses in the Malinovka camp site, conquer the Raspberry and Yalangas mountains.
• We are going to rest in a sanatorium to the South in our car.

Katya and I wanted to arrive at the base a little later than noon, so that in the afternoon there would be time to climb to the top of Mount Malinovaya. But the day turned out to be sunny, the sky is blue, the birds are chirping, the meadows are in flowers. In the vicinity of the village of Komsomolsk, Uchalinsky district, I saw a pointer to the village of Voznesenka, I remembered that I saw in one of the reports on my vacation in Bashkiria photographs of an old dilapidated church against the backdrop of the surrounding mountain ranges. The views there are just amazing! Remind postcards from Armenia or Georgia.

Turned off. Asphalt ended and moved to the grader. They turned the wrong way and left for the Bashkir village of Starobairamgulovo, nestled on the northern shore of Lake Aushkul. As if some invisible hand is leading me to this village. Two years ago, during the first business trip to Beloretsk, my partner and I also turned wrong and arrived at the shore of this beautiful lake(see the link to the photo report at the end of the article). Mount Aushtau rises above it.

The scenery here is very, very impressive! High hills, which for some reason are not overgrown with trees, mountain ranges far away. Herds of horses and sheep on the slopes chew juicy grass. Village idyll.

Finally, we found the village of Voznesenka. If in the Bashkir settlements one usually feels the master's hand, order and relative prosperity, then in the Russian village - as everywhere ...

On the outskirts of the village there is a high hill, overgrown with crooked larches. A breathtaking view of the old houses, the church, which has already begun to be restored, and the surrounding mountains opens up from above.

Eh, sorry! I can’t convey with my photograph the smell of pine needles, flowers on the slopes, the joy that the white inflorescences of strawberry clearings give, the trills of cheerful birds.

We liked the trip to the village of Voznesenka (Kinyakyi) incredibly. Such a small adventure on the way to Beloretsk. It’s just a pity that I was embarrassed to stop and ask permission to take a portrait of my grandmother and yellow fluffy ducklings, which she grazed, sitting on a bench near the front garden ...

5. We are going to rest in Bashkortostan. Oh, cows ... Dust and fog ... (640, 24, 9.0, 1/640, Hoya HD Circular-PL polarizer, Nikon D610 DSLR)

The planned schedule of traveling by car to rest in Bashkiria began to be violated, because I wanted to stop the car at every turn, at every village in order to capture such beauty.

See the mound in the background? No matter how! To show scale mountain systems, you need to use a telephoto lens, not wide.

Down by the river is a herd of grazing horses. Now you can imagine how high this hulk is. I think you need to climb no less than 700-800 meters above sea level. It would be nice to come and have a rest in Bashkiria sometime in the fall, when the whole district will burn with gold!

We stopped in one of the villages for lunch. We ate delicious shurpa, samsa and other Bashkir dishes for a ridiculous 340 rubles for two. We got to Beloretsk at 15:00.

9. Raspberry Mountain rises above the city of Beloretsk in Bashkiria, as Koryaksky volcano over Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky ... (Nikkor 70-300 telephoto lens, Nikon D610 camera, 320, 140, 9.0, 1/640)

During a vacation trip to Bashkiria last summer, we entered into the navigator GPS coordinates Malinovka camp sites listed on their official website (54 03″05.7″N; 58 19″28.0″E, go-ural.com). But the aunt from the infernal car took us somewhere uphill on a dirt road, circled around a small, in general, city for about an hour. Therefore, now they acted differently: they entered “Malinovaya Street, Beloretsk, Bashkiria” into the navigator. If you drive along it almost to the end, you will see the sign "Robin" and "Otnurok" to the left. We go down to the river on a terrible quality dirt road and there - another 11 kilometers of a grader in the direction of the sign "Otnurok - to the right." Having overcome these kilometers along a dusty road along the Nura River, we get to the recreation center "Malinovka".

Reviews about the rest at the Malinovka camp site

Probably, it was not worth stopping at this point. Since we decided to relax in Bashkiria and again came to the Malinovka recreation center, it is clear that we liked everything very much. But I wanted to especially note that Katya and I were kindly struck by the good nature with which we were met by the staff of the camp site. We had to travel a lot around the world: if you open the section " Independent travel”, you will see that we drove Mexico, Sri Lanka and Thailand, on public transport twice China and wandered around the islands of the Philippines. I travel a lot on business trips in Russia and spend the night in upscale hotels, but nowhere in our country have I seen such sincerity. When you communicate with the administrator, with the maid, with the groom or with teenagers helping the elders manage the household, there is an inexpressible feeling that you are welcome here from the heart! And not as a tourist who came to spend his savings, but as a brother who returned home after a long absence.

Even in a report on a vacation in Bashkiria last year, I wrote that we settled in a tent, but ordered dinner and breakfasts, dined on a hike to Mount Yalangas on horseback and while rafting on catamarans along the Belaya River: the cost of the most delicious potatoes in the world and chickens baked in foil, plus a vegetable salad and tea with forest herbs were included in the price of the tour.

At the base, you can rent a bike and go to the stone river (kurum), where the favorite Soviet film "Eternal Call" was filmed. The road to it lies between the rocks hanging over the Nura River. There is no one around. Creepy. It is necessary to overcome three destroyed wooden bridge on the way to the barn. One of the tourists said that during a bike trip to the stone river she met a fox on the road (last year, while on vacation in Bashkiria, we also saw Patrikeevna twice).

On the territory of the tourist center "Malinovka" there are several baths. We did not pay for a visit, as it is allowed to wash after the bathhouse is freed after the rest.

In the mornings and evenings, all tourists gather in a common dining room, where they share their impressions of the past day and give advice. The food is delicious! Apparently, they cook dishes in a Russian oven. And when you're in last time Have you tried real, not powdered extract, milk? Mmm, only because of him, and hot pies with potatoes and onions, you can return to rest in Malinovka again!

My wife and I are completely satisfied with the weekend spent at the camp site. But other vacationers made the following claims:

• I didn’t like that the rooms in the houses are too simple, rustic, one towel for two (for me, living in a rural hut is an incomparable plus).
• I don’t remember the name of the house where the kitchen and dining room are located, but the visitors who lived upstairs complained that the smell of food was too strong and the cooks started strumming plates early in the morning. Be careful when making a reservation for accommodation at the Malinovka camp site! Specify where you are going to be accommodated before check-in.
• Although, the rules of the recreation center say that after 23:00 you can not make noise, on weekends there were companies that buzzed until late at night. Our tent stood in the far corner and we, after the hardest climbs in the mountains of Bashkortostan, fell asleep "without legs" and did not hear anything, but other tourists complained.
• An inexperienced instructor arrived for rafting on the Belaya River; there were too many tourists; the leader of the group was rude, refused to cook dinner - threw potatoes with the words: "You need it, you cook it"!

In general, out of three tourist groups with whom we had a chance to talk, everyone was not completely delighted. Last year, Radmir from Nizhnekamsk went rafting and horseback riding on a June weekend and he really enjoyed it. And in the summer of 2015, he was already grumbling a little ...

How to climb to the top of Mount Malinovaya from the village of Otnurok

The guys working at the base helped put up the tent. To make it more convenient, a special area has been set aside for the tent camp, on which a wooden platform has been installed. Now the bed turns out to be even, like a tabletop, and if it rains, you won’t wake up in a puddle in the morning.

We asked the workers how much time you need to plan for climbing Raspberry Mountain - about 4-6 hours, depending on your physical fitness. It’s better to take an instructor, but we refused: if we didn’t get lost in independent wanderings in China, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Thailand, then in Bashkiria - and even more so!

I must say that hiking in the mountains of Bashkortostan is not an easy walk in the Sam Roi Yot National Park in Thailand, where we climbed observation deck Khao Daeng Viepoint (See winter 2015 trip report in Solo Travel section). The beginning of the ascent, as I showed in photo #11 in the first part of the report last year, is in front of the house with the cranes on the roof. We go towards Raspberry along the logging road. Three hundred meters later - you need to ford the Nura River, barefoot, on sharp stones.

10. The photo was taken already on the way back, when we were returning from the Raspberry Mountain and again we had to ford the Nura River. In the background is the peak where we took pictures two hours ago. Reviews of tourists about the rest in Bashkiria. (2500, 60, 5.0, 1/200, Nikkor 24-70 lens, Nikon D610 SLR)

Then - a swampy clearing, rising up to the lower edge of the forest. Here the road forks: to the right - goes around the edge and - to the left, into the thicket. We turn left, there are periodically marks: red and yellow ribbons on the trees.

After some time, the road on which cars drive ends and turns into a well-trodden path. Almost all the way to the top of Raspberry Mountain you go with a slight rise, to the left, making a huge arc along the mountainside (this is my feeling, maybe if you watch the track, the shape will turn out differently).

I think it's hard to get lost - there are ribbons everywhere, all the way to the top. But the places there are deaf - the wildest taiga. Last year, I noted: you look at Malinovaya from the side of the entrance to Beloretsk and you cannot imagine that only 10 kilometers from the city (and even less in a straight line) is such a bearish corner. Ancient larches. Grass to the waist. Hundreds of voices of forest birds. Wilderness - for all 3 hours of climbing to the top, we met only one group of tourists: five adults and a girl of 10 years old with them.

By the fact that there are few people on the path in the forest, the mountains of Bashkiria compare favorably with, for example, the Taganay National Park in the Chelyabinsk Region, where the same beautiful landscapes, but tourists, cordons, campgrounds. And a paved path leads to the Zyuratkul ridge, almost to the top - you can’t even feel that you have left the city, as you are walking along Nevsky Prospekt. On the other hand, if something happens, you will wait a long time for help.

Approximately, in the middle of the way - a spring. Here you can relax (for example, bite a piece of smoked sausage and a boiled egg, without bread, because it was forgotten) and get fresh water. Do not calm down - to the top - still oh, how far!

The gray spots that we see on Malinovaya, looking at it from below, are fields of kurumniks. Huge boulders open up to your gaze from under the canopy of the forest.

A little more and you are at the foot of the rocky ridge. Its height is about 30 meters, I think. The trail continues to climb up to the right, clinging to the rocks. If in the previous three hours you did not see anything because of the forest, now you can admire the surroundings.

Finally, we reached a crevice, from where you can climb to the top. Climbing up giant stones… Ah!!!

15. If I'm not mistaken, this is Mount Yalangas. Reviews of a weekend trip to Bashkiria by car (reporting zoom Nikkor 24-70 / 2.8, polarizing filter Hoya HD Circular-PL, it is wound on this lens everywhere, Nikon D610 full frame, shooting parameters: 160, 48, 8.0, 1/ 80)

Photos are difficult to convey the delight, feelings. Here is a video taken on the top of the Raspberry Mountain in Bashkiria.

And some more pictures from above.

You probably noticed that the amazing dynamic range of the Nikon D610 full-frame sensor is still not enough: the sky turns out to be faded or even knocked out. I was dragging a Sirui T-2204X carbon tripod with me to Raspberry Mountain, I thought that I would be able to shoot the sunset. But the sun was still high, they didn't want to go back in the dark. But, the tripod came in handy for taking photos in the form of HDR. It's a pity that I took off only one HDR.

So it's better, don't you think?

The entire trip to the top of Mount Raspberry took 5.5 hours: 3 - ascent, half an hour - for oohs and aahs, 2 - for the descent back to the Malinovka camp site. In the evening we enthusiastically talked about our tour to other vacationers. And a day later, a couple from Tatarstan conquered the summit and descended back in 4 hours. So, a lot depends on your physical fitness.

At the beginning of the report, I listed beautiful places in Bashkiria where you can also go to relax. One of them is the rocks Inzerskie gears. Watch the amazing, incredible video that the guys working as guides and organizing the drop-off filmed from a quadcopter. Be sure to watch with sound!