Salty lakes of Altai - a unique naturala phenomenon that is often called the eighth wonder of the world. Visiting these wonderful places, you will get incredible emotions and impressions for life, improve and recharge energy. Recreation bases can be chosen for every taste and purse. In the Altai Territory you will find comfortable hotels, sanatoriums, campsites, rural "green" houses, as well as democratic tourist centers.
In the province of a thousand lakes there are about three thousandmineral springs with different chemical composition of water and the availability of valuable raw materials, which are used for medicinal purposes. Useful properties are confirmed by many years of experience of local residents, studies of modern medicine and a large number of tourists visiting the salt lakes of Altai. This article is about them and will be discussed. You will find out where you can get well and have a good time.
The Altai Territory is located in the southeastparts of Western Siberia. The lakes stretch all over its perimeter, but the most famous ones are located in three districts: Zavyalovsky, Romanovsky (forest-steppe part of Altai) and Slavgorod (Maloe and Bolshoy Yarovoe lakes).
The most popular salt lakes of Altai:Curve, Kulundinsky, Bitter, Crimson, Bitter-Peregum, Baloo and Big Spring, Kucuk, Curved abyss, Cormorant. You can reach them by private transport or by train. The Altai Territory is connected by rail to Novosibirsk, Astana, Moscow, Novokuznetsk, Barnaul, Pavlodar, Barnaul.
In the plains of the AltaiLake, which for a long time replenished with salt from other rivers. This explains the existence of such a large number of saline lakes. The composition of water includes minerals that have a beneficial effect on human health. Therapeutic sources are sources with a high content of boric acid and bromine.
One of the most beautiful places in Altai ison the edge of a relic pine forest eight kilometers from the village called Zavyalovskoye. You can stay at the health complex "The Power of Lakes". There are all the conditions for a pleasant rest and recovery, after all around the pine grove. Nearby are the alkaline, salty and fresh lake. The air is saturated with phytoncides.
On the territory of the "Power of Lakes" isAlpine house, cottages, VIP-house and summer house. There you can pick berries and mushrooms and enjoy the picturesque landscapes of Krivoy, Gorky and Alkaline Lake. In them, a high level of mineralization of water - 115 g / l. At the bottom of Gorky Lake, there was found a muddy healing mud. It is used for wraps and other medical procedures.
Walking through the pine forest, you can seeblack snakes with orange cheeks. This is a snake, they can often be found in those places. In the west there are places of deposition of blue clay. Along the Gorky Lake stretch the sandy beaches. Only one kilometer from it is Krivoye Lake, where there are carp. If you move away from it for a mile and a half, you will get to Alkaline Lake. Its degree of mineralization is 10.6 g / l, water of chloride-carbonate-sulfate type. Nearby there is a second source, in which the mineralization is 40.5 g / l. At the bottom you can find gray-blue and light-blue curative mud.
Bathing in mineral springs relieves stress,calms the nervous system and has a beneficial effect on the skin, cures eczema and neurodermatitis. The heated mud is used for arthrosis, for the treatment of joints and chondrosis. Diluted water from lakes can be used for preventive purposes against respiratory diseases and colds. Blue clay is an excellent cosmetic product that cleanses the skin, making it clean and silky.
It is the lowest point of the Altai Territory.Around the Big Spring Lake there is a plain on which there are almost no trees. Picturesque landscapes are amazing with their beauty. In the southern part you can see a lot of ravines and high banks. The water in the lake is bitter-salty, in it there is a huge amount of useful and therapeutic minerals. At the bottom, mud is found, which is also used for medical purposes.
Spring is particularly popular with "wild"tourists who come in July and August. If you like solitude, go there. Magnificent climate and medicinal springs - this is what the salty lakes of Altai are famous for. The route map will allow you to better plan your vacation. We suggest you go fishing to fresh lakes, ride horses, look at the neighboring lake - Maloe Jarovoy and relax in the German national district, which is located in the west of Altai.
If you want to relax in comfort, you havethree options. The first of these is the hotel "Cozy". An ideal place for a comfortable stay. There you can have a great time with the kids. There is a water park "Lava" on the territory. The cost of rooms - from 2500 to 2900 rubles per day for 1 person.
The second option is the hotel "Prichal". There are 15 deluxe rooms, "junior suites" and "suites". He treats the Chin-chin restaurant with dishes of European and Chinese cuisine.
If you want to fully recover, youshould go to the sanatorium "Chemist", to the salty lakes of Altai. Rest (prices for hotel rooms and meals are from 500 to 1475 rubles per day) you will not only be remembered and enjoyed, but also will benefit! On the territory of the base there is an all-inclusive system. It does not include medical procedures.
The sources of Altai are often compared to the Dead Sea. A favorable climate promotes recovery. On the territory of the "Chemist" sanatorium complex procedures aimed at treatment are carried out:
The air in the recreation center is fullsalt vapors, which is why being in those places helps to relieve stress. It should be noted that the effectiveness of treatment on the Yarovoy is very high. The formation of curative mud is attended by the crustaceans Artemia Salina.
Salty lakes of Altai are unique innature. Dirt, which is located on the bottom of Lake Yarovoye, is widely used in gynecology. It helps to normalize the menstrual cycle, heals chronic endometritis and infertility. If you have skin diseases, you should go to the lake. The therapeutic mud promotes the renewal of the epidermis. In addition, very well affects the cardiovascular system.
One of the highest lakes is the Djulkul("Summer lake"). It is located above sea level at an altitude of 2200 meters. In these wonderful places there live rare animals: gull-jauntuns, swan-swans and a cormorant colony. There do not pass tourist routes, therefore it is rather problematic to get to Dulkul. It is best to go there by car with tents.
Salt lakes of the Altai region are famous for theirhealing properties. Kulunda is not an exception. There you will not see the shores in hot weather due to strong fumes. From the lake, neither rivers nor streams flow. The water is so salty that the level of mineralization is 160 g / l.
Its length is 45 kilometers and its width is 5.In the system of the sedimentary lakes, it is the final reservoir with a steppe continental climate and pine ribbon boron. Nearby is the Bitter-Cervical Lake, which is famous for its alkaline waters. It is full of fish, so take a fishing rod. The lakes are interconnected by ducts, and between them you can see sandy high dunes.
