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RE: Altai Border Zone Permit / Mongolia/ Tashanta-Tsagaanuur Border

by everbrite 08 May 2012

Olglii is Mongolia. Registration in for Altai republic in Russia. Once you register in Gorno Altaisk you don't need to register again…
Re: Altai Border Zone Permit / Mongolia/ Tashanta-Tsagaanuur Border

by voldumkrog 08 May 2012

Hi, could you please elaborate Ruth on your answer: We are travelling from Barnaul via Kosh-Agach to the Mongolian town Ölgii and plan…
RE: Trekking in Russia (Altai / Barnaul)

by olgatkachenko 30 April 2012

*Just getting to Altai isn't easy. You take the train from Novosibirsk to Barnaul or Biisk and then a bus from there to Gorno Altaisk…
RE: Which way through Thailand/Laos?

by dreamsignals86 26 April 2012

I did a similar trip in 2008, only reversed. Here's what I did: Moscow to Barnaul (Siberia) by train. Bus to Gorno Altaisk. Hitch hike…
Re: Trekking in Russia (Altai / Barnaul)

by Chicagobest 19 April 2012

Everbrite is correct in that the cool treks will be so hard to do on your own without Russian. But there are other cool things to do…
RE: Trekking in Russia (Altai / Barnaul)

by everbrite 17 April 2012

With only 5 days it will be hard to see or do much. Tour groups from Novosibirsk are likely to be for a week. Sightseeing by public…
RE: Tsagaannuur / Tashanta border crossing

by lakers6902 07 April 2012

It is a huge help on the Russian side! On the Mongolian side, the older people will speak it but the younger ones might not. I usually…
RE: Altai Border Zone Permit / Mongolia/ Tashanta-Tsagaanuur Border

by everbrite 02 April 2012

If you aren't planning to stop in Altai and are just passing through and stick to the main highway, you won't need a permit near the border.…
RE: Transfer: Novosibirsk/Barnaul to Mongolia

by everbrite 24 March 2012

I have to agree. The place to potentially find a driver will be towards the end of the highway and you should be able to travel by bus…
Re: Transfer: Novosibirsk/Barnaul to Mongolia

by joe_sixpack 24 March 2012

Hi, why not taking the night train NVB to Bijsk and then onward by Bus to Gorno-Altaisk. Further you should be able to go by bus at least…
RE: asia by overground

by dreamsignals86 20 March 2012

Just to let you know, it's nearly impossible to cross into Nepal from Tibet by land. There's a good chance you'll have to fly from Lhasa…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by olgatkachenko 24 January 2012

*Can you get to Verkhiny Uimon by public transportation?* Well, you cannot get to Verkhiny Uimon directly, because it is not along the…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by Chicagobest 22 January 2012

Thinking about this for the 4-5 days. 1. Truck or other transport from Olgi, Mongolia, to Gorno-Altaysk. Register visa and stay in…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by Chicagobest 16 January 2012

Thanks for the hard to find opinion and review. From Altai to Novosibirsk, there seem to be a couple of routes. The southern route could…
Re: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by voldumkrog 10 January 2012

Just read in LP Mongolia it takes two days in a jeep to go north of Olgii to Ulaangom! Can anybody give me an ide of how long the trip…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by yblanter 09 January 2012

There is an airport in Gorno-Altaysk but it is currently defunct. The closest airport is Barnaul, but in terms of money last summer it…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by olgatkachenko 08 January 2012

*I believe Novosibirsk not only has the largest opera house in Russia but the largest set warehouse in all of Eurasia.* I think you are…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by olgatkachenko 02 January 2012

*To me it doesn't seem Gorno-Altaisk have an airport?* There is an airport in Gorno Altaisk, but I'm not sure one can fly to Moscow from…
RE: New border zone regulation/ Altai concern

by everbrite 01 January 2012

>Will we still need to register our Russian visas at Gorno Altaisk? If so, what do we need to do this, anything special? You should but…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by everbrite 01 January 2012

I flew out Barnaul and took a bus to there from Gorno Altaisk. Ruth
Re: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by voldumkrog 01 January 2012

Thanks for the engouraging info on going on the M 52 is realistic - probably for us in a rented vehicle. Would anyone know which is the…
Re: New border zone regulation/ Altai concern

by ImTrav1579 30 December 2011

OK, just to beat this to death now............and get a little clarification. I'm going to be driving from Kazakhstan into Russia from…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by olgatkachenko 30 December 2011

*but note that there is no public transport which crosses this border and there is limited bus service on the Russian side and no trains…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by olgatkachenko 30 December 2011

*Is the Denisova Cave near the main road from Mongolia to Gorno Altaisk?* No. It is not along the main road at all. And it is not near…
Re: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by Chicagobest 29 December 2011

I have been in Mongolia but not in Olgi but my understanding is that the border between Mongolia and Russia Alta is open at Tashanta.…