In June 2011 Altay Krai launched the first tourist route in Russia, suggesting that travellers visit the Karaguzhinsky oil and cheese mill in South Siberia. Visitors will have a chance to sample various types of cheeses, among which is one of the house specialties - "Karaguzhinsky" and a few traditional kinds - "Soviet" and "Swiss".
As part of the excursion the mill's CEO will present a keynote about the company's history and future perspectives, after which tourists will have a chance to lunch at the mill's cafeteria, where they are recommended to try a unique dish - enormous rural cheese dumplings, fresh vegetables salad and local sandwiches with butter and tea.
Apart from visiting the mill this tour also includes meeting a regional folklore band (from the Kumandins division of Altai) "Odychak" in a village where local people will introduce national literature, drinks, souvenirs and other interesting things.
The next destination point is an apiary at a local estate, where the guests are offered to try fresh honey and tea made from local herbs. Herbs and honey are also available for purchase and after the aromatic tea session it is possible to bathe in the warm river Isha. Following recreational activities, visitors are taken to the maral (Siberian stag) reserve, where one can get into a photo with sika deers, marals, yaks and camels.The final destination of the tour is the picturesque lake Kireevo, where the visitors can finish their journey riding catamarans and quadricycles or taking a walk down a pier to a pergola situated on the lake.
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