Cable car, Manzherok: description, photo

Mountainous Altai is an amazing land. This is a real place of strength, a source of incredibly powerful energy. Its mountains, fast rivers and noisy waterfalls can not leave any tourist indifferent. But there are also man-made attractions created for admiring nature. This, for example, ropeway (Manzherok). The trip on it will give unforgettable impressions from the panorama opened to the gaze.

The location of the cable car

Manzherok is the name of a large village located on the territory of the Altai Republic at the 470th kilometer of the Chuysk tract. Manzherok leads its history from the distant 1932, when on the right bank of the Katun opened an regional recreation center for party workers.

However, the all-Union fame of Manzherok was acquired in the 1960s, after the release of the film "Such a Boy Lives" by V. M. Shukshin. Success secured the eponymous hit "Manzherok" popular and fashionable in those years singer Edita Piekha.

Now Manzherok is one of the most famous and large tourist centers of the Altian mountains with developed infrastructure. True, almost all of it is at the ski resort, opened in 2010 near the mountain of Malaya Sinyuha. This center quickly gained popularity among tourists from neighboring regions.

In addition to the ski slopes, it offers guests many different types of recreation all year round. One of the interesting features is the cable car to the Malaya Sinyuha mountain.

Features of the cable car

Chair lift works here all year. In summer, the speed of the lift is two times slower than in winter, which allows tourists to enjoy the beautiful local views. The excursion time to the top in summer is half an hour.

The length of the lift is 2340 meters, the height difference is 633 meters. Reviews are full of warnings that in the summer season, most likely, you will have to wait in line from ten minutes to half an hour, since there are many people who want to ride in the chair lift.

Advice

On a trip to the mountain, even in the summer heat, it is better to take something warm with you: a sweater, a jacket, a windbreaker, since the temperature difference below and above is quite noticeable.

You can start to admire the views already while climbing, but the most convenient is to do this when moving down. It is at this time that the picturesque landscapes are not located behind your back, but in front of your eyes.

Survey site

The observation deck is the first sight of the excursion to the mountain. It is not surprising that at the height of the influx of tourists there are a lot of people in it, despite the unfortunate feature of the "Manzherok" cable car: photos of spectacular beauties are difficult to make here, as a significant part of the species is blocked by the chairs and ropes of the lift in the Katun valley.

The cableway and its viewing platform allow you to see not only the mountains and the valley of the Katun River, but also the Manzherok Lake, and this is a special local landmark.

Although the lake has its name, it is located not at the famous village of Manzherok, but at a distance of about two kilometers from the village, near the small village of Ozernoe, located under the mountain of Malaya Sinyuha. The Manzherok lake has the shape of a beautiful oval with the 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, cloudy 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 - a water chile (or a cherry nut, nicknamed so for its black color and sharp spikes), listed in the Red Book.

In addition to exploring the lake from above, tourists can find many entertainments on Mount Malaya Sinyuha. 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 clothes. You can also for 250 rubles to forge a registered commemorative coin.

Tourists are offered to shoot from onions and for an extra fee to be photographed in the stylized clothes of an ancient warrior. You can (for a fee) to make a series of photos with birds of prey: an owl or a golden eagle (an owl - for 200 rubles, a golden eagle - more expensive, for 300). In this case, birds without humans can be removed for free. During the tour you can get acquainted with local legends. Nearby, in the side, you can find an imitation of the Golden Woman with instructions on how much of her parts you need to touch on happiness. At the top of the guests there is a shop with souvenirs, there is a cafe. Judging by the reviews of travelers, the most interesting in this whole complex is still the amazing nature of the Altai mountain, and souvenirs and costumes can impress only those who are first in these places.

For 200 rubles you can visit the interesting attraction "Inverted House". Miracles begin with an inverted ticket office. In the house, the floor and ceiling with all the furniture are interchanged, and in addition all the surfaces are at an angle, which makes the vestibular apparatus begin to resist, but you can experiment with the camera to get non-banal cheerful people.

Cost of cable car visit

If you came to Manzherok in winter and want to use the chair lift, then a simple one-time lift on weekdays costs 60 rubles, on weekends - 80 rubles. Hour Ski-pass will cost 200 and 250 rubles, respectively, Ski-pass for 3 hours - at 400 and 500 rubles. Children under 6 years, accompanied by adults can go up for free.

Excursion version of the rise in the summer for adults costs 400 rubles, and for children from 6 to 12 - twice cheaper. Children's tariffs will be in effect only if there is a document that confirms the age.

For the newlyweds, the administration suggests organizing a solemn registration at the top platform of the ski lift, as well as free lifts.

Cableway (Manzherok): operating mode

From 10:00 to 17:00 there are excursion rises.

From 10:00 to 17:30 the road works for snowboarders and skiers.

Cable car (Manzherok): address, how to get there

The address of the ski lift and ski base - the Republic of Altai, Maiminsky district, the village of Ozernoe.

Intercity buses running in the direction of Chemal can be reached from Barnaul, Biysk, and Novosibirsk. You need to go to the stop in the village of Manzherok, and then - by car or taxi to the ski resort "Manzherok". If you are going to one of the local tourist centers, then find out about the transfer from the village - it is often included in the price when pre-booked.

Also to the city of Gorno-Altaisk you can fly by plane from Moscow, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk. Or you can fly to Barnaul and change to a bus. Transfer from the airport is also possible if you are going to visit the ski resort, where the cable car (Manzherok) operates.

How to get by car? Drive along the Chuysky tract to the village of Manzherok, then, after making a turn to the village of Ozernoe, drive another 3 km to the ski resort "Manzherok".