Welcome to The Palmer tourist camp!
We offer you a journey to our parts, as yet wild and intact. The Palmer tourist camp is located 450 km from Gorno-Altaisk, the capital of the Altai Republic, by the village of Chendek. The camp is situated in the midst of the Uimon Valley, the most beautiful area of South-East Alrtai Highlands, where you are cordially welcome.
This year we have launched a new site of hotel, located at the destrict centre, Ust-Koksa. The hotel is situated at a confluence of the two famous Altai mountain rivers. Please take a chance to see some pictures of it. Discover a special mountain charm provided with luxury facilities.
The length of your stay, it’s performance and elaboration are the choices of your own, according to your age and level of fitness. You can take a walking or riding trip up the mountains, visit Nicholas Roerich Museum, find an attraction at the archaeological objects of ancient ages. Those that have made a decision to visit Altai, should make themselves aware of the distinctives of these parts; here you can actually touch the Beautiful, get an impetus of creativity, change thoughts, take a different way of seeing the world. If you are after some vulgar relaxation, you’d better make a different choice.
The region of Ust-Koksa is located at the south-west parts of Altai Mountains. It is adjacent to the Ust-Kan, Ongudai and Kosh-Agach regions of the Altai Republic, and to Kazakhtan. The region is very close to Mongolia and China. The area of Ust-Koksa region is 12,960,000 square kilometres. The population amounts to 17,498 (as of January 1, 2001). Within the territory of the region, there are 42 settlements. Russians make up to about 80 per cent, local inhabitants (Altai-kijis, Teleuts, Tubalar, Kumandins and others) to about 20 per cent. In addition, here live Kazakhs, Ukranians, Germans and people of a few other nationalities; making up 89 nationalities altogether (as of 2001).
The region of Ust-Koksa is located at the south-west parts of Altai Mountains. It is adjacent to the Ust-Kan, Ongudai and Kosh-Agach regions of the Altai Republic, and to Kazakhtan. The region is very close to Mongolia and China. The area of Ust-Koksa region is 12,960,000 square kilometres. The population amounts to 17,498 (as of January 1, 2001). Within the territory of the region, there are 42 settlements. Russians make up to about 80 per cent, local inhabitants (Altai-kijis, Teleuts, Tubalar, Kumandins and others) to about 20 per cent. In addition, here live Kazakhs, Ukranians, Germans and people of a few other nationalities; making up 89 nationalities altogether (as of 2001).
Have a look at the pictures that we have chosen to let you see some beautiful places of our neighbourhood. For the moment, we have here some more than 450 pictures; the new pictures are being added regularly, so make sure you have seen them all. Indeed, there are a lot of people who come here first of all to take a perfect photo session; if you are into landscape photography, coming to the Valley is ”a must”.
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The Uimon Valley
First Russian settlers here were the old-believers, fugitive workmen. Here, from all parts of Russia, came rushing the people that were looking for Belovodye (”The Place of White Water”). To each other, they narrated tales told of old: ”in the place of Belovodye cakes grow on trees, rivers are full with honey and milk, and there are no offences, persecutions, or grief”. People fled here from bondage and persecutions of belief.
Special routes of walking trips to Belovodye were made, and those were being told of to one another. ”Belovodye will be open only to those who is of the cleanest soul,” it was spoken. It was certainly told that ”people approached such a place, but it did not become open to them; there came a white fog, and though the river was not wide, it still remained impossible to cross; some voices were heard over it, and the noise of cocks and the cows, but still place was inaccessible for people with black souls”.
Nevertheless, from the heights of to day’s knowledge, let us not gibe at this way of human thinking and talking. Throughout all the ages, every nation used to have and still has many legends of that kind. Europeans believe in the existing of Graal’s Brotherhood; Asian peoples know that Shabistan, Kalapa, Tebu (the Mountain Meru) exists. The Buddhists call it Shambhala. Well, it obviously seems that the mankind can’t exist without some Spiritual Affection…
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