A few succeeds in seeing the eruption of the volcano, the gastric gathering, and the fall of the meteorite with your own eyes. But to come there after to imagine how it was, and everyone can evaluate the scale if desired. We talk about four tourist places in Russia, where natural disasters took place.
The village of Kosh-Agach, Altai
In Altai, near the village of Kosh-Agach, in September 2003 an earthquake occurred, which has become the strongest in the continental territory of the country since 1991. The magnitude of the main push was 7.3 points. Cracks were formed in the soil, landslides and landslides. More than 1,800 houses were damaged, one village was completely destroyed. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Some locals believe that the whole thing is in the Altai Princess – the mummies of a young woman, which archaeologists found in the tract UKOK in 1993. According to the Altai, she could not be removed from the burial ground.
What to see: The village of Kosh-Agach itself can become the final point of traveling altai almost 500 km long. Leave from Gorno-Altaysk to the Chuysky tract, stop on the passage of Chica-Taman along the way, at the Ilgumen threshold and in the Adyr-Kan sanctuary with ancient Petroglyphs. Admire the confluence of the Chuya and Katun rivers, a geyser lake and, of course, the North Chuy Range, while you are going to the Kurai steppe.
How to get: aircraft from Moscow to Gorno-Altaysk fly every day, the cost of tickets-from 6,500 rubles*. To ride along the Chui tract, rent a car.
Coordinates: Route from Gorno-Altaysk to the village of Kosh-Agach.
Where to stop
In Gorno-Altaysk:
- Altai Grand Hotel (rating 9.1). The cost of the room is from 3,600 rubles per night*;
- Park Hotel of Suffers (rating 8.1). The cost of a room is from 5,000 rubles per night*;
- Altai Palace (rating 8.8). The cost of a room is from 12,000 rubles per night*.
In the village of Aktash on the way to Kosh-Agach:
- Mini-hotel “Altaiechedr” (rating 7.2). The cost per night is 5,500 rubles*;
- Mini-hotel “Mountain Eagle” (rating 8.8). The cost per night is from 5,800 rubles*;
- The recreation center “Atmosphere of Altai” (rating 8.8). The cost per night is from 7,400 rubles*.
Tunguska Reserve, Krasnoyarsk Territory
In 1908, a ball of fiery ball flew in the sky over the taiga, exploding in the Podkamennaya Tunguska river basin (Krasnoyarsk Territory). According to one version, it was a meteorite. The power of the explosion was 10–40 megaton in TNT equivalent – comparable to the energy of the average hydrogen bomb. The sound was heard at a distance of more than 1,000 km, a forest fell in the entire district, and in many houses it knocked out a glass.
The wreckage of the cosmic body, however, did not find. Scientists put forward various hypotheses: that it fell not a meteorite, but a part of a comet or an asteroid, or a ship of extraterrestrial civilization in general.
What to see: Almost 90 years after the fall of the space body in the area of the Podkamennaya Tunguska river, a reserve founded. Now there are ecothils – water and foot, with nights in tents and cooking food at the stake. Tourists are shown the alleged place of falling meteorite.
How to get: Usually routes start from the village of Vanavara, where travelers arrive in organized groups. Flights from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk are operated daily – prices start from 5,200 rubles* one way.
Coordinates: 60.344273, 102.283418 (Vanavara village).
Where to stop
In Vanavar itself, the choice is small, and in the tour you will not have to choose a reserve – only a sleeping bag and a tent will be needed. But in Krasnoyarsk you can live with comfort:
- Siberian safari club (rating 9.1). Cost per night from 4,000 rubles*;
- Hotel “Oktyabrskaya” (rating 9). Cost per night from 4,700 rubles*;
- Hilton Garden Inn Krasnoyarsk (rating 10). The cost per night is from 6,300 rubles*.
Nameless volcano, Kamchatka
The nameless volcano slept for almost 1,000 years. His awakening began with a series of earthquakes in October 1955: in a few months, a crater formed from which the emission of the ash began, after which the dome of the lava was gradually formed.
The disaster occurred on March 30, 1956. First, the eastern part of the slope collapsed, because of this an avalanche formed, which demolished everything in its path. The cloud of ash reached a height of 40 km, lava spread along the valley, the explosive wave fell on the trees on an area of 500 square meters. km. The peak of the nameless also destroyed, because of this, the volcano decreased from 3,075 to 2,882 m. And in early April 2023, the nameless woke up again and threw the ash to a height of 10-12 km.
What to see: Alien landscapes and volcanoes are nameless, Klyuchevskaya, Tolbachik, Stone and Ushkovsky.
How to get: On an airplane from Moscow to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The cost of tickets starts from 15,300 rubles* in one direction. From there to volcanoes you can get by a rented car yourself or by bus along with excursion groups.
Coordinates: 55.971904, 160.596854 (Nameless volcano).
Where to stop:
- Hotel “Three skis” (rating 9.2). Cost from 1,600 rubles per night*;
- Arsenyev Hotel (rating 9.5). The cost of the room is from 3,800 rubles per night*;
- Apart-hotel PEAK 3456. Cost from 5,000 rubles per night*.
Karmadon Gorge, North Ossetia
In the mountains of the Greater Caucasus in North Ossetia there is a Karmadon gorge – one of the most beautiful in the region. On September 20, 2002, the Kolka glacier came here. Millions of cubic meters of snow, ice and stones flew down at a speed of 150-200 km/h, destroying everything in their path. At this time, Sergey Bodrov Jr. returned to Vladikavkaz with the filming group of the film “Svyaznoy”. In the gorge, they overtook the mudflow.
The gathering of Kolka for many was a surprise: experts believed that in the coming decades the glacier would move smoothly without destructive breakdowns.
The tragedy in the Karmadon gorge recalls the monument “Sorrowing mother.” Next to it is a huge block brought by a glacier, and on it is a stove with the names of the missing. Another memorial to the victims of Kolka in the form of a man stuck in an ice block is located near the village of Gisel, where the mudflow stopped.
What to see: The gorge itself fascinates the scale and beauty of mountain landscapes. Also, 10 km is the village of Dargavs and the ancient city of the dead – the most famous necropolis in the Caucasus.
How to get: Aircraft from Moscow to Vladikavkaz fly daily, on the way for about three hours. The cost of tickets one way starts from 7,400 rubles*. In Vladikavkaz, you can rent a car, go about 32 km to the gorge. Another option is to get by public transport. From the stop “Central Market” to the village of Karmadon walks route 115.
Coordinates: 42.859195, 44.515593 (Memorial “Sorrowing Mother”).
Where to stop
- Planet Lux (rating 9.5). The cost of the room is from 2,700 rubles per night*;
- Grand Hotel Aleksandrovsky (rating 9.4). The cost of the room is from 7,600 rubles per night*;
- Doubletree by Hilton Vladikavkaz (rating 10). The cost of the room is from 8,500 rubles per night*.
*Prices are relevant at the time of publication.
