The most popular waterfalls of Altai: beauty and strength

Few places on earth are able to compete inbeauty with Altai - the true jewel of Siberia. Nature created a real splendor here. How much strength, power and greatness carry in themselves amazing mountain peaks crowned with snow-white caps! How many secrets and surprises are kept in the waterfalls of Altai! It is only once to look at this unique beauty, and it will remain in your soul forever.

Variety of cascades

One of the most amazing places in beauty,Altai waterfalls are considered to be rich in the region. Powerful streams of water, falling from a height, simply fascinating. The heart stops at a glance at this magnificence.

The waterfalls of Altai are surprisingly diverse. Each of them differs from its counterparts in height and power. Almost everyone has his own legend, touching the soul.

Some of them fall from a small height andquickly dissolve in placers of stones. The roar of others is spread over many thousands of meters. Experts say that the largest and most spectacular cascade of Altai is Uchar. The roaring stream of water falls from a height of 160 meters. Every year thousands of tourists come here to look at these waterfalls:

• Chedor;
• Spartacus;
• Tekel;
• Estube;
• Muechtinsky;
• Che-Chkysh;
• "Forty sins";
• Kuiguk;
• Peschersky;
• Aurora;
• Yermulinsky;
• Beltertoyuk;
• Vucharah;
• Kishte;
• Ayu-ketchpes;
• Corbu.

And this is not a complete list of waterfalls of Altai. Their popularity and the beauty of the surroundings are completely independent of the height of the fall of the water. So if you have free time, visit them all - you will not regret!

And the girl's tears will shed ...

One of the most beautiful and most visited places by tourists is the waterfall "Devichye Tears". Altai is rich in charming legends, and one of them is also associated with this place.

The beginning of the XVII century in this area was markedthe fall of the Dzungar Khanate. On Oirotia (Altai), a large number of raids were committed, local residents were enslaved or simply killed in unequal fights. In one such raid, a girl named Shiralu, along with a small brother, tried to escape and hide in the mountains. Fleeing from their pursuers, they were on the edge of a cliff. Not wanting slavish life, sister and brother rushed down and broke. Since that time, in this place, from the mountains, a small cascade flows almost vertically, like a bitter tear on the cheek of a beauty. The local people have the belief that a girl who has washed herself with water draining from stones will never know sorrow and tears.

Shirlak (this is another name for this cascade)has a height of only 10 meters. Its fullness is impermanent and depends on how much snow fell over the winter. However, this does not prevent him from remaining one of the most beautiful places in the region.

Cheremshanskiy waterfall - invisible beauty of Altai

This cascade is one of the smallest andinsignificant sights of the region. Cheremshansky waterfall in the Altai is located in a small gorge near the village of Cheremshanka. Find it yourself can not all, because there are no pointers. But local residents are happy to show the way to attentive and inquisitive tourists.

Cheremshanskiy waterfall has a height of no more than fivemeters and for the sophisticated tourist can seem uninteresting. But if you travel with children and do not want to scare them with huge "monsters", then for the first acquaintance with such a notion as a waterfall, Cheremshansky will do the best.

Kamyshlinsky

This cascade can be found on the left bankthe Katun River, just two hundred meters from the picturesque Kamyshly. Altai Kamyshlinsky waterfall is also not too high, only six meters. Here flows a surprisingly beautiful two-stage flow. Surroundings of the water-slide are incredibly popular, it is difficult not to meet a curious tourist.

Most visitors with pleasureinspect the main ledge. Nearby is a fairly wide wooden bridge, which is located on which you can practically swim in a million silver sprays. The most daring can even plunge into the stream. If you want, you can work hard and climb higher. There is an unforgettable view of the upper cascade, adding even more amazing sensations.

Although the Kamyshlinsky waterfall is not too large, itImpressive is not the size. People come here to enjoy the amazing harmony created by nature itself, to touch the wild pristine beauty. Many tourists here in the winter. During this period, the cascade freezes and, sparkling in the sun's rays, immerses the viewer into a magical ice fairy tale.

You probably already understood that beauty andthe popularity of Altai cascades does not depend on the size. Each of them is truly unique. Virtually the virgin nature surrounding the waterfalls, gives them even more uniqueness and mystery.

If you have never been to the Altai Mountains and onlyplan a trip, try to see as much as possible. After all, no waterfall is like another, and each of them will remain forever in your heart.