Sayano-Shushensky Nature Reserve

The Sayano-Shushensky Reserve is located on the western bank of the Yenisei, in places unaffected by human activities. Here, more than 100,000 hectares of pristine cedar forests, pure sources of the rivers of the south of Krasnoyarsk, more than 100 rare species of plants and animals are preserved here in their original form. The mountains are inhabited by the only population of the rarest representative of the cat family - snow leopard. The protected area is a recognized standard of natural purity in the region.
Travelling in the Sayano-Shushensky Reserve will allow you to come into contact with the world of wild nature. From the side of the ship you can see marals, bears, a herd of the Siberian mountain goat (Capricorn). As you move along the water surface in a southerly direction, the vegetation of the Western Sayan will be replaced from the dark coniferous taiga to the mountain steppes. The powerful energy of the Sayan mountains and the waters of the man-made sea of the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant will present travelers strength and positive emotions.
The reserve is part of the international system of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.

The best time for visit is July-September.

What to see: Museum of Nature, Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro power plant dam, Katushka waterfall, Main water reservoir with trout farm, museum of Ivan Sergeevich Yarygin, two-time world catch-style champion, St. Evdokia church.

How to get to: By plane to the nearest airports (Krasnoyarsk (500 km) or Abakan (86 km) and then by road to Shushenskoe;
By train to the nearest railway stations (Abakan (86 km) or Minusinsk station (50 km)) and then by road to Shushenskoe. According to preliminary application, the reserve's employees can meet guests in Abakan or Minusinsk by car.