Welcome to the Village of Old-Believers!

   Dina Oyun
1 July 2005

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From this time on everone will have a chance to pass his summer holidays in Erzhei, one of the villages of old-believers in Tuva. The touristic base built in Erzhei for the 'Oktai' ensemble is now open not only to the young singers but to everybody who will choose to plunge into the new surrounding and get to know the way of life of old-beleivers in Tuva. One will have there an accomodation in the village house, 4 meals a day (made of natural products), Russian bath, can go fishing, gathering berries. Evenings there end in the conversations by the fire with a guitar accompaniment. It will cost you 400 roubles (15 dollars) a day (meals included), or 200 roubles without meals, plus 3000 roubles (110 dollars) a transportation by bus for a group of 8 people from Kyzyl to Erzhei (on the way you will cross Yenisey twice by ferry). 'Oktai' is contactable at +7-39422-56580 or by e-mail: oktay@yandex.ru


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