CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAPEkahau Says: Throat SingingOne of the ancient traditions of the Tuvinians is Throat Singing. It’s a very unique and special way of singing. It has become very popular and...
Ekahau Says: One can take the train to Abakan, then by bus or taxi to Kyzyl. The Bus to Kyzyl goes everyday in the morning and evening from the railway station square. (not...
Ekahau Says: Getting to Tuva by air is by far the best -- well at least the easiest and the once a week moscow Kyzyl Moscow flight was the best. there are direct flights...
Ekahau Says: In 1993 I went to the Tuvan Naadym, the biggest national festival which is celebrated every year 15 August, the national day of Tuva. I would strongly recommend...
jorgejuansanchez Says: Excellent museum with two floors. It is mainly dedicated to the Communist period but it also has a folkloric part and the fauna and flora of Tiva Republic. You...
Odugen hotel: Good hotel in Kyzyl
jorgejuansanchez Says: They are two hotels in Kyzyl. This one is the best and not expensive at all. The other one, in Lenin Square is somewhat dangerous (recently they robbed some...
jorgejuansanchez Says: It is originally built, with a Tibetan wheel in front, in the Lenin square, just besides the market.
Ekahau Says: Houseback riding in untouched area of the Sayan Mountains of Tuva is a very nice thing very nice indeed -- if you really want to get away from it all - really...
Ekahau Says: Uvs Nuur Lake is a World Heritage Site and one amazing lake and Basin. If you are interested in seeing the Steppe this is considered the best preserved natural...
Ekahau Says: Throat SingingOne of the ancient traditions of the Tuvinians still practiced is throat singing. It has become very popular and famous in this area and abroad....
Hotel "Odugen": a Kyzyl standby
Ekahau Says: Located in the center of Kyzyl, on the Yenisey River Embankment. Walking distance to the Boat Quay and the Center of Asia Monument. 6 miles to the airport. 3...
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This place is really cool your own Yurt to sleep in

Q: Hi, I’m going to Russia in august and I’m spending about 10 days in the Republic of Tuva. I cannot find much information about...
A: Some ideas: Fortress Por-Bajin http://www.por-bajin.ru/eng_ind.php?PHPSESSID=f6a1fd41a6420b6835e17f8f896861ce Camp Ai http://russia.rin.ru/guides_e/7325.html
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BBC special on Tuva dated Aug 2009 My first visit to Tuva was in 1990 than again for the visit of the Dalai Lama. Russian Autonomous Republic of Tuva which borders directly on Mongolia in the South....
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A most exotic and original Russian republic

Apart from the few airplanes flying to Kyzyl from Krasnoyarsk, there in only one way to get to Tiva (Tuva), that is, overland from Abakan, the capital of Khakasia. It will take you about 6 hours...
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Its very important to know that TUVA people are orriginal TURKISH people,,the language they speak is old turkish language spoken in altai region before..turkish tribes lived in altai region before...
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Where Siberia meets Mongolia...

This summer, in late August, during my travel to Russia I had the opportunity to spend a few days in the Republic of Tuva. It is a small Russian republic with its own people – Tuvinians, speaking...
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