"The Green Pearl in the kovylny Sea"

1 location: Karamuruntau

Karamuruntau is a picturesque mountain range in the Orenburg region. You can come here for beautiful scenery, scenic views or to practice paragliding. The chain of hills stretching along the Sakmara River stretches from the village of Isyangulovo to Kondurovka, many ridges have very expressive shapes, and due to the fact that, unlike the more northern parts of the Urals, there is practically no forest here, all these mountains look truly unusual and impressive. It is best to photograph the Karamuruntau ridge in the rays of the rising or setting sun, when the shadows give the mountains a lively volume.The mountain is also interesting for archaeologists – fossils of small mollusks and shells can still be found here.

Address: Orenburg region, Saraktash district, from the village of Isyangulovo to Kondurovka.

Coordinates: 51.542801, 56.719057

Location 2: "Lunin Manor"

Visiting ""Andreevskoe Podvorye"" eco-farm, you will plunge into the life of rural residents, pamper yourself with local environmentally friendly products and exotics according to great-grandmother's recipes, see where the steppes meet the Ural Mountains, where the famous "stone belt" of Russia begins from five hills (cones). You can buy St. Andrew's marmalade with very unusual flavors (currant with cocoa, carrot with coconut, spirulina) as souvenirs.
""Quail's Nest in Andreevsky style" signature dish, the winner of the "Tastes of Russia 2021" contest, is an important highlight of our hospitality! "Author's" excursions are held annually: panorama of the valley of the sleeping dragon Karamuruntau; the holy spring of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker; acquaintance with the mountain of "Fulfillment of desires"; visits to the goat, boar and vegetable ECO-farms of the Lunins; location "Bear House" and a steam bath on wheels at the festival glade near the mountain river Uskalyk; tactile museum of rural life with ancient exhibits; a farmer's shop with branded products of the Lunina estate.

Address: Orenburg region, Saraktashsky district, Petrovsky village council, Andreevka village, Sovetskaya street, 8A

Coordinates: 51.933659, 56.635429

3 location: "Krasnaya Gora" recreation center

"Krasnaya Gora" recreation center is located in one of the most picturesque corners of the Saraktash district, at the confluence of the Sakmara and Bolshoy Ik rivers. "Russian Riot" movie sets were built here in 1998, recreating the life-size fortress of the late 18th century. The film is based on the book "The Captain's Daughter" by A.S. Pushkin and tells about the uprising of Yemelyan Pugachev. "Krasnaya Gora" tourist recreation center is now operating next to this historical complex, which remained after the filming of the film. "Russian Riot" movie shooting location can be arranged directly upon request.

Address: Orenburg region, Saraktash district, Saraktash settlement

Coordinates: 51.826585, 56.372984

Location 4: "Historical and Memorial Museum of Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin in the village of Cherny Otrog"

The modern multimedia Museum of V.S. Chernomyrdin. The museum of the first Prime Minister of Russia Viktor Chernomyrdin is located in his small homeland in the village of Cherny Otrog, Orenburg region. Here you will be transported to the White House, to the office of the first Prime Minister of Russia, Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin. The museum features 8 exhibitions about the very creator of Gazprom and the political heavyweight of the "era of change."

The "Special Storeroom" exhibition features V.S. Chernomyrdin's state awards, a collection of weapons, as well as paintings and graphics.

The exhibition "Collection of cars" features 19 cars owned by V.S. Chernomyrdin. Among them are iconic models of their time, as well as individual copies, which are extremely rare, and replicas (copies of an antique body with a modern engine and chassis). Also here you can see the only "Volga" in the world, made on the basis of the BMW M3.

""""""In the museum you can get acquainted with Victor Chernomyrdin's immortal phrases "chernomyrdinkami" – aphoristic statements that have been quoted by the whole country for a couple of decades: "We wanted the best, it turned out as always," "We have never seen such a thing, and here it is again," "We have one course – the right one," etc.

Address: Orenburg region, Cherny Otrog village, Tsentralnaya str., 7b, Cherny Otrog.

Coordinates: 51.886095, 56.000186

5 location: "Orenburg down boxes" enterprise

"Orenburg down knitting mills" is a family-owned enterprise that aims to preserve, develop and popularize the down knitting industry in Orenburg. Orenburg down shawls have no equal in the subtlety of the work, the originality of the artistic pattern, the beauty of the overall finish, and the ability to retain heat.
The entire process, from the classification of down during goat husking to the creation of a finished down product, is carried out at the enterprise manually and with special attention to detail. On the tour, you will be told the whole history of the creation of the Orenburg down shawl, share the secrets of processing and processing the unique down of the Orenburg down goat. At the company's eco-farm, you and your children will be able to pet real downy goats and play with them. The company has a stylish and modern photo zone and, of course, delicious tea with homemade herbs. But that's not all.… At the master class you will be able to make a downy heart!

Address: S. Nezhinka lane . 1 Flotsky street, Orenburg district.

Coordinates: 51.771560, 55.364193.

Location 6: Nikolsky Convent, known as the "Holy Caves".

This is a unique place not only for the Orenburg region, but for the whole of Russia.
You will be able to immerse yourself in history, feel the energy of the holy caves, collect holy water, plunge into the font, climb the cross of worship and make a wish that will surely come true!

Address: "Holy Caves" St. Nicholas Convent, Orenburg region, Novosergievsky district, Pokrovka village.
Coordinates: 51.997550, 53.893381

7 location: Sorochinskoe reservoir (in summer)

An artificial reservoir with this name has already become attractive to residents not only of Sorochinsk itself, but also many Orenburg residents.

A great place to spend a weekend for fishing enthusiasts, because various types of fish are bred in the reservoir - carp, carp, walleye, burbot, perch, catfish.
If you prefer a "wild" vacation and like camping, then this place is recommended to you.

Address: Orenburg region, Sorochinsky city district

Coordinates: 52.400479, 53.267365

8 location: Buzuluk Museum of Local Lore

The museum is located in the city center in a building built by merchant Podrezov in the early twentieth century. "Russian Modern" style architecture is an example of the building. Buzuluk is located next to the world famous "Buzuluksky Bor" National Park. The museum's collection includes over 20 thousand items, of which 16,251 items of the main collection, which can be seen in the exhibitions.

Russian Russian artist F. Malyavin's works; a collection of Russian samovars; photographic documents showing views of Buzuluk and its surroundings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; exhibits related to space and fellow countryman Yu. Romanenko; household items, ethnography.

Exhibitions are available for visitors: The foundation of the fortress, the interior of a peasant hut, the Nobility and Merchants, Buzuluk in different years, the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, space, nature and others.

The organization has a scientific library.

Address: Orenburg region, Buzuluk, Lenin St., 56.

Coordinates: 52.791089, 52.268655

9 location: "Buzuluksky Bor" National Park.

"Buzuluksky Forest" is the only place on the planet where an extensive 250-300—year-old pine forest has been preserved. In the national park you can see a real miracle of nature and one of the oldest trees in Russia, the winner of the bronze medal of the national competition "Russian Tree of the Year 2022"! — The queen is a Pine tree.

""In August 2023, the international film festival "Vostok" was held for the first time on the territory of the main attraction of the national park - "Tsar-Bor" Ecopark - in the heart of Buzuluksky Bor.&West.Classics and Avant-garde". The National Park is open all year round. Current and popular routes are:

""""Tsaritsa Pine", "Health trail", "Nature Reserve trail", where tourists can get acquainted with the flora and fauna of the Buzuluksky forest. Camping "Shishkin Forest" is a place to enjoy a vacation away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Panikinsky Yar is one of the viewing platforms with a beautiful view on the cliff of the Borovka River with a height of 18 meters. The only place where you can see rocky bedrock dating back 250 million years. Another interesting place in the national park is "Husky Park". This is a place where you can feel like a real cabin in a dog sled! Ride with the breeze through the forest on a sled in winter or on a wheeled cart in summer.

A permit must be issued to visit the national park. Detailed information: https://npbuzbor.ru/permission

Address: Koltubanovsky village council, Buzuluksky district

Coordinates: 53.027792, 52.132853