One of the main attractions of the Novosibirsk region is the largest lake in Western Siberia – Lake Chany. It is located in the southwestern part of the region, 300 km from Novosibirsk on the Baraba lowland. The Baraba lowland is a vast lake region, where fresh and salt lakes are located. This is the most popular fishing spot in the Novosibirsk region. Chany is a salty, drainless lake. Its maximum depth reaches 12 m. It is connected by a canal to the Malaye Chany lake. Around these two lakes are smaller lakes, together they form the Chanovskaya lake system, which is a unique wetland in Siberia. This area is an important place on the migration route of lake waterfowl. Ecotourists will find more than 250 species of birds on Chany. The maximum species diversity of birds is observed from April to October. At this time, you can see swans, geese, coots, river ducks, diving ducks, waders, gulls, terns, cranes, as well as such rare birds as avocets, stilt, black-headed gull, white-tailed eagle and greave. Basically, they go to Lake Chany for hunting, fishing, treatment and ecotourism. A little to the east in the Zdvinsky district spread state landscape-biological reserve “Chanovsky”. The total area of the reserve is 1.2 thousand hectares. Most of the reserve is occupied by wetlands, where numerous ecosystems of the Baraba forest-steppe are protected. Migratory routes of many species of birds also run along the reserve. Also on the territory of the reserve, 2 rivers merge – Chulym and Kargat, which feed the lake Small Chany. In the deltas of these rivers are found: roach, perch, ide, crucian carp, carp, pike perch, peled and pike. Their waters are a place of mass spawning of fish.
According to Recipesinthebox, Lake Chany has mineral springs and silt mud extraction sites. The mineral waters “Karachinskaya”, “Dovolenskaya” and “Duplenskaya” are widely known. Treatment in local sanatoriums is carried out with the help of sulphide-silt mud, rich in water-soluble salts with a low content of organic substances, which is formed at the bottom of salt lakes, and chloride-hydrocarbonate sodium mineral water. Each sanatorium offers mud therapy, balneotherapy, electrotherapy, phototherapy, heat therapy, laser therapy, inhalation therapy, hydrotherapy, baths, massage, Charcot’s shower, circular shower, and physiotherapy exercises. In the Chanovsky district, 13 km from the village of Chany near Lake Karachi, there is a sanatorium “Karachi”. The sanatorium treats diseases of the musculoskeletal system, digestive organs, genitourinary system and gynecological diseases. Not far from here is the sanatorium “Baraba”. The main profile of the sanatorium is diseases of the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, digestive organs and gynecological diseases.
Each district center of the Novosibirsk region has its own museum of local lore, which are part of the Novosibirsk State Regional Museum of Local Lore.
Of the most famous cities of the Novosibirsk region, one can single out the city of Kuibyshev. It was founded in 1722 to protect the Russian borders from the attacks of the Kalmyks and Kirghiz almost in the center of the Baraba lowland. In 1782, the settlement received the status of a city and the name Kainsk. In 1935, Kainsk was renamed Kuibyshev in honor of the Russian revolutionary Valerian Kuibyshev, who was in exile here from 1907 to 1909. The state memorial house-museum of V.V. Kuibyshev operates in the city, where the books-works of V.V. Kuibyshev, his death plaster mask and household items belonging to the family of V.V. Kuibyshev are kept. Kuibyshev. The Kuibyshev Museum of Local Lore exhibits archaeological finds of the Stone and Bronze Ages, bones of prehistoric animals, objects of urban and peasant life, a fragment of a merchant’s room, a numismatic collection, a model of a church, and a wood-carved casing.
The urban-type settlement of Suzun is located 217 km southwest of Novosibirsk, not far from the border with the Altai Territory.. In the vicinity of the village, the remains of the Copper Smelter with the Mint have been preserved. The plant appeared in the middle of the 18th century, when deposits of silver and copper ores were discovered in the foothills of Altai. It was built by the largest industrialist Demidov. A settlement was immediately formed around the plant, where the masters lived. The Suzunsky Mint was at that time the only one in the Trans-Urals. To this day, the remains of earthen ramparts have been preserved, with which the plant and the settlement, and ore mining sites were fortified. The plant stopped working in 1847 after a major fire. The Suzun Museum of Local Lore is also interesting in the village. It is located in the building where the office of the copper smelter managers used to be. The museum consists of 6 halls, which tell about the history of the region, its nature, copper smelter, life of the local population in the 18th-2nd centuries and the folk art of icon painting. 40% of the territory of the Suzunsky district is occupied by a pine forest, where logging is carried out. Also in Suzunsky Bor there are opportunities for recreation.
The spurs of the Salair Ridge, up to 600 m high, enter the territory of the eastern part of the Novosibirsk Region. In these places and in the vicinity of Novosibirsk itself, there are opportunities for skiing and snowboarding. Snowboard park “Gorsky” opened in Novosibirsk. The height difference within the park is 50 m. Vacationers are offered a ski slope with a drag lift and a baby lift, half-pipe, big air and parallel slalom. The Novosibirsk sports complex “Albatross” offers a track 300 m long with a height difference of 70 m. The track is serviced by a drag lift. The sports complex has equipment rental, a sauna and a cafe. Sports and fitness complex “Inya” 1.5 km from Novosibirsk, it has 4 tracks, with a length of 300 to 750 m. The elevation difference within the complex is 100 m. 4 drag lifts deliver tourists to the slopes.
Not far from Akademgorodok there is a ski resort “Klyuchi”. The complex has 3 illuminated trails with a length of 350 to 800 m, a cross-country skiing trail, as well as snowboarding and tobogganing trails. The ascent to their peaks is carried out by ski tows, and drag lifts are laid to the snowboard and toboggan runs. The complex has an equipment rental point, a ski school with qualified instructors, an ice rink, a parking lot and several bars. The mountain ski complex “Gorny” is located 75 km from Novosibirsk., where 2 tracks are equipped with a length of 700 and 750 m with a height difference of about 130 m. They are served by a double drag lift. Novososedovo sports and entertainment complex is located 130 km southeast of Novosibirsk. In “Novososedovo” there are 7 ski slopes, among which are a training track and a snowtube track. Their total length is 5.5 km, the longest track is 1600 m, the height difference is 220 m. The tracks are served by 3 ski lifts and 2 baby lifts. The preparation of trails is carried out with the help of an artificial snowmaking system and snow groomers. The complex has a developed infrastructure – equipment rental, luggage storage, hotel, sauna and cafe. Ski complex “Yurmanka” located in the Maslyaninsky district. The complex offers 6 trails with a length of 560 to 1000 m with a height difference of 156 m. Among these trails there is a training and a children’s one. There is also a cross-country skiing trail. The ascent to the top of the complex is carried out by a cable tow. On the territory of the complex there is a hotel complex, equipment rental, ice rink, cafe and bar.
The ski complex “Pikhtovy crest” is located in the Toguchinsky district near the village of Mirny. The complex has one track with a length of 1500 m. Elevation difference – 120 m. Ski lift delivers skiers to the track.
