Pink lake in the Altai. Two ponds of beautiful coloring - Burlinsky and Malinovoye Lake.

In the media, you can find many photographs with fantastic pink lakes. They are located in Australia, Spain and many other countries. But very few people know that such lakes are in Russia. For example, in the Altai Territory.

Pink Lakes in the Altai

Two pink lakes stretched in the Kulunda steppe. One of them has a romantic name, Malinovoe, and the other is called Bursol or Burlinsky. This is another salty pink lake in the Altai. Photos of these reservoirs do not deceive, the water here has a pink color and in reality. Saturation of its color and shade depends on the time of year and air temperature.

On the shore of the Crimson Lake, a pine forest grows, complementing the aesthetic and therapeutic effect. A pink lake in the Altai under the name of Bursol stretches in the steppe area. The banks of both water bodies were overgrown with unusual beautiful flowers - halophytes. These plants can grow on salty soils.

The healing properties of the water of the Pink Lakes

Go on a trip to any pink lake in the Altai is to contemplate this unusual phenomenon. The secret of an unusual pinkish coloration is found in small crustaceans living in the pond. The water in the lake is salty and has healing properties. Here you can sunbathe on the beach, smeared with healing mud. All these measures have a beneficial effect on the whole organism. Water gives wound healing effect. The blood circulation of the subcutaneous tissues is activated, the skin surface is leveled. Also, the properties of rose water contribute to the elimination of problems with the musculoskeletal system. Still there is some information that brine heals and the female reproductive system. Is it worth talking about the benefits of fresh air and possible privacy in nature?

Recommendations for holidaymakers

But on holidays it is recommended to observe some precautions.

• The sandy beach is mixed with the salt that forms the crust, which covers the entire bottom of the lake. You can injure your legs here, so walking better in shoes.
• Also, you should not swim for more than 20-25 minutes for one run.
• In addition, you need to stock up fresh water to wash off the salt from the skin. Or, in case of rest on the Raspberry Lake, walk to the neighboring fresh water reservoir, located in 1-2 kilometers.

The average depth, which has a pink lake in the Altai - less than a meter, the bottom is very shallow. And water has such a density that it can be compared to the water of the Dead Sea. This feature makes it a wonderful holiday destination for the whole family.

Lake Burlin

The region where Burlin Lake is located is the Altai Territory, but not the Altai Mountains. The Pink Lake is located in the Slavgorod district, 18 km from the district center or about 500 km from Barnaul. Also there is an opportunity to get to the lake and from Yarovoi.

Burlinsky pink lake in the Altai has a nearby village of Bursol. The main specialization of this settlement is the Burlin salt mine. This is the largest deposit of table salt with a rich composition. By the way, salt mining is carried out here according to the original technology - salt combines on rails come to the very center of the lake.

The tourist direction in the village is not developed, so those who wish to relax can be accommodated in a tent camp, since the lake is worth visiting.

The area of the pond is more than 30 square kilometers. Its oval shape slightly distorts the bay in the south-west. The salt crust on the shore is so dense that the machine can easily approach the water closely.

The maximum rise in water in the lake occurs in winter. During this period, there is no evaporation, sufficient groundwater inflow, and solid precipitation, in contact with the salt, melt.

A pink salt lake in the Altai has a minimum water level in the summer. As evaporation exceeds precipitation.

Raspberry lake

Location of the Crimson Lake: Altai Territory, Mikhailovsky District, 1-2 km from the Malinovoye Lake village of the same name. Earlier in the village worked a local brewery, whether it works now, is not known for certain. Residents of the village willingly rent out rooms, apartments or houses.

Tourist business here is developing only in 2013, so lovers of recreation "savages" will not face the corresponding difficulties and serious costs.

You can get here by bus from Barnaul to Mikhailovsky (400 kilometers). Or by train to Kulunda, and from it another 100 km to cross by bus to Mikhailovsky. In both variants from Mikhailovsky you need to get on a shuttle bus to the side of the lake. The surroundings of the Raspberry Lake are swamped, the distance of about a kilometer to the water in any case has to be overcome on foot.

The reservoir enters the chain of Tanatar lakes, of which the Mikhailovsky Chemical Reagents Plant produces raw materials - soda for the production of pharmacopeia magnesium carbonate and acetic copper.

The area of the water surface of the lake is 11.4 square kilometers.

See for yourself that pink lakes are a great place to relax, you can not just spend time outdoors, but also to strengthen your health.