Bashkortostan

Bashkortostan has a varied landscape that stretches from the steppe lands in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east, one third of the republic is covered by forest, mainly birch, maple and oak. The beautiful scenery of Bashkortostan is blessed with over eight hundred lakes and six hundred rivers which is home and a multitude of wildlife including bears, moose, foxes, hares and over two hundred species of birds and is therefore a very popular area for activities such as horse trekking, hiking and horse sleigh rides in winter.