How to get there

How to get there: The easiest way is to get to Tuva from Krasnoyarsk is to take a train or a plane (from Moscow) to Abakan (the capital of Khakasiya), and then take a local bus to Kyzyl (the capital of Tuva) from there. The train journey from Krasnoyarsk to Kyzyl takes about 10 hours, distance is almost 600 km. There's a daily train #124 departing Krasnoyarsk at 15.52 Moscow time and arriving at 2.23 Moscow time to Abakan. From Abakan there are a few daily buses to Kyzyl, the journey lasts about 4-5 hours. Web resources: There are not many internet resources about Tuva, but here's a list of a few interesting ones:Annual festival "Live Worldmusic and Interfaith Festival" - traditional music and ethnic cultures festival in Tuva, takes place every year on 3 to 10 July. See website for more info (in English!)Tuva Web Portal - The best web portal about Tuva in English made by students. A lot of general info about Tuva: http://www.tuva.bizMajor Tuva newspaper "Center of Asia": http://www.centerasia.dem.ru/ (in Russian)