Greater Siberia
Description:
Sightseeing tour of Norilsk
Arrival in Norilsk, Alykel Airport (no later than 08:00).
Meeting, group transfer to Norilsk.
Departure to Taln, accommodation in the hotel "Talnakh".
Lunch.
Sightseeing tour of Norilsk.
The city got its name from the area where it is located: the Norilskaya River (Norilka) flows nearby, and the city itself is located near the Norilsk Mountains.
Back to the hotel.
Dinner.
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Moving to Dudinka. Sightseeing tour. Shipboarding
Early breakfast (lunch box). Room release.
Departure to Dudinka.
Excursion to the "Taimyr Local History Museum".
Sightseeing tour of the city of Dudinka is one of the northern and coldest cities in the world.
Landing on the passenger ship "A. Matrosov". Departure of the ship at 12:00 from the river port of Dudinka.
Lunch.
A boat tour. Information on the route of the ship.
Dinner.
At night stop in Igarka.
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Crossing the Arctic Circle. Day by boat
In the morning we will cross the Arctic Circle (in the area of the Kureyka River).
Breakfast.
Free time.
Lunch.
Events in the reading salon of the ship.
Dinner.
Stop in Turukhansk, located at the confluence of Lower Tunguska in the Yenisei. The landmark of the village is the Trinity Church (late 18 – early 19th century).
Night on the boat.
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Travel by boat past taiga villages
Breakfast. Free time.
Lunch.
Passage of the village of Verkhneimbatsk.
Dinner.
Stop on the water near Bakht. Here was filmed one of the series of the documentary series “Happy People”.
At night stop in Bor, where we will pass the third largest tributary of the Yenisei - Stone Tunguska.
After 40 km, the Osinovsky threshold begins - a legendary narrow canyon, which is overcome with great difficulty. The passage through the threshold is narrow (700 m) and winding. Two steamers cannot separate, and the movement here is one-sided.
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Passage of the Osinov system and Osinovskik cheeks
The passage of the Osinov system is a unique place where the Yenisei spills for almost 20 km and turns into a network of ducts between dozens of islands.
30 m from the ship we see the island "Monastic", which stores many legends and mysteries of the past, then the rocky islands of Korablik and Barochka.
Behind them, the mighty Yenisei enters the Ossinov cheeks - the most picturesque area in the lower reaches of the river. High granite banks form a corridor 50 m high.
Breakfast.
Stop with Vorogovo. Local residents to the arrival of the ship organize on the pier markets with a variety of goods and souvenirs of local craftsmen.
Lunch.
Stop in Yartsevo village. Here also at the arrival of the ship organized a local market.
Dinner. Night on the boat.
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Excursions in the city of Yeniseisk – “open-air museum”
Breakfast.
Arrival in Yeniseisk. Accommodation in the hotel "Yenisei".
Lunch.
Excursion to the Yenisei Museum of Local History. Sightseeing tour of Yeniseisk, the urban development of which includes 94 architectural monuments.
Dinner. Night at the hotel.
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The Rubank Museum. Shooter. Transfer to Krasnoyarsk
Breakfast.
Excursion to the private Rubank Museum is the only collection of Rubanks, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Departure by tourist bus to Strelka is the confluence of the Angara to the Yenisei.
Lunch picnic in nature.
Departure to Krasnoyarsk by tourist bus (travel time is 5-6 hours).
Arriving in town. Accommodation in the hotel "Krasnoyarsk".
Dinner.
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Excursion to the reserve "Pillars"
Breakfast.
Excursion to the reserve "Pillars", the natural borders of which are the right tributaries of the Yenisei River - the Bazaikha, Mana and Bolshaya Sliznevka rivers.
The main attraction of the reserve are the rocks. The common name for all rocks is "Pillars", although all rocks and even some stones have their names.
Back to the hotel.
Lunch at the hotel.
Free time.
Dinner.
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Krasnoyarsk HPP. The steamer-museum Saint Nicholas. V.P. Astafiev Memorial Complex
Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour of Krasnoyarsk.
Excursion to the steamship-museum St. Nicholas, located in the eternal parking lot in Krasnoyarsk.
Lunch.
Excursion to the Krasnoyarsk HPP, observation deck over the Yenisei "Tsar-fish", embankment of Divnogorsk.
Excursion to the village of Ovsyanka, with a visit to the memorial complex of V.P. Astafiev.
Back to the hotel.
Dinner.
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Flight to Irkutsk. City tour
Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport "Emelyanovo". Departure to Irkutsk.
Arrival in Irkutsk. Meeting with a guide.
Lunch.
Sightseeing tour of the city.
Currently, Irkutsk is the cultural, historical, scientific and administrative center of the Irkutsk region. The main attraction of the city is Baikal, which is located at a distance of 55 km from the city center, and you can also note the ancient buildings of Irkutsk.
Transfer to the hotel, accommodation in the hotel.
Dinner.
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Transfer by boat to the pos. Big Cats. Skriper Cliff and Baikal Panorama
Breakfast.
Transfer to the marina.
Departure on a high-speed ship to the pos. Big Cats. The road goes along the Angara River to the pos. Listvyanka, after which the ship enters Lake Baikal.
Arrival in the village, accommodation.
Lunch.
A simple hike to the rocky cliff Screeper with the ascent to the top to admire the panorama of Baikal.
Almost on the sheer part of the rock you can see the entrance to the cave, in which traces of Neolithic people were found.
Back to the campground. Rest on the lake.
Dinner.
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Excursion to the Museum of Baikal Studies. Hiking climb to the observation mountain Grebeshok
Breakfast.
Excursion to the Museum of Baikal Studies is one of the oldest museums in Russia, its exposition presents a rich collection of flora and fauna of Baikal.
Hiking up the sightseeing mountain Grebeshok, which offers a panoramic view of the village and Lake Baikal.
Back to the campground.
Lunch. Rest on the lake.
Evening flight by water transport to pos. Listwich.
Hotel transfer, accommodation.
Dinner. Night at the hotel.
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Excursion to the Taltsy Museum and the Baikal Museum. Climbing Chersky Mountain
Breakfast. Meeting with a guide.
Excursion to the Museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy".
The open-air museum complex attracts visitors with the possibility of direct acquaintance with the material and spiritual culture of the peoples of the Baikal region.
Return to Listvyanka.
Excursion to the Baikal Museum, where Baikal seals live.
Lunch.
A trip on a chair lift to the observation deck on the Chersky mountain (728 m), from where the famous panorama of Baikal opens.
Back to the hotel.
Dinner.
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Tour of the Circum-Baikal Railway. Moving to posh. Arshan
Breakfast.
Transfer to the marina.
Departure by ferry to the port of Baikal.
Boarding a train for a tour of the Circum-Baikal Railway (all day). 1st class excursion car.
Lunch on the train.
Arrival in Slyudyanka on the southern coast.
Transfer from train station to station. Arshan (120 km).
Hotel accommodation.
Dinner. Night at the hotel.
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Walking tour to the waterfall of the Kyngargi River. Auto tour of the Tunkin Valley
Breakfast.
Walking tour to the waterfall of the Kyngargi River.
The river originates on the southern slope of the Tunkin Golts and, breaking through a steep slope, forms a canyon and 12 waterfalls, the largest of which has a fall height of 10 m. At the place of the river exit to the Tunkinsk valley are located Arshan mineral springs.
Lunch.
Go on a car tour of the Tunkin valley - one of the natural pearls of Buryatia.
The valley has a large number of natural and historical and cultural attractions, which makes it very attractive for recreation.
Arrive at the pos tonight. Nilova Desert. Accommodation in a boarding house.
Dinner.
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Completion of the programme
Breakfast. Transfer to Irkutsk.
Departure.
Tickets can be taken for an evening flight or insured and stay overnight in Irkutsk and fly out in the morning the next day.
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