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Verkhoyansk & Oymyakon Winter Expedition

Type:Group tour
Season:December - February
Duration:12 days
Group dates: 09 Feb 2023 — 20 Feb 2023
Grade:Moderate Consider some walking (about 2 hours per day).
Destinations:Yakutsk Batagaу Verkhoyansk Batagaу Khandyga Oymyakon Khandyga Yakutsk
Rate:from $5,970 USD per person
Single Supplement:$320 USD

Real Winter. Real Russia. Visit Oymyakon, the coldest permanently inhabited locales on Earth, when Yakutsk itself is the coldest major city in the world. More records? Verkhoyansk holds the Guinness world record for the greatest temperature range on Earth. Indigenous cultures, homestay and once-in-a-lifetime experience awaits!

  • Siberian winter & Yakutia local cultures

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Itinerary

Yakutsk - Batagay -Verkhoyansk - Yakutsk - Khadynga - Oymyakon - Yakutsk

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 10Day 11Day 12

Day 1, The heart of Siberia

Day 2, Fly to the wilderness

Day 3, Verkhoyansk adventure

Day 4, Yakutsk

Day 5, Yakutia winter fun

Day 6, Lena Pillars

Day 7, Driving through Yakutia

Day 8, Arrive Pole of Cold

Day 9, Discover Oymakon

Day 10, More whites

Day 11, Back to the city

Day 12, Farewell

Dates & rates

Dates & rates

RATE PER PERSON IN SINGLE ROOM: $0 USD
RATE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE ROOM: $0 USD
RATE PER PERSON IN TRIPLE ROOM: $0 USD
Rate from: $5,970 USD
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Inclusions

Accommodation

  • 5 nights in Yakutsk hotel with breakfast included (1 night with early check-in) // 2 nights in Guest house in Batagay // 2 nights in apartment hotel in Khandyga // 2 nights in country guest house in Oymyakon

Meals

  • Yakut cuisine master class
  • 6 lunches // 4 dinners // 7 breakfasts // Workshop + early dinner at restaurant

Transportation

  • Specially prepared winter vans, fuel and experienced local drivers. Your safety is our priority
  • Flights Yakutsk - Batagay - Yakutsk
  • Meet & greet at the airports/train stations
  • Private return airport/train station transfers
  • Transportation on tours as per program

Activities

  • Dog Sledding
  • Snowmobile safari
  • Lena Pillars National Park tour
  • Ice crossing at Aldan River
  • Visit Yakut horses farm

Sightseeing

  • Dedicated private local English-speaking guide in Yakutsk
  • Oymyakon full day (8 hours) guided tour: visiting the monument “Pole of cold” with obtaining the certificate; photo session with fairy tale character Chyskhaan, the Keeper of cold; subglacial fishing; the local historical and architectural museum
  • Yakutia sights full day (8 hours) guided tour: Khandyga, ice crossing through Lena River from Yakutsk to Nizhny Bestyakh with a photo session on ice, ice crossing through the Aldan River, national meal cooking workshop (milk-based)
  • Yakutsk half day (4 hours) guided tour: сity sightseeing, visits to the frozen ships at river port, fish market // Batagaу and Verkhoyansk full day (8 hours) guided tour: city sightseeing, horse farm
  • Entry tickets to museum in Verkhoyansk and the horse farm // Entry tickets to the Atlasovs', Kingdom of Permafrost, sled dog activity and snowmobiling // Entry tickets to Lena Pillars Nature Park
  • Yakutsk full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Atlasovs' ethnocomplex, national purification and blessing ceremony, the "Kingdom of Permafrost" ice tunnel complex, dog sledding on the lake and snowmobile rides to the view deck on the Chochur Muran hill
  • Entry tickets to the local historical and architectural museum under the open sky // Entry tickets to Cherkekh outdoor museum
  • Yakutia sights full day (8 hours) guided tour: Tyoply Klyuch, journey to Kyubyuma through mountain passes of the Verkhoyansk ridges, Tomtor

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    CHECK OUT WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT TRAVELLING WITH US

    Jolanta, USA: THEY DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB

    They did an incredible job organizing my tour in Siberia.Very professional people working in that travel company. I would use them again !

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