UNDER THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN THE LAND OF THE NENETS

DAY 1. FLIGHT TO MOSCOW
Arrival at Moscow Domodedovo airport and transfer to Airhotel Domodedovo.

Hotel accommodation, Domodedovo.

DAY 2. FLIGHT TO SALEKHARD. CITY TOUR
In the morning transfer to Domodedovo airport. We will take a flight to Salekhard (3:15 pm). Arrival at 8:00 a.m. and transfer to the hotel. Salekhard, a population of 42,500, is located on the banks of the Ob River, one of the longest in the world. The city was built in 1595 as a Cossack fortress, and had the name of Obdorsk – place on the Ob – until 1933. In the Nenets language, Salekhard means “settlement on the cape” and is the only city in the world which the Arctic Circle bisects (66º 33´N).

Hotel accommodation, Salekhard.

DAY 3: SALEKHARD – KHARP – URAL POLAR MOUNTAINS
Breakfast; lunch, dinner.

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer (1 hour and a half) to the town of Kharp, located north of Salekhard and at the foot of the Ural Polar Mountains. Just to the north of the town we will begin our journey crossing the mountains whose location (66-68º N., 63-67º E.) extends from the northeast to the southwest. Before joining the coastal plain, the Ural Mountains extend again through the Sob River Valley and following its course alongside a northern Trans-Ural railway line connecting Seida and Labytnangi. We will start our arctic challenge following the trail of the northern Sob river, with fantastic views of the Ray-Iz mountain and the river valley, with a typical arctic forest (12 km route).

Accommodation in tents, Ural Mountains.

DAYS 4 TO 10: CROSSING THE URAL POLAR MOUNTAINS
Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

For a week we will explore the Ural Polar mountains, finally arriving at a Nenet family camp where we will spend the next few days living with this ancient ethnic group. We will live with the Nenet family, who will show us their traditional way of life, which has hardly changed in the last century. We will stay with the indigenous peoples of the north and we will learn about their lifestyle, cooking national dishes and helping them to set up their tents and perform their ancestral rites. We can immerse ourselves in the real life of the nomads, stay in their tents and learn more about their unique culture and ancient traditions. You will be able to participate in daily tasks such as cutting wood, making a fire, preparing food, collecting water and helping with reindeer.

Accommodation in tents, Ural Mountains.

DAY 11: CAMP NENET – SALEKHARD
Breakfast.

After sharing breakfast with the family, we will go on a snowmobile to the pick-up point, where we will take a transport that will take us back to the city of Salekhard. In the afternoon we will have the option of taking a banya (Russian sauna).

Hotel accommodation, Salekhard.

DAY 12: FLIGHT TO MOSCOW
Breakfast.

Breakfast in the hotel. Departure to the airport at 7:30h a.m. Departure of the flight at 9:10 a.m and arrival at Domodedovo airport at 10:10 a.m. End of the program.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the pandemic situation by COVID-19, this trip will be subject to possible restrictions and / or prohibitions on entering the country.