Rafting on the Yuzhnaya Shuya River

Almost all of our routes can be taken by a beginner. But you must adequately assess your own physical and moral preparation for a particular trip.

Any active person, regardless of age, will be able to go on a water hike. The main thing is to have a desire, a reserve of energy and a positive attitude.

Persons under the age of 16 are accepted only with parents or organized groups with an adult leader who is responsible to parents for the life and health of children, and to us for children's compliance with safety rules and behavior on the route. Children under 12 years old are always given a discount.

Very young children up to 6 years old have repeatedly participated in our campaigns, but we do not recommend taking them if this is your first trip, you have no idea where you are going, you are not confident in your abilities and the child's strength.

In May, the highest water level in the river, which means: powerful rapids, maximum impressions and adrenaline, but it is very cold, the rivers have just opened, there is snow on the banks, sad landscapes. The air temperature is +4-10. The water temperature is +3-6.

In June, high and medium water levels continue to persist, an excellent time for those who seek to enjoy passing the rapids. The air temperature is +15-20. The water temperature is +15-17. White nights.

In July, the water is already falling significantly, but the air temperature is +22-27. The water temperature is +21-24. White nights. There are few mosquitoes due to the heat.

In August, the water level in the rivers is low, there are a lot of stones on the rapids. There are a lot of mushrooms and berries in August, there are practically no mosquitoes. The daytime air temperature is +10-15. Dark, cold nights 0+5. The water temperature is +15. Frequent precipitation.

The water in the river is dark, if you scoop it up with a cup, it looks like weakly brewed tea.

In fact, the water is clean, and the peat bogs surrounding the river give the brown color.

We will prepare our entire trip on this water.

There are not too many fish in the river, mainly pike and perch.

It is caught on a float rod and spinning.

Ticks and venomous snakes can be found on the route.

Ticks are active in May and early June, later it is a very rare case, so we recommend that you get vaccinated against tick–borne encephalitis and get an Anti-tick insurance policy.

It is rare on the Shuya River, but there are vipers that are poisonous, but the poison is not fatal.

Be sure to look at your feet when inspecting the rapids and walking through the forest.

The right choice of clothes: tuck your trousers into socks with elastic bands, put on boots or boots, fasten the cuffs and collar of your shirt.

Good protection is provided by overalls or windbreakers made of dense smooth fabric, preferably with a hood, which prevent ticks from crawling under clothes and reaching the skin.

Use tick repellents.

Examine yourself daily in the evening for the presence of a tick on the body (main places: head, neck, armpits, groin area).

The main points of preparation before the trip:

• in a couple of months, get vaccinated according to the scheme – 3 vaccinations before the start of the season;
• to issue an insurance policy "Antiklesch" in any insurance company.

Mobile communication is good throughout the route, with interruptions at some parking lots.

Megafon and MTS are the best. Beeline customers on our routes are more often left without communication.

For Tele2 subscribers, good communication is still only in the Petrozavodsk area.

Our main task is to have a safe vacation. Professional instructors know the route perfectly, all the obstacles on the rafting, the level of difficulty of thresholds in different waters, as well as all possible emergency exits from the route.

Before entering the active part of the route, a safety briefing is conducted. The tourist is obliged to exercise caution and personal safety on rafting in Karelia. Follow the rules set out in the TB instructions, follow the instructions and commands of the instructor.

In case of gross violations of the rules of conduct and safety rules, the tourist can be removed from any point of the route, without compensation.

Depending on the water level, the complexity of the thresholds varies. The instructor has the right to make a decision on the removal of dangerous areas, not to let unprepared or drunk participants into the threshold.

On the water, participants always wear life jackets, and when passing dangerous thresholds, they wear helmets.

For each rafting trip, we register a tourist group with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which gives an additional guarantee of assistance in emergency situations. Also, before the tour, you can arrange travel insurance yourself.

If something happens to you on the route, an instructor will provide you with first aid, if necessary, we will take care of your evacuation to a medical facility as soon as possible. On each route, there is an opportunity to get off due to an emergency.

If you plan to arrive by car, you need to get to our forest camp, which is located on the banks of the Shuya River - this is the final point of the route. You can leave your car under supervision here – for free. You can arrive in the evening before the start day and spend the night in a tent on the territory of the camp, also free of charge.

If you go from Moscow/In St. Petersburg, follow the M18 highway, after the kilometer-long 406 km sign there will be a large intersection where you need to turn left, move to a large clearing, keep to the left of the clearing, there will be about 1 km along a forest road, keep to the left all the time on a good road, after 1 km you will see a fence with an entrance on the right, at the entrance The blue flag means you are in place.

Geographically located between the villages. Sailors and villages Half. If you drive from the direction of Petrozavodsk, there is a kilometer pointer of 998 km, after it there is an intersection.

The food is cooked over a campfire. Water is taken from lakes, streams, rivers and springs. Tourists participate in cooking under the strict guidance of an instructor.

The menu includes various soups, porridges, pasta, potatoes, seasonal vegetables, sausage, cheese, meat (stew), mayonnaise, ketchup, tea, coffee, condensed milk, butter, sugar, dried fruits, gingerbread, cookies, dried fruits, sweets, bread, mineral water.

Alcoholic beverages and snacks are not provided. Amateurs usually worry about this in advance.

Sometimes, based on the conditions of the route, lunch can be replaced with a snack (tea, sandwiches, sweets). The snack includes: bread, loaf, sausage, cheese, pate, sweets, peanuts.

If you are a vegetarian or you are allergic to any foods, please let us know in advance in order to make amendments and additions to the diet based on your wishes.

Neoprene wetsuit (3 mm thick) – necessary for May rafting or rafting in cold water + 10-15 degrees.

Neoprene half–overalls (2.5 mm thick) are ideal for rafting in spring, summer and autumn.

The jacket for water tourism is able to protect against wind and rain in the most severe weather.

Time Trial rafts (6-10 places) are special inflatable boats for rafting on rough water. They have high passive safety due to the high rigidity of the multi-section housing made of PVC materials.

Paddles, life jackets, safety helmets, helmets are proven, easy–to-use equipment. All life jackets are certified and selected individually for each person by weight and size before starting the route. The fixation of the life jacket is carried out using fastex fasteners.

Hermetic bags are airtight bags in which your personal belongings are packed. 80 and 100 liter hermetic bags are provided.

Camp equipment – fire tent, boilers, taganok and other cooking utensils, tents, mats. sleeping bags.

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

Yes, you can take a dog with you on a rafting trip if:

• the dog must know the basic commands "Sit!", "Lie down!", "Phew!", "Next!" and "To me!";
• The dog must be vaccinated and treated against ticks. Also, a remedy for ticks should be taken with you for the entire duration of the hike;
• It will be useful to put a dog tag or collar with your address on it so that it can be returned to you if it gets lost;
• be sure to bring with you: a leash and a muzzle, a certificate of vaccinations, a dog first aid kit, a bowl and a brush;
• additionally, it does not hurt to take your favorite dog toy, its litter and a rescue dog vest for rafting.

Discount for children:

• child under 12 years old — 20%;
• a child under 5 years old participates for free.

Children can only participate if accompanied by an adult.

For a large group, 10% discount%

For the school group — free of charge for teachers.

The raft is much less maneuverable than a catamaran, so the raft may simply not fit into difficult narrow rapids with many turns.
The catamaran, thanks to its "agility", can skip all impassable areas.

The catamaran usually passes shallow rivers, rivers with difficult rapids (3-4 k.s.), where there are no long stretches (areas of calm water). In Karelia, these are the rivers: Umba, Pista, Tumcha, Keret, Tokhma, Kiten, Uksa, Loimala.

In the raft, the participants sit half-sideways on the balloon (their legs remain inside the raft). On a catamaran, the landing is knee—deep - tourists sit on balloons "on horseback", on special inflatable "seats", while their legs are fixed in special stirrups.

The catamaran is designed only for an even number of 2-4-6 rowers (teamwork does not play a mediocre role on this rafting facility), 8 participants can be put in the raft, while the main responsibility for
the exact passage of the threshold lies with the instructor.