Expedition to the Novosibirsk Islands

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The expedition takes place in the extremely harsh regions of the far north of Russia on the ice of the Novosibirsk Islands on snowmobiles — more than 1000 km in the Arctic!

The route is part of the international sports and tourism program "Arctic Circumnavigation", which includes a series of routes in the Arctic and Subarctic with different types of transportation.

The Novosibirsk Islands, discovered by Russian fur traders and explorers in the XVII–XIX centuries, remain to this day one of the most inaccessible territories of the Russian Federation. About 500 kilometers of ocean ice separates them from the nearest large settlement — Tiksi village.

Route: Tiksi — O. Stolbovoy — Kotelny Island — Bunge Strait — Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island — Tiksi.

Location

Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Bulunsky ulus municipal district, Tiksi urban-type settlement

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Tour highlights

Strength test

The route takes place in conditions of harsh climate, short daylight hours and unpredictable drift of ice fields

The unforgettable Arctic

We are waiting for the unsociable shores and islands of the Arctic Ocean and the opportunity to meet with the owner of the Arctic — a polar bear

Itinerary

Day 1 - The meeting of the group in Tiksi. Preparation for the expedition
The expedition members meet in Tiksi, Russia.
Tiksi village occupies an honorable fourth place in the list of the northernmost settlements of Russia after the settlements of Dixon, Syndassko, Khatanga.
Placement.
Introduction of participants, installation briefing on the program, equipment control.
Safety instructions and rules of the expedition.
Distribution and preparation of equipment.
Training in the management of motor vehicles.
Dinner with tasting of Arctic expedition drinks.
A warm overnight stay at the guest house.
Day 2 - The start of the expedition from Tiksi
The official start of the expedition from Tiksi (depending on weather conditions), the first day of the route.
The planned day trip is 50 km.
A snack on the way.
Setting up a camp on ice, cooking a hot dinner in a tent on a primus stove, drying things.
Overnight in a tent in an expedition class sleeping bag at -30°C.
Day 3 - Movement along the route
During the expedition, the movement lasts for 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Moving along the ice route along the coast of the Arctic Ocean in the border of Russia.
Novosibirsk Islands (Yakut. Saҥa Sibir aryylara) is an archipelago belonging to Russia in the Arctic Ocean between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea, administratively belongs to Yakutia (Bulunsky Ulus). The area is 38.4 thousand square kilometers. They are part of the protected area of the Ust-Lensky State Nature Reserve.

Planned places to visit during the expedition (the route may be specified during the progress of the expedition):
Movement along the route from Tiksi to Stolbovoy Island (the length of the route is 300 km). Stolbovoy Island (formerly Krestovsky Island) is an island in the southwestern part of the archipelago, first described in 1690 by the son of boyar Maxim Mukhoplev.
Kotelny Island is the largest island in the archipelago of the Novosibirsk Islands. It was opened in 1773 by the Russian merchant Ivan Lyakhov. Grave Russians Dr. Herman Eduardovich Walter, a member of the Russian Polar expedition (1900-1902) under the leadership of Eduard Toll, is located on the island.
Russian grave On Kotelny Island is a radial exit to the grave of Herman Eduardovich Walter, a famous traveler, a member of the Russian Polar expedition (1900-1902) under the leadership of Eduard Toll.
Moving along the route: Kotelny Island — Bunge Strait — Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island. Bolshoy Lyakhovsky is the largest island in the Lyakhovsky Islands group of the Novosibirsk Archipelago. For the first time, this island was reached and surveyed by Russian Cossacks led by Yakov Permyakov and Mercury Vagin in 1712. In 2015, six mammoths were found on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island, the skin of one of them can be used to clone a mammoth as part of the project "Mammoth Revival".
Day 4 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 5 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 6 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 7 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 8 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 9 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 10 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 11 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 12 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 13 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 14 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 15 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 16 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 17 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 18 - Movement along the route
The movement is 9-12 hours of daylight, the planned daily crossing is 70-80 km, depending on the ice and weather conditions.
Setting up a camp on the ice, spending the night in Arctic tents and sleeping bags.
Hot breakfast and dinner, snacks on the way.
Daily briefing of the team, keeping an expedition diary and a photo report.
Evening control communication with the expedition headquarters, control of the ice situation, correction of the coordinates of the advance and location.
Day 19 - Return to Tiksi
The expedition returns to Tiksi and stays in guest houses.
A hot shower.
Gala dinner, graduation ceremony.
Overnight at the guest house.
Summing up the results.
Day 20 - The end of the expedition
The finish of the expedition.
A hot breakfast.
Depending on the drift and ice conditions, the route can be completed in a shorter or longer time.

Difficulty

Does not require specific skills, but one must be in good health

Tour organizer's comments

Good physical fitness and readiness for low temperatures are necessary

Accommodation

Tent

19 nights

Comfort

Basic

It is planned to stay in Arctic tents for 2 people at all stages of the movement. There are no residential settlements along the expedition route.

If possible, 2 warm overnight stays are planned at the start and at the finish (the cost of an overnight stay is included in the total price).

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the snowmobile landing:

1 participant on a snowmobile — 1,400,000 rubles/person.;
2 participants on a snowmobile — 1,000,000 rubles/person.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 3 tourists

Minimum age

16 years old

Duration

20 days 19 nights

Group meets at

Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Bulunsky ulus municipal district, Tiksi urban-type settlement

Included in price

transport services and logistics from/to Tiksi;
group insurance;
3-time expedition meals;
accommodation according to the program;
rental of group equipment, machinery and equipment;
rent of protection against predators;
the work of the accompanying team;
medicines in the group expedition first aid kit;
communication and navigation;
all fees for obtaining permits for the passage of the group along the expedition route (border permits, customs clearance, Ministry of Emergency Situations, etc.);
information support of the group;
aviation support in case of emergency and provision of rescue operations;
personal diploma of the expedition participant.

Paid extra

air tickets to Tiksi and back (you can ask the expedition manager for advice on the purchase);
personal expenses;
individual equipment and medicines;
mandatory individual medical evacuation insurance;
Russian visa (for foreign participants);
additional services along the route at the request of the participant, not provided for in the expedition program.

It's important to know

3-time expedition meals are provided: full hot meals in the morning and evening + snacks on the way (meat products, tea, nuts, dried fruits, chocolate). Hot Arctic meals are prepared in a tent on a primus stove made of high-quality sublimates.

A detailed description of the menu is available on request.

Special Arctic drinks (herbal blends, teas, coffee, tinctures) with a high content of vitamins and useful extracts in convenient packaging for Arctic expeditions are provided

Dates and Prices

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30 Apr – 19 May, 2025 20 days 19 nights

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