Kamskaya salt. Rafting on the Kama River in the Perm region

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We invite you to the adventure of the year — a week-long sea kayaking expedition along the Kama River.

A week of rafting on the Perm Sea awaits us — waves, latitude and endless expanses. Museums, churches, and meetings with various heroes.

You will get acquainted with the cities and villages of the region and their rich history, as well as rafting on the great and truly wide river.

Location

Perm

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Tour highlights

Architectural monuments

We will walk along the embankment of the ancient city of Usolye and take a look at the Stroganov Chambers.

The fascinating Kama

The trip will be filled with scenic views of the great river and its banks.

Salt Museum

We will be able to see antique equipment, interactive exhibits and even try ourselves as a salt worker.

Wooden architecture

Let's walk among the 23 unique monuments of the open—air museum - Khokhlovka

The Capital of Kindness

The city of Dobryanka awaits us, which is known for its large GRES

Kayaking adventure

We will walk 252 km in a week along the spring Kama

Itinerary

Day 1 - The beginning of the rafting. Solzavod — village Lysva
08:00 Start of the route in Perm at the address: 30 Yekaterininskaya St.
On the morning of the first day we will go to Solikamsk (216 km, ~3 hours) from where our rafting will begin!
Our rafting trip will take place along the main river of the Perm Region and Perm — Kama. Kama, translated from the Komi language, means “big water" — it justifies its name 100%, especially for residents of the region.
It reflects the flavor of the Russian open spaces, along with countless forests, picturesque fields and the comfort of the Russian hinterlands.
We will start our rafting trip from the Salt Museum in Solikamsk.
The Salt Museum is dedicated to the history of salt production in the Urals. Solikamsk is known as one of the oldest salt mining centers in Russia. The museum is located in the building of the former salt barn of the 19th century.
The exhibition tells about the technology of salt production, the life of salt workers and the importance of salt in the history of the region. Visitors can see antique equipment, interactive exhibits, and even try themselves as salt workers.
We'll take a walk around the museum, get a briefing and, hooray, transfer to kayaks.
Kayaking will take us to the village of Lysva (not to be confused with the city of Lysva, where Evgeny Pavlovich Krylatov is from, who wrote “Winged Swing”), which is located on the riverbank among dense forests.
In the evening, we will have a hot dinner and gatherings around the campfire.
Mileage of the first day of rafting: 21 km.

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Day 2 - Pyskor — Berezniki, Sludge lake — Usolye
On the second day of the rafting, we will pass by the village of Pyskor, where Russia's first industrial copper smelter was built.
Next, we will pass by Lake Shlamovoye, which is located in the city of Berezniki and is famous for its amazing but dangerous beauty. Why dangerous? You'll find out on the rafting trip!
We will spend the night near the town of Usolye, a place of unique beauty.
This city is filled with various architectural monuments that are more than 200 years old. Let's take a walk along the embankment and take a look at the Stroganov Chambers.
Mileage of the second day of rafting: 23 km.

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Day 3 - Sukharev — Orel —Taman deposit
We will be passing by, attention, the Sukharev oil field — this field is located on artificial islands, the peculiarity of which is compliance with measures to preserve the ecosystem.
Later we will reach the village of Orel, where there is a temple built in 1735, which houses a wooden gilded iconostasis, which is the same age as the church itself.
We will spend the night near the village of Taman.
Mileage of the third day of rafting: 25 km.
Day 4 - Kama — Pozhva
The fourth day will be filled with fascinating and endless views of the shores of the Kama River.
The finish point of this day will be the village of Pozhva, famous for the fact that one of the first steamships in Russia was built there.
If we have the strength left, we will visit the local museum of local lore to get to know the history of this place and the steamer more closely.
Mileage of the fourth day of rafting: 31.6 km.

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Day 5 - O. Bor — O. Vishtsinetsk — O. Bazov bor — O.Turyamor
We will pass as many as 4 islands in 1 day:
O. Bor;
O. Vishkinetsk;
O. Bazov bor;
O. Turyamor.
On the last of which we will end this day.
Mileage of the fifth day of rafting: 28 km.
Day 6 - Chermoz — O.Turenets — Bor-Lenvinsky Island
The sixth day will begin with a meeting with the city of Chermoz, a cozy town near the Kama reservoir, once a major industrial center.
After that, we will continue our island life, passing by the islands of Turenets and the island of Bor-Lenvinsky, on the latter we will get up for the night.
This is our breakthrough day, because we will walk as much as 44 km with you in a day!
Mileage of the sixth day of rafting: 44 km.
Day 7 - Yakimovo-Veretye — Dobryanka — Kamsky Island
Have you been to a desert island? On this day, we will pass by the island of Yakimovo-Veretye, which, according to some reports, is completely uninhabited.
Will we find signs of life on it? We'll wait and see!
Next, the capital of kindness awaits us — the city of Dobryanka, which is known for its GRES — the largest in Europe, and maybe in the whole world, who knows.
The finish of the seventh day in the village of Kamsky.
Mileage of the seventh day of rafting: 46 km
Day 8 - Khokhlovka — Zaozerye — M.Strelka — KamGes
On the eighth day, we will start by sailing past the village of Verkhnyaya Khokhlovka and make a stop for an excursion to the open—air museum of wooden Architecture - Khokhlovka.
The museum features 23 unique monuments representing the best examples of folk, building and artistic culture of the region.
After sailing through the Zaozerye microdistrict, we will pass by a well—known point on the map of our region - Cape Strelka, which separates 2 rivers: Kama and Chusovaya. And also... Zarathustra was here.
Our trip will end at KamGES beach.
20:00-21:00 The finish is planned in the city of Perm at: Yekaterininskaya, 30.
The mileage of the eighth day of rafting: 33 km.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Tour organizer's comments

Kayak management is quite simple and convenient, but on this tour, since the route is planned to be long in terms of mileage, it is important that you go kayaking, packraft, boats or catamarans at least a few times, and you are also active enough — you can go on a small trekking trip, participate in races, ride a bike, etc.

The river flow will be fast, and the river level is light enough. An escort boat will also go with us and, as a last resort, will help those who are completely tired.