The best on the Putorana Plateau

In the cities, there is a confident reception of all major mobile operators: Tele 2, MTS, Beeline, Megafon. The widest coverage: MTS.

There is no mobile connection on the Putorana Plateau, wi-fi is only in the recreation area and is very unstable — at best, you will be able to send several photos to WhatsApp.

There are many branches of banks and ATMs in the city (Sberbank, Alfabank, Tinkoff, Rosbank, VTB, Otkritie and others), there are round-the-clock ATMs. You can pay with a card at almost any retail outlet, cash can be useful for tips in cafes and restaurants, as well as when visiting craft workshops.

In the city of Norilsk, the catering sector is quite developed, there are about a dozen decent cafes and restaurants. A business lunch in the city averages 500-600 rubles, lunch /dinner per person is about 1500-2000 rubles without drinks.

In Dudinka and Talnakh, unfortunately, the food sector is quite difficult, there are 1-2 cafes, but the quality leaves much to be desired.

And a restaurant will be waiting for you at the Neraly Park Hotel. The menu includes venison, local fish (grayling, char, burbot), mushrooms and berries collected in the vicinity (redheads, lingonberries, blueberries, blueberries).

Taking part in a tour on the Putorana Plateau is potentially dangerous. The main types of hazards:

1. Remoteness from civilization. The nearest settlement is more than 100 km away, while there are no roads and no other regular transport links. Help will not come quickly.
2. A complex landscape. Tundra, forest tundra, taiga, swamps, dense thickets, kurumnik, cliffs. The lack of equipped trails, navigation and communication, increased requirements for physical fitness of participants. The temperature of mountain lakes, rivers and streams is about zero degrees. There is a high risk of injury to legs, hands and eyes, hypothermia, as well as lagging and loss of orientation in the event of unauthorized departure from the group or insufficient physical readiness.
3. Wild animals of the Putorana plateau that pose a danger to humans: brown bear, wolverine, wolf.
4. Insects: mosquitoes, midges, midges. Participants who are allergic to bites of such insects should refrain from traveling or take care of their health taking into account this factor, and also be sure to inform the organizers.
5. Other dangers of autonomous travel in remote mountainous areas in The Arctic zone.

To minimize risks, it is necessary to prepare personal equipment in accordance with the attached list, correctly assess your physical fitness to participate in the selected tour, follow the safety instructions and follow the instructions of the accompanying person. Compliance with all recommendations significantly reduces risks, but there is no guarantee of safety. By agreeing to this trip, you assume the appropriate risks. The tour operator, in turn, takes the full range of measures to ensure safety on the route.

Instructors give instructions on safety and rules of conduct:

• rules of visiting and safety in nature;
• safety precautions when encountering wild animals;
• safety rules for trekking;
• safety measures on the water;
• safety rules for helicopter flights;
• additional briefings depending on the program of the selected tour.

On the territory of the Putoransky Nature Reserve:

• it is forbidden to collect collections of plants, it is forbidden to collect wild fruits, flowers and mushrooms; harvesting of tree juices. The exception is educational, botanical, scientific research, which is carried out with the permission of the reserve administration;
• Felling of trees and shrubs is prohibited, even if they appear withered or withered. Their trunks and roots are an important link among all the components of the landscape and ensure the interconnection of the flora and fauna of the reserve;
• fishing, hunting and the destruction of animals, and the destruction of their homes are prohibited, treat the entire animal world of the reserve with respect;
• You should not scare animals by shouting or chasing them.
• It is forbidden to leave inscriptions on stones or trees;
• Bonfires are STRICTLY prohibited on the territory of the reserve;
• it is necessary to bring all the garbage with you to a place where there is an organized point for its disposal
• always look at your feet when moving, so as not to crush the birds' nests;
• mosses and lichens take a long time to recover, try not to walk on them;
• do not tear plants and fruits, especially unfamiliar ones, they may belong to rare, red-listed species or be poisonous and cause allergic reactions.

1. On the routes through the territory of the "Putoransky" reserve, the probability of meeting a bear is the highest.
2. Be careful on the routes, inform the guides about any danger you notice.
3. Do not walk alone, including the surroundings of the base.
4. When moving, you should stick to open places where you can see wild animals in advance and take the necessary measures to scare them away. Dense thickets are a possible location for a bear.
5. When meeting a bear, do not panic and follow the guide's commands clearly.
6. When encountering a wild animal, do not run away — this may provoke the animal to chase. If the animal noticed you and did not run away, but on the contrary, shows curiosity, you should try to drive it away with a scream, a rocket, a shot in the air, try to look bigger and taller than you really are, if you move as part of a group — get together.
7. When meeting a bear closely, do not look into his eyes intently. For any wild animal, a close look is a sign of an impending attack.
8. Contrary to popular belief, a bear standing on its hind legs is not aggressive. He just gets up to take a good look at the surrounding area and see for himself what his good sense of smell and acute hearing have already informed him.
9. To avoid an unwanted encounter with a wild animal, make your movement loud. As a rule, a bear shows aggression only if it is frightened by the sudden appearance of a person, caught off guard next to its prey.
10. Do not leave food and food waste after snacking, their smell may attract wild animals.
11. If you have met a bear cub, then you need to leave as soon as possible. Don't forget that his mother is most likely nearby.
12. Do not show signs of aggression towards the bear, do not throw stones or sticks at it.
13. If you failed to scare him off, lie down on the ground in the fetal position or on your stomach. Close your hands around your neck and protect your head. Pretend to be dead. Do not move, even if it seems to you that the bear is not looking at you or that it is moving away. It's better to wait for him to leave.

Routes through the territory of the buffer zone of the Putoransky Nature Reserve have risk factors and a real threat to human health and life in a mountainous natural environment. In this area, sudden changes in temperature, barometric pressure, rapid changes in the weather, thunderstorms, heavy rains, snow, rockfalls, and rising water levels in reservoirs are possible.

For a safe and comfortable stay, it is necessary to strictly observe the rules and safety precautions on the routes:

• it is important to take care of the issued group and special equipment, make sure that it is working before the start of the route, adjust it for yourself, if necessary, use the help of a guide;
• it is unacceptable to enter the route under the influence of alcohol or drug intoxication. In case of any emergency situation with an intoxicated participant, the guide is not responsible, claims are not accepted, the insurance company has the right to refuse payment of accident insurance;

Before entering the route, you must:

• Make sure you take an adequate supply of drinking water and a snack with you;
• make sure that your clothes and shoes match the weather conditions, consult with a guide about the choice;
• inform the guide-guide about any malaise, fatigue or poor health, soberly assess your strength when going on the route and on the way;
• clothing and shoes must comply with weather conditions and temperature, be comfortable and as closed as possible to protect against insects;
• to protect against bites of blood-sucking insects, repellents and mosquito repellents should be used;
• every tourist needs to have a personal first-aid kit with him, in case of chronic diseases, inform the guide about possible health problems;
• it is important not to delay the group's departure on the route in the morning and from halts;
• when entering the route, the group as a whole and each tourist are obliged to obey the guide;
• the guide has the right to stop moving, change the route to a spare one, return to the base, postpone the exit to another day under circumstances that make it dangerous to move along the route;
• if you feel unwell, tired, or feel unwell on the way, you must immediately inform the guide;
• it is forbidden to walk alone, even in the vicinity of the base — someone always needs to know where you are;
• when moving in a group, follow the instructions of the guide clearly, choose the recommended safe paths through various areas of the terrain. Where possible, movement is carried out along trails;
• it is important not to deviate from the path of the chosen trajectory and not to lose visual contact with the group;
• when moving through the forest, it is necessary not to deflect tree branches by an amount that poses a threat to the person following. If this cannot be avoided, then hold the branch and warn the person coming from behind;
• on technically difficult sections, steep ascents along grassy and scree slopes, you need to move in a tight group;
• It is forbidden to climb steep slopes without the permission of a guide;
• on steep mountain terrain, it is forbidden to be on top of each other — so as not to cause a rockfall on those going below;
• in case of displacement of the stone, it is necessary to loudly give the command "stone" if it threatens someone from the group;
• when receiving the command "stone", you need to dodge it or hide under a rock, a large stone or a backpack;
• when inspecting waterfalls, you need to be extremely careful, do not go close to the edge, look carefully at your feet — stones from splashing water can be very slippery;
• it is important to monitor the condition of the legs and, if there is a possibility of corns, scuffs, warn the guide and stop moving, change shoes and protect dangerous places with a patch;
• when driving on any type of crossings, it is necessary to release the waist belt of the backpack;
• when moving along the kurumnik, you need to free your hands from the straps on the trekking poles;
• when moving through snowfields and glaciers, it is necessary to follow the guide-guide and not approach the edge of the cracks;
• if any danger is noticed, it is necessary to immediately inform the guide-guide about it;
• in case of a thunderstorm, it is necessary to turn off the phone, listen to the guide's instructions;
• It is forbidden to throw cigarette butts on the route, they must be taken to the dumpster at the base;
• it is forbidden to taste unknown berries, mushrooms, and plants that occur;
• It is forbidden to touch insects and animals with your hands.

• before starting a trip on the water, listen carefully to the instructions from the guide-guide, ask questions;
• strictly follow all the commands and instructions of the guide-guide;
• The water is particularly dangerous because the temperature in local rivers, waterfalls and lakes is very low;
• when moving along Lama Lake, it is forbidden to swim far from the shore no further than 7 meters, break away from the group, and disobey the commands of the guide;
• when moving on water, it is forbidden to leave a watercraft that has not joined the shore;
• during the movement, it is forbidden to stand in the watercraft, sit on board, lean overboard, move around the watercraft;
• it is forbidden to be on a watercraft without a life jacket, the vest must be fastened with all buckles, including groin buckles;
• do not allow large amounts of water to enter the watercraft;
• it is forbidden to consume alcoholic beverages, narcotic substances on water routes;
• when falling overboard, first of all, take off the skirt and come to the surface;
• do not throw the paddle, take measures to hold onto the alloy tool (there are special rails). If it is not possible to approach the rafting facility, then swim calmly in its direction, using an oar for rowing. The safety vest ensures that your head is above the surface of the water;
• if you are near an overturned watercraft, you need to help tourists who find themselves in the water to get to shore as quickly as possible;
• when stopping on the shore, the watercraft must be fixed by lifting it onto the shore.

Alcohol consumption is prohibited during the active part of the route. If a participant is found to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the instructor has the right to refuse the tourist to participate in the program. Alcohol is not in the diet. If you need alcohol, take care of it in advance (you can buy it at a supermarket in the city of Norilsk on the first day of the tour).

Smoking is prohibited in the premises and public areas. Smoking is allowed only in designated areas. On the route, smoking is allowed only at a distance from the main group, without causing inconvenience to the rest of the group. On the Putorana plateau, most routes take place in the protected area of the reserve, so it is forbidden to throw away cigarette butts. If you smoke during the day, take care of a pocket ashtray in advance. Serious fines are provided for clogging the nature protection zone.

There are only 4 months on the Putorana plateau during which the average daily temperature is above zero: June, July, August and September. In June and July, there are 1.5−2 times more sunny days than in other summer months.

The summer travel season on the Putorana Plateau begins in early July, when the ice melts on the lakes, and lasts until mid-September, when new snow does not cover the mountains.

Features of travel by month:

• in July: warm, lots of sun and little rain, deep waterfalls, polar day (the sun does not set), mosquitoes from the beginning of the month, midges appear at the end of the month, horseflies and gadflies appear at temperatures above 25 degrees, the most stable weather for helicopter excursions;
• in August: mushrooms and berries, beautiful and long sunsets, night in the form of twilight, by the end of the month there are few mosquitoes, midges remain until the end of the month, stable and warm weather in the first half of the month, in the second half the weather worsens, the temperature drops;
• in September: golden autumn, snowy peaks, northern lights, few insects, an ordinary dark night, frosts are possible at night, in the second half of the month the weather is not stable at all, the probability of helicopter sorties is very low.