The Yenisei meridian. Dixon – Yenisei Cruise

In this tour, you will travel to the Arctic.

You will visit Dixon Island, located just 2 hours flight from the North Pole, get acquainted with the culture of the Taimyr peoples by visiting the Dudinka museums, learn about the feat of the inhabitants of the village of Dixon, in the defense of which the entire population of the island took part in 1942, take pictures of stone sculptures on the shore of Chichagov and eternal glaciers in the bays of the Kara Sea. 

You will taste the local cuisine, live in a fishing lodge and have an interesting time on an author's tour of Siberia. 

Location

Krasnoyarsk Territory, Norilsk city district, Norilsk airport (Alykel) named after N.N. Urvantsev
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Duration
17 Days
16 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 4 – 20 August, 2025
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Accommodation
  • Hotel
    11 nights
  • Camp Site
    1 night
  • Cabin on the boat
    4 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale
Difficulty
Moderate
Involves moderate physical activity
Group
Up to 8 people
Minimum age
7 years old
Group meet at
Krasnoyarsk Territory, Norilsk city district, Norilsk airport (Alykel) named after N.N. Urvantsev
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Tour highlights

The Mysterious Dixon
We will fly to a distant land, learn its history and live in fishing houses
Active travel
We will move a lot, live in different places and manage to embrace the immensity in 17 days
Sunsets and sunrises overlooking the Yenisei
We will spend four days on the ship and enjoy the views of Siberia from the deck
Siberian cuisine
Let's try the local cuisine and find out what people who live in harsh climatic conditions eat
Bays of the Kara Sea
Let's take a walk through the Taimyr forest tundra and enjoy the nature of the Far North

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Group meeting. Sightseeing tour of Talnakh

    Arrival in Norilsk, meeting at the Alykel airport. 

    Group transfer to the Talnakh hotel, 2-bed hotel accommodation. 

    Lunch. 

    Sightseeing tour of Talnakh. 

    Supper.

  • Day 2 - Flight to Dixon. Sightseeing tour of the village.
  • Day 3 - Dixon
  • Day 4 - Excursion to the west along the bays of the Kara Sea
  • Day 5 - Departure to Norilsk
  • Day 6 - Sightseeing tour of Norilsk
  • Day 7 - Red Stones Waterfall – observation deck
  • Day 8 - Dudinka – Norilsk
  • Day 9 - Cruise along the Yenisei. Crossing the Arctic Circle
  • Day 10 - Yenisei Cruise
  • Day 11 - Cruise along the Yenisei. Passage of the Aspen system
  • Day 12 - Arrival in Yeniseisk. Excursion to the Museum of Local Lore
  • Day 13 - Sightseeing tour of Yeniseisk. Monastic Lake
  • Day 14 - Excursion to the Plane Museum. The place where the Angara flows into the Yenisei. Departure to Krasnoyarsk
  • Day 15 - Krasnoyarsk Pillars
  • Day 16 - Sightseeing tour of Krasnoyarsk
  • Day 17 - Departure
Difficulty
Involves moderate physical activity

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    11 nights
  • Camp Site
    1 night
  • Cabin on the boat
    4 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale

The tour includes accommodation:

  • at the Talnakh Hotel in Norilsk, 2-bed rooms (4 nights);
  • at the hotel in Dixon (2 nights);
  • in the fishing houses on the island Dixon, 3-5-bed (1 night);
  • on the ship, in a 1st class cabin, 1-2-bed accommodation (4 nights);
  • at the Yeniseiskaya Hotel in Yeniseisk, 2-3-bed rooms (2 nights);
  • at the Krasnoyarsk hotel in Krasnoyarsk, 2-bed rooms (3 nights).

Surcharge for single accommodation in the Talnakh hotel (4 nights) – 10,400 rubles/person; in Krasnoyarsk (3 nights) – 4,000 rubles/person. An additional fee for a room with amenities in Yeniseisk (2 nights) is 4000 rubles/person, an additional fee for single accommodation in Yeniseisk is 4000 rubles/person (according to hotel availability).

Talnakh Hotel 4 nights

Talnakh Hotel offers modern rooms with a flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi and a stylish international restaurant. The hotel is located in Norilsk, in the Talnakh district in northern Siberia.

The classic restaurant at the Talnakh Hotel serves Russian and European cuisine. A continental breakfast buffet is served in the morning.

All spacious rooms are equipped with tea/coffee making facilities, cable TV and a seating area.

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The hotel in Dixon 2 nights
Fishing houses on the island Dixon 1 night
The ship 4 nights
The Yeniseiskaya Hotel 2 nights
Krasnoyarsk Hotel 3* 3 nights

Tour conditions

Group
up to 8 tourists
Minimum age
7 years old
Duration
17 days 16 nights
Group meets at
Krasnoyarsk Territory, Norilsk city district, Norilsk airport (Alykel) named after N.N. Urvantsev

Included in price

  • transfers according to the program;
  • transfer from the airport on the first day of the tour;
  • 3 meals a day;
  • accommodation on the ship in a class I cabin;
  • 2, 3-bed accommodation in hotels;
  • the excursion program;
  • entrance tickets to museums.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Krasnoyarsk and back from Norilsk;
  • transfer to the airport or railway station on the last day of the tour;
  • additional payment to non-citizens of the Russian Federation for entry into the territory of the Arctic from 1 person: 4,000 rubles.;
  • accident insurance (issued independently if necessary).

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour
  • a backpack or travel bag (you can put things in it for the Putorana Plateau, so as not to take the whole suitcase with you to Lama Island);
  • do not take large suitcases with you (there is no elevator in hotels on Taimyr! Things should be essential, the load should be minimal!);
  • comfortable, non-wrinkled clothes;
  • several warm clothes (windbreaker, warm jacket, thin and warm hat, socks (2-3 pairs of simple and 1-2 pairs of warm ones, warm tracksuit (for example, fleece);
  • thermal underwear or its equivalent;
  • a raincoat or a waterproof jacket in case of rain (do not take an umbrella, there is always wind);
  • gloves;
  • comfortable sports shoes (replacement shoes – sneakers);
  • slates (so that you can wear them with wool socks);
  • in case of hot weather – T-shirts (vest, shirt), shorts, light pants, swimsuit, sunscreen, sunglasses, cap (panama hat or baseball cap) (during your stay on Lama Island);
  • personal hygiene products;
  • insect repellents;
  • the mosquito net;
  • trekking boots;
  • knee-high rubber boots with warm insoles (for Dixon) - A MUST!!!;
  • We advise you to take video and photographic equipment with you to capture your vacation;
  • Your usual medications for headaches, stomach, etc., as well as specific medications, will not be superfluous;
  • satellite phone (optional);
  • We recommend not to take large suitcases on the tour, because some hotels do not have an elevator (in the Talnakh Hotel, the Yeniseiskaya hotel).
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  • $2,229
    4 – 20 Aug, 2025 17 days 16 nights
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