The Yenisei meridian. Yenisei Cruise – Putorana Plateau – Dixon

Breakfast. 

Excursion to the Krasnoyarsk Pillars National Park.

It was founded in 1925 on the initiative of the residents of the city to preserve the natural complexes around the picturesque syenite remnants — "pillars". 

Currently, its area is 47,219 hectares. 

The main attraction of the park are the rocks. 

The name "Pillars" is common to all rocks, although all rocks and even some stones have their own names. 

There are directly "Pillars" — rocks open to tourists, and "Wild pillars" — rocks located deep in the park, access to which is limited. 

Return to the hotel. 

Lunch at the Krasnoyarsk Hotel. 

Free time. 

Supper.

Early breakfast. 

06:20 transfer to the river station in Krasnoyarsk. 

Boarding the scheduled passenger ship "A. Sailors", accommodation in 2-bed cabins of the first class. 

Breakfast. 

The passage of the Kazachinsky threshold is the most impassable section on the Yenisei near the village of Kazachinsky (233-240 km from Krasnoyarsk). 

Its length is 4km. It is formed by rocky ledges, rocky ridges of the Yenisei Ridge, crossing the riverbed along its entire width. 

The vessels are conducted upstream by the only special motor ship in Russia, the Yenisei tourer, moving by stretching a cable laid along the bottom of the river. 

The Yenisei riverbed narrows to 350m at the threshold, and the ship's passage is up to 70m. 

But how beautiful the Cossack threshold is, for all its severity! 

The threshold originates at Kamenny Cape. 

The water in the Yenisei is noisy and foaming at the rocks. 

The high hills of the river banks fascinate with their beauty, beautiful rocks are visible, ending at the water's edge, for example, the Eagle rock on the left bank. 

On the right bank there is an amazingly beautiful island with the name Islets, and behind it the picturesque Zaostrovskaya bayou. 

Lunch. 

The ship passes by a large transshipment pier and the village of Strelka, which stands at the confluence of two large Siberian rivers, the Yenisei and the Angara. 

Supper. 

Arrival in the city of Yeniseisk. 

The city of Yeniseisk is called an "open-air museum", the urban development includes 94 architectural monuments. 

The complex of the Transfiguration Monastery and four churches are unique examples of Siberian Baroque, built in the middle and second half of the XVIII century. They are close to the Russian temples of the previous century in terms of planning and spatial structure and picturesque decor.

The stone civil buildings of Yeniseisk are mainly two–storey houses along the main street, on the embankment and central squares. 

The continuation of the path. 

Breakfast. 

Stop in the village of Yartsevo. 

In 1605, the Ket Cossacks founded a winter camp near the mouth of the Sym River, on the site of which the village of Yartsevo was subsequently formed. 

Part of the population of the village are Old Believers. 

Lunch. 

The stop in the village of Vorogovo is one of the southernmost settlements of the Turukhansky district. 

Small markets are organized by local residents at the marinas. 

The goods here are mainly from the section "taiga exotics" – fish, mushrooms, wild berries, mead and the famous blueberry liqueur. 

The Osinovsky threshold is located 40 km from the mouth of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River (509-511 km from Krasnoyarsk). 

The legendary narrow canyon, which is overcome with great difficulty. 

The passage through the threshold is narrow (700 m) and winding. 

Two steamers cannot separate, and the traffic here is one-way. 

The mighty Yenisei enters the Osinovsky cheeks by the threshold – the most picturesque area in the lower reaches of the river. 

The high granite banks form a corridor with a height of 50 m. 

After 20 km from the threshold, two islands appear around the bend. 

The first one looks like a ship. 

Covered with sparse fishing line and with a single pine tree on top, it is called "The Island of the Ship". 

It rises 50 m above the water. 

Beyond it, 150-200 m away, is the island of Barochka. 

To the left of the Baroque stands the large stone island of Monastyrsky, overgrown with powerful trees. 

In the old days, fugitive monks of the Spassky Monastery were sent here into exile. 

This is one of the most picturesque places on the Yenisei. 

Immediately after the island, the Yenisei turns sharply to the left and receives the waters of the Podkamennaya Tunguska. 

Supper. 

The stop in the village of Bor is located on the left bank of the Yenisei, 3 km below the mouth of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. 

The border of the Central Siberian Reserve is located from the village of Bor at a distance of 60 km, where the first stronghold, the Koms cordon, is located. 

The administration of the Central Siberian Biosphere Reserve is located in the village of Bor. 

We pass: S. Chulkovo, V. Imbatskoye. 

Breakfast. 

We pass: S. Surgutikha, S. Vereshchagino.

Lunch. 

We pass: S. Kostino. 

Supper. 

In the evening, stop in Turukhansk. 

It is located at the confluence of the Lower Tunguska with the Yenisei, 1,474 km north of Krasnoyarsk. 

The landmark of the village is the Trinity Church (late 18th – early 19th century). 

There is a fish factory, an oil and gas exploration expedition, a river port, an airport, a museum of revolutionaries Y. M. Sverdlov and S. S. Spandaryan in Turukhansk. 

At night, crossing the Arctic Circle (Kureika river).

Breakfast. 

Arrival in Igarka – the city is located on the shore of the Igara bayou of the Yenisei, 1,330 km north of Krasnoyarsk. 

It is located beyond the Arctic circle, in the permafrost zone. 

It got its name from the channel on which it was located, and that, in turn, was named after the local fisherman Egor Shiryaev, whose name the locals turned from "Egorka" into "Igarka". 

Now it is a port accessible to ships from the Yenisei Bay, there is also Igarka Airport, used for transporting cargo and work shifts to oil fields. 

Lunch.

21:00 Arrival in Dudinka. 

Transfer to the hotel, accommodation in 2-bed rooms. 

Supper.

Breakfast. 

Excursion to the Taimyr Museum of Local Lore. 

Sightseeing tour of Dudinka is the coldest (rarely, but sometimes up to -57° Celsius) and the northernmost (69°21' s) city on the planet. 

It is located on the right bank of the river. The Yenisei River at the confluence with the Dudinka River, named after the first Russian artisan Dudin, who settled here in the first half of the XVII century, just above the mouth of the river. 

And the city got its name from the name of the Dudinka river. 

According to another version, the name of the city came from the Russian transcription of the Evenk words "dugin" (channel, island between channels, mouth of the channel) and "dugu" (cape of the river).

Departure to Norilsk, accommodation at the Talnakh hotel. 

Lunch at the hotel. 

Sightseeing tour of the city of Norilsk. 

Supper.

Breakfast. 

Excursion to the Anhydrite mine. 

The Kayerkan coal deposit was discovered in 1943. 

The first mine was laid and already in 1945 the operation of the coal deposit began. 

In February 1957, it was decided to open-pit the Kayerkan coal deposit. 

To this day, the Kayerkansky mine occupies one of the main places in the technological chain of the main production, supplying all divisions of the Polar branch of Norilsk Nickel with coal, limestone, and dolomite. 

It was here that the only underground training ground in Russia at the Anhydrite mine was opened on December 17, 2012.

The area of the landfill is 7,000 sq. m. 

Return to the Talnakh Hotel. 

Late lunch. 

Free time. 

Supper.

Early breakfast. 

Excursion to the waterfall "Red stones". 

In the foothills of the Putorana plateau, not far from Norilsk, there is a gorge of Red Stones. 

The Red Stones got their name due to the color of the rock from which the slopes of the gorge are made. 

The rocky shores of the lake, into which streams of water fall, are distinguished by a pronounced red-brown hue. 

The waterfall adorning the gorge is small compared to such waterfalls of the Putorana plateau as Bolshoy Kureysky, 

Grandiose, waterfalls on the Oran or Kanda rivers. But it also delights travelers, especially those inexperienced by the northern beauties. 

The water descends in a ringing cascade along several rocky ledges and flows into a clear lake up to 9 m deep. 

Lunch at the Talnakh restaurant. 

Excursion to the Talnakh branch of the Museum of the History of Development and Development of the Norilsk industrial district. The museum has been operating for more than 40 years. 

A walk along the observation deck. 

The observation deck is open in the upper part of the city, offering a fantastic view of the lower part and the entire surrounding tundra.

The NA Gora open-air museum is also located here. 

The staircase leading to the fifth microdistrict has become a popular tourist route.

Now they not only go up and down it, but also walk and take pictures 

Supper. 

Free time.

Early breakfast. 

07:30 Transfer to the pier, boarding a speedboat on the Norilka river. 

08:00 Departure by boat to Putorana Plateau, Lake Lama (5 hours on the way). 

The Norilsk or Norilka River flows in the Taimyr Dolgan-Nenets district. 

The length is 57 km. 

The bridge over the Norilka River is noted in the UNESCO collection "Bridge Building of the World" as "the northernmost of the large bridges in the world beyond the 69th parallel." 

Lakes Melkoe, Lama, Keta, Glubokoe, Sobachye, Nakomyaken and numerous small lakes in the tundra play a regulatory role in the river's water regime, smoothing out floods. 

Next, our path lies along the Talaya River, we rise to the island of Melkoe, which is located about 25 kilometers east of Norilsk. 

The lake is located in a wide basin between the western spurs of the Putorana plateau. 

The lake is connected to Lake Lama by the strait or, as the locals call it, the Lama River (Lamochen) with a length of 18 km. 

Here is the famous Lake Lama – northern Switzerland, Taimyr Lake Baikal, the polar Ritsa. 

This is perhaps the most beautiful and famous lake of Taimyr. 

Even his name is similar to the rest of the northern hydronyms. 

The lake is located in a deep mountain depression. Its basin is of tectonic origin. According to scientists, the lake is about 100 million years old. 

The name of the lake comes from the Tungusic-Manchurian word "laamu" – sea, ocean; Evenk "lamu" – sea, big water. 

By the way, the same name – Lama – Evenks, who lived much further south, called Baikal. 

Excursion to the waterfall "Southern Neralakh". 

Lunch. 

Excursion to the waterfalls of the Vitamin river. 

There are thousands of cascading waterfalls of different heights and beauty on the territory of the Putorana Plateau. 

Sometimes it seems that you have entered the land of waterfalls. 

In each canyon, water is pouring from all the ledges. 

Because of its noise, you can't hear conversations. 

Departure by boat to Norilsk. 

Accommodation at the Talnakh Hotel.

Supper.

Breakfast. 

Room release. 

Transfer to Alykel airport. 

Departure to Dixon. 

Dixon Airport is located on an island 5 km from the main part of the Arctic village. 

Arrival, accommodation at the hotel. 

Lunch. 

Sightseeing tour of the village. 

The Diksonsky district includes Severnaya Zemlya and Cape Chelyuskin, the northernmost points of Eurasia. 

During our trip, we will visit the monuments of N. A. Begichev, the researcher of the Taimyr Peninsula. 

In 1908, at the mouth of the Khatanga and Anabara rivers flowing into the Laptev Sea, he discovered two islands, subsequently named after him – Bolshoy Begichev and Maly Begichev; to the Norwegian sailor P. Tessem (a member of the R. Amundsen expedition). 

June 24, 1918 Roald Amundsen sailed from Oslo on the ship "Mod", heading for the coast of Taimyr. There were 9 crew members on the ship. 

We will visit the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. 

In Christianity, St. Nicholas is revered as a miracle worker, is considered the patron saint of sailors, merchants and children. 

"This harbor is the best on the entire northern coast of Asia, and over time it will be very important for Siberian trade," wrote Adolf Nordenskiold, the conqueror of the Northeast Passage. 

He purchased a small vessel, Preven, and sailed to the mouth of the Yenisei. 

Breakfast. 

Continuation of the sightseeing tour of Dixon. 

Lunch.

Departure by all–terrain vehicle to the bay of the Kara Sea, the coast of Peter Chichagov - the seashore of the southwestern part The Taimyr Peninsula between The Yenisei Bay and the mouth of the river Pyasina. The length from west to east is about 200 km. 

It is washed by waters The Kara Sea, including Pyasinsky Bay. 

From the south it is limited by the spurs of the mountain range Byrranga. 

Accommodation in fishing cabins (3-5 places.) 

Getting to know the surrounding area. 

Excursion along the shore of the Kara Sea. 

Supper. 

Breakfast. 

Excursion to the west along the bays of the Kara Sea. 

The Taimyr forest tundra is interesting. 

In total, there are about 350 thousand species of plants on the planet, which amaze people with a variety of their forms. 

And although the harsh northern Taimyr cannot boast of the richness of the species composition of plants, but in terms of the beauty of summer decoration it can compete with Alpine meadows: yellow polar poppies, blue large blueberry flowers, blue forget-me-nots, white stars of dryads and jaskolok, crimson, yellow, white, brown-red saxifrages.

The nature of the Far North leaves an impression of wealth and abundance – there are so many birds, fish, and even animals here. 

Lunch. 

Departure to Dixon. 

Supper.

Breakfast. 

Transfer to Dixon airport. 

Departure to Norilsk. 

Accommodation at the Talnakh Hotel. 

Breakfast. 

Room release.