Catamaran rafting on the Tumcha River

Almost all of our routes can be taken by a beginner. But you must adequately assess your own physical and moral preparation for a particular trip. In this round, the thresholds are 2-4 K.S. out of a possible 6.

If something happens to you on the route, an instructor will provide you with first aid, if necessary, we will take care of your evacuation to a medical facility as soon as possible.

On each route, there is an opportunity to get off due to an emergency.

We recommend that you take out insurance, possibly on our website.

In May, the highest water level in the river, which means: powerful rapids, maximum impressions and adrenaline, but it is very cold, the rivers have just opened, snow lies on the banks, sad landscapes. The air temperature is +4-10. The water temperature is +3-6.

In June, high and medium water levels continue to persist, an excellent time for those who seek to enjoy passing the rapids. The air temperature is +15-20. The water temperature is +15 – 17. White nights.

In July, the water is already falling significantly, but the air temperature is +22 – 27. The water temperature is +21 – 24. White nights. There are few mosquitoes due to the heat.

In August, the water level in the rivers is low, there are a lot of stones on the rapids. There are a lot of mushrooms and berries in August, there are practically no mosquitoes. The air temperature during the day is +10 – 15. Dark, cold nights are 0 – +5. The water temperature is +15. Frequent precipitation.

Yes, on request, for groups of 12 people or more.

The weather on the Kola Peninsula is harsh, the water temperature in the river usually does not warm up above +15 degrees. The warmest time is from mid-July to mid-August. During the day, the temperature can be from +10 to +20 degrees, at night from +5 to +12.

The Tumcha River is located beyond the Arctic Circle. On the route we will see the unique nature of the north: powerful rapids, rocks, pine forests, sandy beaches, clean water. The Ivovskoye reservoir, which we will cross by boat, will amaze with its beauty.

There are a lot of fish in the river, most often pike, perch, trout, grayling, trout.

Fishing in the Tumcha River is allowed.

The water in the Tumcha River is the purest and, accordingly, transparent, visible for tens of meters - this is a paradise for underwater hunters.

If you have spearfishing equipment, feel free to take it!

Perhaps you will get lucky on the Tumcha River.

In July, the first mushrooms appear, and cloudberries, blueberries, blueberries and lingonberries ripen in early August.

Mushrooms have been plentiful since mid-August.

There are quite a lot of mosquitoes and midges on the route, but their number depends on the weather, the time of year and the parking place.

We recommend taking non-biting clothes and insect sprays.

Insects do not bother on the water.

There are no ticks or venomous snakes on the route.

There is no cellular connection throughout the entire route.

At some parking lots near the end of the route, you can catch a connection, mainly a megaphone.

Please pass this on to your relatives so that they are ready for this.

Our main task is to have a safe vacation.

Professional instructors know the route perfectly, all the obstacles on the rafting, the level of difficulty of thresholds in different waters, as well as all possible emergency exits from the route.

For each rafting trip, we register a tourist group with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which gives an additional guarantee of assistance in emergency situations.

Also, before the tour, you can arrange travel insurance yourself.

It is worth getting to Kandalaksha – this is the place of the beginning and end of the rafting.

We will meet at the railway station in the morning on the day of the start of the rafting.

You can park your car in a secure parking lot.

The distance from Moscow to Kandalaksha is 1700 km, from St. Petersburg 1100 km.

We advise you to arrive in the evening before the start of the tour and stay overnight in one of the hotels in order to go rafting on the Tumcha River with fresh energy.

To get by train for rafting on the Tumcha River, you need to buy tickets to Kandalaksha with arrival in the morning (day of arrival) Moscow Time – Kandalaksha 6:38, St. Petersburg – Kandalaksha 6:38.

Return tickets should also be taken from Kandalaksha for the evening or night (starting at 20.00).

The raft is much less maneuverable than a catamaran, so the raft may simply not fit into difficult narrow rapids with many turns.
The catamaran, thanks to its "agility", can skip all impassable areas.

The catamaran usually passes shallow rivers, rivers with difficult rapids (3-4 k.s.), where there are no long stretches (areas of calm water). In Karelia, these are rivers: Umba, Pista, Tumcha, Keret, Tokhma, Kiten, Uksa, Loimala.

In the raft, the participants sit half-sideways on the balloon (their legs remain inside the raft). On a catamaran, the landing is knee—deep - tourists sit on balloons "on horseback", on special inflatable "seats", while their legs are fixed in special stirrups.

The catamaran is designed only for an even number of 2-4-6 rowers (teamwork does not play a mediocre role on this rafting facility), 8 participants can be put in the raft, while the main responsibility for
the exact passage of the threshold lies with the instructor.

Yes, a pass to the border zone is required for foreign citizens!

It takes at least 60 days to complete, and therefore it is necessary to submit an application and documents for participation in the tour no later than this period.

If you are a citizen of the Russian Federation, you need to fill out everything that is indicated in the clarifying form that the manager will send you.