Manpupuner Tour: 7 wonders of the Northern Urals

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The trip in the format of a helicopter expedition is conducted on the territory of the sacred Mansi lands and involves visiting the most famous locations in the Northern Urals: the legendary mountain range of stone idols - Manpupuner, the place of power and energy anomalies — the stone gates of Mount Otorten, Dyatlov Pass and the ridge of Mount Dead (Kholatchakhl).

You will also enjoy hiking along the original path of Igor Dyatlov's group, rafting on the Lozva taiga River, fishing, exploring caves where stalactites form entire ice sheets in cold remote caves, as well as getting acquainted with the way of life and legends of the small northern peoples — Mansi.

The tour is held for teams and individual groups on Thursdays from mid-June to mid-September.

Location

The city of Nyagan

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Tour highlights

The mysterious Dyatlov Pass

Take a hike to the infamous Dyatlov Pass and the ridge of Mount of the Dead (Kholatchakhl)

Manpupuner

Visit the legendary mountain range of stone idols

Active river rafting and fishing

If fishing is successful, the chef will prepare a signature fish dish called sashimi on a paddle

Itinerary

Day 1 - Man-Pupu-Ner – Otorten – Dyatlov Pass
Arrival at the helipad in Nyagan (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug).
Waiting for dispatchers and crew team reports on loading.
Loading equipment and groceries into the helicopter.
Boarding.
Flight to the Man-pupu-ner plateau (Rep. Komi) lasting about 2 hours.
Arrival of the flight at the helicopter pad of the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve on the Manpupuner plateau.
An official one-day permit is issued for each group.
The helicopter waits for the group at the landing site for 1.5 hours. The excursion part on the plateau includes an inspection of the stone pillars of weathering, an informative lecture, an active part of the movement to the pillars (from the helipad - 880m), photo sessions and video shooting.
Traffic for the purpose of inspecting stone idols is regulated and is carried out only along paths made of crushed stone specially equipped by the reserve. From here, the nearby mountain ranges and the Belt Stone of the Main Ural Range are clearly visible.
The view of the mountain peak of the Pecherya-talakh-chakhl ridge (Pecheryatalyakhsyakhyl) is very picturesque.
The time spent on the Manpupuner plateau is limited to no more than 1.5 hours.
Rest in the gazebo at the hut of the hunters — workers of the biosphere reserve, return to the helicopter. Champagne for the expedition members on the occasion of the visit to the 7th Miracle of Russia.
On the plateau, a light lunch is provided for the group, pre-prepared by the chef, including sandwiches, homemade snacks and taiga herbal tea.
Boarding the group. Flight south along the mountainous part of the Ural range to the Dyatlov Pass.
Through the porthole window, you can see another visiting card of the Northern Urals — Mount Otorten, at the foot of which is the purest mountain lake Lunthusaptur (Lake of the Lonely Goose lane).
Helicopter landing at the Dyatlov Pass in the hollow of the Kholatchakhl ridge (Mountain of the Dead / Dead Mountain), where, according to legend, nine Mansi hunters died.
A group of nine UPI students led by Igor Dyatlov died at the same place (February 1959). The duration of the second part of the flight was 30 minutes.
Landing at the pass. The helicopter awaits the group at the foot of the Kholatchakhl ridge for 0.5-1 hours.
Excursion part, photo session at the memorial stele.
Option 1.
Further, for those who want to spend two days in an active trekking trip, a walking part of the route is provided. A detailed introduction to several versions of the tragic death of tourists: from a banal avalanche to tests of secret weapons and infrasound natural phenomena.
The guide informs the tour participants about the location of the tent and details a number of interesting facts about the history of the search and subsequent expeditions to the area.
Travelers spend up to 1.5-2 hours of extra time on the Pass (depending on weather conditions). After the end of the excursion part on the slopes of the Mountain of the Dead, the expedition participants descend along the trail to the forest area.
Blueberry and blueberry bushes (ripens in August), moss and dwarf birches grow on the slope of the ridge. Subsequently, the landscape changes, and the group finds itself in a world of motionless fir trees and mute stone placers.
Trekking participants carry personal and general equipment (sleeping bags, tents, and other personal items) on their own. For lovers of active trekking and hiking, an evening tourist lunch-dinner is provided (pre-packaged in individual hiking lunch boxes, a hiking menu /or a dinner consisting of an army ration pack).
A mobile hiking camp is being organized.
Evening and night rest around the campfire in a shared tent or individual personal tents.
The overnight stop is supposed to be at the famous tourist parking lot "Fork-Spoon". At one time, enthusiastic tourists, sitting under the Pass, waiting for the weather in the mountains, carved a meter-long spoon and fork out of wood.
Now this dining set has been supplemented with a knife and a corkscrew.
The Auspiya mountain river with crystal clear water flows next to the parking lot. The participants of the trip are unpacking their personal belongings, arranging an overnight camp (setting up tents, equipping a campfire tent).
The preparation of firewood for the evening campfire is carried out collectively, and every traveler takes part in collecting firewood.
Option 2.
For those wishing to leave the Dyatlov Pass, boarding is organized, and the helicopter leaves the landing site.
The duration of the third part of the flight is 15 minutes.
Landing on the banks of the Lozva River at Ilyich's hut. Evening. For the rest of the group, who flew to the bank of the Lozva River and landed at the Ilyich base, free time and rest by the river are provided.
Adaptation to the mountainous conditions of the Circumpolar Urals, rest from the flight, communication of the expedition participants around the campfire.
21:00 Festive feast. A hot gourmet dinner from the chef.
Discussion of planned future routes. It is possible to adjust the route lines based on the current weather situation in the mountains.
23:00 Rest (at the general request of the team, a mobile sauna is heated).
Every traveler takes part in collecting firewood for a night campfire.
Overnight on the banks of the Lozva River. The Northern Urals. The eastern slope of the Ural mountain range. Sverdlovsk region.
Flight: Nyagan — Manpupuner — 325 km.
Manpupuner flight — Dyatlov Pass (via Otorten) — 80 km.
Walking (trekking) from Dyatlov Pass to the overnight stay is 5-7 km.
The flight from Dyatlov Pass to Ilyich's Hut is 25 km.
Total flight distance: 430 km.

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Day 2 - Hiking trekking along the original Dyatlov group path / Waiting for the group
Option 1.
08:00 Early rising. Individual morning tasks.
09:00-10:30 Breakfast (hiking and hiking, consisting of freeze-dried products). Assembling a mobile night camp, packing backpacks, and preparing for a hiking trip along a hiking trail.
10:30 a.m. All day long, the route runs through rugged taiga and mountainous terrain, along the banks of the Auspiya River and its tributary streams, past white mosses hanging from the branches of the northern forest.
The expedition members carry sleeping bags and lightweight club tents, as well as personal belongings in their own backpacks.
For comfortable movement, tourists should have trekking shoes and poles for Nordic walking, as well as a hiking raincoat in case of rain.
Bonfires are not lit during the hike. Every 40 minutes of walking, the team stops for short pauses of 5-10 minutes in order to regain strength.
14:00 Stop for lunch and a snack. The chef pre-packs and prepares camping meals, the main diet of which consists of high-calorie freeze-dried foods, protein bars, salami, lard and other expedition, nutritious and restorative products.
Campfires are dangerous and can cause forest fires, so ONLY gas burners and lightweight gas cylinders are used for cooking on foot.
15:30 After a long rest and lunch, the team continues to move steadily towards the stationary base camp located on the Lozva River (Ilyich Base).
The final part of the route follows the old all-terrain trail.
19:00 Arrival at the parking lot called "Ilyich's Hut" or "Ilyich's Base". Earlier, during the time of the state farms, it was a nut-fishing base. Pine nuts were harvested in the mighty old cedar forest five kilometers from the base.
The hut is located in a picturesque place: there is a high-trunked pine forest around, on the river there is a vast ples, where the watchman of the geological party Ilyich once fished.
Geologists have long since left these places, but the name of the place remains. Evening. Meeting with the group.
Setting up a mobile camp, individual cases.
20:00-21:00 Hot dinner (according to the menu), on the river bank. Rest.
From Ilyich's Hut, you can take an excursion up the Lozva River to catch grayling, taimen, or collect mineralogical collections.
Lovers of mineralogy can collect a collection of rolled stones of various colors and shapes. You can also go on a trip to sketch landscapes and take pictures.
Day trekking distance: 25 km.
Option 2.
8:00 Early rising. Individual morning tasks.
Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
Waiting for trekking participants.
Daytime radial access to the upper reaches of the Lozva River is possible in order to collect mineral collections, grayling fishing, and photo shoots.
To move along the river bank, you must have rubber boots, as well as a hiking raincoat in case of rain or thunderstorms. A chef with a camping kitchen and mobile tents is permanently located on the banks of the Lozva River near the Ilyich base, and is in standby mode for the main group at the landing site throughout the short-term trip of the expedition participants.
Those who want to relax and enjoy the nature of the Northern Urals without radial exits stay at the campsite throughout the day and assemble catamarans.
20:00-21:00 Hot dinner (according to the menu), on the river bank. Rest.
After 21:00, the expedition participants have the opportunity to visit a real chopped Mansiysk bathhouse with fir brooms, which will help relieve the fatigue of the day's march.
General gathering of the group around the campfire. Impressions of the expedition participants.
Discussion of the upcoming rafting and the planned schedule of movement along the river.
Overnight in the camp at Ilyich's base.
The expedition members relax in their own or club tents, sleep on tourist mats in insulated sleeping bags.

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Day 3 - Rafting on the Lozva mountain river
08:00 Early rising. Individual morning tasks.
09:00-10:00 Leisurely breakfast on the river bank (according to the menu).
10:00-12:30 Slipway.
Collective assembly and preparation for catamaran rafting. The instructor guides the preparations for the rafting and teaches the participants of the trip this skill. The process of assembling a watercraft consists of several operations: pumping the cylinders with a pump, installing a rigid frame and connecting this base to the inflated nacelles.
Assembling the camp, packing personal belongings in waterproof bags, collecting general club equipment, distributing equipment and products to catamarans, strapping things, distributing expedition participants in proportion to the load on each catamaran.
13:00 Start of the rafting part. Optimal location: 4 people on 1 catamaran.
The upper reaches of the Lozva River and its tributaries are difficult to access, previously there were camps for prisoners. In Gulag times, life was actively in full swing along the Lozva: timber was floated down the river in a prayer way or on rafts. On sharp turns, you can often find walls made of logs, these are bumpers built by prisoners so that the driftwood does not stick into the shore and does not create congestion.
Along the upper reaches of the Lozva River, many picturesque rocks can be seen along its shores. The river attracts people for two reasons: its surroundings are a beautiful corner of the untouched nature of the Northern Urals, and because of the remoteness from civilization, there are still quite large fish in the river — you can go fishing well.
Lozva is a sacred river near Mansi. In some places, wooden barns are found on wooden stilts at a height of 2-3 meters, in which Mansi hunters store the minimum necessary for survival in the taiga. There are also mesh closets designed for drying prey. All such places are protected by images of Vogul idols.
Fishing along the river.
The upper reaches of the Ural Lozva River are mainly inhabited by such fish species as taimen, pike, Siberian grayling, ide, tugun, roach, minnow, char, ruff, burbot and dace are also found. The most active fishing in the upper reaches of Lozva occurs from the end of June and lasts until the end of September.
Active river rafting and fishing continue until 19:00.
During the rafting, short-term stops are provided for lunch, fishing and exploring the beautiful cliffs that rise above the river. If fishing is successful, the chef will prepare a signature fish dish "sashimi on a paddle", and will also treat all participants of the trip with pickles from the home cellar or cook a real fish soup from the northern fish of the mountain river.
For an intermediate camp on the banks of the Lozva River, a suitable parking place is chosen (a wide blown spit or a taiga clearing), the participants of the trip unpack their personal belongings, arrange an overnight camp, the chef is busy preparing restaurant food, setting the table, and other preparations for the meal.
Evening individual business.
21:00 Hot gourmet dinner in honor of the first day of rafting.
Recreation (at the general request of the team, a mobile sauna is heated, fuel — dry firewood and driftwood — is collected collectively).
Overnight on the banks of the Lozva River, Northern Urals, Sverdlovsk region.
Day trip distance (rafting): 10-15 km.

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Day 4 - Continuation of the rafting. Mansi, people lost in the taiga. Manchu-Ma Country
8:00 a.m. Early wake-up, morning packing. Individual morning tasks.
9:00-10:00 Leisurely breakfast on the river bank (according to the menu).
10:00-11:00 Camp assembly, packing personal belongings in waterproof bags, collecting general club equipment, distributing ammunition, personal belongings and products on catamarans, and linking things.
11:00 Continuation of rafting on the river.
Fishing is provided throughout the day, in those places where participants find it promising. The chef, in agreement with the group, moves autonomously, overtaking the team, and waits for the group downstream at intermediate parking lots in order to serve a hot lunch and an evening meal — a hearty dinner.
The duration of the day's catamaran rafting is 8-9 hours of steady movement with short fishing stops and an hour-long lunch break.
An intermediate camp with a bonfire for lunch is provided from 14:00 to 15:00.
Afternoon/evening.
Arrival at the river spit at the Mansiysk camp "Treskolye".
Trekking tour (1 km one way) to the Mansi village of Treskolye (translated from Mansiysk: Keras-kol-pavyl-ya — "House by the rocky river" or "Tres-Kol-Ya" — stone house on the riverbank). The settlement is located in a picturesque place opposite the Tump-Kapai ridge (lane from the manse. "big mountain"). After the recent forest fires, most of the Mansi families moved to the village. It's gone, but there are still a few residential buildings left in Treskolye. There is still no electricity, communications, or transport roads here. In the spring, when the ice on the Lozva River begins to melt, the village remains without communication with the outside world for almost two months. The main occupations of the Treskolets are hunting, fishing, and gathering.
Inspection of the territories of the Treskolye settlement. Mansi settlements consist of kamkels — huts of close and distant relatives. Permanent huts are heated with the help of a chuvala, a kind of fireplace made of poles and coated with clay. This hearth was also used for cooking. Mansi bread is baked in special ovens located near the house. The participants of the trip will be able to see with their own eyes these amazing buildings, as well as chopped houses with gable roofs, ovens for baking bread, nanny chickens, real barns on chicken legs and sacred yalpyng sumyakhs, which are guarded by totems — bear and moose skulls - hanging on trees throughout the village.
After 19:00, return to the river spit — the place of another overnight stay.
Installation of a tent, personal tents, landscaping of the campsite. Collective gathering of fuel for a campfire and a night party. Charging batteries for photo/video equipment.
Evening individual business.
21:00 Dinner. The chef's presentation of exquisite taiga northern dishes, fish appetizers (if available) with pepper and crystal onion, and other main meat dishes, according to the menu offered to the group.
Recreation (at the general request of the team, a mobile sauna is heated, the fuel for the bath — dry firewood and driftwood — is collected collectively).
Overnight in the taiga on the banks of the Lozva River. The Northern Urals. Sverdlovsk region.
The length of the day rafting is 15-20 km.

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Day 5 - The alloy. Caves. National village. Fragments of the Ivdel LAG
08:00 Early rising. Individual morning tasks.
09:00-10:00 Leisurely breakfast on the river bank (according to the menu).
10:00-11:00 Camp assembly, packing personal belongings in waterproof bags, collecting general equipment, distributing equipment and products to catamarans, and tying things up.
11:00 Continuation of rafting on the river.
The shores of Lozva are mostly flat, sometimes steep, rocky; during the rafting, the group makes short stops for fishing and collecting wild plants, depending on the season (pine nuts, honeysuckle, lingonberries, currants, raspberries, blueberries, mushrooms, Rhodiola rosea — golden root).
12:00-13:00. Guided tour 1.
Downstream of the Treskolya settlement, on the banks of the Lozva River, two grotto caves are located one after the other: the Whale's Mouth and the underground ice Cave grotto, in which, according to Mansi stories, a snowman (menqv, yetti) once lived.
In the summer, depending on the weather situation and the water level in the Lozva River, the expedition members have the opportunity to enter the caves and take memorable photos and videos.
All the existing caves were sacrificial caves for the Mansi tribes. In one of the caves of Mansi, they kept their main idol, the legendary Mansi goddess Golden Baba (Sorni Nai, Zarni An, Sorni ekva, Zarni Yin), which is also called the Golden Idol of the North, the Siberian Pharaoh. Vikings, Novgorodians, Ermak's squad, and later ethnographers have been trying to find the Golden Woman for centuries, but no one has been able to find her. The Mansi reliably guarded her, protecting her from enemies.
During the development of the Ural part of the ridge by the Russian people, the Mansi decided to transport it from the caves of the Northern Urals further north, into the harsh wilderness.
14:00-15:00. Tour 2.
At a distance of 8 km below the settlement of Treskolye, at the confluence with the Lozva (mouth) of the Ushma River, there is the national Mansi village of Ushma, a reservation of the indigenous Mansi of the Northern Urals.
The locals are very hospitable, and some families invite them to their huts for photo shoots, family albums, and tea and treats.
The Mansiysk national village of Ushma consists of about a dozen residential buildings, standing mixed with leaning log cabins and traditional "huts on chicken legs" on both banks of the Lozva. There are no fences or vegetable gardens in Ushma.
Mansi people are not engaged in agriculture, they live solely by hunting. The head of the village, Albina Alexandrovna, lives in a modest house and often receives guests.
Men hunt, while women are engaged in the manufacture of hides and articles that can be purchased or exchanged for food and medicines.
Mansi's main products are shoes: unts and burkas, tuyask baskets, raspberry clothing, camus hunting skis, as well as carpentry figurines made of cedar, hazel and pine.
15:00-16:00 Lunch prepared by the chef in a sunny clearing on the riverbank, near the village of Ushma.
17:00-19:00 Guided tour 3.
The main part of the group is invited to visit the remains of the first penal colony in the USSR, where the liberated prisoners lived.
In Soviet times, there was a sawmill, a sauna, a bakery, and a laundry. A park with children's swings and flower beds was laid out — unprecedented facilities for the GULAG. In the entire history of the settlement, there has not been a single escape from here. Since the end of the 70s, the colony has ceased to exist, the inhabitants have moved to the "mainland".
At the moment, the remains of the village make a depressing impression: destroyed and abandoned houses, the remains of a cattle yard and piles of twisted metal.
The best-preserved wooden punishment cell with three cells for prisoners is the upper bunks on huge chains, large barn—type locks, no lights, no washbasin, no toilet.
In the next solitary cell, there is not even a bunk, just walls and a concrete floor.
20:00 Evening individual business.
21:00 Gala dinner (according to the menu) in honor of the participants of the trip.
The chef provides delicious taiga northern dishes, appetizers from the northern fish (if available) of the mountain river, delicious sashimi and traditional sogudai, lightly salted fish with pepper and crystal onion and other main meat dishes, according to the various restaurant menu options offered to the group.
At the general request of the group, a decision is made on the current continuation of the route.
Overnight in the national village of Ushma on the banks of the Lozva River. The next morning, transfer to the village. Tokhta and subsequent rafting along the river to the village of Vizhai.
Length of day rafting: 8-10 km.

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Day 6 - Rafting on the Lozva River, caves and taiga lake / Auto-ferry to the Vizhai River, rafting
Option 1.
08:00 Early rising. Individual morning tasks.
09:00 — 10:00 Leisurely breakfast on the river bank (according to the menu).
Camp fees, removal from intermediate parking, packing of personal and shared belongings, strapping catamarans.
The beginning of the day's movement down the Lozva River. Rafting downstream of the Lozva River and fishing for northern fish: pike, grayling and taimen (caught and released).
During rafting downstream of the Lozva River, the team stops for short-term stops to fish for grayling and the legendary king fish of the northern taimen. Every taimen caught after a short photo shoot is necessarily released back into the river.
Taimen is a valuable fish listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation, and every fisherman's dream is to see and catch red—tailed salmon at least once.
The Ushmin Cave, also known as Lozvinskaya and Shaitan Pit, is located 20 km below the national village of Ushma.
The cave was developed in a low limestone rock on the right bank of the Lozva River. The cave was the ancestral sanctuary of the Bakhtiyarov family.
In 1991, members of the detachment of the Institute of History and Archeology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted the first excavations. According to the researchers, the sanctuary complex has been functioning here almost since the Paleolithic, that is, for at least the last 10 thousand years.
The participants of the expedition, if desired, can take photo sessions against the backdrop of the Ushmin cave, and the most experienced speleological travelers, under favorable weather conditions, have the opportunity to explore the Ushmin cave on their own (special equipment is required).equipment).
Fishing, depending on the time of the summer and autumn season, can be carried out on different fish, with different gear: spinning, fly fishing, classic fishing rod.
Baits and baits can also be different depending on the preferences of each fisherman.
Spinning is a universal tackle and is used for larger fish: perch, pike, ide. There is a chance to catch a rarer fish with fly fishing gear: grayling, which keeps to the cleaner and colder waters of the upper reaches of the river.
14:00 Hot lunch.
Rafting and fishing on the Lozva River will continue from 15:00.
The current of the Lozva River is calm and slow.
As we move away from the mountains, the nature of the river changes, sandbanks appear along the banks, the taiga becomes less remote and impassable, and traces of human activity are visible everywhere.
During the day's active rafting, fishermen and tourists who wish to visit the picturesque taiga lake Yelesinsky (Maninsky), located 800 m from the mouth of the Lozva River. There is a well-trodden path from the riverbank to the lake. Despite its inaccessibility, the reservoir is very popular among Ural hunters and fishermen.
Expedition participants should be equipped with GPS navigators and flares in case they encounter wild animals.
19:00 Arrival at the intermediate parking lot to set up a night camp. The parking place is chosen by the guide, following the basic rules of rafting.
The parking lot is chosen in consultation with the team, preferably opposite a rock with a pit or a pool. As a rule, the nocturnal predator, the taimen, stays in pits, deep ples, barrels, and pools under steep cliffs.
The end of the day rafting. Installation of a tent, personal tents. Collective gathering of fuel for a campfire and a night party. Charging batteries for photo/video equipment.
21:00 Hot dinner (according to the menu).
It is possible to organize a mobile sauna.
From 22:00, 23:00 — night fishing time for predatory fish using special luring gear - mouse and nightwalker.
Experienced fishermen use the night time for the purpose of fishing for taimen, which resembles a kind of night hunting process — an indescribable feeling of hunting excitement that can attract even a tourist fisherman who is not familiar with such a fishing process.
Overnight on the spit of the Lozva River.
Length of day rafting: 18-20 km.
Option 2.
7:00 Early rising. Breakfast.
Assembling catamarans, packing personal and club ammunition, loading equipment into a Ural shift truck and moving the group with all the equipment along the unpaved forest roads of the taiga area in a Ural truck along the route of the village. Ushma is an abandoned village of Tokhta at a distance of about 100 km for rafting on the mountain river Vizhai — Yalpyng-Ya.
13:00-15:30 Slipway.
Collective assembly of watercraft under the guidance of experienced guides. Depending on the water level in the river, we will go rafting on catamarans (in large water) or on tourist kayaks (in shallow water).
The rest of the participants help to tie up personal belongings and public equipment on the deck of the catamaran/kayak.
15:30-16:00 Start of rafting on the Vizhai River.
The rivers in the Urals are shallow and the locals mostly use long, narrow and sharp—nosed boats - boats, dugouts.
Sports kayaks accurately copy their outlines. Despite their apparent fragility, they have good load capacity and stability at low draft.
The Vijay is a typical mountain taiga river, which is technically simple to rafting, but it will bring true pleasure to nature lovers. This is one of the most beautiful and mysterious Ural rivers.
Ancient Mansi sanctuaries were located along the banks of the river. Currently, a number of places of worship are known — in the sources and near the mouth of the river. The main route passes through a rocky limestone massif, which strongly affects the nature of the river: rapid ripples alternate with deep pits and molds.
There are many beautiful fighting rocks along the shores. There are also many arched rock formations and caves in the area, with underground lakes and rivers.
When traveling by catamaran on rivers, travelers should always be on their guard. In the Northern Urals, you can find typical representatives of the fauna of the taiga and tundra, Asia and Europe: arctic foxes, hares, sables, wolves, partridges, white owls, beavers, mink and others.
Bears are found everywhere in the Northern Urals, but they are rarely seen: the animal, sensing the scent of a person, gives way. Ducks, swans, otters, and muskrats may suddenly appear on the banks of the river.
It happens that grouse or grouse perch on the trees above the camp, grouse fly in the morning directly over the tent. Or some kind of animal will suddenly appear nearby.
Active rafting on the river and fishing continue until 19:00 hours.
During the rafting, short-term stops are provided for the purpose of lunch and fishing.
A suitable place is chosen for an intermediate camp on the riverbank, the participants of the trip unpack their personal belongings, arrange an overnight camp, and the chef is busy preparing an evening dinner and setting the table.
Evening individual business.
21:00 Dinner. Rest.
It is possible to organize a mobile sauna (collectively).
Overnight on the bank of a mountain river, Northern Urals, Sverdlovsk region. The Vijay River.
The distance of moving by truck through the taiga: 100 km.
The distance of the alloy: 10-15 km.

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Day 7 - The end of the rafting
Option 1.
7:00 Early rising. Individual morning tasks.
8:00 a.m. Hot breakfast (according to the menu). The final seventh day of rafting.
After a hearty taiga breakfast, packing personal and general equipment, strapping catamarans and other pre-rafting activities, the team sets off down the Lozva River to the village of Vizhai.
Rafting on the Lozva River involves excellent hunting, fishing, picking mushrooms and berries.
Water tourism in Lozva is closely related to fishing. The fishing season in summer begins after the end of fish spawning, at the end of June.
Fishing, short technical stops, moderate rafting, hunting (only in the autumn months and with a mandatory license).
The distance from the city, the beautiful nature, and the fish-rich river make it possible to call this section of the Lozva River the best place for sport fishing in the Sverdlovsk region.
14:00 Hot lunch, intermediate day camp by the campfire.
15:00 Continuation of rafting, if there is enough time, it is possible to visit the Lozva river backwater (9 km above the village Vijay), where large pike and taimen hunt.
19:00 Arrival at the final evacuation site, the Vizhai base, located at the confluence of the Lozva and Vizhai rivers.
Upon arrival at the final point of the route, after placing in the hut of the Vizhai base (or setting up an overnight camp for the group), with sufficient time, the participants of the trip have the opportunity to hike to the arch of the Golden Royal Gates of Vizhai.
Gold (or Royal) The gate is a picturesque rock arch of karst origin, located on the rocky outlet of the bank of the Vizhai River in the immediate vicinity of the water. The diameter of the gate opening is more than 4 m with a thickness of about 1.5 m.
Many believe that the arch is of artificial origin and was built for shamanic rituals. According to Mansi beliefs, it is impossible to pass through the Golden Gate, since it is a bridge between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Those who ignore this warning may experience the effects of this place of power and changes in their lives in the future (usually for the worse).
Evening individual business.
21:00 Hot dinner (according to the menu).
Disassembly of catamarans and kayaks. Packing of camping equipment. Rest.
Satellite communication with a civilization in order to communicate the GPS coordinates of the final location of the group.
Overnight at the Vizhai base on the banks of the Lozva and Vizhai rivers.
Total distance of daytime rafting: 23 km.
Option 2.
8:00 Early rising. Individual morning tasks.
9:00 — 10:00 Leisurely breakfast on the river bank (according to the menu).
10:00 — 11:00 Camp assembly, packing of personal belongings and general club equipment, distribution of equipment and products to watercraft, and packing of things.
11:00 a.m. The rafting continues. Fishing on rifts or in pools with stagnant water.
The duration of the day trip is about 8 hours of leisurely rafting along the river with a stop for lunch and excursions to natural attractions. Gold (or Royal) The gate is a picturesque rock arch of karst origin, located in the immediate vicinity of the water.
The diameter of the gate opening is more than 4 m with a thickness of about 1.5 m.
Many people believe that the arches are of artificial origin and were built for shamanic rituals. According to local beliefs, it is impossible to pass through the Golden Gate, as it is a bridge between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Anyone who ignores this warning invariably puts their life in danger.
Caves. The expedition participants will be able to visit unique caves unknown until recently, the existence of which is known only by a few experts.
They will feel like pioneers, and, perhaps, they will open a new passage in the already explored part of the cave. There is also a climb to a high cliff with a majestic view of the Ural Mountains.
19:00 Arrival of travelers at the end of the trip — at the location of the tourist base "Vizhai".
A general gathering of the band members in a comfortable living room at a festive table.
The club's chef treats you to signature dishes and specialties that can surprise even the most demanding gourmet.
21:00 Russian sauna with birch firewood (optional).
Overnight at the Vizhai base in comfortable wooden houses. The Golden Gate.
Distance of day crossing (rafting): 35 km.
Day 8 - Transfer to Nyagan
Wake up at 08:00.
Individual morning tasks.
09:00 Hot breakfast (according to the menu).
09:10 General assembly, packing of general equipment and personal ammunition. All items and general equipment are packed in one place at the direction of the team leader.
Loading things into a minibus, transfer to Nyagan.
Arrival in civilization.
Unloading and packing of personal equipment by car (or transfer of expedition participants to the airport / train station).
Warm words of welcome from the tour organizers and wishes to meet again.
The end of the expedition. Departure of the participants.
Or, at the request of the group, stop at a comfortable club hotel. A gift from the club is 2-3 hours of a sauna with a swimming pool, a font and a Jacuzzi.
All the inorganic debris generated during the team's stay in the wild in expedition conditions is accumulated in polypropylene bags, thermal bags and transported back to civilization.
The products used in the expedition are recycled and packaged in such a way that tin and glass containers are completely missing.
This circumstance makes it possible to minimize all the inorganic waste left over from the packaging of products, and, as a result, facilitates the disposal of garbage in field conditions.
It should be cleaner after us than before us.
Moving distance of the village Vizhai (Sverdlovsk region) — Nyagan (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug): 430 km.

Difficulty

Involves moderate physical activity

Tour organizer's comments

The length of the route: by helicopter — more than 400 km, on foot (if desired) — 30 km, rafting — more than 80 km.

It is possible to travel by Ural — Vakhtovka car on the fifth day of the tour (a distance of about 100 km).

The expedition ends by minibus — more than 400 km.

The difficulty level of the route is moderate extreme.

Purpose of the trip: Educational tourism, active recreation, mineralogy, fishing, caving, gastronomic tourism, practicing skills of rafting on catamarans (kayaks) along the mountain taiga river, ethnography and staying in conditions of complete absence of civilization.

Conditions / requirements for participants: complete absence of civilization, river category 1-2 X (ideal difficulty for novice rafters), rugged and mountainous terrain / ability to operate a catamaran, overcoming difficulties, teamwork, stress tolerance, lack of medical contraindications for physical exertion.

Accommodation

Tent

6 nights
Camp Site

1 night

Comfort

Basic

The tour provides accommodation in two- and three-person tents, one night at the base (optional) and on the last day at the Vizhai base in comfortable wooden houses.

Two- and three-person tents.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 14 tourists

Minimum age

14 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

The city of Nyagan

Included in price

flight: 5.5 flight hours, 2 flights and waiting on board. The total flight distance on board the MI-8 is 724 km, including 424 km of flights on board the MI-8;
reserve services: fee for landing on the plateau, the presence of the MI-8 board on the territory of the Pechora-Ilychsky Reserve;
Reserve services: fee for visiting the Pechora-Ilych Biosphere Reserve / 1 person / group of 14-17 people.;
guide services: 7 days of stay of the guide-guide in the general composition of the group: group escort, travel organization;
chef's services: 7 days of providing catering services in the field;
Products: purchase of necessary products according to the menu matrix (for a group to choose from);
ammunition: provision of watercraft, expedition, tourist, kitchen and other equipment;
insurance: medical insurance policies of JSC Rosgosstrakh;
supplies for organizing and conducting a trip;
Delivery: transportation of personnel, food, ammunition and equipment to the helipad;
transfer: at the Ural shift station (Ushma village — the abandoned village of Tokhta 100 km, 6 hours);
Transfer: by minibus (Vijay — Nyagan) — 430 km, 4.5 hours / by train 5.5 hours.

Paid extra

transfer: Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk region) — Nyagan (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug), organization of personal transport for moving. The cost of the service depends on the number of applicants;
flight: Moscow (Moscow region) — Khanty-Mansiysk (Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug), or from another region of the Russian Federation;
transfer: Khanty-Mansiysk (airport) — Nyagan, 290 km and back. The cost of the service is from 3,000 to 4,000 rubles/1 participant per round trip (the cost varies depending on the number of passengers);
payment for the hotel (in case of pre-arrival);
alcoholic beverages, other products and beverages of personal preference;
additional equipment and equipment rental.

It's important to know

Clothing:

Travel / Fishing / Hunting suit — 1;
Sweater (warm fleece fabric or PolarTec, Winblock, or similar) — 1;
Pants (warm fleece fabric or PolarTec, Winblock, or similar) — 1;
Raincoat (cape waterproof) or jacket made of membrane fabric — 1;
Waterproof pants in case of rainy weather — 1;
Thermal underwear warm (set) — 1;
Thermal underwear ordinary (set) — 1;
Change of linen (set) — 2-3;
Wool socks, warm socks — 2;
Boots / sneakers for light trekking (for cross—country walking) - 1;
Rubber boots — 1;
Simple and trekking socks — 2-3;
Down jacket sports, warm winter jacket — 1;
Sports hat + buff or bandana — 1;
Bathing accessories (for baths) — 1;
Warm sports gloves or light mittens (pairs) — 1-2.

Personal items:

Travel backpack 60-90L (must have for trekking);
Waterproof bag for rafting on the river (90-110 liters);
Hygiene supplies (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, etc.);
First aid kit (a set of personal medicines). The chef will have a team first aid kit.;
Hand and face anti-chapping cream, hygienic lipstick (if necessary);
Personal hygiene products;
Bath towel;
An LED headlamp and a couple of spare sets of batteries;
Photo and video equipment (if available);
Folding pocket knife (or hunting belt knife) (optional, optional);
SIM card with roaming service and debit balance for calls to civilization;
Additional provisions (alcoholic beverages) and delicacies;
Means of communication on the river, walkie-talkies (if available) (optional);
Documents / money in a waterproof bag;
Trekking poles for trekking (optional, optional);
1 liter thermos flask.;
The bottle is individual. plastic for clean water (0.6-1 liter).

Fishing and other accessories:

Fishing gear in a tube (fishing rod, spinning rod, etc.) (optional, optional);
Fishing accessories (optional, optional);
Means of self—defense against wild animals - rocket launcher, flare, firecrackers (transportation is prohibited on the plane);
GPS navigator, compass (optional, optional);
Polarizing glasses (Required);
Fishing accessories (case with fishing supplies: baubles, flies, etc.), (optional, optional);
Folding pocket knife (or hunting belt knife);
Weapons with kit and ammunition (if available);
Fishing tongs, retriever and other accessories (optional, optional);
Waders / Or rubber boots with belt carabiners;
Remedies to protect against blood-sucking insects;
Lighter, matches (optional, optional).

Arrival of the expedition participants at the Nyagan helipad.	From the cities
Independent movement by private cars to the helipad. A beautiful, newly built highway that transits through the entire north of the Sverdlovsk Region and the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug allows you to get to the local airport directly by car. The journey time will be 10-12 hours (for residents of Yekaterinburg). The distance from Yekaterinburg to the squadron's helipad is 960 km. It is also possible to get there by rail: by passing train to the Priobye station (the train from Moscow arrives at 13:33 hours, from Yekaterinburg at 11:04 hours and at 18:04 hours, local time).	Yekaterinburg, Perm, Chelyabinsk, Tyumen, Kurgan, Omsk, Izhevsk, Samara, Kazan, Ufa, Khanty-Mansiysk
Scheduled flights to the federal airport of Khanty-Mansiysk (Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug) from Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports. Morning flights from Moscow arrive at 5:10 a.m. (UTair) and 5:55 a.m. (Aeroflot) local time (and at 4:20 p.m. in case of advance arrival). At the airport (or at the railway station), the guides of the Wild North club will arrange a meeting, if necessary, a transfer to Nyagan (280 km) will be arranged.	Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Central part of Russia, as well as guests from abroad

The expedition members who arrived in advance are accommodated overnight at the Raduga Club Hotel (Nyagan), get acquainted with the rest of the team, receive the necessary safety instructions, rest before dropping off, and the next day the full team goes to the squadron site in the morning.

8:00 General gathering of the group at the squadron site. Waiting for the command to load the board, as a rule, does not take long, but delays are likely due to the morning fog in the mountains.

9:00 a.m. Receiving the dispatchers' morning weather report. If there is flying weather in the mountains, the group waits for the pilot's command to load, the expedition members are mobile loaded onto a helicopter and fly to the mountains of the Northern Urals. Flight duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes.

During the flight, the expedition participants enjoy the beautiful landscapes of the tundra from a bird's—eye view: Siberian rivers running through curved ribbons, dangerous swamps and distant tracts, the vast country of reindeer herders of Khanty and Mansi - Western Siberia.

The flight takes place at an altitude of 50 to 1200 meters, depending on weather conditions and wind. Movement along the air corridor is carried out to the southwest to the remote inaccessible ridges of the Northern and Circumpolar Urals.

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