Our Chinese department:
08:00 We will meet you at Salekhard airport, get acquainted with the guide and take a minibus to the Arctic 3* hotel. We check into the hotel (double rooms). You will have the opportunity to recover after an overnight flight and just have a little rest from the road. That is why on this day we start the excursion program in the afternoon. We will tell you where you can have a snack and take a walk.
14:15-16:15 We study Salekhard.
What to see:
- Obdorsky prison. We will take a walk through the open-air architectural complex, which repeats the appearance of an ancient fortress. The complex is new, but built using traditional technology without a single nail. Obdorsky prison marked the beginning of modern Salekhard and at the time of its foundation in 1593 was the northernmost in Siberia. Let's look at the harsh life of the 16th century, go up to the observation deck, inspect the watchtowers and look into the forge.
- The Mammoth. Let's take a picture next to the charming symbol of Salekhard – the mammoth Mitya. This is a sculpture that the townspeople love very much and sometimes dress up in different costumes.
- The church in the name of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. We will visit the only functioning 19th century temple in the city and the district. This is the world's first stone Orthodox church, built on permafrost in 1894. A difficult fate awaited him, he was partially destroyed, but restored to its former glory in 1998.
- An open-air museum of polar aviation and a monument to aviators of the Far North. We will see an unusual museum of small northern aviation with real planes and helicopters that flew from the 50s to the 90s. Few of us managed to meet such in everyday life, so their inspection will be interesting for both children and adults.
- The stele "Romantics of the 70s" is a symbol of the development of the North in the 60-70s of the XX century, when Komsomol members from different parts of the Soviet Union came here to explore and raise the northern territories. And this could only be done by people with a burning heart, an iron will, faith in themselves and others – real romantics. Let's look at the stele, look for a drilling rig and a gas torch in its outlines, maybe we'll argue, find out the story and, of course, take a picture.
- The objects of the 501st construction site during the Gulag. Let's take a look at one of the dark pages of our history. Part of the "road to nowhere" took place in Salekhard – the section of the Chum–Salekhard–Igarka railway. We will visit the memorial dedicated to the victims of repression.
- Murals. In the northern cities of Russia, houses are often painted in bright colors. Salekhard is known for its huge murals (paintings on houses). There are more than a dozen of them now, and they are worth seeing!
16:30-18:30 We go to the I.S. Shemanovsky Museum and Exhibition Complex.
The first and largest museum in Yamal holds a unique exhibit - the remains of the mammoth Lyuba, found in 2007. The permafrost has completely preserved the skin, trunk, all other parts of the body and even the contents of the mammalian stomach. The discovery has become a sensation for the entire scientific world! And there is also an almost complete skeleton of a mammoth and a woolly rhinoceros.
In addition, in the museum we will see unique products made of clay, bone, metal, stone, organic materials (wood, birch bark, leather, etc.), illustrating the daily life of the people of the North from the Mesolithic era (6th millennium BC) to Modern Times (XVI–XIX centuries),
This museum is visited with pleasure by all guests of Yamal, because it is completely different from the usual city museums. That is why we definitely include his visit in our programs.
19:00 Return to the hotel and free time to discuss impressions, relax and have a delicious dinner at one of the restaurants in the city. We will definitely give you all the appearances and passwords so that the evening will be a success.
Dinner (not included in the price).
A guided tour of Salekhard, museum visits, and master classes are available on request (see options).
