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The order of days may change due to weather conditions. The time difference from Moscow is +2 hours.
The transport part of the route is a minibus.
08:00 You arrive in Salekhard (recommended flight Yamal YC32, departure from Moscow (Domodedovo) at 03:15). We will meet you at the airport.
08:45 On the way from the airport, we stop at the 66th Parallel stele, hold a solemn ceremony of crossing the Arctic Circle with the presentation of personal certificates and take unique photos.
The 66th Parallel stele is a geographical feature of the city, it is located just where the Arctic Circle passes. It was first installed in 1980 in a completely different part of the city, but in 2003 the error was sorted out. Salekhard's geological and geodetic supervision staff was invited to determine the correct line of the Arctic circle. The monument was dismantled and installed near the Airport-Salekhard highway. Now everything is accurate!
09:30 We are going to the hotel "Arctic" 3* in the historical part of the city. Relax after the flight or take a walk.
There are many good restaurants near the hotel. We will definitely tell you where you can have a delicious lunch.
14:15-15:45 We begin our acquaintance with a sightseeing tour of Salekhard.
What to see:
- Obdorsky prison. Let's 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 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.
16:00-17:00. 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 became a sensation for the entire scientific world!
In addition, in the museum we will look at unique products made of clay, bone, metal, stone, organic materials (wood, birch bark, leather, etc.), illustrating the daily life of a person in the North from the Mesolithic era (6th millennium BC) to Modern Times (XVI–XIX centuries) and a large ethnographic collection.
And where else can you see the almost complete skeleton of a mammoth and a woolly rhinoceros?
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.
17:20-18:40 We study the expositions of the Museum of modern history of Yamal
Yes, it's the second museum in a row. But believe me, you won't regret it. Unusual, multimedia and interactive. We will listen, watch, touch and be surprised. In one of the halls there is a cinema with a large-scale installation of the Yamal territory on the floor. In another, the ancient appearance of Salekhard is recreated with all the attributes and photographs. There are no indifferent people, and even more dissatisfied with this museum, it has been checked!
17:30 We finish the educational program and, tired but satisfied, return to the hotel.
19:00 Free time to discuss impressions, relax and have a delicious dinner at one of the restaurants in the city. We will give you all the appearances and passwords so that the evening will be a success.
