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Please note! 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 Yamal airport flight 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 personalized 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.
Employees of the geological and geodetic supervision of Salekhard were 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 Drive 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.
Obdorsky prison. We will take a walk through the architectural complex under the open sky, repeating the appearance of the 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, climb to the observation deck, look at the watchtowers and look into the forge.
Victory Park. We will see one of the largest cultural and historical complexes in Russia, and perhaps the only one built in the tundra. This is a Pantheon with an eternal flame burning inside and slabs with the names of Salekhard residents who died during the Great Patriotic War.
The Church 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. It had a difficult fate, it was partially destroyed, but restored to its former glory in 1998.
An open-air museum of polar aviation and a monument to the aviators of the Far North. We will see an unusual museum of small northern aviation with real airplanes 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 of the "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" – the section of the Chum–Salekhard–Igarka railway - passed through Salekhard. 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 a baby 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 people 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 an almost complete skeleton of a mammoth and a woolly rhinoceros?
All the guests of Yamal are happy to visit this museum, because it is completely different from the usual city museums. That is why we always include his visit in our programs.
17:20-18:40 We study the expositions of the museum of the 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 territory of Yamal on the floor. In another, the ancient appearance of Salekhard is recreated with all the attributes and photographs. There are no people who are indifferent, and even more so dissatisfied with this museum, it has been checked!
17:30 We finish the educational program and, tired but satisfied, we return to the hotel.
19:00 Free time to discuss your impressions, relax and have a delicious dinner at one of the restaurants in the city. We will give you all the appearances and passwords to make the evening a success.
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