Putorana plateau and Yenisei river cruise
Destination: Putorana Plateau
Easy - nothing more than normal walking while sight-seeing
Moderately Easy - 1-3 hours of physical activity daily
Moderate - 3-5 hours of physical activity daily
Challenging - 5-7 hours of challenging physical activity daily
Extreme - 7+ hours of challenging/extreme physical activity daily
Difficulty
Basic — most of nights in tents or rooms with shared WC, some nights in comfortable rooms.
Standard — most of nights in comfortable rooms, some nights in tents or rooms with shared WC.
Upgraded — all nights in comfortable rooms.
Comfort
Minimum age of the participant of this trip
13 Days
July - August
Highlights
- Crossing of the Russia in its central part from the north to the south
- Visit of the uninhabited plateau - more then 250 000 km²
- Yenisei river cruise - one of the greatest rivers of the Russia and the world
- All types of the Siberian landscapes
- Rich cultural programme
Tour Overview
We would like to bring to your attention the unique tour «Putorana plateau and Yenisei river cruise». In this tour there is a combination of Yenisei river cruise – one of the biggest Siberian Rivers and visit of one of the most mysterious places in Russia – Putorana plateau.
If you look at the map, you can appreciate the real immensity of this tour – from the Taymyr Peninsula you will cross all Russia from the north to the south in its geographical centre. The total itinerary is more than 2300 km. Firstly you will visit the Putorana plateau. On the territory more then 250 000 km² there is no any settlements but then you will discover hundreds of rivers, lakes and waterfalls. Then there will be the Yenisei river cruise. Going down stream to Yeniseisk city you will see all types of the Siberian landscapes – gentle and rocky banks, world of calm waters and narrow canyons. Also you will get acquaintance with the history and culture of the region: you will visit the cities Dudinka, Norilsk, Yeniseisk and Krasnoyarsk.
We offer to you the possibility to discover the biggest and the most mysterious Siberian region, to visit the places never before imprinted by the foot of man and to explore the Siberia crossing it from the north to the south!
Tour programme
- Day 1Norilsk - city beyond the Arctic CircleNorilsk
- Day 2To the Putorana Nature ReserveNorilsk — Lama lake
- Day 3Red Stones Waterfall and the history of the regionNorilsk
- Day 4The northernmost city of the worldNorilsk — Igarka
- Day 5Crossing of the polar circleIgarka — Turuhansk
- Day 6The most picturesque canyon of Yenisei riverTurukhansk — Bor village
- Day 7Acquaintance with the local peopleBor village — Yartsevo village
- Day 8Acquaintance with YeniseiskYartsevo village — Yeniseisk
- Day 9Yeniseisk is one of the oldest Siberian citiesYeniseisk
- Day 10Great Siberian riversYeniseisk — Krasnoyarsk
- Day 11Acquaintance with KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk
- Day 12Stolby Nature ReserveKrasnoyarsk
- Day 13End of the programmeKrasnoyarsk
- 07:30Arrival to the Alykel airport of the Norilsk cityMeeting with your driver and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation and rest.
- 13:00Lunch in the hotel
- 14:00Walking city-tourNorilsk is the world's northernmost city with more than 150,000 inhabitants. The city is considered is the nickel capital and the biggest industrial city in Russia. During the excursion you will visit the Museum of the Norilsk industrial region.
- 19:00Dinner in the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Norilsk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Talnah, Norilsk
Twin standard room
Note
transfer (40km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:30Transfer to the berthAfter check-out, if you want you can leave the surplus luggage in the locker of the hotel (not included, to pay on site - 50 roubles / per day). Transfer to the berth of the Norilka river.
- 11:30Departure to the Putorana plateauEmbarkation on the speed boat and departure to Lama Lake situated long the edge of the Putorana plateau. The Lama lake is considered as the most beautiful of the plateau. It's situated in the cavity between mountains and it's age is more then 100 millions years old. During the 5-hours navigation you will go along several rivers and lakes.
- 13:00Lunch-box (on board)
- 15:00Excursions to the waterfalls of the Putorana plateauThere are thousands of waterfalls on the plateau! You can visit some of the most picturesque: Southern Neralakh and the waterfalls of the Vitaminka River.
- 18:00Return to Norilsk
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Norilsk — Lama lake
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Talnah, Norilsk
Twin standard room
Note
1 h transfer (11km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:00Discovery waterfall Red StonesLet's go to the foothills of the Putorana plateau, where the Red Stones gorge and the waterfall of the same name are located. They got their name due to the pronounced color of the rock. The rocky shores of a calm lake and the ringing cascades of a waterfall will definitely appeal to lovers of northern beauty!
- 13:00Lunch
- 15:00Excursion to the museum and observation deckYou will visit the Talnakh Museum, which has been operating for more than 40 years: here you will learn about the history of the development of territories, the development of the mining industry and how the Talnakh region became the mining capital of Taimyr. After the excursion, we will go to the observation deck, which offers views of the city and the surrounding tundra.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Norilsk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Talnah, Norilsk
Twin standard room
- 06:30Breakfast early in the morning
- 07:00Transfer to Dudinka cityDudinka is the northernmost town of the world, situated on the right bank of the Yenisei river.
- 09:00Visit to the Taymyr ethnographic museumDudunka town tour and visit to the Taymyr ethnographic museum where you will get acquaintance with the history and culture of the region.
- 13:00Lunch on board
- 15:00Navigation to Igarka townIn the afternoon, briefing and acquaintance with the crew. Igarka is a little town situated behind the polar circle in a permafrost zone.
- 19:00Dinner on board
- Overnight on board
Photo of the day
Route
Norilsk — Igarka
Accommodation
Accommodation on the boat A.Matrossov
Twin cabin (1 classe)
- 09:00Breakfast
- 11:00Navigation to the Turukhansk villageDuring our navigation we will cross the polar circle near the Kureika river.
- 13:00Lunch
- 15:00Continuation of the navigationWe will go down stream to the Turukhansk village founded in the early beginning of the XVII century.
- 19:00Dinner on board
- Overnight on board
Photo of the day
Route
Igarka — Turuhansk
Accommodation
Accommodation on the boat A.Matrossov
- 09:00Breakfast
- 11:00Navigation dayThis day we will pass one more confluent of Yenisei river. We will also pass the most beautiful and the narrowest canyon - Ossinovskiy. It's width only 700 metres and there is a one-direction motion as it's too tortuous.
- 13:00Lunch
- 15:00Yenisei river banksDuring the cruise we will stop near little villages whose history is concerned with the land development of the Yenisei river. You will see Verkhneimbatsk, Bakhta and Bor villages.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight on board
Photo of the day
Route
Turukhansk — Bor village
Accommodation
Accommodation on the boat A.Matrossov
- 09:00Breakfast
- 11:00The biggest islands of the Yenisei riverWe will pass the biggest islands Yenisei river: Monastirskiy (Monastic) and the rocky islands Korablik (Little ship) and Barochka.
- 13:00Lunch
- 14:00Landing in the Vorogovo villageThe village was founded more then 350 years ago by Cossacks during the conquest of Siberia. Today it's a multinational village where you can get acquaintance with the everyday life and buy the souvenirs of local craftsmen.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight on board
Photo of the day
Route
Bor village — Yartsevo village
Accommodation
Accommodation on the boat A.Matrossov
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Arrival to YeniseiskDisembarkation and farewell with the crew. accommodation in the hotel (by 2-3 persons in a room). It's a little stylized hotel with the architecture of the XVIII century, handmade pinewood furniture and ancient decorative elements.
- 13:00Lunch in the hotel
- 15:00Yeniseisk city tourYeniseisk is also called as an "open-air museum", because there are more then 94 architectural buildings. You will visit the ethnographic museum and the museum "Izba" (traditional Russian countryside dwelling) - a real corner of the Siberian olden time.
- 19:00Dinner in the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Yartsevo village — Yeniseisk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Enisseiskaya
Hotel Enisseiskaya, room for 2-3 persons
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00City tourVisiting monasteries, churches of the city, as well as the Cossack gymnasium.
- 12:00Excursion to Monastery LakeA cozy lake, 30 km from the city, surrounded by a pine forest - a place for a relaxing holiday.
- 13:00LunchPicnic on the lake shore
- 19:30Dinner in the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Yeniseisk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Enisseiskaya
Hotel Enisseiskaya, room for 2-3 persons
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:00Excursion to the Museum of hand planesIt's a unique museum with the collection of hand planes that is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
- 11:20Departure to the Strelka villageNot far away from the village, Angara river flows into Yenisei . From the cape you can see that in the beginning two rivers flow separately and then mix in the largest part.
- 13:00Picnic
- 14:00Departure to Krasnoyarsk by tour busArrival to the city in the evening, accommodation in the hotel.
- 19:00Dinner in the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Yeniseisk — Krasnoyarsk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Krasnoyarsk
Twin room (1 category)
Note
4 h transfer (338km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 09:30City-tourKrasnoyarsk is one of the biggest Russian cities, the centre of the Oriental Siberia. You will visit museum-ship, hydro-electric power station, viewing point above Yenisei river and you will walk along the quay in Divnogorsk city.
- 13:00Lunch in the city restaurant
- 19:00Dinner in the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Krasnoyarsk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Krasnoyarsk
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 11:00Excursion to Stolby ReserveThe Stolby (Pillars) is a unique natural reserve with the area more then 47 000 hectars. You will see a lot of picturesque oddly shaped syenite pillars.
- 13:00Lunch in the cafe
- 16:00By chairlift to viewing pointWe will take the chairlift looking on the boundless forestland on the one hand and the panorama of Krasnoyarsk on the other one!
- 19:00Dinner in the hotel
- Overnight in the hotel
Photo of the day
Route
Krasnoyarsk
Accommodation
Accommodation in the hotel Krasnoyarsk
Landmarks
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotelEnd of the programme.
Photo of the day
Route
Krasnoyarsk
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Departures
July, 09 2024 - Start July, 21 2024 End | Available: 4+ Status | 2,226 $ Basic price per person | |
July, 23 2024 - Start August, 04 2024 End | Available: 4+ Status | 2,226 $ Basic price per person | |
August, 16 2024 - Start August, 28 2024 End | Available: 4+ Status | 2,226 $ Basic price per person |
Price includes
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Transport as per itinerary
- Excursions and visits as per itinerary
- Transfer from airport / railway station on first day
- Letter of invitation
- Russian-speaking guide services
- Accident insurance
- Meals according to the program
Price does not include
- Visa
- Personal expenses and tips
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Transfer to airport / railway station on last day
- Medical insurance
For more info, please download the detailed description of the trip.
Note
Before booking, please send a question about the possibility of participation of a foreign citizen - in 2023, entry into the Arctic territory for foreign citizens was limited. During the cruise, the accommodation in the twin cabin of the 1st class. Single occupancy per cabin - on request. Single supplement for the accommodation in hotels of Norilsk and Krasnoyarsk - 12 000 roubles. Supplement for the room with private comforts in Yeniseysk - 4 500 roubles/pers. The permit of the entrance to the Russian Arctic territory - 4 000 roubles /pers. We need about 50 days for the preparation of this document (the scanned copies of the first page of your passports and of the visa).
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