- New Year's Eve celebration in the coldest place
- Air temperature below 60°C and lower
- Visit of Oymyakon village - Pole of Cold
- Trip through the permafrost regions
- Accommodation in the hospitable family
- Magic landscape of frosty forest
- Kolyma road - Road of Bones
The New Year is the most incredible time of the year. Why not spend this fantastic holiday in the most mysterious, coldest and at the same time largest region of Russia?
We offer you our most unusual New Year's tour. In this tour, you will be able to meet a real Ded Moroz –Chyskhaan, the Yakutian King of the Cold! You will visit the coldest inhabited place in the northern hemisphere – Oymyakon. The lowest temperature ever recorded here is -71.2°C.
The tour begins in the capital city of the region, Yakutsk. From here, you will travel 1000 km along the famous Kolyma Highway – known as the Road of Bones – to Oymyakon.
You will celebrate the New Year in the family of locals. Their kindness and warmth are never affected by the most severe northern frosts. After a gala concert at the local house of creativity, you will celebrate New Year 2022 at the family table of the hospitable hostess. You will see fantastic fireworks after which you will leave for a nightclub at a local club.
In addition, according to tradition, you will pass through a purification ceremony, visit the Museum of Local Lore and the Permafrost Kingdom, receive a certificate for visiting Oymyakon and climb up the observation mountain, from where you can enjoy breath-taking panorama views of the noiseless white expanses of the Oymyakonsky tundra. The most courageous tourists among you will be offered to swim in a non-freezing stream, whose water temperature remains at around 2°C every year.
The purpose of this trip is not just to celebrate the New Year in an unusual, exceptional place, but also to feel the lowest possible temperatures that exist at the end of December or beginning of January. For example, in January 2018, temperatures dropped to -63°C.
The mind-blowing landscapes of a real snow-white fairy tale and the warmest hearts of hospitable locals are a New Year's impression that can give you warm emotions and positive impressions for the coming year!
This program is an expedition. Description of the itinerary is the general plan of the expedition. In the event of any force majeure or severe weather conditions, the organizers may make appropriate changes.
- Day 1Acquaintance with YakutskYakutsk
- Day 2Khandyga and road of bonesYakutsk — Khandyga
- Day 3Road to the Pole of ColdKhandyga — Tomtor
- Day 4New Year's Eve au Pole of ColdTomtor
- Day 5Culture and ethnography of YakutiaTomtor
- Day 6Day in the Yakutian villageTomtor
- Day 7Return to KhandygaTomtor — Khandyga
- Day 8Road to YakutskKhandyga — Yakustk
- Day 9End of the programmeYakutsk
- 10:00Arrival to YakutskArrival to the airport of Yakutsk city. Taxi to the hotel. Check-in and time at leisure. *The time of the arrival and of the transfer is approximate. It can be changed according to the chosen time.
- 13:00Lunch — Not included
- 14:00BriefingMeeting with your guide in the hall of the hotel. Briefing, examination of the equipment. Discussion of the programme.
- 15:00Guided city-tourYou will visit the Yakut ostrog (small wooden fort), the old town and learn about the life of this town, its history, the original traditions of local inhabitants and the fate of legendary personalities who contributed to the formation and development of the town.
- 19:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the hotel
- 08:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 09:30Departure to the Khandyga villageKhandyga village earlier used to be one of the forced-labor camps known as Gulag. It was founded in 1939 as a base for construction of the road from Aldan river towards Oymyakon.
- 14:00Lunch in the cafe en route — Not included
- 15:00Continuation of the roadArrival to the village in the evening. Accommodation in the homestay. Rest.
- 20:00Dinner — Not included
- Overnight in the homestayAccommodation in Khandyga in an apartment (for two or three people in one room, shared kitchen, shared WC and shower).
12 h 4x4 (640km)
- 09:00Departure to the Tomtor villageTomtor village is one of the contenders for the title of "Pole of Cold". Its main competitor is Oymyakon. Moreover, since 2001 the village of Tomtor traditionally gathers hundreds of people to a festival known as "Pole of Cold". The festival brings together all the Santas from the major league - from Santa Claus from Lapland to the main Russian Father Frost from Veliky Ustyug. Chyskhaan - a severe Yakut "Keeper of the cold," is present by default: it is his "home", a cave in the mountain Ebe-Khaya that is considered sacred for the local people. The village has a commemorative monument dedicated to the victims of Stalin’s repressions. It is called “The Memory Bell”.
- 14:00Lunch in the café en route — Not included
- 15:00Continuation of the road
- 19:00Arrival to TomtorAfter the long road, we have a possibility to have a rest in the homestay of a very kindly resident.
- 20:00Homemade dinner
- Overnight in the homestay
10 h 4x4 (472km)
5 h (200km)
- 08:00Breakfast at the homestay
- 09:00Departure to OymyakonOymyakon is a true Pole of Cold. Here you will receive a certificate for visiting the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world. On the New Year's Eve you will meet with the Yakut Santa and the cold guardian - Chyskhaan!
- 13:00Lunch at a roadside café — Not included
- 15:00Return to Tomtor and rest
- 19:00Concert in the community centreThe local people organise the annual concert in the community centre with dances and songs.
- 22:00Festive dinnerHome-made festive dinner in the family circle. Happy New Year!
- Overnight in the homestay
cultural exploration (40km)
1 h 4x4 (40km)
- 02:00Dances in the local community centre
- 11:00Late breakfast
- 12:00Purification ceremony
- 14:00Home-made lunch
- 16:00Excursion to the museum of the natural historyThe exposition is devoted to the nature and history of the Tomtor village, to the everyday life of the Yakut peoples and to the Gulag period.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the homestay
- 09:00Breakfast
- 10:00Experiments with the coldIt's there in the coldest inhabited place where you can see the Yakut firework and nail up with an apple!
- 11:00Excursion to the GULAG Museum
- 13:00Lunch
- 14:00Visit of Tomtor villageYou will visit the village, the airport closed for the winter. For the most courageous we organise the bathing in the non-freezing stream!
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the homestay
- 09:00Breakfast
- 11:00Transfer to Khandyga
- 13:00Lunch — Not includedLunch in the cafe '' Kuba '' in Kubume
- 15:00Continuation of the road to KhandygaWe will stop to take pictures of the wonderful winter landscapes. We will pass the Verkhoyansk chains towards evening.
- 19:00Dinner — Not includedWe will stop for dinner in a café in the village of Typlyï Kluch or in Khandyga.
- Overnight in Khandyga
- 10:00Return to Yakutsk
- 14:00Continuation of the roadArrival to Yakutsk. Accommodation in the hotel.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the hotel
8 h 4x4 (420km)
- 09:00Breakfast in the hotel
- 11:00Transfer to the airportEnd of the programme.
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- Russian-spaking guide
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Excursions and visits as per itinerary
- Nature reserves and parks entrance permissions
- Bathing in springs
- Airplane/ train tickets
- Letter of invitation
- English-speaking guide services
- Meals according to the program
- Accommodation in the hotel of Yakutsk the 1 and 7 days
- Airline tickets
The price given is for a group of 5 people. If there are less than 5 persons, the price of the tour will be recalculated. Take attention that in Yakutia the temperatures can be really low. Please, follow our check-list before the departure. Meals included: breakfasts for the following days: 2,4-7,9; lunches for the days: 4-6, dinners for the days 3-6, 8. All other meals will be negotiated with the group members once on spot (additional charge). the approximate price of the meal in the cafe en route is 500-800 roubles, in the restaurant of the city 1000-1500 roubles. The itinerary of the tour can be changed according to the road or weather conditions as well as unforeseen events.
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