Cross country skiing
Russia is famous for its harsh winters and masses of snow, and the
Ural Mountains are no exeption. The only way to go off the beaten path
in winter is by stepping on skis. As the Urals are the oldest mountains
in the world, its steep slopes and high peaks have turned into frienly
hills over millions of years - a perfect environment for cross country
skiing.
4-day tour "Tour Base Ustj-Koiva"
(Optional programme 10 days with Moscow included)
This tour base (also see: river tours)
was built to be as close to the nature discovery action as possible,
something that the small, bad and rocky road to that leads to the remote
tour base confirms! Ustj-Koiva is situated on the banks of the river
Koiva, exactly at the place where it flows into the larger Chusovaya
river. This unique and truly impressive area works like a magnet - one
wants to see it all.
And one can!!
Programme
Optional programme
Day 1
Arrival Moscow DME airport.
Transfer to hotel. Moscow city centre excursion. Overnight stay at hotel,
B&B.
Day 2
Breakfast, checkout. Free day. In evening transfer from hotel
to train station. Transsiberian train to Perm, standard
coupe.
Day 3
Arrival to Perm, transfer to hotel. Overnight
stay at hotel, B&B.
Basic programme
Day 4
Early morning pick up tourists, drive to Kutchino, excursion to Gulag
museum "Perm-36". Lunch after excursion at Perm-36.Transfer to the
Toplaya Gora Mount, visit to the Europe - Asia border obelisk.
Hiking up a small Mount Kolpaki for a stunning view. Transfer
to Ustj-Koiva. Dinner, banya, overnight stay at the camp.
Day 5
Breakfast, short trip to the peculiar rock "Tsar's Gate",
a unique piece of karst remains. Lunch. Short climb to see a small grotto.
Return to tour base. Total distance on skis around 5kms. Dinner, banya.
Possibility to slide down the ice tracks, straight onto the frozen Koiva
river, or to try your luck with winter fishing. Overnight stay in the
wooden houses of the tour camp.
Day 6
Get up early, full day cross country skiing trip (total 15kms) to the
Chudesnitsa caves. Excursion in the caves around 1,5 hour. There are
no paved paths in the caves and it requires some crawling seeing it
all - as true speleologists! Arrival back at the tour camp (by different
route) end of the afternoon or early evening. Dinner, banya, overnight
stay.
Day 7
Breakfast, excursion to the "Khrustalny" frozen waterfalls. Back
to the tour camp, lunch. Excursion to the
rock "Krasny" for a beautiful view over the area. Transfer to Perm.
Arrival in Perm at the end of the afternoon / early evening. According to optional
programme tourists stay overnight at tour base.
Day 8
Breakfast, check out. Return to Perm, visit central market. Accommodation
at hotel, B&B.
Optional: evening together, visit to Ballet and opera theatre.
Day 9
City tour Perm on foot and by bus combined.
Lunch at stolovaya (typical Russian canteen) (not included!).
Free time.
Optional: evening together.
Overnight stay at hotel, B&B.
Day 10
Collect breakfast take-away from hotel. Early morning transfer to airport
Bolshoe Savino, Flight by S7 Airlines to Moscow (DME).
Arrival in Moscow.
Excursion to Moscow cosmonautics museum. Transfer
back to DME. End of tour.
Period: End of October - end of March
Note: no cross country skiing experience required, a good pair of legs should
be sufficient to do the tour.
| 4-day tour "Tour Base Ustj-Koiva" |
Persons |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Optional programme |
2750 |
1975 |
1700 |
1600 |
1525 |
1475 |
1425 |
1400 |
1375 |
1375 |
1350 |
1325 |
| Basic programme |
2075 |
1400 |
1150 |
1050 |
1000 |
950 |
900 |
900 |
875 |
850 |
825 |
825
|
Prices p.p. in euro (€), subject
to change, including transfers, tour as described, English speaking guide
and meals during tour. |
4-day tour "To the north of the region"
(Optional programme 8 days with Moscow included)
Krasnovishersky area, where tour takes place, offers tourists many possibilities
for hiking and skiing in winter. Among most popular tourist sites are mount
Polud and rock Vetlan, described in old local legends, and also mount Pomyanjonny.
This tour gives the opportunity to visit all these mounts and to enjoy a beauty
of wild nature of this area.
Programme
Optional programme
Day 1
Arrival to Moscow. Transfer to hotel. Evening city tour. Overnight
stay at hotel.
Day 2
Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to the train station. Taking a transsiberian
express to Perm.
Day 3
Arrival to Perm in the evening. Transfer to
hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.
Basic programme
Day 4
Breakfast. Perm city tour. Lunch. Transfer to the town of Krasnovishersk
(a town in the north of the region, 300 kms). Accommodation at
tour base. Dinner. Banya.
Day 5
Breakfast. Trip to Polud mountain 7 kms up (526m) and back.
Having a snack at the TV station (which is based on the top of the mount).
Return to tour base. Overnight stay at tour base. Dinner. Banya.
Day 6
Breakfast. Hiking the impressive Pomyannonny mountain (height
780m, total 4 hours hiking through taiga and climbing the mountain).
Snack on the rock. Return to tour base. Dinner. Overnight stay at tour
base.
Day 7
Breakfast. Excursion to the impressive Vetlan mountain
for a truly astonishing view over the Vishera river and the Polyud Mountain
in the distance. Lunch. Transfer back to Perm. Optional: evening programme
(theatre, ice hockey, etc). Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 8
Breakfast. Collect breakfast take-away from hotel.
Early morning transfer to airport Bolshoye Savino, flight to Moscow Domodedovo.
Arrival in Moscow. Excursion to Moscow cosmonautics museum, transfer
back to Domodedovo airport. End of tour.
| 4-day tour "To the north of the region" |
Persons |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Optional programme |
3200 |
2100 |
1725 |
1550 |
1425 |
1375 |
1325 |
1275 |
1250 |
1225 |
1200 |
1175 |
| Basic programme |
2725 |
1700 |
1375 |
1200 |
1100 |
1050 |
1000 |
950 |
925 |
900 |
875 |
875 |
Prices p.p. in euro (€), subject
to change, including transfers, tour as described, English speaking guide
and meals during tour. |
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