Yakutsk to Verkhoyansk Winter Trip
Group size: 1-6 travelers.
Team: 2 or more transports.
Route: Yakutsk – Khandyga – Teply Klyuch – Topolinoe – Batagai – Verkhoyansk – Batagai – Yakutsk.
Distance: 1500 km from Yakutsk to Verkhoyansk (one way without additional drives).
Tour Type: Winter overland expedition.
Difficulty level: Hard to some extent. Extreme cold weather, long drives, Soviet-type accommodation.
Dates:
20 – 27 March 2020 – Group trip for 4-6 travelers.
any dates for private trips on request.
Itinerary Hide all details
Transfer to hotel. Free time. 14:00 – 18:00 – Shopping for extra warm clothes and city sightseeing with Mammoth Museum and the Kingdom of Permafrost ice tunnel complex.
432 km (according to our GPS track), 10 hr. 08:00 – Leaving hotel/s. Crossing the Lena River on the ice road. Stop for a group photo on the ice road. Passing by Nizhny Bestyakh town. Drive to Khandyga with stops for photo sessions, lunch at a roadside café in Tyungyulyu, visit to Cherkekh Outdoor Museum, and dinner at a roadside café in Uolba. Crossing the Aldan River. Arrival in Khandyga by 20:00. Check-in at the apartment-based private hotel (twin-triple room, common bathroom, common kitchen). Evening tea. Rest.
Village of reindeer herders, 289 km. Morning tea at hotel. Leaving hotel (depends on travelers’ readiness) in the early morning. Drive to Teply Klyuch, 70 km, 1 hr. Refuel. Time for breakfast at a roadside café. Visit to Museum of GULAG History in Teply Klyuch. Drive to Topolinoe through Big and Small Olchansky Mountain Passes with stops to observe the remains of GULAG camps en route. Arrival to Topolinoe by the evening. Dinner at truck drivers’ café. Overnight at hosting family’s apartment (twin rooms, common kitchen, indoor bathroom). Rest.
Breakfast at truck drivers’ café in Topolinoe (not included). Strolling across the town of Topolinoe. Visit to the reindeer herd in mountain forest. Time with herders at the winter camp. Back to Topolinoe. Lunch at the same cafe (not included). Driving to Lake Emandja, 150 km. Overnight inside a car in the area of the meteo station.
On ice roads along frozen mountain rivers. Strech is 350 km. Run time ±12 hr. On this stretch, we pass by such places as the rivers Nelgese, Kireng-Yuryakh, Boroulakh as well as many other places. Arrival to Batagai in the evening. Check-in at private hotel in Batagai (twin rooms).
Drive to Verkhoyansk, 71 km. Free time and time for lunch at cafe in Verkhoyansk. Visit to a local history museum. Back to Batagai in the evening. Time for dinner and overnight at private hotel in Batagai.
(Note: one-day flight delay might happen due to bad weather). Transfer to Batagai Airport. Arrival in Yakutsk Airport after lunch. Transfer to hotel. Time for souvenir shopping with a guide in Yakutsk
Transfer to Yakutsk Airport. Flight from Yakutsk.
Important! We recommend to reserve one extra day for Yakutsk, as the flight from Batagai might be delayed due to bad weather.
What's included
- Visa support (Letter of Invitation).
- Transfer airport to hotel on Day 1 in Yakutsk.
- Guide’s assistant and transport hire on Day 1 in Yakutsk.
- Two winter-equipped off-road vehicles with drivers and all transport-related expenses for the ride en route Yakutsk – Khandyga – Topolinoe – Batagai.
- Visit to Cherkekh Outdoor Museum.
- Accommodation in Khandyga, 1 night (apartment-based hotel with twin rooms, shared kitchen, shared bathroom).
- Visit to GULAG History Museum in Teply Klyuch.
- Accommodation in Topolinoe, 2 nights, with 2 breakfasts and 1 dinner (at family’s in apartments with twin rooms).
- Visit to reindeer herders’ winter camp.
- Accommodation in Batagai, 2 nights (private guest house with twin rooms).
- Visit to regional museum in Vekhoyansk.
- Group transfer to Batagai Airport on Day 8.
- Group transfer from Yakutsk Airport to hotel on Day 8.
- Transfer hotel to Yakutsk Airport on Day 9.
- Air ticket from/to your hometown to/from Yakutsk.
- Accommodation, meals and entry tickets in Yakutsk.
- Meals at roadside cafes en route Yakutsk – Khandyga – Topolinoe – Batagai – Verkhoyansk on Days 2-8.
- Air ticket Batagai to Yakutsk on Day 8.
Safety:
- We register a trip at Russian EMERCOM (Safety Department).
- We travel on two vehicles prepared and equipped for long winter journeys.
- We always stay in touch by a satellite phone.
Required to bring: Warmest clothes. They are thermo underwears, wooly or thermo sweaters, scarf, Arctic versions of pants and parkas from such brands as The North Face or Canada Goose, hats, boots, gloves. Fur hats and fur boots might be bought in Yakutsk.
Some clothes might be provided for rental at additional cost.
Price
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Visa
Russian visa support (Russian visa invitation letter) is included.
Sights included in program
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