Highlights:

• The Nanai people. Anthropologically, they represent a pure Mongolian type. The total number of those living in Russia is 12 thousand. Most of them settled along the Amur River basin and just like for their ancestors, fishing and hunting remains their main source for living. Over the years, they mastered their skills to perfection when it comes to making clothes and shoes from animal skin and fur. Each item is a true piece of art, handmade with individual look depending on the purpose that can be either hunting, fishing, wedding, funeral or Shamanistic ritual.
• Sikhachi-Alyan Petroglyphs (rock drawings). First information regarding them appeared in 1970th. Stone Age images of masks, animals, birds (about 300 in total) carved on the huge basalt boulders were discovered along the Amur River. They immediately made its way to the list of the unique witnesses of our civilization. The mystery and message of the images are yet to be defined...
• Sikhachi-Alyan village. See and experience day-to-day life of Nanai people living in a small village. Visit their tiny museum to learn about the history and culture of their ancestors.
• Troitskoe town. From a small village it grew into an administrative center of Nanai district. The impact of rapid industrial development did not avoid the traditional life of local people. Some by fate, some by choice, they emerged with the pace of modern civilization, and along with the destructive influence, also managed to create a new generation of masters in professional art, music and writing. 

Itinerary:

Depart Khabarovsk at 9 am. Drive for 2 hours (75km) to our first destination - the Sikhachi-Alyan rock drawings site. Sightseeing. Next stop is the Sikhachi-Alyan village. Meet local people. Sightseeing. Visit to the local museum. Continue driving (~8km) to Troitskoe village. Sightseeing. Lunch. Folk concert. Late afternoon, we will return to Khabarovsk city.