Arrival in Yakutsk in the morning. 

Transfer to hotel. 

Free time.

5-hrcity sightseeing & extra warm clothes shoppingfrom 14:00 to 19:00. W/ a guide andon transport. W/ entry tickets.

Free time in the evening.

We start our one-day winter journey at 08:00 and end at 20:00/21:00.

Drive the road Yakutsk –Batamai village for 3.5-4 hrs one way. The road goes along the Lena River south off Yakutsk. We pass Pokrovsk town, settlements of Bulgunnyakhtah, Elanka, and Tumul. We’ll have stop at the Stone Pillars of Elanka, where we will have the exclusive excursion to ancient caves and rock paintings.

From Batamai, we cross the Lena River to Lena Pillars by a snowmobilewith a passenger sledge. We stay at Lena Pillars for 2 hours.

Temperature might be as low as minus -30C and -45C.

Drive distance: 432 km (according to our GPS track), 10 hours w/ meal & photo stops.Overnight in the private “Angara” apartment-based hotel in Khandyga.

We start our journey from hotel at 09:00 am. 

This day’s activity:

Crossing the Lena River on the ice road. Stop for the group photo.
Stop on the opposite bank of the Lena River to overlook the river landscape with Yakutsk in background.
See many traditional Sakha villages. Stops for photo shoots.
Stop onthe bank of the Aldan River.
Crossing the Aldan River.

Two stops at roadside cafes (meals are not included).

Distance ~514 km (according to our GPS track), ~12 hours w/ meal stops and photo shoots. Accommodation at family’s in Oymyakon.

We start journey at 08:00 am and arrive to Oymyakon late night.

We’ll do stops: 

Before approaching Verkhoyansk Mountains for lunch and photo shoot.
At the memorial with the big Cross on the rock dedicated to the victims of the Gulag system.
Chernyj Prizhim (literally it means the Black Narrow Pass with the highest bridge on the ridge).
Kyubyume Fuel Station with the “Cuba” road cafe and the tube where all adventurers attach their own expedition sticks.
Tomtor village for re-fuel at a gas station.
Two stops at roadside cafes (meals are not included).

Actually,we can do many stops. Dinner (included) and overnight at family’s in Oymyakon.

Accommodation at family’s in Oymyakon.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner at family’s.

Activities:

Breakfast at family’s (included).
Experiments with the cold in the family’s backyard.
Visit to the “The Pole of Cold” stella with meeting Chyskhaan, Keeper of the Cold, and receiving the Pole of Cold Certificate from his hands.
Lunch at family’s (included)–Walking around the village.
Ice fishing on the Indigirka River. You’ll see the traditional net fishing method and try to catch a fish with a rod yourself.
Dinner at family’s (included).
Sakha Culture Evening in the House of Archy.
Late evening tea at family’s (included).

Drive distance: ~514 km (according to our GPS track).

Overnight in the “Angara” private hotel in Khandyga.

On the way to Tomtor, we’ll do stop by to visit the farm of Yakutian horses, original Siberian breed (small and steady, and accustomed to live outdoor inthe extremely cold conditions). In Tomtor, we’ll go inside the ice tunnel (former food storage) with giant ice crystals on walls and ceiling and walk up on top of the hill to see the whole Oymyakon valley from above. When heading to Khandyga, we’ll see all the beauty of the nature landscape we missed when drove in darkness onthe way to Oymyakon the other day.

Two stops at roadside cafes en route (meals not included).

Arrival in Khandyga in the evening.

We arrive back to Yakutskby the evening. By 18:00/19:00.

Transfer to Yakutsk Airport. Flight from Yakutsk.