TRAVELPLAN

Day 1: Arrival at Salekhard and transport to the hotel. Salekhard, with 45,500 inhabitants is located on the banks of the river Ob. Constructed in 1595 as a Cossack fortress, the city bore the name Obdorsk - place on the Ob - until 1933. Salekhard means from the Nenets language "settlement at the Cape". Overnight in hotel, double room. (B)

Day 2: Breakfast and upload to off-road cars. Our journey is begin. The regular road ending in the Kharp village, after only direction. A crossing streems and rivers. We will stop in the ghost town "Polyarny", old geological village for lunch. Next stop at the evening, supper, night in the tent.

Day 3: Breakfast. Moving on. A crossing Estato pass. Lunch. Going on the North along the Polar Urals. Stopt in the evening, supper, night on the tent.

Day 4: Breakfast. Moving on. Arrive to Nenet camp location: Kara river Polar Urals. Meet with Nenet family. Stay at chum. Shared lunch with nenets. Night in the chum.

Day 5-8: Living together with the Nenet family, who lead their traditional lifestyle, which has hardly changed over the last century. You will homestay with the indigenous peoples of the North, getting to know their way of life, cooking national dishes and helping to set up chums (tents) and perform rites.

Day 9: After a shared breakfast with the family we will loading into cars, start the way back. Overnight in tent. (L,D).

Day 10: Day in the way back. Overnight in tent. (B,L,D).

Day 11: Breakfast. Arrival in Salekhard. In the afternoon you have the option to take a banya (Russian sauna). After sauna we will have supper. Overnight in hotel, double room. (B)

Day 12: Breakfast in the hotel. Departure to the airport at 8:30 am. Departure of the flight at 10:00h – arrival at Domodedovo airport at 11:00h. End of the program.

The program will vary depending on the weather, snow and ice conditions, presence of animals and the guides’ decisions at the time.

The accommodation in the Chums is on a sharing base. Depending on the groups size there will be a Chum available for the group only.

Note: The guide will adapt the program of activities according to the group.

The order and content of the expedition may vary. Adapt the route and content based on conditions and options offered each time. The Nenet can move their camp at any time, so final location of homestay will only be known just before departure.

During the expedition the co-operation of all participants will be crucial. There is no cook on this trip, preparing the meal is a groups task.