A "time machine" expedition to a remote camp of nomadic
Nenets reindeer herders during their migration from a sea
island across the strait
Nenets reindeer herders during their migration from a sea
island across the strait
YAMAL
July 16 - 21, 2026 | August 6 - 11, 2026
Yamal peninsula, Russia
Tour Yamal
* This expedition is recommended by Russian geographical society
July 16 - 21, 2026 | August 6 - 11, 2026
Yamal peninsula, Russia
Tour Yamal
* This expedition is recommended by Russian geographical society
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summer tour to Yamal, expedition to Nenets, Far North of Russia, explore Russia Yamal expedition Tour to Salekhard Nenets tribe people summer tundra
Have you ever dreamed of travelling to the world's edge? But every people has its own
one. Nenets nomad tribe calls it Yamal peninsula, where they migrate year in year out
with their countless reindeer herds, and where further there is only cold Kara Sea and
ice of the Arctic Ocean. Here, at the world's edge, you will experience fascinating "chum
life" of Nenets people, who live practicing reindeer breeding and fishing despite the
weather, migrating to new pastures and setting their chums as easy as if it was a tourist
tent.
This expedition is a chance to spend several days in the harsh yet mesmerizingly
beautiful expanses of Yamal, fully immersing yourself in the life of reindeer herders.
Nights in chums amid the boundless tundra, hunting and fishing, taking part in the daily
routines of the Nenets, traditional games, reindeer sledding, and migrating with the
entire camp from a sea island across the strait — all of this lets you feel the rhythm of
nomadic life and see Yamal the way only its native inhabitants truly know it.
one. Nenets nomad tribe calls it Yamal peninsula, where they migrate year in year out
with their countless reindeer herds, and where further there is only cold Kara Sea and
ice of the Arctic Ocean. Here, at the world's edge, you will experience fascinating "chum
life" of Nenets people, who live practicing reindeer breeding and fishing despite the
weather, migrating to new pastures and setting their chums as easy as if it was a tourist
tent.
This expedition is a chance to spend several days in the harsh yet mesmerizingly
beautiful expanses of Yamal, fully immersing yourself in the life of reindeer herders.
Nights in chums amid the boundless tundra, hunting and fishing, taking part in the daily
routines of the Nenets, traditional games, reindeer sledding, and migrating with the
entire camp from a sea island across the strait — all of this lets you feel the rhythm of
nomadic life and see Yamal the way only its native inhabitants truly know it.
Have you ever dreamed of travelling to the world's edge? But every people has its own one. Nenets nomad tribe calls it Yamal peninsula, where they migrate year in year out with their countless reindeer herds, and where further there is only cold Kara Sea and ice of the Arctic Ocean. Here, at the world's edge, you will experience fascinating "chum life" of Nenets people, who live practicing reindeer breeding and fishing despite the weather, migrating to new pastures and setting their chums as easy as if it was a tourist tent.
The summer expedition provides deep dive into everyday life and culture of Nenets reindeer herders in remote nomad camps on the shore of Kara sea and accompanied by ethnologist.
The summer expedition provides deep dive into everyday life and culture of Nenets reindeer herders in remote nomad camps on the shore of Kara sea and accompanied by ethnologist.
©️ MZUNGU EXPEDITIONS / Alexey Kolbov, 2020.
©️ МЗУНГУ ЭКСПЕДИШЕНС / Алексей Кольбов, 2020
©️ МЗУНГУ ЭКСПЕДИШЕНС / Алексей Кольбов, 2020
SCHEDULE AND COST:
Dates: July 16 – 21, 2026 | August 6 – 11, 2026
Duration: 6 days / 5 nights
Number of participants: 5 – 10
Cost of participation per person:
- 148 500 rubles subject to 10 participants,
- 156 500 rubles subject to 8 – 9 participants,
- 174 500 rubles subject to 5 – 7 participants.
Everything included except for:
- Flight to Vorkuta roundtrip,
- Medical insurance,
- Russian visa (if needed).
Estimated cost of flight Moscow – Vorkuta – Moscow: 40000 rubles. Usually bought on your own.
Single supplement: 4000 rubles (single accommodation isn't provided in chum).
TRAVEL PROGRAM: TOUR TO SUMMER YAMAL
Day 1. July 16 | August 6, 2026. Arrival in Vorkuta
Arrival in Vorkuta at 14:45. Guided city tour: we will see the main districts and landmarks, learn about the history of the city, its first settlers, and how life developed here in the harsh northern climate. Special attention will be given to places connected with the GULAG. Then we will travel along the “Vorkuta Ring” — a road built to transport coal from the mines located around Vorkuta. During the period of perestroika and the economic reforms of the 1990s, due to unprofitability, most of the mines were closed, and the population remained only in two settlements on the ring. We will visit the key places that remain along this route:
— Komsomolsky town, with an interesting Pioneer House and a preserved wall panel,
— Khalmer town with a dismantled railway,
— Yurshor town,
— and Vargashor town, which differs from the others in that some of its houses are still inhabited. Yet, it feels as if these buildings, including the shops on the ground floors, have been abandoned for a long time. Here, unlike in any other city, there's a sense of the apocalypse. If we have time, we will visit Oktyabrsky town or Severny town, where it is possible to see an old mine from a distance.
In the evening, dinner at the ROLL restaurant, which serves the best dishes of northern cuisine.
* Recommended flight:
Meals included: no
Accommodation: Gornyak Hotel or similar
Day 2. July 17 | August 7, 2026. Arrival at the Nenets reindeer herders’ camp
Breakfast at a cafe in the center of Vorkuta.
Departure to the reindeer herders’ camp in the Kara Sea region (TREKOL all-terrain vehicle, driving time about 6 hours, depending on road conditions). Lunch (lunch box) on the way. Evening arrival in the reindeer herders' camp, acquaintance with the family. Dinner (including national cuisine) and overnight in chum.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch (lunch box), dinner
Accommodation: chum (traditional Nenets dwelling)
Day 3. July 18 | August 8, 2026. Traditional fishing
After breakfast, organization of traditional Nenets fishing on a lake, river, or on the shore of the Kara Sea (depending on the current location of the camp and the most relevant type of fishing). Setting or checking fishing nets. Any opportunity to treat the family to fresh fish is always used by a reindeer herder – he already knows in advance which river or lake holds the living silver of the native land. As soon as a new camp is set up near such a place, it is time to prepare the nets and wait for the catch. If there is a fishing rod in the camp, it is possible to try rod fishing (you may bring your own rod).
Collecting firewood, fetching water, and other everyday tasks of the camp residents.
By agreement with the reindeer herders, an evening dedicated to the traditions and customs of the indigenous people can be organized (Nenets tales, folk songs).
Lunch, dinner (including national cuisine), overnight in a chum.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: chum (traditional Nenets dwelling)
Day 4. July 19 | August 9, 2026. Working with the reindeer herd or migration in the tundra
After breakfast, drive/walk to the reindeer herd, observing the Nenets’ work with the reindeer. Gradual immersion into the world of a Nenets reindeer herder — that is, into the world of his reindeer. Here, all human life is subordinated to the rhythm of reindeer life. Every day, regardless of the weather, draft reindeer are caught. During migration, a “corral” is arranged for this purpose from sledges (narty); it is set up in the morning when the herd arrives. The sledges are placed in a semicircle and tied together with a rope. First, the draft reindeer enter this corral, then they are caught and led to be harnessed. Men leave the corral by stepping on the rope, while women must pass the rope over their heads. Reindeer must be caught and trained to work in harness.
Participation in catching reindeer, throwing the tynzyan (lasso). Photography.
In summer, there is a high probability of taking part in the reindeer herders’ migration across the tundra (the relocation of the entire camp to a new place). In summer, the Nenets migrate to a new location several times a week, so one must be ready for our camp to change location on any day. For migration, all chums are dismantled and, together with all belongings, loaded onto sledges. The Nenets gather the entire herd, harness the draft reindeer to the sledges, and move to a new place several kilometers away from the previous one. In the new location, the reindeer herders set up the chums and arrange daily life. Migration across the tundra is an integral part of the life of this nomadic people, who cover several hundred kilometers northward and back southward over the course of a year. Gathering and moving during summer migration take several hours. Opportunity to photograph the entire process.
Lunch, dinner (including national cuisine), overnight in a chum.
In August, a crossing of the entire camp across a sea strait from Levdiyev Island to the mainland is planned. We will see hundreds of reindeer swimming across the bay, followed by draft reindeer transporting all belongings on sledges — and not a single item goes under water.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: chum (traditional Nenets dwelling)
Day 5. July 20 | August 10, 2026. Participation in Nenets daily life
After breakfast, acquaintance with the life of a chum housewife in Yamal. Women have an equally important concern – making a home for the whole family. To make a home means to tan, process, and smoke reindeer hides, from which the nyuks, the covering for the chum, are then sewn. Clothing and footwear for the whole family from head to toe is also women’s work. Much depends on how warm and comfortable the malitsa for men and the yagushka for women are, because one cannot joke with a 40-degree frost in the tundra.
Master classes in tanning of reindeer skins, bead weaving, making special natural threads from reindeer sinew, sewing and trying on national clothing, photography.
During the long days, together with Nenets children, we will gather mushrooms and berries. July and August are the ideal season for mushrooms in the tundra — there are countless numbers of them. The berries that ripen include lingonberries, blueberries, and crowberries. Multicolored berries and mushrooms grow intermingled on the white “carpet” of reindeer lichen. This is an ideal nutritious environment for reindeer, which gain maximum fat during this season, when there are no mosquitoes or gnats and nothing distracts them from their favorite delicacy.
If during this period the reindeer herders are migrating near the Kara Sea, we will reach the seashore and see the harsh nature and mighty power of the northern sea washing the entire Yamal Peninsula.
Today we will also become acquainted with traditional Nenets sports: wrestling, stick pulling, throwing the tynzyan (lasso) onto a khorei (a pole — a kind of steering tool for a reindeer sled), jumping over sledges, triple jump, and many others.
We will become acquainted with traditional Nenets economic practices. We will have the opportunity to observe the slaughter of a reindeer — an important part of nomadic life that follows strict rules and provides the family with everything necessary for life in the tundra. We will also be able to see hunting as part of the everyday life of the Nenets.
In the evening, conversations about culture and religion.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: chum (traditional Nenets dwelling)
Day 6. July 21 | August 11, 2026. Return to Vorkuta
After breakfast, departure to Vorkuta by TREKOL (travel time about 6 hours, depending on road conditions and weather).
Transfer to the airport. On the way to the airport, we will stop at the market to buy products from local producers of fish and reindeer meat.
Meals included: breakfast
Accommodation: none
* Recommended flight: RusLine Airlines to Moscow, flight 7R 136, departure from Vorkuta at 16:00, arrival in Moscow at 19:00.
Duration: 6 days / 5 nights
Number of participants: 5 – 10
Cost of participation per person:
- 148 500 rubles subject to 10 participants,
- 156 500 rubles subject to 8 – 9 participants,
- 174 500 rubles subject to 5 – 7 participants.
Everything included except for:
- Flight to Vorkuta roundtrip,
- Medical insurance,
- Russian visa (if needed).
Estimated cost of flight Moscow – Vorkuta – Moscow: 40000 rubles. Usually bought on your own.
Single supplement: 4000 rubles (single accommodation isn't provided in chum).
TRAVEL PROGRAM: TOUR TO SUMMER YAMAL
Day 1. July 16 | August 6, 2026. Arrival in Vorkuta
Arrival in Vorkuta at 14:45. Guided city tour: we will see the main districts and landmarks, learn about the history of the city, its first settlers, and how life developed here in the harsh northern climate. Special attention will be given to places connected with the GULAG. Then we will travel along the “Vorkuta Ring” — a road built to transport coal from the mines located around Vorkuta. During the period of perestroika and the economic reforms of the 1990s, due to unprofitability, most of the mines were closed, and the population remained only in two settlements on the ring. We will visit the key places that remain along this route:
— Komsomolsky town, with an interesting Pioneer House and a preserved wall panel,
— Khalmer town with a dismantled railway,
— Yurshor town,
— and Vargashor town, which differs from the others in that some of its houses are still inhabited. Yet, it feels as if these buildings, including the shops on the ground floors, have been abandoned for a long time. Here, unlike in any other city, there's a sense of the apocalypse. If we have time, we will visit Oktyabrsky town or Severny town, where it is possible to see an old mine from a distance.
In the evening, dinner at the ROLL restaurant, which serves the best dishes of northern cuisine.
* Recommended flight:
- RusLine Airlines from Moscow, flight 7R 1135, departure from Moscow at 11:45, arrival in Vorkuta at 14:45.
Meals included: no
Accommodation: Gornyak Hotel or similar
Day 2. July 17 | August 7, 2026. Arrival at the Nenets reindeer herders’ camp
Breakfast at a cafe in the center of Vorkuta.
Departure to the reindeer herders’ camp in the Kara Sea region (TREKOL all-terrain vehicle, driving time about 6 hours, depending on road conditions). Lunch (lunch box) on the way. Evening arrival in the reindeer herders' camp, acquaintance with the family. Dinner (including national cuisine) and overnight in chum.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch (lunch box), dinner
Accommodation: chum (traditional Nenets dwelling)
Day 3. July 18 | August 8, 2026. Traditional fishing
After breakfast, organization of traditional Nenets fishing on a lake, river, or on the shore of the Kara Sea (depending on the current location of the camp and the most relevant type of fishing). Setting or checking fishing nets. Any opportunity to treat the family to fresh fish is always used by a reindeer herder – he already knows in advance which river or lake holds the living silver of the native land. As soon as a new camp is set up near such a place, it is time to prepare the nets and wait for the catch. If there is a fishing rod in the camp, it is possible to try rod fishing (you may bring your own rod).
Collecting firewood, fetching water, and other everyday tasks of the camp residents.
By agreement with the reindeer herders, an evening dedicated to the traditions and customs of the indigenous people can be organized (Nenets tales, folk songs).
Lunch, dinner (including national cuisine), overnight in a chum.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: chum (traditional Nenets dwelling)
Day 4. July 19 | August 9, 2026. Working with the reindeer herd or migration in the tundra
After breakfast, drive/walk to the reindeer herd, observing the Nenets’ work with the reindeer. Gradual immersion into the world of a Nenets reindeer herder — that is, into the world of his reindeer. Here, all human life is subordinated to the rhythm of reindeer life. Every day, regardless of the weather, draft reindeer are caught. During migration, a “corral” is arranged for this purpose from sledges (narty); it is set up in the morning when the herd arrives. The sledges are placed in a semicircle and tied together with a rope. First, the draft reindeer enter this corral, then they are caught and led to be harnessed. Men leave the corral by stepping on the rope, while women must pass the rope over their heads. Reindeer must be caught and trained to work in harness.
Participation in catching reindeer, throwing the tynzyan (lasso). Photography.
In summer, there is a high probability of taking part in the reindeer herders’ migration across the tundra (the relocation of the entire camp to a new place). In summer, the Nenets migrate to a new location several times a week, so one must be ready for our camp to change location on any day. For migration, all chums are dismantled and, together with all belongings, loaded onto sledges. The Nenets gather the entire herd, harness the draft reindeer to the sledges, and move to a new place several kilometers away from the previous one. In the new location, the reindeer herders set up the chums and arrange daily life. Migration across the tundra is an integral part of the life of this nomadic people, who cover several hundred kilometers northward and back southward over the course of a year. Gathering and moving during summer migration take several hours. Opportunity to photograph the entire process.
Lunch, dinner (including national cuisine), overnight in a chum.
In August, a crossing of the entire camp across a sea strait from Levdiyev Island to the mainland is planned. We will see hundreds of reindeer swimming across the bay, followed by draft reindeer transporting all belongings on sledges — and not a single item goes under water.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: chum (traditional Nenets dwelling)
Day 5. July 20 | August 10, 2026. Participation in Nenets daily life
After breakfast, acquaintance with the life of a chum housewife in Yamal. Women have an equally important concern – making a home for the whole family. To make a home means to tan, process, and smoke reindeer hides, from which the nyuks, the covering for the chum, are then sewn. Clothing and footwear for the whole family from head to toe is also women’s work. Much depends on how warm and comfortable the malitsa for men and the yagushka for women are, because one cannot joke with a 40-degree frost in the tundra.
Master classes in tanning of reindeer skins, bead weaving, making special natural threads from reindeer sinew, sewing and trying on national clothing, photography.
During the long days, together with Nenets children, we will gather mushrooms and berries. July and August are the ideal season for mushrooms in the tundra — there are countless numbers of them. The berries that ripen include lingonberries, blueberries, and crowberries. Multicolored berries and mushrooms grow intermingled on the white “carpet” of reindeer lichen. This is an ideal nutritious environment for reindeer, which gain maximum fat during this season, when there are no mosquitoes or gnats and nothing distracts them from their favorite delicacy.
If during this period the reindeer herders are migrating near the Kara Sea, we will reach the seashore and see the harsh nature and mighty power of the northern sea washing the entire Yamal Peninsula.
Today we will also become acquainted with traditional Nenets sports: wrestling, stick pulling, throwing the tynzyan (lasso) onto a khorei (a pole — a kind of steering tool for a reindeer sled), jumping over sledges, triple jump, and many others.
We will become acquainted with traditional Nenets economic practices. We will have the opportunity to observe the slaughter of a reindeer — an important part of nomadic life that follows strict rules and provides the family with everything necessary for life in the tundra. We will also be able to see hunting as part of the everyday life of the Nenets.
In the evening, conversations about culture and religion.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: chum (traditional Nenets dwelling)
Day 6. July 21 | August 11, 2026. Return to Vorkuta
After breakfast, departure to Vorkuta by TREKOL (travel time about 6 hours, depending on road conditions and weather).
Transfer to the airport. On the way to the airport, we will stop at the market to buy products from local producers of fish and reindeer meat.
Meals included: breakfast
Accommodation: none
* Recommended flight: RusLine Airlines to Moscow, flight 7R 136, departure from Vorkuta at 16:00, arrival in Moscow at 19:00.
TESTIMONIALS OF OUR CLIENTS
FROM PREVIOUS EXPEDITIONS TO YAMAL :
FROM PREVIOUS EXPEDITIONS TO YAMAL :
- Stefano Cisee reco on FacebookWe went to Siberia (Nenets people) with Aleksey. It has been one of the best trips I have done so far. Amazing landscapes, snowy and desolated, that give you the feeling of infinite and you understand what it really means when nature takes over. Aleksey really supported us in everything including nespresso coffee in the morning since we are italians :) organization was very good, really suggested!
- Дима Пупинотзыв опубликован на FacebookГлавное в поездках с Алексеем - не только возможность увидеть далекие места и экзотические ландшафты - но и уникальная возможность пообщаться с людьми у которых в голове зашиты программы очень сильно отличающиеся от наших, собираюсь уже в третий раз в этом году с ним поехать - был в Нигере и на Ямале теперь мечтаю об Амазонии
- Giacomo Carlinisee reco on FacebookI really really recommend Mzungu Expeditions!! I've been in Siberia with him to take pictures to Nenets People. It is a hard trip, because of the weather and the cold, but Alexey organized everything very well, and we could travel and move as we wanted with no problem at all. Alexey works with local professionals, so the experience is rich, full and safe. I loved my trip with him!!
- Sara Biancisee reco on FacebookI had an absolutely amazing trip to Yamal. Alex is a great tour leader and an exceptional person as well. The expedition bringhed me into the authentic nenets's life. Thank you mzungu expeditions! :-)
- Marco Marconeотзыв опубликован на FacebookTraveling in an authentic way, respecting people. Alex is reliable, experienced, a gentleman.
- Dmitriy Shinотзыв опубликован на FacebookTrip that touched! Right people, in the right place and in the right time and of cause with the right trip provider! This is a trip I want to go more! Thank you Alexey Kolbov and Mzungu Expeditions, thank you all guy's from trip who became a real friends for me!
- Сергей Мартьяновотзыв опубликован на FacebookОтлично съездили на Ямал. Приключений было выше крыши. Подобрала отличная команда.
- Наталья Ципилеваотзыв опубликован на Facebook#ЭтоТундраДетка �
или как я оказалась на Крайнем Севере и узнала, что он бескрайний!
Накануне Нового 2018 года, в 6 утра, ожидая вылета на свободную Кубу, было принято решение ехать на Ямал.
Впереди было 3 месяца, чтобы собраться, но как это часто бывает, сборы откладывались до последнего. За 2 недели до поездки началась подготовка: покупка тёплых вещей, поиск туристических сумок, подбор спальника, термобелья, посуды, специальной обуви и так далее. Именно в этот момент я поняла, что это будет путешествие, которое будет отличным от всех других.
С момента прибытия в аэропорт Шереметьево и начались наши приключения. Внезапный досмотр вещей, веселые посиделки в зале ожидания, потерявшийся багаж нашего путешественника, первая встреча с Салехардом. Переезжая Обь по зимнику, в шутку прощаясь с цивилизацией, мы смеялись над замёрзшей водой в бутылках.
А потом...началась пурга. Не метель с мягкими снежинками, а пурга со снежной кбрупой, которая больно бьёт в лицо и руки. Когда не видно неба и земли. Через 5 часов ломается один из 3 трэколов. И водители в течение 3 часов под обжигающим ледяным ветром её ремонтируют.
Дорога в арктическую тундру. Долгая, сложная и местами опасная. Но она и стала важной частью нашего приключения. Наверное за эти 15 часов в пути, по полному бездорожью понимаешь, что такое настоящий дикий Север.
Уставшие, мы встретили рассвет 🌅 на месте нашего дальнейшего пребывания - в стойбище оленеводов. И расстелив по-быстрому спальники, заснули все как убитые. А утром началась адаптация к местной жизни, погоде, еде, иногда очень сильному ветру 💨 , метелям и яркому солнцу ☀️.
Оленина и рыба 🐟 были основными нашими продуктами. И конечно чай ☕️ и что покрепче 😉🥃 Наши повара Лёня и Оля кормили нас очень вкусно! Через день мы были готовы пить из одной кружки и есть одной ложкой. Лишь бы успеть 😂 к обеду или ужину.
Каждый день был расписан. Зимняя рыбалка, забой оленя и проба тёплой крови; разбор и сборка чума, катание на оленях, даже приготовление еды- это отдельная история. Ведь вода в тундре-это снег, который нужно натопить для начала.
Не смотря на позднюю ямальскую весну, было много-много солнца и синего неба! И конечно, белоснежная сказка, которая окружила нас, погрузила всех нас в другой мир!
Это была полная перезагрузка. Без телефонов, без соцсетей, без дресс кода, без каких-либо масок. Только ты и тундра. Только снег и олени . Только наша экспедиция в составе 13 человек и наши гостеприимные ненцы. И никого больше на 260 км. НИ-КО-ГО!
Поэтому каждый из нас стал частью дружной веселой команды.
И поверьте, самый грустный момент был тогда, когда пришла пора уезжать из тундры...
Сейчас принято говорить «выйти из зоны комфорта». Так вот для меня, покидая бесконечную сНежную тундру, я выходила из настоящего душевного комфорта.
Это авантюрное решение поехать на Крайний Север, жить жизнью оленеводов стало самым ярким приключением в моей жизни!
Я счастлива знакомству и дружбе с Алексеем Кольбовым, а для нас просто Мзунгу, организатором нашей экспедиции, который пригласил меня и мою сестру! Спасибо Mzungu Expeditions за всё!
И хочется сказать, до свидания 👋🏻 тундра, спасибо гостеприимный Ямал и надеюсь 🤞🏻 до встречи!
Мечтаю о новых путешествиях и верю, что однажды я обязательно соберу рюкзак 🎒 и снова отправлюсь в путь!
#ЭтоТундраДетка
#Ямал2018
#MzunguExpeditions
Cost includes:
- airport transfer as per program
- transport services as per program (TREKOL all-terrain vehicles)
- accommodation in hotel in Vorkuta (in comfortable twin/double rooms)
- accommodation in chum in nomads camp (together with Nenets family)
- three meals daily in chum (incl. national cuisine) and full board in Vorkuta
- permits for entering border area
- experienced local driver-guide (Russian-speaking)
- English and Russian speaking guide and team leader
- All activities and workshops in the program, including herding, ritual reindeer slaughter, traditional hunting, and riding in reindeer-drawn sleds
- photo and video shooting
- visa support
Сost excludes (to be additionally paid):
- air ticket to Vorkuta (roundtrip)
- medical travel insurance
- souvenirs
- additional services (marked as optional in the program)
- single supplement
- Russian visa (if needed)
To take with:
- clothes sets fitting weather conditions, including summer wear (shorts, T-shirts, trousers) and warm wear (fleece, trousers, windstopper jacket), long sleeve shirts.
- thermo fission
- rubber boots
- hats for all types of weather: cap/hat/suncap and warm hat
- comfortable trekking closed boots and comfortable light shoes (snickers)
- swimsuits (up to you)
- raincoat
- sleeping bag for +5 degrees C (comfort temperature)
- inflating tourist mattress
- personal hygiene products (incl. towel, hygiene tissues, soap)
- personal medical kit (analgesics, antiseptic, antibiotic, antiviral, intestinal, multivitamins, rehydron, court plaster, your personal medications)
- sunblock set (cream, sunglasses, cap) and wind protection means
- facial anti mosquito net (up to you)
- repellents: sprays, creams
- big backpack or bag for stuff
- small backpack for short walks
- forehead torch
- photo and video camera, spare batteries
- dry bag (up to you)
KEY FEATURES:
Yamal peninsula, Russia
Best season: July – September
TOUR TO YAMAL
Traveling by TREKOL all-terrain vehicle to 250 km depthward Yamal peninsula, the area of permafrost, where temperature goes up to -50 degrees and even more in winter.
Practical learning of culture and everyday life of "True people" (as Nenets people call themselves), overnights in traditional chums.
Posturing of an enormous herd, sometimes counting to thousands units, in an attempt to find out who goes after who in Polar Tundra, reindeers after Nenets people or vice versa:)
Reindeer sledge riding and Nenets national games (depending on the season).
Reindeer lassoing skills and cooking traditional Nenets meals.
During migrating seasons when Nenets people move several times a week, participation in migration.
Traditional fishing and hunting.
Tundra covered with berries, mushrooms and "white carpet" of reindeer moss.
Chance to see Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in September in Yamal, which Nenets people ironically call edge of the world.
Best season: July – September
TOUR TO YAMAL
Traveling by TREKOL all-terrain vehicle to 250 km depthward Yamal peninsula, the area of permafrost, where temperature goes up to -50 degrees and even more in winter.
Practical learning of culture and everyday life of "True people" (as Nenets people call themselves), overnights in traditional chums.
Posturing of an enormous herd, sometimes counting to thousands units, in an attempt to find out who goes after who in Polar Tundra, reindeers after Nenets people or vice versa:)
Reindeer sledge riding and Nenets national games (depending on the season).
Reindeer lassoing skills and cooking traditional Nenets meals.
During migrating seasons when Nenets people move several times a week, participation in migration.
Traditional fishing and hunting.
Tundra covered with berries, mushrooms and "white carpet" of reindeer moss.
Chance to see Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in September in Yamal, which Nenets people ironically call edge of the world.
Why with MZUNGU EXPEDITIONS?
- UNIQUENESS
We find the most astonishing places on Earth and speed up to reach them. Our motto is to go ahead of road roller, touch the unique and unknown, before it disappears. - ADVENTURISM
Wherever we go, we look for challenging activities and adventures, filling the journey with absolutely different spirit and emotions. That is why people join us over and over again. - SAFETY
In our trips we pay special attention to safety. All our travels are based on personal experience, equipped with the best gear, involving proved providers and experienced local guides who perfectly know local features. - EXPERIENCE
We have a unique experience of the most offbeat expeditions and ascents, deep knowledge of countries and peoples, and are ready to share it with you. All the expeditions and climbs are tested by Mzungu himself and guided by seasoned team-leaders, guaranteeing exciting traveling and your comfort. - REASONABLE PRICE
All our trips are reach in adventures, with high quality accommodation, transportation and meals included. We do not save on it. Thanks to solid contacts with reliable providers we offer really good prices and high quality.
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