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FAR EAST
Kamchatka
- Sled Dog Adventures
5 days/4 nights
Day
1: Petropavlovsk - Nalychevo
Arrival in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski. Meeting and
outfitting. After you have settled in and get
fully outfitted, you will be taken on a tour
around the lodge premises and dog kennel
grounds. Experienced guides will brief you on
our dogs’ profiles: their bloodlines, ages,
racing qualities, their parts in a team, as well
as general dog keeping, training and breeding
requirements. Our guides and sled dog mushers
will set up and fix a sled dog team, meaning,
“harness a dog team for a start”, while
explaining all the tricky bits of the process.
After receiving instruction on sled dog team
driving (or “mushing”) techniques, safety
precautions and trail condition, you will go on
your sled dog trip of a lifetime, with our
experienced sled dog mushers/guides. The
carefully selected and marked trail will take
you to the magnificent Kamchatka scenery
preserved in its absolute purity in the suburbs
of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski and foothills of our
“home” volcanoes - Avachinskiy, Koryakskiy and
Kozelskiy.
The sled will be escorted by Buran-type
snowmobiles (1-2, depending on the group size)
equipped with a comfortable passenger sled, able
to carry 4-5 passengers. The distance of the
trail is 300 kilometers (190 miles). During the
trip every guest will try his hand as a sled dog
team driver (“musher”).
When arrive in the Srednee Nalychevo Lodge
after dinner you will have an opportunity to
relax in Russian sauna called “banya”. Overnight
stay at the Srednee Nalychevo Lodge.
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Day
2: Nalychevo National Preserve
The following morning after breakfast, the dog
team will be harnessed and you will follow a
route to the most picturesque place in Kamchatka,
Nalychevo Nature Preserve. In 1996 this preserve
was included in the UNESCO heritage list because
of its active volcanoes, hot & cold mineral
springs, Erman birch forests, high mountain
grasses, pure rivers and lakes. In the park you
will have the opportunity to bathe in natural
thermal springs and do some cross-country
skiing. There are more than 200 mineral springs
in the Nalycheva valley. The waters of the
springs are a renowned for their medicinal
qualities. Overnight stay in Nalychevo Nature
Preserve. |
Day
3: Leisure day in Nalychevo
Breakfast. The whole day will be at leisure for
you to enjoy Kamchatka. Free time for walking,
hot springs bathing, cross-country skiing.
Lunch. Free time. Dinner. Overnight stay. |
Day
4: Nalychevo National Preserve -
Nalychevo Lodge.
The following morning after breakfast the sled
dog team will be harnessed and you will start
back to the Srednee Nalychevo Lodge with short
stops for a snack (snowmobile and passenger sled
escort). In the Srednee Nalychevo Lodge the
guests will be able to visit Russian sauna “banya”.
Dinner. Overnight in lodge. |
Day
5: Nalychevo - Petropavlovsk
In the morning after breakfast the sled dog team
and the guests will follow their way back to the
Siberian K9 Kennel and Lodge. Short stop for a
snack (snowmobile and passenger sled escort). On
return, the guests will be treated to a dinner
at the lodge, including Shashlik, Siberian
dumplings, bread, tea, coffee, Russian pancakes
(“bliny”), pastry and sweets. During the dinner you will learn more about
the sled dog sport, its history and sled dog
breeding. Topical photo albums, literature about
the natural parks and nature preserves in
Kamchatka will be there for your perusal. Native
clothing (parkas, hats, leggings, mutts) and
other handcraft articles such as drums, skins of
sea and land mammals will be provided for a
moderate charge for picture taking. The guests
will be able to purchase memorabilia items:
souvenirs, gifts, native handicrafts, books,
postcards, etc. Departure. |
| Tour Rate: 5 days/4 nights |
| Rates calculated per person, USD:
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Group up to 4 pax.
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Group 5 – 6 pax.
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Group 7 – 8 pax.
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Upgraded service
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2,070
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1,655
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1,245
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Children up to 12 years
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1,550
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1,245
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935
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Standard tour
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2,015
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1,610
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1,205
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Children up to 12 years
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1,510
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1,210
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905
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Prices list in USD |
Rate includes:
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Accommodation in Srednee Nalychevo Lodge
and in Nalychevo Nature Preserve.
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Meals on FB basis (cold snacks en route,
hot meals in Srednee Nalychevo Lodge and
Nalychevo Nature Preserve)
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Personal dog team of 4-6 dogs
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Services of the sled dogs guide
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Services of cook, snowmobile escort
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Not included:
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Air tickets Moscow-Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
- Moscow. Call for help on this airfare.
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Transfers to/from airport in
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,
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Insurance
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