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Chukotka Peninsula, Russia
Tour #109
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9
DAYS ITINERARY
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Day 1: Depart Nome
on one of Bering Air Charter flights
Departure time: Nome 12:30 p.m. (Sunday)
-----Cross the International Date Line ----
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Day 2:  Arrival at the Provideniya
Airport via the Bering Air
charter. Short excursion trip (9 km) from the airport to Provideniya,
along the Emma Bay
with a short presentation about history, economy and people inhabiting Ureliki village and Provideniya town. accommodations at an apartment (managed as a hotel),
traditional Russian home-style lunch, visit to the local museum
exhibition. There is possibility that local native (Chukchi and Eskimo)
dancing ensemble will give a performance; walking tour in town to the
Bering monument, shopping, dinner in the local cafeteria or in the
apartment, outdoor equipment check, and discussion of the tour.
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Day 3: Light breakfast, we travel by ATV bus
(25 km) to the native village of New Chaplino (population of 425);
village tour and meet with local people (Siberian Yupiks).
Drive (12 km) to the local hunters’ camp at the Inahpak
place; accommodation at the hunters cabin, lunch; observe gray whales and
sea birds at the Chechekuem, straight.
Depending on weather, either dinner and spend the night at the hunters
cabin, or we go by boat to the Gil’mimil’
lagoon (around the Sinyavina hot springs) on
two aluminum skiffs “Lund-18 boats, equipped with 40 h/p outboard motors,
CB radios, GPS, safety vests and rain gear. During the boat ride (about 1
hour) you might see the migration of the gray whales, walrus, seals, and
sea birds. Set up our tent camp, and then dinner.
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Day 4: Breakfast, loading and boat ride to the Ytygran Island
(14 km) and visit to Whale Bone Alley. Light tundra lunch, boat ride (9
km) to Nunengan
Island, one of the richest
sea bird colonies (mural, kittiwake, puffin and cormorant). Return to the
base camp, walking tour, and fishing, swimming in the hot
springs, dinner with tundra gifts served
(salmon, mushrooms, berries, seal and walrus.
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Day 5: Breakfast, loading and boat ride along
the Senyavina strait to the entry to the Penkignei
Bay, visit to the Merninkan Island (Toporkovyi) colony of the horned and tufted puffins,
pigeon guillemot; tea in the tundra, boat ride to the Native village of
Yanrakynnot (population of 360, engaged in the reindeer herding and
marine mammal hunting). Excursion in the village, visit to the local hospital,
shop, abandoned fox farm. Steam at the private sauna, dinner with a
native family in their home including tasting of the subsistence foods
(reindeer meat, berries, mushrooms). Sleep in the village apartment.
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6: Breakfast, loading and boat ride along the Senyavina strait
to the base camp with a stop at the Arakamchechen
Island and visit the grave of
the clipper Gaidamak’s sailor Egor Purin buried in the
1875. If we encounter walrus, you might observe traditional walrus
hunting of the Chukotka’s indigenous people
using harpoons and carbines, and butchering of the walrus. Return to the
base camp, berry picking, gathering of mushrooms, swimming in the hot
springs, dinner.
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Day 7: Breakfast, loading and boat ride (12 km)
to the Aboleshevo bay and further visit to
seals howl. Observation of seabirds, return to the base camp, free time
for coastal walks and swimming in the hot springs, farewell dinner, and
sleep.
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Day 8: Breakfast, loading and return to the
hunters’ camp Inahpak. Load the ATV
bus, return drive (37 km) to Provideniya, sauna, final farewell dinner in
local cafeteria or in the apartment, sharing of the thoughts about the
tour; sleep at the apartment.
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Day 9: Breakfast in the Apartment, loading and
drive to the Provideniya airport, customs clearance and passport control
Depart Provideniya on Bering Air return to Nome, Alaska.
Departure time: Provideniya 12:30 PM
-----Cross the International Date Line ----
Arrival time: Nome 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Upon our arrival in Nome
we proceed through United States Customs and Immigrations.
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Included in Price:
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9 Days & 8 Nights All inclusive: $2995
Not Included:
Travel Insurance
Russian Visa
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