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"Pole of Cold" Expedition. Oymyakon

There are people with a spirit of adventure and taste for discovery who always dream of challenging the North Pole, the South Pole, Everest, etc. These people are true travelers but are there a lot of people who visit the Pole of Cold, the place with a record negative temperature?
What does the place with such a cosmic temperature look like? How do people and animals survive? What happens with equipment and machinery? To understand this one should visit the Pole of Cold. It is something to do at least once in a life-time.
The point of absolute cold of the Northern Hemisphere is situated in Oymyakon region, Yakutia. There, mid January temperature is --50,0°C. Sometime it drops down to -68°C. The lowest negative temperature of -71.2°C was recorded there in 1926.

Season: December,01 – April,01 Duration: 9 days/8 nights Group size: 2-10 persons

1 DAY Arrival to the airport of Yakutsk Transfered to hotel TYGYN DARKHAN***. Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing program in Yakutsk Permafrost Institute Mammoth museum Lunch at the “Tygyn Darkhan” restaurant(Yakut cuisine) The Nature and History museum after Yaroslavsky Shopping of the equipments Dinner at the “Zastava” restaurant(Russian cuisine) Night at the hotel. 2 DAY Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Khandyga by Russian 4WD minivan Lunch at the cafe along the road. Dinner at the cafe “Zerkalnoye” in Khandyga Accommodation in hotel at Khandyga. 3 DAY Breakfast in “Zerkalnoye” cafe in Khandyga and transfer for the Tomtor Magnificent landscapes, great mountains, fast rivers, and vast reindeer pastures etc At Vostochnaya meteostation - a lunch with lunch boxes. Arrive to Tomtor,accomodation in the hotel “Pole of Cold”. Dinner at the hotel. 4 DAY Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion around the Tomtor. Museum of ice figures Winter houses of Chyskhan(the symbol of Cold) and Santa Clause Lunch at the hotel Visit the museum of GULAG Folk consert “The northern lights” Dinner at the hotel

5 DAY Breakfast at the hotel The meteostation of Tomtor The non freesing river of Kuydusun Lunch at the hotel Under ice fishing Dinner at the hotel 6 DAY Breakfast Transfer to the Oymyakon Excursion around Oymyakon Visit to the mayor of Oymaykon Recieve the certificates of visiting Pole of Cold. Lunch in the Oymyakon. Visit to the horsebreeders. Acquaintance with their life, possibly horse riding. Transfer to Tomtor. Dinner at the hotel in Tomtor. 7 DAY Breakfast Transfer to Yuchugey. Settlement of compact living of reindeer breeders. Get acquainted with their life, traditions and culture Reindeer sledge riding Lunch with the national food. Transfer to Khandyga. Dinner in “Zerkalnoye” cafe Accomodation in Khandyga at the hotel. 8 DAY Breakfast in cafe “Zerkalnoye” Transfer for the Yakutsk. Lunch on the road at the cafe. Arrival to Yakutsk, accommodation in hotel Tygyn Darkhan Dinner at the restaurant “U Admirala” 9 DAY Transfer for the airport.Departure from Yakutsk

The total cost per person for the Itinerary with the group of:

• 2 PAX USD 4200 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation)
• 3 PAX USD 3800 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation
• 4 PAX USD 3200 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation
• 5 PAX USD 2700 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation
• 6 PAX USD 2600 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation
• 7 PAX USD 2400 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation
• 8 PAX USD 2300 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation
• 9 PAX USD 2200 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation
• 10 PAX USD 2100 + USD 220 (for SNGL accommodation

The cost includes:

1. Transfers in Yakutsk
2. Two nights in hotel TYGYN DARKHAN***(incl. Breakfast)
3. Transfers Yakutsk-Khandyga-Tomtor-Oymyakon-Yuchugey
4. Accommodations in Khandyga(DBL), Tomtor(DBL)
5. All meals on the trip
6. All excursions according to itinerary
7. English speaking guide service for the whole trip

The cost excludes:

1. Airplane tickets to/from Yakutsk
2. Meals in Yakutsk
3. Alcoholic beverages

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