| Land of Chukchis & Eskimos |
12 Days Land of Chukchis and Eskimos Adventure. Inhabitants of the Far North, hyperboreans, are a special kind of people in some aspect. Either aborigines, which live here many centuries, or newcomers deal with rigorous climate and with remoteness from centers of modern civilization. Chukotka is the extreme land in this connection. This is for persistent and strong-willed people.
The main destination of the trip is the Senyavin Strait and its islands, exclusively rich with sea mammals and birds. You will see feeding grey whales, seals and walruses as well as multiple colonies of sea birds. If you are lucky, you will see hundreds or even thousands of walruses lying at a rookery. There are good chances to watch traditional walrus hunting by local Eskimo hunters. You will visit the world famous Whale Bone Alley – an ancient memorial of Eskimo culture. Walks in mountain tundra will acquaint you with specific local flora and fauna. Bathing in hot springs close to our field camp will charge you with additional energy for each next day. Local landscapes with water and isles surrounded with mountains are truly great at this most remote edge of the Eurasian landmass.
| At the Edge of the World |
19 Days At the Edge of The World discovery trip grants an opportunity to see all main features of Chukotka in one respectively short trip. You will see majestic tundra landscapes of plains and mountains. You will cruise along sea coasts and observe sea birds and mammals. You will visit native settlements and field stands of aborigines: the Chukchi and the Eskimo (the Siberian Yupik) and get to know their real traditional lifestyles.
The trip starts with rather a short but a spectacular expedition to Chukchi reindeer herders. Off-road vehicles (air-cushion and caterpillar) will bring you through a vast plain of Kanchalan tundra to localities where herders roam with their herds like centuries ago. You will see a herd with more than a thousand of reindeers and deep into different sides of true herders' lifestyle: from a modern stationary settlement Kanchalan to a nomadic stand with traditional yarangas and to a real roaming herd.
The second part of the trip is spent at the Senyavin Strait and its islands, exclusively rich with sea mammals and birds. You will see feeding grey whales, seals and walruses as well as multiple colonies of sea birds. If you are lucky, you will see hundreds or even thousands of walruses lying at a rookery. There are good chances to watch traditional walrus hunting by local Eskimo hunters. You will visit the world famous Whale Bone Alley – an ancient memorial of Eskimo culture. Walks in mountain tundra will acquaint you with specific local flora and fauna. Bathing in hot springs close to our field camp will charge you with additional energy for each next day. Local landscapes with water and isles surrounded with mountains are truly great at this most remote edge of the Eurasian landmass.
| Country of Whales & Walruses |
5 Days Country of Whales & Walruses trip is an excellent chance to explore the most Eastern coast of Eurasia. Extremely low density of population, caused by remoteness and severe climate, has allowed to preserve unique diversity of sea mammals and birds as well as unique traditional culture of aborigine peoples – the Chukchi and the Eskimo (the Siberian Yupik). You will get to know local inclement but majestic nature and visit native settlements and field stands of aborigines and get acquainted with their real traditional lifestyles.
There are good chances to watch traditional walrus hunting by local Eskimo hunters. You will visit the world famous Whale Bone Alley – an ancient memorial of Eskimo culture. Walks in mountain tundra will acquaint you with specific local flora and fauna. Bathing in hot springs close to our field camp will charge you with additional energy for each next day. Local landscapes with water and isles surrounded with mountains are truly great at this most remote edge of the Eurasian continent.
