YXL2. Trekking and Rafting along

the Buotama River

Type: Extreme
Tour duration: 15 days
Season: June 20th - August  
Recommended Group Size: 6 - 12
Mode of Travel: rafting, trekking  

Itinerary:

Day 1. Arrival in Yakutsk. Accommodation in hotel. City tour with visiting Mammoth Museum, Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography.

Day 2. Ride by off-road bus  to the mouth of the Kurungnakh River. Overnight in tents. (BLD)

Day 3-5.  Trekking to the Buotama River (47 km). Overnights in  tents. (BLD)

Day 6-13. Rafting along the Buotama River (172 km). Fishing. Arrival to the Buotama mouth.
Overnights in tents. (BLD)

Day 14. Crossing the Lena River from the Buotama mouth to the left bank. Transfer to Yakutsk by bus. Accommodation in hotel. Free time. (B)

Day 15. Transfer to the airport. Departure from Yakutsk. (B)

Tour Highlights:

• Lensky Stolby (Lena Pillars) - National Nature Park is located in Khangalassky uluss, 200 km to the South from Yakutsk. The park is a habitat for many rare animals and plants. It is a place where the remains of mammoth, bison and other fossil animals are still found.
• The Buotama River is so clean that you can see each stone and fish on the bottom.
• Yakutsk – the capital of Sakha-Yakutia.

Costs for individual tourists - on request

Included:

• DBL accommodation
• meals according to the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner)
• all necessary transfers
• all excursions per program with entrance fees
• local guides/interpreters
• rent of all camping equipment
• pack-horses
• rent of rafts and safety equipment
• subsidiary crew when needed
• travel insurance

Not included:

• air flights
• optional activities and excursions to be paid on spot
• visa