Arriving in Krasnoyarsk. Transfer to the city on own.

Check-in to the Ibis Hotel 3* (Karl Marks str. 123) since 14:00.

*Early check-in to the hotel is available for extra fee.

14:00 meeting with the guide in the Ibis hotel lobby, sign "SAYAN RING".

14:00 Krasnoyarsk city tour with visiting of iconic places, including Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel, Mira Square, Mira Avenue and Teatralnaya Square, as well as the Krasnoyarsk Regional Local Lore Museum.

Today the Krasnoyarsk Regional Local Lore Museum and its exhibitions, expositions and activities are internationally recognized. There are over 480,000 items in the museum collection, with archaeological, ethnographic and natural science collections of world significance. The Ethnographic Collection of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia is extremely valuable. The collection is represented by items of Evenks, Nenets, Dolgans, Kets, Selkups, Yakuts, Nganasans, Khakasses, Tuvinians and others. The collection includes clothes, footwear, household items, hunting and fishing tools, religious items: shamans' clothes and kamlany items.

18:00 Checking-in to the hotel.

Dinner on own.

06:30-11:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Till 12:00 checking out of hotel.                                   

12:00 Departure to the Krasnoyarsk Stolby Reserve.

The Krasnoyarsk Stolby Reserve is astonishing in terms of beauty, stunning with its large-scale and diverse landscapes and unique Siberian nature. The park is located near the city of Krasnoyarsk. There is a reason for the name "the Stolby" (the Pillars). The main landmark of the Sayan spurs is the syenite rocks, that nature dictated to take the form of giant rocks with recognisable outlines of people, animals and mythological creatures, with a unique structure of passages and climbing paths. Almost all the rocks of the national park have their own names.

The bus will take you to the Narym cordon, about 40 minutes travelling time.

Handing in your belongings to the locker.

Lunch on the territory of the national park.

Meeting with the guide after lunch. Excursion to the Central group of rocks (3 km on foot). You will see picturesque rocks of fanciful shape: "Pervyy” (The First), "Vtoroy" (The Second), "Slonik" (Elephant), "Ded" (Grandfather), "Lvinyye Vorota" (Lion's Gate), "Perya" (Feathers) and other.

Check-in to the hotel rooms of the Narym Scientific and educational center.

Dinner on the territory of the national park.

Breakfast at the hotel. Checking out of hotel.         

11:00 Departure from the national park and heading to the longest stairs in Russia on the Torgashinsky Ridge.

The staircase is 1200 metres long and has 1683 steps. It takes about 40 minutes to climb and 20 minutes to descend. The viewpoints offer a stunning panorama of the mountains and the neighbourhood of the Bazaikha River. This is where you will be able to make extremely picturesque photos.

14:00 Checking-in to the Ibis Hotel 3*.

Spare time in the city.

Lunch, dinner on own.

* Tasting set of Siberian cuisine in one of the best restaurants of Siberia can be organized for an additional fee (booking at least 24 hours in advance).

The Tunguska restaurant team and brand-chef Nikolay Bobrov present tasting set named “the Rituals”. It is dedicated to rituals and ceremonies of the peoples living on the territory of Yenisei Siberia - from pagan and shamanic to simple folk rituals connected with traditions from Orthodox culture. The set guests will plunge into the secrets and subtleties of ritual practices of nomads, Christians, shamans and northern peoples. You will be able to nourish and tame the fire, be blessed by ancestors. The set will end with an initiation rite promising a new and rejuvenated life.

From 06:30 Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00 Departure to the suburbs of Krasnoyarsk.

Travelling along the forest road, you can enjoy the majestic Yenisei River - one of the most full-flowing rivers both in Russia and in the world. There is a rest stop on the way at the Tsar-Ryba observation platform, which offers a magnificent view of the Yenisei. There is a life-size sculpture of a sturgeon in honour of the literary hero of the story of the same name by Victor Astafiev. Besides, you will visit the writer's birthplace in the Ovsyanka village, where the staff of the house-museum will be pleased to share with you about his life, creative work and hobbies.

Lunch in a cafe.

After lunch you will visit the Embankment of Divnogorsk, that in 2019 was considered to be one of the best public spaces in Russia. Then you will be waited for an external inspection of the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station dam - the second most powerful hydroelectric power plant in Russia. You will learn about the unique engineering solutions used during construction of the dam.

Further tour depends on the season of your trip:

The highlight of the day will be a one-hour boat trip on the Krasnoyarsk Sea.

The Krasnoyarsk region is rich and remarkable as it even has its own sea! Krasnoyarsk Water Reservoir is so called by the people due to its enormous size.

The reservoir is 388 kilometers long, its surface area is 2 thousand square kilometers, and its total volume is 73.3 cubic kilometers. A huge reservoir of pure fresh water, filled in 1960-1970, is located on the Yenisei behind the HPS dam.

(FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER INCLUSIVE)

The highlight of the day will be a visit to the fun park Bobrovy Log - an ascent on a cable car to the observation deck, which provides a magnificent view of the city and the boundless taiga of the Krasnoyarsk Stolby Reserve.

This location is a family holiday and entertainment place at any season of the year: a ski resort in winter and a recreation and entertainment park in summer and off-season.

The fun park is located within the city limits, on the right bank of the Yenisei River, in the spurs of the Eastern Sayan Mountains, in the valley of the mountain river Bazaikha.

(FROM OCTOBER TO MAY INCLUSIVE)

18:00 Returning to the hotel.

Dinner on own.

06:30-10:30 Breakfast at the hotel.

Till 12:00 checking out of the hotel rooms.

End of the program.

Transfer to the airport or railway station on own.