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VISITING THE NEWLY-BORN SEALS
 

Expedition plans | Programs | Participation | Terms and conditions

 
 

Full seal watch program

Starting point: St. Petersburg

1st day (March 2, Friday)

Arrival of the expedition participants to St. Petersburg. Accommodation at "Sankt-Peterburg" Hotel; introductions; dinner.

Seal cub

2nd day (March 3, Saturday)

Breakfast; departure for Arkhangelsk by plane (10.55 a.m.). Arrival to Arkhangelsk, departure for Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa by helicopter. (Transportation by Mi-8 helicopter, flight duration is 30 minutes). Accommodation at the houses of local residents; lunch; meeting of expedition participants; introductory lecture; safety briefing; getting to know the local residents' way of life; dinner.

3rd day (March 4, Sunday)

Breakfast; departure of participants followed later by landing on ice (flight duration is 30 to 40 minutes depending on the distance to the rookery), watching the seal cubs (2 to 3 hours); photographing and video taping; lunch (with food rations taken on), return flight to the village; rest; going to a Russian bath house; dinner.

4th day (March 5 Monday)

Breakfast; spare day (in case the weather is bad on March 5), or a day to be spent visiting the northern reindeer breeders' nomadic camp; dinner.

5th day (March 6, Tuesday)

Breakfast; flight to the Solovetskiye Islands, (flight duration is 1 hour), accommodation at the hotel; sightseeing in the Solovetskiy Monastery; dinner. 6th day (March 7, Wednesday) - breakfast; flight to Arkhangelsk (flight duration is 1.5 hours); accommodation at "Pur-Navolok" hotel; sightseeing in the city; dinner.

St Petersburg7th day (March 8, Thursday)

Breakfast; sightseeing trip to Maliye Karely; lunch; free time; dinner.

8th day (March 9, Friday)

Breakfast, departure of participants for St. Petersburg, accommodation at "Sankt-Peterburg" Hotel; sightseeing in the city; dinner.

9th day (March 10, Saturday)

Breakfast, sightseeing tour to the town of Pushkin, visit to the Palace of Catherine the Great; summing up the expedition results; gala-dinner.

10th day (March 11, Sunday)

Breakfast; departure for airport; flight back home.

Cost of participation: 2,700.00 USD per person.


VIP seal watch program

Starting point: Moscow

1st day

Breakfast; departure for Arkhangelsk by plane (10.55 a.m.). Arrival to Arkhangelsk, Accommodation at Hotel; introductions; dinner.

2nd day

Breakfast; sightseeing trip to Maliye Karely; lunch; free time; dinner.

3rd day

Breakfast; safety briefing; departure of participants followed later by landing on ice (Transportation by Mi-8 helicopter, flight duration is 1 to 1,5 hours depending on the distance to the rookery), watching the seal cubs (2 to 3 hours); photographing and video taping; getting to know the local residents' way of life; lunch, return flight to Arkhangel'sk; rest; dinner.

4th day

Breakfast; flight to the Solovetskiye Islands, (flight duration is 1,5 hours), accommodation at the hotel; sightseeing in the Solovetskiy Monastery; summing up the expedition results; gala-dinner.

5th day

Breakfast; flight to Arkhangelsk (flight duration is 1.5 hours); departure for airport; flight back home.

Cost of participation: 2,900.00 USD per person.


Shortened version of seal watch program

Starting point: Archangel'sk

1st day (March 2, Friday)

Departure for Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa by helicopter. (Transportation by Mi-8 helicopter, flight duration is 30 minutes). Accommodation at the houses of local residents; lunch; meeting of expedition participants; introductory lecture; safety briefing; getting to know the local residents' way of life; dinner.

Solovki2nd day (March 3, Saturday)

Breakfast; departure of participants followed later by landing on ice (flight duration is 30 to 40 minutes depending on the distance to the rookery), watching the seal cubs (2 to 3 hours); photographing and video taping; lunch (with food rations taken on), return flight to the village; rest; going to a Russian bath house; dinner.

3rd day (March 4, Sunday)

Breakfast; spare day (in case the weather is bad on March 3), or a day to be spent visiting the northern reindeer breeders' nomadic camp; dinner.

4th day (March 5 Monday)

Breakfast; flight to the Solovetskiye Islands, (flight duration is 1 hour), accommodation at the hotel; sightseeing in the Solovetskiy Monastery; dinner.

5th day (March 6, Tuesday)

Breakfast; flight to Arkhangelsk (flight duration is 1.5 hours); accommodation at "Pur-Navolok" hotel; sightseeing trip to Maliye Karely; lunch; free time; dinner.

6th day (March 7, Wednesday)

Breakfast; departure for airport; flight back home.

Cost of participation: 1,600.00 USD per person.


Weekend seal watch program

This program was tested in year 2000's expedition.

Starting point: Archangel'sk

1st day

Departure for Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa by helicopter. (Transportation by Mi-8 helicopter, flight duration is 30 minutes). Accommodation at the houses of local residents; lunch; meeting of expedition participants; introductory lecture; safety briefing; getting to know the local residents' way of life; dinner.

2nd day

Breakfast; departure of participants followed later by landing on ice (flight duration is 30 to 40 minutes depending on the distance to the rookery), watching the seal cubs (2 to 3 hours); photographing and video taping; lunch (with food rations taken on), return flight to the village; rest; going to a Russian bath house; dinner.

3rd day

Breakfast; flight to Arkhangelsk (flight duration is 0.5 hours); accommodation at "Pur-Navolok" hotel; sightseeing trip to Maliye Karely; lunch; free time; dinner.

Cost of participation: 1,600.00 USD per person.

Note: We may alter our programme so as to take the full advantage of the weather conditions, the state of ice and the opportunity of viewing the seal cubs. Our basic goal is, in fact, to watch the Greenland seal cubs.

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