You will see the nature of the Pole of Cold in summer: beautiful rivers, giant aufeis, lakes, and mountains. We will visit one of the most picturesque lakes of Oymyakonye, take a walk along it, and see the highest aufeis in the region.

🎯 Main goal — ascent to the northern part of the “Taas-Kystaabyt” ridge (Oymyakon Kisilyakhi) beyond the Nera River.

🗿 Kisilyakhi (“stone people”) are bizarrely shaped cliffs resembling human figures. According to legends, these are places of power with positive energy.

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✨ What makes it special?

🗻 Ascent to the northern part of the “Taas-Kystaabyt” ridge — less accessible and more “lunar” than the southern part
🏕️ Overnight in tents at the foot of the sacred Kisilyakh cliffs (place of power)
🏊 Opportunity to swim in the purest Lake Khorotu in the middle of summer
📜 Branded certificate of ascent to the legendary ridge
❄️ Even in July–August — views of snowfields and remnants of glaciers near the summit
🔥 Evening gatherings around the campfire with views of the “stone people”
🚤 Transfer by motorboat to the foot of the mountain — a mini adventure on the water

📌 Tour details

🗺️ Tour route: By vehicle: 1950 km, on foot: 16 km
⏱️ Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
👥 Number of participants: 4–18 people
📍 Start: Yakutsk
🔥 It is possible to shorten or adjust the program; check with the operator

🏷️ 📅 Cost and tour dates

📅 Tour dates

📅 • Individually, on request any day.

🏷️ Cost per person:

Group of 4 people or more: 120,000 RUB/person

* Prices for the winter season 2026-2027 will be adjusted in August 2026.
Discounts are possible for groups of 8 people or more.
Private tours – possible on any dates, cost upon request.

⏱️ Tour program

🌄 Day 1. Getting to know Yakutsk

10:00-10:30 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby, departure for an excursion to the ethnographic complex “Us-Kut”, along the way a short sightseeing tour of the city of Yakutsk.

10:40-11:45 Tour of the complex, conducting the ancient blessing ceremony “Algys”.

The “Us-Kut” tourist complex, located in the vicinity of Yakutsk, is famous for its kind traditions and is based on the hospitality and hard work of the Atlasov family, who put their love for their native land into it. Tourists can get an idea of the ancient culture of the Sakha people: hear khomus and toyuk, see national rituals – offerings to spirits, purification, greeting the sun. On the territory of the center there are buildings typical of Yakut life.

11:55-12:35 Excursion to the underground complex “Kingdom of Permafrost”

“Kingdom of Permafrost” is a complex in a glacier located inside a mountain, with the residence of the Yakut Winter, Chyskhaan – the Lord of Cold, the room of the Master of the North, exhibition halls of the Ice Sculpture Festival, a large paleontological exposition of mammoth fauna objects, an ice slide and an Ice Bar.

12:45-13:40 Ascent to the observation platform of the sacred mountain “Chochur Muran”, walk on the mountain.

A beautiful view of the Tuymaada valley, where the city of Yakutsk — the capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) — is located, opens from the mountain.

Chochur Muran — from the Yakut language the name translates as “pointed hill”. The hill is revered as a sacred mountain. According to legends, the first ancestor of the Yakuts of the middle reaches of the Lena River, Elley Botur, first organized ysyakh (the national summer holiday) here.

14:00-15:30 Visit to the underground laboratory of the Permafrost Institute (or the World Mammoth Museum).

— The Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences is an institute of the Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences. The main directions of scientific activity are the study of the evolution of the cryolithozone under the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors, as well as engineering geocryology. The institute houses an underground laboratory, cryostorage, and museum.

— The World Mammoth Museum was established in 1991 as a scientific and cultural center for the study of mammoth fauna and its habitat during the Ice Age. It is located in the capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) — the city of Yakutsk. In 1995 the museum became part of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). This unique specialized museum stores, studies and displays interesting and unique paleontological exhibits.

15:30-16:00 Transfer to the hotel

🌄 Day 2. Yakutsk – Aldan River

On this day we leave the city early in the morning towards Khandyga. Gathering at Komsomolskaya Square in Yakutsk. We drive, stopping at roadside cafes. Our task for today is to catch the evening ferry across the Aldan River.

🌄 Day 3. Khandyga – Lake Khorotu

On this day our route runs along the famous Kolyma Highway. We drive with stops for photography.

13:00 Arrival at Lake “Khorotu”. Here is a tourist campsite. Setting up the campsite and cooking lunch.

After lunch – trip to the aufeis “Tarynnaakh”, a short excursion and photo session.

In the evening, after dinner – a walk on the lake and gatherings around the campfire.

🌄 Day 4. Khorotu — Northern Kisilyakhi

Getting up early in the morning, we have breakfast, pack up the camp and drive further. From here, it’s about 3 hours to the settlement of Ust-Nera. Therefore, it is quite likely that by noon we will already be near the settlement. After lunch we will be transported by motorboat to the foot of the mountain.

13:00. Lunch at a cafe in Ust-Nera;

14:00. We start sailing from the settlement by boat to the foot of the mountain. There may be 3-4 trips.

16:00-17:00. We begin the ascent. From time to time we stop to rest;

20:00. Stop at the first peak. Here we set up camp and pitch tents. Our main base will be located right here. We set up tents, cook dinner;

21:00. Dinner;

23:00. Settling into tents and lights out.

🌄 Day 5. Trek along the ridges and ascent to the summit of “Taas-Kystaabyt”.

On this day you will see all the beauty of the Oymyakon mountains. The main goal is achieved – You are on the mountain “Taas – Kystaabyt”. The main part of the photo sessions falls on this day. The northern mountains “Taas-Kystaabyt”, unlike the southern ones, are less forested and resemble a lunar landscape more.

7:00. Wake up, breakfast;

9:00. Trek to the farthest and highest peak. We walk along the ridge of the mountain, take photos;

13:00. Field lunch;

17:00. We climb to the top of the mountain peak. Photo session. Free time;

17:30. Light afternoon snack;

18:00. Gradually we return to the camp;

21:00. Dinner at the camp;

23:00. Lights out.

🌄 Day 6. Descent – return to Khorotu

Today after breakfast the group will descend from the mountain, so that by afternoon snack we are already in Ust-Nera. In the evening we will drive to Lake Khorotu for an overnight stay.

7:00. Wake up, breakfast;

10:00. Descent from the mountain;

13:00. Stop at the foot of the mountain. Lunch by the river. We wait for the motorboat;

16:00. Arrival in the settlement. We switch to a bus. Photo session at Victory Square in Ust-Nera;

17:00. Departure from Ust-Nera to Lake Khorotu.

20:00. Arrival at the lake;

21:00. Dinner. Free time;

23:00. Lights out.

🌄 Day 7. Departure from Khorotu – night crossing

The last day in Oymyakonye. Today you can sleep in, have a leisurely lunch. We leave the lake after lunch, planning to catch the last evening Aldan ferry.

10:00 – Wake up, breakfast by the lake.

Free time (swimming), packing up camp, lunch.

17:00 – Departure to Yakutsk, 24:00 – ferry across the Aldan.

🌄 Day 8. Yakutsk

Bestyakh crossing – Yakutsk, drop-off at addresses.

✅ ❌ What is included and what is not included

✅ Included

All transfers and excursions according to the program;
2 overnight stays at the lake, Khorotu camping;
Visit to the aufeis “Tarynnaakh”;
Walk on Lake Khorotu;
Main meals at Lake Khorotu and during the ascent (tea, bread and hot meal 3 times a day);
Tourist tents and sleeping mats;
Equipment and life jackets for rafting;
Trekking poles for walking;
Pots and kettles;
Guide service;
Transfer by motorboat;
Certificate of ascent to the “Taas-Kystaabyt” height.

❌ Not included

Additional secondary food (sweets, cookies, juices, smoked products and alcohol);
Interpreter services from foreign languages – for an additional fee;
Accommodation in Yakutsk (We will help book at the hotel rate);
Air tickets to/from Yakutsk;
Meals outside the program and in roadside cafes during travel to/from Oymyakon (average check 500-700 RUB per meal per person);
Personal warm clothing;
Personal expenses of tourists;
Souvenir products.

✅ What to bring:

👢 Rubber boots, trekking sneakers
🧥 Warm and changeable clothes, raincoat
🧴 Mosquito repellent, personal utensils, sleeping bag
📷 Camera, money for cafes and souvenirs

🔔 Important information and conditions:

📌 Note:

Time marks in the program are APPROXIMATE and depend on weather and other factors.
The program may be adjusted depending on the date and time of tourists’ arrival, and the tour operator reserves the right to change at its discretion the object of visits (museums and cultural objects), places of overnight stays and insignificantly adjust the schedule.
Copying, distribution, or other use of the tour program without the written permission of the author is not allowed.

💳 Booking and payment terms:

The tour is considered booked upon payment of a deposit of 30% of the tour cost by bank transfer to the account of LLC “Chuchuna” based on the contract.
The balance of payment shall be made by bank transfer no later than 28 calendar days before the start of the tour, unless other terms or other forms of payment are agreed additionally.