Duration (Barneo-Barneo): 2 days/1 night
(Krasnoyarsk — Krasnoyarsk): 5 days/4 nights
Please note:
Visiting Barneo via Russia requires a Russian visa. We provide support for obtaining a Russian visa.
The Organizer provides the following service packages:
— Transfers airport-hotel-airport in Krasnoyarsk before/after Barneo program;
— Flight by AN-74 on the route Krasnoyarsk — Khatanga — ice base Barneo – Khatanga — Krasnoyarsk; — Accommodation and meal in Khatanga (Hotel Mamont Inn, https://mamontinn.ru/);
— Helicopter flight (Mi-8) on the route Ice base Barneo – North Pole — Ice base Barneo;
— Accommodation one night in the heated modules and full catering at Barneo ice base before the flight to Krasnoyarsk;
— Access to electricity to charge the batteries and accumulators;
— Accommodation in the heated modules and meal at Barneo ice base/Khatanga before the flight to Krasnoyarsk, in a case of impossibility of a departure to Krasnoyarsk on weather, ice or other conditions;
— 15 kg of luggage (Flight by AN-74 Khatanga – Barneo – Khatanga).
All charter flights are heavily weather dependent!
| 1st day | Arrival in Krasnoyarsk (Russia).Upon arrival into Krasnoyarsk (Russia), we will transfer you to your hotel.
You must arrive in Krasnoyarsk (Russia) at least one day before your flight to Khatanga and plan your flight home the day after your return from Khatanga. Our staff will brief you on the current situation at the ice base Barneo, inform you about departure time to Khatanga, and answer any questions you might have. Free time in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. |
| 2nd day | Transfer from your hotel to the airport.
Flight from Krasnoyarsk to Khatanga by AN-74 aircraft (approx. flight duration: 3 hrs 30 min). Accommodation and meal in Khatanga (Hotel Mamont Inn, https://mamontinn.ru/) At the hotel you will receive the message, when and where our Information meeting will take place. Our staff will brief you on the current situation at the ice base Barneo, inform you about polar flight departure time, and answer any questions you might have. Excursion to the Museum of Nature and Ethnography at the Taimyr Reserve Visit to the Folk Art Center, acquaintance with everyday life and crafts of indigenous peoples Excursion to the Mammoth Ice Museum. Night in the hotel |
| 3rd day |
Flight from Khatanga to Barneo by AN-74 aircraft (approx. flight duration: 5 hrs). One stop for refueling at Cape Baranova, Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. Arrival at Barneo, acquaintance with ice base Barneo, located at 89 degree North. Accommodation will be provided in the heated tents of the Ice Camp (each tent comfortably accommodates 10-12 persons). MI-8 helicopter takes you to the geographic North Pole at first chance, depending on weather and ice conditions (approx. flight duration: 40 min). Celebration of the arrival at the North Pole right on spot! You will have about 1 hour at the North Pole. Return to the ice base Barneo by MI-8 helicopter, approx. flight duration: 40 min. Full catering during your stay at ice base Barneo. The North Pole Certificate ceremony at Barneo’s the most Northern Polar Cafe. Free time on ice in the unexampled close distance to the North Pole. Sleeping in the heated tent at Barneo Ice base. |
| 4th day |
Full catering during your stay at ice base Barneo. Flight from Barneo to Khatanga by AN-74 aircraft (approx. flight duration: 5 hrs). Accommodation and meal in Khatanga (Hotel Mamont Inn, https://mamontinn.ru/) Night in the hotel |
| 5th day |
Breakfast in Khatanga (Hotel Mamont Inn, https://mamontinn.ru/) Flight from Khatanga to Krasnoyarsk by AN-74 aircraft (approx. flight duration: 3 hrs 30 min). Transfer to your hotel. End of the tour |
* Barneo Ice Camp operates Krasnoyarsk time.
Changes and amendments may apply to the program, depending on the weather, ice, or other conditions. It is important to consider possible delays or alterations and take them with patience. We strongly recommend you to acquire insurance against full or partial cancellation of the expedition.
Important: Each expedition to the North Pole is the ultimate adventure full of random factors. Though we are making all possible efforts to accomplish every expedition, VICAAR reserves the right to change or cancel an itinerary due to weather and/or ice conditions, group fitness, political situation, strikes, wars, revolutions, terrorism and/or other factors beyond its control. Such changes are to be made in our customers’ interests and with regard to their safety. Please, see Terms and Conditions.
