Chara Sands

16+
Zabaykalsky Kray
Chara Sands
Location
Zabaykalsky Kray
Duration
7 days
Difficulty level
Age
16+
Length
100 км
Group structure
10 человек

Description

Chara – Chara Sands – Tayozhnoe Lake – Sinelga – Kodar Range – BorLag - Chara

Chara Sands desert is called a “wonder of nature”. This wonder has been given the status of a natural geological monument, and its strange and, kind of, “wrong” location (indeed, this desert is surrounded by taiga and endless bogs) is puzzling and invites many questions.

Most importantly, this is a real northern desert, in the middle of the permafrost realm! Also, this desert gets larger, it advances on the taiga, and its tallest sand dune rises 80 meters above the average level of the desert.

In the Kodar Mountains at the Stanovoye Upland, quite close to this remarkable desert, there existed one of the mysterious and most secret locations of the whole Soviet Union: a uranium mine where one of the first batches of weapon-grade uranium was mined in order to create the first Soviet atomic bomb.

Lenth: 100 km

Duration6 days

Initial meeting place: town of Chara

Price per person: 27 500 RUR

Minors (under 18 years of age) get a 15% discount only if they take the trip with a parent.

Club discount7%

Group consists of 6-10 people

GIFT THIS TREKKING

* Trek program can be changed due the weather conditions, physical conditions of participants, other reasons

PRICE INCLUDES:

  • all transfers,
  • food,
  • instructor's service,
  • rent of common equipment (tents, cooking equipment, GPS, etc.)

Additional expenses:

  •  AirTickets to Chara or train tickets to Novaya Chara and back,
  • rent of personal equipment,
  • personal expenses
Do You want to go to this trek individually or with your family or friends only? We can find convinient dates for you and we will help you to buy tickets to the meeting point. Just call or write us!

Have any questions? Call +7 916 1765430 or send email on  info@wolfin.ru 

Route

Event program

Day 1
Day 1

Starting from the Chara township we shall walk toward the shallow of the Sredni [Middle] Sakukan river where we can wade to the other side of the river in order to get to the Chara Desert. We shall set up our camp at the shore of Alyonushka Lake.

Day 2
Day 2

We shall leave in the morning in order to look for the highest sand drift of this desert—it is 811 meters above sea level.

Our new camping site will be in the deserted Sinelga township.

Day 3
Day 3

We shall walk from Sinelga over the abandoned Stalin Road towards the Kodar Range. We shall be trying to locate the secret mine.

Day 4
Day 4

We shall hike to the Mramornoye Gorge getting up the slope and reaching 500 meters above the desert. We shall hike towards the BorLag, a labor camp of the GULAG system.

Day 5
Day 5

We shall visit the landmark of the Soviet era—abandoned BorLag, one of Stalin’s GULAG camps.

Days 6-7
Days 6-7

We shall walk over the Stalin Road towards the Chara township. We must cover the distance of 41 kilometers by foot.

What you need to do

Visa

You need Russian Visa

Equipment

List of required equipment you can find here

Insurance

You need active sport insurance

Tickets

We meet the group in Moscow

Included in the price

  • Guide's service
  • Transportation in program
  • Camp food
  • Group equipment incl tents

Not included in the price

  • Visits of museums
  • Tickets to initial point
  • Rent of personal equipment
  • Visits of cafes and restaurants
  • Souvenirs
Upcoming events
Сalendar

Trust to Proffesionals

Do you want to travel individually or with your family and friends? We will confirm your dates and will offer you the most comfortable price. Call or email us.

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