The northernmost transportation in Yakutia?

Received a message from the U.S.:

I think your website is a great service to travellers who are interested in visiting Yakutia! I have been to Yakutsk before and love the nature. After looking though the internet and your site I still have two questions that I couldn’t find answered. Both of them have to do with what kind of roads or passenger services exist.

What can I say? Thanks a lot for giving me a positive feedback. Appreciate it. So good to hear it from time to time. Think, maybe, it will be good to quote such feedbacks in the seperate page category :)

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The cheapest way of migration registration in Yakutsk?

The next request from South Korea was like “Will you tell some a very cheap way to make residence registration at a guest house in Yakutsk? How much will it cost for a night?” Read More »

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Are there two Mikhail Svetlov cruise ships in Yakutia?

An Australian based in Hong Kong keeps asking me. He wrote “A number of travel agents, like tour operator Olympia-Reisen-Sibir, are advertising an Artic cruise tour to Tiksi on the Mikhail Svetlov from July 21 to August 3 (arriving back 3am on August 3.)” Read More »

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The Lena River: Yakutsk – Tiksi (Neelovo) – Yakutsk. By the ship “Mechanic Koulibin.”

For last weeks, I received similar inquires from Poland, UK, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. All of them regarded the longest voyage along the Lena River, of course, in Yakutia. The question was like “Is there any regular passenger boat that goes from Yakutsk to Tiksi? Not expensive one?” The first one arrived in the early May. At that time, I knew that there was one passenger ship going on the route. That’s “Mechanic Koulibin.” So, I thought it would be easy to find out the requested info. Read More »

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Travel to Labynkyr Lake with a monster

An Oymyakon-based travel enthusiast, Semen Baishev, informed me that in the course of summer he is going to arrange tours to the legendary Labynkyr Lake that is famous for a monster. Read More »

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A new website for The National Tour Operator “Yakutia”

The National Tour Operator “Yakutia” redesigned its website http://planetyakutia.com.

A new version looks very cool, presentable and easy-navigating. It has the following sections “Where to go”, “What to do”, “Where to stay”, “About Yakutia”, “Logistics”, “About Us.” Besides, a site visitor may book the tour online. PlanetYakutia.com is bilingual, in Russian and English languages. Read More »

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How to get to Sebyan Kyuel in summer?

Well, the question asked by a Dutch seems easy to answer. But… when we talk about roads to remote settlements in Yakutia, everything appears to be so complicated. The same issue we get with this question.

Sebyan-Kyuel is a small village located by the Silyan River in Kobyasky Ulus, North Yakutia. Check the map. Known much as the place of reindeer herders’ settlement. Read More »

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How to contact a melting permafrost expert in Yakutsk?

In the course of the week received two requests with the same question like “Do you know the contact info of the Yakutsk-based expert, who can give profound information on how climate changes affect melting permafrost.” The first inquiry arrived from two world-known photographers and another from a Swedish journalist. Read More »

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The old Kolyma roadway: Kyubyume – Magadan Oblast

Another portion of questions arrived from a Brit solo rond-the-world motocyclist regarding the old part of the Kolyma Highway that runs from Kyubyume through Tomtor to the Magadan Oblast. Found out that the new way Kyubyume – Ust-Nera – the Magadan Oblast is less interesting to drive than the old one. The reason is as simple as the new roadway is itself. Right, if to go through Ust-Nera, travelers won’t experience any hardship and thus any adventure. This track is easy to drive at any time. But the old part is full of challenges. Read More »

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2009 Summer Flights Schedule – to/from Yakutsk

That’s really great news. Yakutia Airlines made breakthrough, irrespective of the world crisis. At present, travelers may reach Magadan and then Petropavlosk Kamchatsk from Yakutsk by Flight 409. The airplane departs weekly on Saturday. One-way ticket costs around 20000 rubles (~450 EUR). Read More »

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