Yakutsk City, Russia

All answers about Yakutsk City in the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia / Russia.

Might want to watch a Brit reportage from Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. Here is the video to stream. Read more…

43 pages with information on the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in English. Read more…

Route: Yakutsk – the Road of Bones – Magadan. Arranged in August 2008. Three vehicles (Niva, Safari, ZIL truck) participated. Photo by Kallamish. Read more…

“I would like to know of the most recent travel condition reports on the Road of Bones in the summer. What is the best recommended itinerary and what settlements or towns does one pass. How are the bridges, when are the rivers at their lowest point? There is some information on your site but still difficult to figure out. Where does one obtain maps for the region?” a blog visitor, of Belgium, asked. Read more…

Yakutsk Hotels

October 27, 2008

Major hotels in Yakutsk. Locate hotels with maps by Karta.Ykt.ru Read more…

Kolyma Road in winter is in perfect condition. However, in mountain area, especially, it is highly recommended to be all eyes, drive slowly, watch ahead to see if there are cars coming towards you, in order to escape the situation when two cars meet each other in the narrowest way over a cliff and cannot go backward to let a car pass through. Read more…

Is it secure in Yakutsk?

October 16, 2008

A Korean is asking, whether it is secure in Yakutia. The question is simple, but requires much efforts to answer. So I decided to narrow the reply and give tips for Yakutsk only. Read more…

Yakutsk Map

October 2, 2008

Right. That’s a little bit strange that the map of Yakutsk is still unavailable online in English. Read more…

Right, that’s the most popular question asked by travellers, who are eager to try the Kolyma road. Read further to learn more about route details. Read more…

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Winter driving in Yakutsk

September 23, 2008

Click the link “more” to see how driving at streets of Yakutsk looks like in winter. The video was shot in December 2005. Read more…

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