Rafting tours
DOWN THE CHUSOVAYA RAFTING TOUR FOREIGN VISITORS
Summer of 2006
Price estimation
- instructor
- raft rental (catamarans), paddles
- rental of tents, sleeping-bags, inserts
- rations (VIP)
- transportation of catamarans and tourists back from destination
- first-aid set
- life-belts
- tools for repairing catamarans
- 2 axes, a saw
- one spade
- 2 cooking pots, a ladle
- cooking
- setting up camp by the instructor
Minimum number of tourists is 2
| Route |
Number of days/nights |
Time from … to … |
$ |
| Sloboda – Kamenka (10 km) |
1 d/ - |
11:00- 18:00 |
$70 |
| Sloboda – Kamenka (10 km) |
2 d/ - 1 n |
11:00- 12:00 |
$120 |
| Sloboda – Treka (24 km) |
2 d/ - 1 n |
11:00- 18:00 |
$180 |
| Sloboda – Treka – Staroutkinsk (48 km) |
3 d/ - 2 n |
11:00- 18:00 |
$330 |
| Sloboda – Treka – Staroutkinsk – Chusovaya (77 km) |
4 d/ - 3 n |
11:00- 18:00 |
$440 |
| Sloboda – Treka – Staroutkinsk – Chusovaya – Martyanovo – Ilym – Khayenky (158 km) |
7 d/ - 6 n |
11:00- 18:00 |
$715 |
Rafting along the CHUSOVAYA
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“There aren’t many places like here in Russia where the harsh beauty of northern virgin woods remains untouched and where one beholds the magnificent scenery of mountains, plains and rocks in all their spectacular greatness…”
D.N.Mamin-Sibiryak
About the Chusovaya
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The Sloboda – Kamenka route
1 day (Saturday) – 10 km
| The 1st day. 10 a.m.: |
Gathering in front of the Chusovaya tourist base club. Preparation: getting the equipment and rations. Instruction on safety while rafting. |
| 11 a.m.: |
Instruction on handling the catamaran. Start out. The tour starts from the Dog Ribs rock. The first natural barrier – the Tash Stone (rock). |
| 2 p.m.: |
The Georgyevsky rocks. Camping right after the Chasovoy Stone (Watchman rock). Lunch. Rest. Swimming. |
| 4 p.m.: |
Rafting down the quiet stream towards the Kamenka village. In the mouth of the Kamenka river there are still ruins of the old dam, through its sluices wooden barges came out from a little pond into the Chusovaya. |
| 6 p.m.: |
End of tour. Disassembly of catamarans. Those willing can go to the pond to swim.Trip back to the Chusovaya base. |
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Price for one person (VIP) - $70
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2 days (Saturday - Sunday)
| The 1st day. 10 a.m.: |
Gathering in front of the Chusovaya tourist base club. Preparation: getting the equipment and rations. Instruction on safety while rafting. |
| 11 a.m.: |
Instruction on handling the catamaran. Start out. The tour starts from the Dog Ribs rock. The first natural barrier – the Tash Stone (rock). |
| 2 p.m.: |
The Georgyevsky rocks. Camping right after the Chasovoy Stone (Watchman rock). Tents. Lunch. Rest. Fishing. Staying for the night.. |
| The 2nd day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting down the quiet stream towards the Kamenka village. In the mouth of the Kamenka river there are still ruins of the old dam, through its sluices wooden barges came out from a little pond into the Chusovaya. |
| 12 a.m.: |
End of tour. Disassembly of catamarans. Those willing can go to the pond to swim.Trip back to the Chusovaya base. |
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Price for one person (VIP) - $120
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Price estimation includes:
- Instructor and cook
- Rental of rafts (catamarans), paddles
- rental of tents
- VIP rations (additionally include mineral water and fruit)
- transportation of catamarans and tourists back from destination
- first-aid set
- life-belts
- tools for repairing catamarans
- 2 axes, a saw
- one spade
- kitchen utensils
- tourist equipment (backpacks, sleeping-bags, inserts, tourist rugs)
- VIP set of plates
- portable tourist sauna
Rafting along the CHUSOVAYA
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“All the time we were going past the wonderful shady forests on both banks of the river and fascinating mountains of pure alabaster and gypsum. We spent over three weeks on the river Chusovaya, and each time we had to do hard work, for the river here is quicker and more winding. We felt as if we were in the middle of a great ocean…”
Isbrant Ides and Adam Brant
they headed Russian Embassy to China in 1692-1695
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The Sloboda-Tryoka route
(2 days - 1 night - 24 km)
| The 1st day. 10 a.m.: |
Gathering in front of the Chusovaya tourist base club. Preparation: getting rafts and rations. Instruction on safety. |
| 11 a.m.: |
Instruction on handling the catamaran. Start out. The tour starts from the Dog Ribs rock. The first natural barriers – the Tash Stone (rock), the Georgyevsky rocks, the Chasovoy Stone (Watchman Rock). |
| 5 p.m.: |
Camping right after the Kamenka village. The village was founded in 1574 by the Stroganovs. In the mouth of the Kamenka there are still ruins of the old dam, through its sluices wooden barges came out into the Chusovaya from a little pond. Dinner, free time, fishing, swimming. |
| 8 p.m.: |
Camping after the Nizhneye Selo village. Just where the village starts there is a wooden church built in 1855 – 1860. Right opposite there rises the Shaitan rock, a natural monument. More rations are available here. Setting tents. Supper. |
| The 2nd day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting continues. A little way down past the village there stand the Mankov and Senkin rocks, and then - the Vysyachy (Hanging) rock that hovers over the water. When the river turns again – yet another rock, Sokol (Hawk). |
| 2 p.m.: |
Camping after the bend at the Sokol rock. Lunch. Rafting. Right before the Tryoka village there appears the Korchagy rock, resembling overturned clay pots. In this rock limestone intrusions are almost vertical or archlike. Not far from the mouth of the Tryoka river there are remains of an old dam. |
| 6 p.m.: |
End of tour. Disassembly of catamarans. Trip back to the Chusovaya base. |
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Price for one person (VIP) - $330
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Price estimation includes:
- Instructor and cook
- Rental of rafts (catamarans), paddles
- rental of tents
- VIP rations (additionally include mineral water and fruit)
- transportation of catamarans and tourists back from destination
- first-aid set
- life-belts
- tools for repairing catamarans
- 2 axes, a saw
- one spade
- kitchen utensils
- tourist equipment (backpacks, sleeping-bags, inserts, tourist rugs)
- VIP set of plates
- Portable tourist sauna
Rafting along the CHUSOVAYA
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“A vast amount of legends tell about the old times of the idols and shamans (magicians);about the people that decamped underground; about temples and sacred trees; about struggle against pagans and their religions; about buried treasures, enchanted beauties and petrified warriors; about bewitched caves and weeping rocks …”
from Bazhov’s Earth Cat, The Great Serpent, Yermak’s Swans – an echo of forgotten ancient myths of the Chusovaya Land…
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The Sloboda – Tryoka - Staroutkinsk route
(3 days – 2 nights – 48 km )
| The 1st day. 10 a.m.: |
Gathering in front of the Chusovaya tourist base club. Getting the equipage and rations. Instruction on safety while rafting. |
| 11 a.m.: |
Instruction on handling the catamaran. Start out. The tour starts from the Dog Ribs rock. The first natural barriers – the Tash Stone (rock), the Georgyevsky rocks, the Chasovoy Stone (Watchman Rock). |
| 5 p.m.: |
Camping right after the Kamenka village. The village was founded in 1574 by the Stroganovs. In the mouth of the Kamenka there are still ruins of the old dam, through its sluices wooden barges came out into the Chusovaya from a little pond. Dinner, free time, fishing, swimming. |
| 8 p.m.: |
Camping after the Nizhneye Selo village. Just where the village starts there is a wooden church built in 1855 – 1860. Right opposite there rises the Shaitan rock, a natural monument. More rations are available here. A little way down and to the right there stand the Mankov and Senkin rocks. Setting tents. Supper. |
| The 2nd day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting continues.At the next bend the Vysyachy (Hanging) rock hovers over the water. When the river turns again another warrior rock rises, it is Sokol (the Hawk). Moving on. Right before the Tryoka village there appears the Korchagy rock, resembling overturned clay pots. In this rock limestone intrusions are almost vertical or archlike. Not far from the mouth of the Tryoka river there are remains of an old dam. |
| 2 p.m.: |
Way off down the right bank there is a little rock, Yorshyk (Little ruff), almost facing it stands the Boyarin (Nobleman) Stone covered with thick wood, then comes the 35-meter-high Vysoky (Tall) Stone. Camping. Lunch. Right after the Stone there stretches a long sandbank which ends up at quick stony shallows of Reven. Following it rises the Talitsky rock. Then the river makes a loop opening the row of Grebeshky (Combs) rocks on the right bank. Here the Bolshaya Sibirka river flows into the Chusovaya. Opposite the mouth there is an island and to the right of it there are two more rocks - Sibirsky and Kurochka (Little hen). Then the river flows to the picturesque Stone of Zaplotny taking up 200 meters of the left bank. |
| 8 p.m. |
Tourists reach the Temnyash Stone composed of dark shales. Camping. Dinner. Rest. |
| The 3d day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting. After several more rocks drift past there emerges almost vertical wall of the Vinokurenny warrior rock. The place is known for its excellent echo. The hilltop gives a beautiful panorama of the river valley. Lunch. The rock has the status of state protected natural memorial. Before the river reaches Staroutkinsk on its right bank there is a tumble of the low Krasenky rock, on the left bank rises the Bogatyr (Powerful Warrior) rock with no trees growing on it. |
| 6 p.m.: |
Staroutkinsk. Founded in 1729 when a pig iron plant was started here. A walk to see the Staroutkinsk pond. End of tour. Disassembly of catamarans. Trip back to the Chusovaya base. |
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Price for one VIP tourist - $330
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Price estimation includes:
- Instructor and cook
- Rental of rafts (catamarans), paddles
- rental of tents
- VIP rations (additionally include mineral water and fruit)
- transportation of catamarans and tourists back from destination
- first-aid set
- life-belts
- tools for repairing catamarans
- 2 axes, a saw
- one spade
- kitchen utensils
- rental of tourist equipment (backpacks, sleeping-bags, inserts, tourist rugs)
- VIP set of plates
- portable tourist sauna
Rafting along the CHUSOVAYA
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“Staying among these people makes one give up the very idea of something impossible or hard to effect. Streams with little depth miraculously turned into navigable rivers. As peasants dragged their boats across the shallows they sang loudly making their work an enjoyment. Rain or no rain, cold or heat, nobody ever grumbled, ‘it can be managed’ – was the only answer these remarkable people gave …”
from Murchinson’s travel down the Chusovaya river
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The Sloboda – Tryoka - Staroutkinsk - Chusovoye route
(4 days – 3 nights – 77 km )
| The 1st day. 10 a.m.: |
Gathering in front of the Chusovaya tourist base club. Getting the equipage and rations. Instruction on safety while rafting. |
| 11 a.m.: |
Instruction on handling the catamaran. Start out. The tour starts from the Dog Ribs rock. The first natural barriers – the Tash Stone (rock), the Georgyevsky rocks, the Chasovoy Stone (Watchman Rock). |
| 5 p.m.: |
Camping right after the Kamenka village. The village was founded in 1574 by the Stroganovs. In the mouth of the Kamenka there are still ruins of the old dam, through its sluices wooden barges came out into the Chusovaya from a little pond. Dinner, free time, fishing, swimming. |
| 8 p.m.: |
Camping after the Nizhneye Selo village. Just where the village starts there is a wooden church built in 1855 – 1860. Right opposite there rises the Shaitan rock, a natural monument. More rations are available here. A little way down and to the right there stand the Mankov and Senkin rocks. Setting tents. Supper. |
| The 2nd day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting continues.At the next bend the Vysyachy (Hanging) rock hovers over the water. When the river turns again another warrior rock rises, it is Sokol (the Hawk). Moving on. Right before the Tryoka village there appears the Korchagy rock, resembling overturned clay pots. In this rock limestone intrusions are almost vertical or archlike. Not far from the mouth of the Tryoka river there are remains of an old dam. |
| 2 p.m.: |
Way off down the right bank there is a little rock, Yorshyk (Little ruff), almost facing it stands the Boyarin (Nobleman) Stone covered with thick wood, then comes the 35-meter-high Vysoky (Tall) Stone. Camping. Lunch. Right after the Stone there stretches a long sandbank which ends up at quick stony shallows of Reven. Following it rises the Talitsky rock. Then the river makes a loop opening the row of Grebeshky (Combs) rocks on the right bank. Here the Bolshaya Sibirka river flows into the Chusovaya. Opposite the mouth there is an island and to the right of it there are two more rocks - Sibirsky and Kurochka (Little hen). Then the river flows to the picturesque Stone of Zaplotny taking up 200 meters of the left bank. |
| 8 p.m. |
Tourists reach the Temnyash Stone composed of dark shales. Camping. Dinner. Rest. |
| The 3d day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting. After several more rocks drift past there emerges almost vertical wall of the Vinokurenny warrior rock. The place is known for its excellent echo. The hilltop gives a beautiful panorama of the river valley. Lunch at the mouth of the Yamnaya river, here tourists can get a supply of spring water. Next comes the Sokol (the Hawk) rock which resembles a falling bird. |
| 4 p.m. |
From the Balaban rock the river turns at the right angle. Then follow to equally beautiful rocks – Boyarin (Nobleman) and Maximovsky, here the tourinsts will make a camp and stay the night. Dinner. |
| The 4th day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting. Mosyn Stone – a vertical rock column, from its top the further way is seen. Then the river bend abruptly and flows past the Shaitan (Devil) rock. A nice place to have lunch at. |
| 6 p.m.: |
Chusovoye. Founded in 1727 by Demidov. End of tour. Disassembly of catamarans. Trip back to the Chusovaya base. |
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Price for one VIP tourist - $440
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Price estimation includes:
- Instructor and cook
- Rental of rafts (catamarans), paddles
- rental of tents
- VIP rations (additionally include mineral water and fruit)
- transportation of catamarans and tourists back from destination
- first-aid set
- life-belts
- tools for repairing catamarans
- 2 axes, a saw
- one spade
- kitchen utensils
- rental of tourist equipment (backpacks, sleeping-bags, inserts, tourist rugs)
- VIP set of plates
- portable tourist sauna
Rafting along the CHUSOVAYA
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“The marvelous miracle, it is the stars that make the sky so beautiful, and flowers beautify the land, and Petersburg is famous for its nobility, and Moscow – for its churches, the Don is known for the Cossacks, and Kazan – for the tatars, the duck one knows for its slanting flippers, permyaks - for their filth, Shaitnka – for the boasters, Martyanova – for sheepskin coats, Volegova – for the courting wood-grouse, Ilymka – for its sorcerers, and Kyn – for their drunkards.”
From murmurs of an old Chusovayay native
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The Sloboda – Tryoka - Staroutkinsk – Chusovoye – Martyanovo – Ilym - Kharenky route
(7 days – 6 nights – 158 km )
| The 1st day. 10 a.m.: |
Gathering in front of the Chusovaya tourist base club. Getting the equipage and rations. Instruction on safety while rafting. |
| 11 a.m.: |
Instruction on handling the catamaran. Start out. The tour starts from the Dog Ribs rock. The first natural barriers – the Tash Stone (rock), the Georgyevsky rocks, the Chasovoy Stone (Watchman Rock). |
| 5 p.m.: |
Camping right after the Kamenka village. The village was founded in 1574 by the Stroganovs. In the mouth of the Kamenka there are still ruins of the old dam, through its sluices wooden barges came out into the Chusovaya from a little pond. Dinner, free time, fishing, swimming. |
| 8 p.m.: |
Camping after the Nizhneye Selo village. Just where the village starts there is a wooden church built in 1855 – 1860. Right opposite there rises the Shaitan rock, a natural monument. More rations are available here. A little way down and to the right there stand the Mankov and Senkin rocks. Setting tents. Supper. |
| The 2nd day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting continues.At the next bend the Vysyachy (Hanging) rock hovers over the water. When the river turns again another warrior rock rises, it is Sokol (the Hawk). Moving on. Right before the Tryoka village there appears the Korchagy rock, resembling overturned clay pots. In this rock limestone intrusions are almost vertical or archlike. Not far from the mouth of the Tryoka river there are remains of an old dam. |
| 2 p.m.: |
Way off down the right bank there is a little rock, Yorshyk (Little ruff), almost facing it stands the Boyarin (Nobleman) Stone covered with thick wood, then comes the 35-meter-high Vysoky (Tall) Stone. Camping. Lunch. Right after the Stone there stretches a long sandbank which ends up at quick stony shallows of Reven. Following it rises the Talitsky rock. Then the river makes a loop opening the row of Grebeshky (Combs) rocks on the right bank. Here the Bolshaya Sibirka river flows into the Chusovaya. Opposite the mouth there is an island and to the right of it there are two more rocks - Sibirsky and Kurochka (Little hen). Then the river flows to the picturesque Stone of Zaplotny taking up 200 meters of the left bank. |
| 8 p.m. |
Tourists reach the Temnyash Stone composed of dark shales. Camping. Dinner. Rest. |
| The 3d day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting. After several more rocks drift past there emerges almost vertical wall of the Vinokurenny warrior rock. The place is known for its excellent echo. The hilltop gives a beautiful panorama of the river valley. Lunch at the mouth of the Yamnaya river, here tourists can get a supply of spring water. Next comes the Sokol (the Hawk) rock which resembles a falling bird. |
| 4 p.m. |
From the Balaban rock the river turns at the right angle. Then follow to equally beautiful rocks – Boyarin (Nobleman) and Maximovsky, here the tourinsts will make a camp and stay the night. Dinner. |
| The 4th day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting. Mosyn Stone – a vertical rock column, from its top the further way is seen. Then the river bend abruptly and flows past the Shaitan (Devil) rock. Next – the town of Chusovoye. founded in 1727 by Demidov. After the tourists go past the mouth of the Notikha river and Notikhinsky rock they arrive at Martyanova town. Lunch. |
| 5 p.m.: |
Rafting. After the river flows past Martyanova it makes a big bend which is one of the particularly beautiful sights of the Chusovaya. The bend ends with the Perevolochny rock. A liitle way down and there is another rock – Pesherny (Cave rock). Dinner. Camp for the night. |
| The 5th day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting down a dangerous length of the river with a lot of shallows and stones under water. The tourists find themselves going down a real mountain river rushing across virgin woods. Then - the town of Ilym. An old wharf, remains of an old dam. Lunch. Rest in the camp. Dinner. Stay for the night. |
| The 6th day. 10 a.m.: |
Rafting. Zhuravlik (Crane nestling) rock, Kholostyak (Celibate) rock. Then – Sulyom, miners’ town built in 1889. Lunch. Those willing can see the local museum. |
| 4 p.m.: |
Rafting past the islands of Packlin, Gilevsky, Shytikovsky, Then comes the next rock - Afonya’s Brows. Camping. Dinner. Stay for the night. |
| The 7th day. 10 a.m.: |
Breakfast. Rafting. The islands of Tolstyk and Kirin. Town of UstUtka which used to be the western ‘gate’ for taking iron production from Nizhny Tagil works to market. Then the flow suddenly turns and quickens. Ahead rises the Kharenky rock, then comes the town of Kharenky. Lunch. |
| 6 p.m.: |
End of tour. Disassembly of catamarans. Trip back to the Chusovaya base. |
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Price for one VIP tourist - $715
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Price estimation includes:
- Instructor and cook
- Rental of rafts (catamarans), paddles
- rental of tents
- VIP rations (additionally include mineral water and fruit)
- transportation of catamarans and tourists back from destination
- first-aid set
- life-belts
- tools for repairing catamarans
- 2 axes, a saw
- one spade
- kitchen utensils
- rental of tourist equipment (backpacks, sleeping-bags, inserts, tourist rugs)
- VIP set of plates
- portable tourist sauna
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