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Region: Central Russia
Activity: biking
Season: May - September
Dates: Departure every Friday in May, June, July, August, and September.
Cost: EURO 630, US$ 820.
This tour is suitable for bicyclists who feel comfortable riding 20-40 miles a day and enjoy some physical challenge. A bus supports the group throughout the whole route.
The wood in Ichalki is a unique botanical and geological monument of nature. It's a woodland tract revealing limestone on the rocks and varied karst forms in relief as though taken to the Russian plain from mountainous countries. The surface of the wood is embedded by extensive karst ravines, big fallen-through pits on the walls of which there are cold, icy and warm caves, as well as light and dark subterranean grotted chambers of miraculously austere and regular contours.
Itinerary:.
Day 1 Friday. 10.00 depart the Gorky Team office by bus to the village of Vyazovka, where the bicycling part of the route starts. 45-50 km by bicycle. Overnight in tents.
Day 2 Saturday. Bicycling 50-60 km to the village of Ichalki. Camp pitching on the Piana river bank beside Ichalki wood. Excursions around Ichalki wood's caves.
Day 3 Sunday. Bicycling 45-50 km as far as the village of Kriushi. Meal on the Seyozha river bank. Return to Nizhniy Novgorod by bus at about 18.00.
Cost: EURO 630, US$ 820. Children under 14 years with one parent have 30% discount.
Payment: No deposit, final payment 7 days prior to departure.
What’s Included
- expert leadership
- all arrangements in the field, including camp meals, cook staffs,
- bicycle and gear rent,
- meals on route
- support vehicles
Not included:
- travel to and from Nizhniy Novgorod
- visa fees
- alcoholic beverages
- personal expenses
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