Nomadic camp and riding dog kennels

Eyvet, a nomadic camp maintained by the indigenous Koryak people, is located near Nikolaevka not far from the town of Yelizovo, and Andrey Pritchin ranks among the most awarded participants of Beringia, all-Kamchatka dog sled racing event. His guests at the kennels he runs will learn who a musher is, how dogs are harnessed, and what every individual dog is tasked with doing during the race. Visitors can also meet dogs who have run the race more than once and hear stories of the Koryak traditions related to raising racing dogs and making sleds. Feel the ambience of Koryak ethnic life, learn more about the aborigines’ customs and traditions, and enjoy a meal of traditional Koryak cuisine.

Dog-sled race 

Time available: November through May
Duration: two or two and a half hours
Price per person: 2700 RUB for adults, 1800 RUB for children aged under 12; free admission for children aged under 6

Itinerary:

- the guide meets the visitors;
- tour the kennels and get familiarised with how sleds work and harnessing methods; safety briefing;
- ride the track with a snowmobile for escort (total distance 6km); there will be up to six sleds running simultaneously, enabling you to feel the ambience of a racing event and compete against other guests like a real musher (taking thirty to forty minutes);
- more racing stories as well as stories about Koryak traditions and everyday life in a log cabin; dinner of venison soup, tea made of local herbs, and flatbread;
- tour the camp and picture-taking in ethnic costumes;
- farewell

Price includes: tour around the kennel, safety briefing for drivers and passengers, the ride, hot dinner and tea, the mushers’ fees

Price does not include: transfer to where the snowmobiles are to be mounted. Transfer costs listed imply a group of one to six. Petropavlovsk to assembly point and back: 1500 RUB; Yelizovo to assembly point and back: 2500 RUB; Paratunka to assembly point and back: 3000 RUB

What to pack: warm boots, sporty wind- and waterproof jacket, warm gloves and cap, sunglasses

Tracking the sled

Time available: November through May
Duration: three and a half to four hours
Price per person: 3500 RUB for adults, 2000 RUB for children aged under 12; free admission for children aged under 6

Itinerary:

- the guide meets the visitors;
- tour the kennels and get familiarised with how sleds work and harnessing methods; safety briefing;
- ride the track with a snowmobile for escort (total distance 6km); there will be up to six sleds running simultaneously, enabling you to feel the ambience of a racing event and compete against other guests like a real musher (taking thirty to forty minutes);
- more racing stories as well as stories about Koryak traditions and everyday life in a log cabin; dinner of venison soup, tea made of local herbs, and flatbread;
- visit the traditional dwelling of coastal Koryaks on the picturesque bank of the river Tikhaya; introduction to the beliefs, traditions, and everyday life of another Koryak group, the Nymylan; their traditional songs and dances will be sung and danced and guests will be offered tea brewed with herbs and flowers gathered at the camp;
- tour the camp and picture-taking in ethnic costumes;
- farewell

Price includes: tour around the kennel, safety briefing for drivers and passengers, the ride, hot dinner and tea, the mushers’ fees

Price does not include: transfer to where the snowmobiles are to be mounted. Transfer costs listed imply a group of one to six. Petropavlovsk to assembly point and back: 1500 RUB; Yelizovo to assembly point and back: 2500 RUB; Paratunka to assembly point and back: 3000 RUB

What to pack: warm boots, sporty wind- and waterproof jacket, warm glovesand cap, sunglasses