Beluga whale - polar dolphin. Misha and Masha. Subpolar Karelia, Nilmoguba village

Duration:

7 days / 6 nights

A unique holiday program in Karelia on the White Sea in a cozy cottage "Pulonga"! The purest air and water, the silence of the North, the pacification of the sea ebbs and flows, and, of course, belugas are charming mistresses White Sea. Sea and lake fishing. Bathhouse on the seashore. Homemade food with dishes of Karelian and Russian cuisine.

(accordion)Tour program::

1 day:

Meeting at the railway station of Chupa station (train No. 382, ​​arrives at 01:57, at car No. 10, sign "Pulonga - White Sea"). Transfer to the cottage "Pulonga" (17 km). Meeting guests, accommodation in rooms of the selected category. Light snack from the road. Rest. Breakfast. Information cocktail in the hall. Getting to know the territory. A walk along the shore of the White Sea, a story about an animal and flora North. Dinner. Free time. Bathhouse on the seashore (by groups).
Dinner- evening of acquaintances.

2 day:

Breakfast. Departure for lookout point- Khetolambino mine (groups of 4 people), from where a bewitching panorama of the taiga and numerous forest lakes and the surrounding taiga opens. Everyone will have the opportunity to take unforgettable photographs and find beautiful stones - minerals on the dumps of the mine. Walk to the Pearl Lake, swimming, fishing from the shore, picking mushrooms, berries (August - September). Return to the cottage. Dinner. Rest. Picnic on the seashore: smoking fish or shish kebabs, forest tea, sandwiches, with forest cranberries, cloudberries. Dinner. Fishing extra. fee during the white nights.

3 day:

Breakfast. Free day. For an additional fee, excursions to Solovetsky Islands. Cost - 4350 rubles per person. with a group of 10 people. 03.00 - Transfer to Kem (250 km), 08.00 departure on the ship "Vasily Kosyakov", sea transfer to the island 2.5 - 3 hours. Sightseeing tour along the Central Manor of the monastery. The tour introduces visitors to the history Solovetsky Monastery. Tourists visit the area central complex monasteries, functioning temples, monuments included in the List world heritage UNESCO, objects economic activity monastery, exposition (duration 3.5 hours).Dinner . Free time - visiting maritime museum buying souvenirs. 17.30 - departure of the ship from the island. Return to the mainland.Dinner in the city of Kem. Departure to the cottage. Light night snack in the cottage.

Day 4:

Breakfast. Free time for walking and relaxing on the seashore, observing the sea tides, as well as a boat trip (along weather conditions) on a boat around the island

Reindeer with a picnic on the island - dinner in field conditions (groups of 5 people).
Dinner in a cottage.

Day 5:

Breakfast. For an additional fee, departure to the dive center and the village of Nilma (75 km.) For an excursion to the belugas!!! The dive center trainer will talk about the behavior of these beautiful northern animals and show a little performance!!! Beluga whales are very sociable and love it when people come to them. Animals can be stroked and fed.The cost is 2,800 rubles per person (for a group of 10 people). Dinner .
For an additional fee Snorkeling with beluga whales - swimming in a suit and mask with beluga whales. Beluga whales show interest in people, swim up close, ride on their backs. Communication with them in the water causes the most positive impressions.Cost - 2 800 rubles per person.(the number of places is limited, children are allowed from 15 years old, height from 150 cm).
Crossing the Arctic Circle!!!
Return to the cottage. Dinner. Relax and discuss what you see!

Day 6:

Breakfast. Free time. Dinner. Farewell walk along the coast with the White Sea. A master class on cooking the famous Karelian pies - kalitok, those who wish can see the whole process from start to finish, try their hand and work out their skills. Bathhouse on the seashore (by groups).
Festive dinner with the presentation of Diplomas on crossing the Arctic Circle, awarding for the largest caught sea, lake fish; awarding the prize to the MOST ACTIVE GUEST.

Day 7:

Early breakfast. Farewell to the White Sea. Group transfer to the railway station Chupa station ( night Train No. 015, train departure time 03:26).

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The cost of the program for 1 person:

Included:

• accommodation
• meals according to the program
• walk along the seashore
• sea ​​trip on a boat
• Chetolambino mine
• transport service according to the program
• 2 sauna sessions (by groups)

Check-in time and availability:

6 days / 6 nights

White Sea - sea ​​islands- boat trips -campfire picnics- sauna - Arctic Circle - rapids river Keret

Northern nature rewards a person with irresistible power, energizes and inspires. This region fascinates and attracts, it is impossible not to love it!

Race dates 2019: 02-07.06, 09-14.06, 16-21.06, 23-28.06, 30.06-05.07, 07-12.07, 14-19.07, 21-26.07, 28.07-02.08, 04-09.08, 11-16.08, 18-23.08, 25-30.08

1 day (Sunday)

Meeting at the railway station Chupa station (train No. 16, arrives at 04:00 (Moscow time) at car No. 10, sign "Pulonga - White Sea"), group transfer to the cottages "Pulonga" (17 km). The cottages are located on the shores of the White Sea on the outskirts of the small village of Nizhnyaya Pulonga, Loukhi district. Night meeting of guests, accommodation. Tea in the cottage. Rest after the road. Breakfast. Information cocktail. Walk along the seashore - acquaintance with the area. Tea after the walk. Free time. Dinner. Sauna on the seashore with a whisk and fruit drinks from forest berries (by room - 1 hour per room). Master class on making a souvenir with your own hands. Welcome dinner on the White Sea.

Day 2 (Monday)

Breakfast. Departure to the observation point (groups of 4 people), from where a bewitching panorama of numerous forest lakes and the surrounding taiga opens. Everyone will have the opportunity to take unforgettable photographs. Find and take with you beautiful stones-minerals on the dumps of the mine. Walk to the Pearl Lake, swimming, fishing from the shore (June-July), picking mushrooms, berries (August-September). Return to the cottage. Dinner. Rest. Picnic on the seashore: smoked fish, forest tea, sandwiches, wild lingonberry fruit drinks, cloudberries. Dinner.

Day 3 (Tuesday)

Breakfast. Departure by car to the lake for a hike in motor boats between beautiful rocky shores and islands. For those who are familiar with the management of a boat with a motor (if they have the relevant documents), if desired, briefing and independent management. Those who wish can go fishing. According to weather conditions, swimming, according to the season - berries, mushrooms. Picnic lunch by the fire. Return to the cottage. Dinner. (hiking for an additional fee - 1900 rubles / person for a group of 5 people = 9500 group / boat)

Day 4 (Wednesday)

Breakfast. Sea trip on a boat "Health is given by algae." Algae have more biological activity than terrestrial plants, as well as therapeutic and preventive properties. The route passes in Chupinskaya Bay around Oleniy Island with lunch outdoors in hiking conditions - one day will seem like a real trip full of impressions and emotions. Catching kelp from the sea with subsequent preparation of seaweed salad! Return to the cottage. Dinner.

Day 5 (Thursday)

Breakfast. Unforgettable eco-trip to the sea islands on a boat, with a lift high point With beautiful panorama to islands and water spaces, the possibility of observing wild belugas. A carpet of seaweed and salty air, rocks covered with mosses and trees pressed to the ground from harsh tests. You are in the North! You are on the White Sea!!!

Lunch by the fire on the seashore with your active participation (up to 6 hours, according to weather conditions), for a group of 5 people, to nearby sea islands, the cost is 1900 rubles per person. = 9500 rubles / boat; 2500 rub./person to distant islands = 12,500 rubles / boat. Return to the cottage. Dinner.

Day 6 (Friday)

Breakfast. Departure for road transport to the crossing of the Arctic Circle (60 km) - a photo for memory at the stele (a trip for an additional fee - 1200 rubles / person = 4800 rubles / group). The journey will continue to the rapids of the river Keret with tea under the seething streams. Tea. On the way back home check in the village. Chupa to the museum "Valitov stone", where he waits interesting story about local minerals and not only. Opportunity to purchase stone souvenirs. Return to the cottage. Dinner. Free time. Master class in the cottage for baking Karelian gates, those who wish can see the process and try their hand.

Festive dinner with the presentation of Diplomas on crossing the Arctic Circle.

Group transfer to the railway station Chupa station at 01:00 to the night train (point 15, 03:35).

Farewell to the White Sea. “It would not be an exaggeration to say that there is hardly a person who, having visited it at least once, will not keep an indelible impression of this meeting for the rest of his life, will not keep his love for this peculiar corner of our Motherland.” (Doctor of Biological Sciences V. Ya. Berger)

The cost of the tour for 1 person in rubles:

* - a floor is the level of one flight of stairs.

Cottage "Pulonga": 5-level wooden cottage, 7 guest rooms (double-glazed windows with mosquito nets, natural wood furniture, beds with orthopedic mattresses), toilet and shower on 1.3 levels (floor), mirror hall, fireplace hall (TV, home cinema, karaoke, furniture, fireplace), dining room (ground floor), toilet in the basement.

Maximum group 16 people. (12 people in a large cottage, 4 people in a small cottage).

The tour program may vary depending on the composition and preparedness of the group, as well as on meteorological conditions.

Mandatory familiarization of the tourist with the rules of residence in the cottage "Pulonga" and the list of necessary things.

Order additional trips when booking a tour. Payment upon arrival.

If you arrive / leave by other trains - night meeting / seeing off + private transfer 1200 rubles / passenger car.

Included in the price: accommodation, meals according to the program, walking tour along the sea coast, a boat trip "Health is given by algae", a trip to the observation point, night meeting / seeing off + group transfer of the railway station. Chupa - cottage - railway station. Chupa, a picnic on the seashore, a master class on baking gates, 1 sauna session for 1 hour per room, Diplomas on crossing the Arctic Circle (for those who crossed it).

Additionally paid: eco boat trip to the nearest sea islands - 1900 rubles per person (with a group of 5 people = 9500 rubles / boat), 2500 rubles / person. to distant sea islands = 12,500 rubles / boat; trip on motor boats on the lake - 1900 rubles per person (for a group of 5 people = 9500 rubles / boat); crossing the Arctic Circle (+ personalized Diplomas) with a stop at the rapids of the river Keret and a visit to the Stone Museum in the village. Chupa - 1200 rubles / person (for a group of 4 people - per passenger car= 4800 rubles / group); additional visit to the bathhouse - 1200 rubles / hour / 4 people, minimum order 2 hours, after 22:00 - 1500 rubles / hour. If you arrive / leave by other trains - night meeting / seeing off + individual transfer - 1200 rubles / car.

ATTENTION!!!

1. Sea fishing is driven by constantly changing tide times.

2. Boat trips and sea fishing are possible only under favorable weather conditions. In this regard, the order of the program can be changed and adjusted according to weather conditions, high tides without changing the volume of services provided.

In your free time, for an additional fee, you can order the following Additional services:

Eighth day: Nilmoguba village, Polar Circle dive center, white whales.

On this day, we continued to move north, we had to catch an excursion booked from Moscow to the dolphinarium in the village of Nilmoguba.

The village of Nilmoguba is an old Pomeranian village on the shores of the White Sea in the Loukhsky district of Karelia. It is located on the Arctic Circle, at the mouth of the Nilma River, which includes salmon. From the Arctic Circle stop on the Murmansk highway, a dirt road (30 km) leads to the village. The nearest place where railroad station- the village of Chupa.

most famous and popular place in the village - this is the dive center "Arctic Circle". It was built in 2002 by graduates of Moscow State University. Nilmoguba turned out to be the best place for underwater research. Many cozy wooden houses have been built at the station, and if there is no space there, you can rent a room or a house in the village. All kinds of underwater diving are carried out here - free diving, ice diving, etc. There are many at the station necessary equipment- cylinders, scuba gear, motor boats, snowmobiles, etc. The club also organizes expeditions to distant islands of the White Sea.

Thanks to the dive center, Nilmoguba came to life. Now about 10 families are wintering in it, the bridge has been repaired, a small shop has opened, the benefit of civilization is mobile connection- gradually covered Nilmoguba. Real estate in Nilmogube has now become very expensive.

In 2007, a joint project was launched between the Utrish Dolphinarium and the Polyarny Krug dive center to keep and train white whales in the coastal waters of the White Sea.

The maximum task for this project is to create a dolphinarium in natural environment"under open sky". Beluga whales - polar dolphins - were chosen to start the project. The dive center conducts excursions to the dolphinarium and snorkeling with beluga whales.

The weather was very difficult - a cold wind was blowing, it was constantly drizzling. It was difficult to take pictures even though my camera is not afraid of rain - but the lens is afraid of rain))

1. View of the bays of the White Sea from the dive center "Polar Circle".

2. From the dive center to the dolphinarium, there are such wonderful bridges.

3. A corral is visible in the sea (is that the name of the place where belugas live?), to which we will now swim.

4. Black White Sea.

8. Here is the “corral” (I will call it that)). The depth of the sea (and, accordingly, the paddock) in this place- 8 meters.

9. First, the instructor feeds the belugas.

10. Beluga whales constantly dive and disappear from view, then appear from the depths like ghosts, no, well, they really look like ghosts, if I didn’t know that white whales live here, let’s say, I would just sail on a boat along the White Sea and see this - I would definitely be scared, and how! (I'm generally shy).

11. Pay attention - against the background of the beluga whale, you can clearly see how many fry are in the sea!

12. I would have seen this just in the sea, outside the dolphinarium - and without further ado, I would have died of fear))

13. Very beautiful. In general, being next to belugas is a special kind of pleasure, somehow you are imbued with a sense of the harmony of life, or something. This is facilitated by the contrast - reliability, the massiveness of the water in which these giants who are at home move so calmly, and the piercing wind and rain on the surface on which we are already at home - it is comfortable to realize that they feel good, but not so much for us))

15. After the instructor, we fed the belugas. Wws and Lera.

A unique holiday program in Karelia on the White Sea in a cozy cottage "Pulonga"! The cleanest air and water, the silence of the North, the tranquility of the sea tides, and, of course, the white whales are the charming mistresses of the White Sea. Sea and lake fishing. Bathhouse on the seashore. Homemade food with dishes of Karelian and Russian cuisine.

Duration: 7 days / 6 nights
Tour dates
June: 06.06-12.06, 20.06-26.06, 27.06-03.07
July: 04.07-10.07, 11.07-17.07, 18.07-24.07
August: 01.08-07.08, 08.08-14.08, 15.08-21.08, 22.08-28.08, 29.08-04.09

1 day - Sunday
Meeting at the railway station of the Chupa station (train No. 016, arrives at 3 hours 50 minutes, at the car. No. 10, sign "Pulonga - White Sea"). Transfer to the cottage "Pulonga" (17 km). Meeting guests, accommodation in rooms of the selected category. Light snack from the road. Rest. Breakfast. Information cocktail in the hall. Getting to know the territory. A walk along the coast of the White Sea, a story about the flora and fauna of the North. Dinner. Free time. Sauna on the seashore (1 hour per room).
Dinner with musical welcome.

Day 2 - Monday
Breakfast. Departure to the observation point - the Khetolambino mine (groups of 4 people), from where a bewitching panorama of the taiga and numerous forest lakes opens. Everyone will have the opportunity to take unforgettable photographs and find beautiful stones - minerals on the dumps of the mine. Return to the cottage. Dinner. Rest.
Picnic on the seashore with a fish smoking master class. The menu includes hunting sausages and frankfurters, forest tea, sandwiches, forest juice from lingonberries or cloudberries. Dinner.

Day 3 - Tuesday
Breakfast. For an additional fee, departure to the dive center and the village of Nilma for an excursion to the belugas!!! The dive center trainer will talk about the behavior of these beautiful northern animals and show a little performance!!! Beluga whales are very sociable and love it when people come to them. Animals can be stroked and fed Cost - 2 480 rubles per person (for a group of 4 people). Dinner.
For an additional fee Snorkeling with beluga whales - swimming in a suit and mask with beluga whales. Beluga whales show interest in people, swim up close, ride on their backs. Communication with them in the water causes the most positive impressions. Cost - 2 800 rubles per person.
Return to the cottage. Dinner. Relax and discuss what you see!

Day 4 - Wednesday
Breakfast. Boat trip around Oleniy Island (groups of 6 people). Free time for walking and relaxing on the seashore, observing the sea tides.
Dinner. A master class on cooking the famous Karelian pies - kalitok, those who wish can see the whole process from start to finish, try their hand and work out their skills. Dinner.

Day 5 - Thursday
Breakfast. Free day. For an additional fee, departure for an excursion to the Solovetsky Islands. Cost - 3150 rubles per person. with a group of 4 people. Transfer to Kem (250 km), sea transfer to the island 2.5 hours. Sightseeing tour of the Central Manor of the Monastery The tour introduces visitors to the history of the Solovetsky Monastery, the Solovetsky Special Purpose Camp, the Training Detachment of the Northern Fleet and the Jung School. Tourists visit the territory of the central complex of the monastery, functioning temples, monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, objects of economic activity of the monastery, expositions (duration 3.5 hours). Dinner.
Return to the mainland. Departure to the cottage. Dinner at the cottage.

Day 6 - Friday
Breakfast. Dinner. Dinner. Free day. Sauna on the seashore (1 hour per room).
At extra charge:
- Unforgettable trip to the sea islands by boat, with a rise to a high point with a beautiful panorama of the islands and water expanses (12 hours).
Cost - 1 200 rubles per person. with a group of 6 people.
- 2-hour sea fishing in the Chupinskaya Bay of the White Sea for motor boat"Kazanka 5M" (included: boat rental, instructor services, life jackets, sea worms) - 1,200 rubles per person. (with a group of 3 people) + instructor (load capacity 500 kg) - 400 rubles per person. (for a group of 5 people)

Day 7 - Saturday
Early breakfast. Farewell to the White Sea. Group transfer to the railway station Chupa station (night train No. 015, train departure time 03:26).

Tour price per person

*the itinerary can be changed while maintaining the main elements of the program

Included in the price: accommodation, meals according to the program, walk along the seashore, boat trip, Khetolambino mine, transport service according to the program, 2 sauna sessions, 1 hour per room.

Before talking about the BELuga whale, about which there are so many rumors and legends, it is necessary to understand who the beluga whale is ... a dolphin or a whale. In different sources they speak of a whale, in others, as a dolphin. But it turns out everything is very simple: BELUKHA is a mammal and belongs to the family of dolphins of the suborder of toothed whales. Now, when clarity has been brought in, it is clear why the whales are CALLED THE POLAR DOLPHIN. And polar, because the habitats of the North Sea Arctic Ocean, and partly large northern rivers. It often enters rivers in search of food, climbing them hundreds of kilometers from the mouth. Beluga whales live in the White Sea in Karelia. In the waters of Russia, there are three subspecies of belugas - White Sea, Kara and Far Eastern. In summer, the white whale keeps near the coast, in the open sea, on clean water and among the ice.

Beluga whale feeds different types fish that stay in a flock. As well as crustaceans and cephalopods. In the White Sea it eats mainly cod-like fish, flounder, herring, and capelin. The mouth does not have enough prey, but sucks it in along with the flow of water.

The length of the beluga whale reaches 6 meters, and the weight is up to 2 tons. These are males, and females are slightly smaller.

The body color of an adult polar dolphin is white. The skin of a newborn cub is dark blue, almost black. Over time, it turns pale and acquires a grayish tint, which gradually begins to give off a delicate blue. The blueness fades and disappears completely at the age of 4-5 years. It is replaced by the white color, which remains in the animal until the end of its life. Beluga has a small head. It has a characteristic frontal protrusion, like all dolphins, but the nose is not beak-shaped, like other species. The polar dolphin also has well-developed muzzle muscles. Therefore, it seems to us that the white whale, changing expressions of the muzzle, rejoices, is sad ...

Beluga has a very durable, with excellent thermal insulation, skin. Its thickness reaches 2 cm. There is a thick layer of fat under the skin. This layer reaches a thickness of 15 cm and reliably protects internal organs from polar cold. Usually swims slowly, about 2 km per hour, and only in case of danger the speed can reach 25 km per hour. It swims well on its back and even backwards. It can descend to a depth of 300 meters, like all dolphins. Ability without air to withstand 15 minutes. While swimming, it emerges from the water at intervals of 2 minutes to take a breath of air.

The pectoral fins are wide, small relative to the body. The tail is powerful, but there is no dorsal fin. This is due to the specifics of the habitat, since among eternal ice such a formation on the back can only interfere.

With the onset of cold weather, belugas leave coastal zones and move to the edge of endless ice fields. They love large polynyas among the ice, which is due to the fact that they cannot stay under water for a long time without air.

Males seek the attention of ladies by arranging fights among themselves.

Beluga whales are pregnant for 14 months. Babies are often born in coastal zones at the mouths of rivers, where the water is warmer. The baby weighs about 70 kg, body length is about one and a half meters. Mother feeds the baby for a year and a half. These mammals live 35-40 years. In captivity, polar dolphins can live up to 45 years.

The white whale prefers to live in a flock. Packs are made up of many groups. In some such small formations, several females with cubs are combined, in others adult males gather together. In the spring, these animals tend to northern shores. Here, in narrow bays near the mouths of rivers, they spend all the warm season.

In the spring, these mammals have a molting period. The upper dead layer of the skin of the beluga whale is torn off with the help of small stones and pebbles. Animals rub against them with their large bodies, and the old skin slides into the water in whole patches. It is characteristic that animals spend the summer months throughout their lives always in the same places. That is, after the winter migration, they invariably return to where they were once born.

Beluga whales have two enemies. This polar bear and killer whale - the most powerful predators: one land, the second marine.

Images of beluga whales are found on the petroglyphs of the White Sea and are a confirmation of the communication between ancient people and whales.

The beluga whale makes a very diverse sound signals - whistling, screeching, muffled groans, chirping, screaming, gnashing, piercing scream, roar. They say that this is where the proverb "roars like a beluga" came from.

In addition to the ability to emit ultrasounds, with the help of which the beluga whale locates the depths of the seas, it is famous for its vocal abilities. Beluga whales can whistle, quack, make sounds that resemble an untuned symphony orchestra, and many others. And all this with a decent volume. It is even called the sea canary.

Finnish scientists and musicians therefore decided to study beluga whales in more depth. They are interested in: - Do beluga whales have their own "whale musical culture passed down from generation to generation, and what language do they use to communicate? Whale researcher Rauno Lauhakangas and musician Gari Saarimäki from Finland have been studying White Sea whales for many years, recording their lives on video. David Rothenberg tries to communicate with white whales through musical improvisation.

In Karelia, in the village of Nilma, there are excursions to belugas.

The article uses information and photos from open sources.