This course takes the participant from Moscow by air to Norilsk in the Taimyr Peninsula in arctic Siberia for a 27 day boat trip up the Yenisei River to the Sayan Mountains. Several major ecological zones will be traversed, starting with the tundra zone, and traveling south through the various stages of the taiga forest, ending the trip in steppes and desert. Lectures and field trips will be given by professors of Moscow Sate University, regional scientists, and by excursion leader, Dr. Dolf Harmsen of Queen's University. Research institutes and wildlife reserves and parks will also be visited. This covers the airfare from Moscow to Norilsk and back from Kizil to Moscow, and all essential expenses for the duration of the course.
Participants are responsible for their travel to and from Moscow.
It is connected with the capacity of ships and buses. Moscow Arrive in Moscow. Transfer to the hotel. Leisure evening to relax and explore. Day 2 Moscow Breakfast in cafe.