If you love the wild and find a package tour or a regular camping trip boring and banal, then maybe you should try something a little more extreme. For example, rafting down the rivers of Siberia.
Water tourism
River rafting is a kind of sports tourism. This is a hike, the route of which goes along the rivers, and the person himself spends most of his time sitting in a boat (in a kayak, kayak, raft, catamaran). It may seem that it is physically easier than hiking: you don’t have to walk carrying heavy backpacks, you can just sit and admire the surrounding beauty. However, in reality, the physical preparation necessary for the rafting should be quite good.
Water routes can vary in difficulty, from easy, which even inexperienced people can pass, to very difficult, which few people can pass or which have never been completed yet, including waterfalls, canyons and other dangerous obstacles.
Also, water trips differ in duration: they can be either one-day or very long -weeks or even months.
Depending on the complexity and duration of the rafting, different equipment is needed. For an hour-long water trip along the nearby river, you can use an ordinary inflatable boat and simple clothes, but for multi-day rafting, the number of necessary things increases: this is a supply of provisions, and tents, and sleeping bags, and change of clothes, and all this must be hermetically packed. The most extreme routes in Russia are rafting on the rivers of Siberia. Due to their length and complexity, they are interesting for professionals who can show and hone their skills, but beginners can also find a suitable route for themselves.
Feature of traveling in Siberia
Siberia is famous for its vast territory and untouched nature, and this makes traveling around this region a special charm and unusualness. Here you can visit truly wild and deserted places, take a break from everyday worries, society and the noise of the metropolis. Rafting on the rivers of Siberia allows you to feel like a part of pristine nature, enjoy its beauty and power. However, this remoteness from civilization has its drawbacks.
Firstly, if you live in the European part of Russia, then you will need a fairly large amount of time and money to get to the place of the trip. And even if you are already in Siberia, first you need to get to where the water part of the route begins. Depending on the transport accessibility of the starting point of the rafting and on your financial capabilities, thiscan be done by car, on horseback, on an all-terrain vehicle, on foot. Often, when rafting along the rivers of Siberia, you can get to some hard-to-reach place only by helicopter.
Secondly, since rafting usually takes place in deserted places, it will be difficult for you to get help if you have a problem or an accident. Therefore, you do not need to go on a solo rafting along the rivers of Siberia without an instructor if you do not have much experience in this type of tourism.
Who will be interested in Siberian river rafting
River tourism can be of interest to those who already have experience of camping life, and those who have never gone hiking before. It can be a wonderful family vacation, bringing children and parents together, teaching them to deal with difficulties together. For lovers of fishing, rafting on the rivers of Siberia can provide an opportunity to reach the most inaccessible corners and fish in ecologically clean places where the fish is not poisoned by harmful substances that enter the water. For photographers - the opportunity to get rare photos of wild animals and natural beauties.
