#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The first tourist flight to the North Pole has departed from Murmansk with tourists from Vietnam, Iceland and other countries, Morskiye Vesti Rossii reports.
The travelers have left for the Arctic on the nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy. There are 141 tourists on the flight, six of them are foreign. They will pass along the route Murmansk – Franz Josef Land archipelago – North Pole – Franz Josef Land archipelago – Murmansk.
Participants of the Arctic cruise will travel together with the well-known Russian extreme traveler Fedor Konyukhov and international master of sports Igor Potapkin. According to the tour operator’s official website, prices for the 12-day cruise range from 2.6 to 3 million roubles. The price includes the flight itself, transfer to Murmansk and hotel accommodation. According to the company, a similar Arctic route will be organized for tourists in 2025.
Earlier, This Is Taimyr wrote about Konyukhov’s plans to set another record at the North Pole. Twelve schoolchildren went to the Arctic on the Icebreaker of Knowledge. We also reported that our news portal Severny Gorod is among the eight best regional media in the country.
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Text: Denis Kozhevnikov, photo: Nikolay Shchipko
