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Rafting in Ukraine
   
Weekend on a river, 2-8
days
Two
days rafting trip along river Cheremosh.
Price: 30$ per person per day + transport expensses.
Season: May - September.
Apply at least 2 weeks before the start of the
trip. Dates are flexible for group applications.
The combination of Black and White Cheremoshes is the most appropriate option for the raftsmen.
The Cheremosh and its tributary usually have short turbulent
floods with rapid changes of the water level. The Black Cheremosh is
more affluent than the White Cheremosh. The route passes by
Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi towns. Cheremosh is a right-hand
tributary of the Prut river - formed by confluence of the Black and
White Cheremoshes. The total length of Cheremosh river is 80 km, Black
Cheremosh - 87 km, White Cheremosh - 50 km. These are typically
mountain rivers with a slight incline and rapid race (from 8 to 20+
km/h).
Programme:
Day 1.
Staple
(the procedure of catamarans assembly and
camp setting). Start of rafting from Dzembronia village to "tartak"
(the Ukrainian name of saw-mill). Here we will train you to operate with the paddles
and catamarans, and if you are brave and fearless - also with
the classical water obstacles: the breathtaking water rapids,
"barrels" and "shyvery". We guarantee the absence of dry
cloth and a lot of emotions and impressions.
Day 2.
We will float from the Mariken dam. Nothing serious some 40 km. Today you will
experience yesterday's rapids, "barrels" and "shyvery" - but three times more. Our way will be not far from the
Ukrainian-Romanian border, so don't forget the passports.
Day 3.
Let
us give some rest to the hands and paddles, and involve our legs - we
are going for a small walk to the Pip Ivan Mountain over the Smotrych
Mountain. At the Pip Ivan's top we'll see the building of the higher
former mountainous meteorological station in Ukraine - so called White
Elephant. If good luck and fine weather accompany us, then from the top
we'll see a small part of Ukraine - some 50 km forward. However, we
can't assure the weather conditions - somebody can burn in the sun,
catch thermal impact or get frost-bitten. But we still hope to come
back to the camp on the same day - here the hot "russian bania" will be
waiting for us, and we'll be cooling in the Cheremosh' waters.
Day 4.
We
will change our camp's location, pack our equipment on the catamarans,
and, like the true water tourists, float to the Usterik - 40 km by the
river. On our way we will meet some small water obstacles and admirable
landscapes.
Day 5.
In Usterik we'll leave the autonomic
camp, and by the local cross-country vehicle GAZ-66 going to the Marien
dam. Be ready for the windy trip. The White Cheremosh, during the
high-water period, will surprise us much more than the Black one. The
40 km of the float contains rapids, canyons, water "barrels" and other
obstacles, which you will overcome till the end of the trip.
Day 6.
If
you enjoyed the previous day and if you want to improve yourself in
managing catamaran, yourself or your screw - we'll repeat the Day 5.
Day 7.
We will turn the camp off and
float to Vyzhnytsia (35 km). The river goes through the beautiful
Bukovyna, the flowing isn't too rapid, so you'll have enough time to
enjoy the amazing landscape. In Vyzhnytsia we'll run the antistaple
(the procedure, opposite to that mentioned on the first Day), than pack
our bags and equipment and return to Lviv.
The tour cost includes:
Instructors, raft rental: 2- or 4-sits catamarans, food (twice per day at the camp and once on the water), tents and group
equipment.
The tour cost does not include:
Additional personal equipment rental (e.g. sleeping bag), special
clothing and footwear for rafting, insurance for foreign citizens.
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