Excursion to the Ural mountains (Uktus) in Ekaterinburg

Dear guests of Ekaterinburg!
We invite you to a exciting journey in the Ural mountains with a guide-geologist! But it does not need to pack a bag and go on a long journey. The Ural mountains are very close — within the city of Ekaterinburg and called Uktus. Their height is small and every tourist can climb to the top with amazing views of Ekaterinburg.

Excursion program:

09.30 — 10.00 a.m. meeting with the guide, transfer to the foot of the Ural mountains (Uktus mountains)

10.00 -11.00 a.m. a walk in the woods: the story of the origin of the Ural mountains, minerals and rocks

11.00 — 11.30 a.m.descent on a gentle slope of Uktus mountains, the story of the geological discoveries of Uktus mountains, about the difficult profession of geologist

11.30 — 12.00 p.m. master-class on work with a geological hammer

12.00 — 12.30 p.m. the descent to the dam. You will learn about the discoveries of iron ore in the mountains of the Uktus

12.30 — 01.30 p.m. the mountain walk. The story about the famous deposits of precious and semi-precious stones in the Urals, about famous miners and discoverers of deposits of the Urals

01.30 — 02.00 p.m. tea in the café at the foot of the mountain. Geological game with prizes from the Ural gems

02.00-02.30 p.m. transfer to the hotel.

The tour time tour can be changed.

Price: 2300 RUB/person for groups of 5 people.