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Itinerary type Enduro adventure
Travel area South Ural Mountains, approx. 1,100 miles to the East from Moscow: a safe travel area with broad police presence
Travel season June til August
Visa requirement Yes. Official invatation will be issued
Start-/end point Moscow
Arrival By airplane from Moscow to Ufa (pick-up service from airport Ufa)
Total duration 11 days (always from Sunday to Wednesday)
Riding days 9 days
Total riding distance Approx. 650 miles
Rental bikes KTM 450 EXC 2007, fully street-legal with third party insurance
Number of participants Min. 4; Max. 8 + 2 persons in support vehicle
Degree of difficulty Designed for riders with off-road experience
Off-road riding 95 %
Accomodation 10 accomodations with max. two persons per room/tent:
     - 2 acc. in the 4-star President Hotel
     - 3 acc. in well-kept, comfortable resorts
     - 2 acc. in simple wood-bungalows
     - 3 acc. in tents in the wild nature
Service personel Russian guide (speeks well English and German), driver/mechanic, cook
Support vehicle 4x4 truck „GAZ 38081“, 2008 (due to its excellent off-road capabilities also used by the Russian military)
Safety equipment GPS, satellite phones, radios, and maps by both guide and in support vehicle, comprehensive first aid set, emergency transport couch in the truck, motor saw
Camping equipment Double-roof tents, large self-inflatable mats (4 inch tick), gas cooker, gas heater, compressor fridge, mobile pavilion
Vaccination No special requirements; eventually vaccination against encephalitis, which can be transfered by the ticks