Feel Russia

20/11/2017

Thinking of the summertime and nature experiences

28/10/2017

Museum, made by local enthusiast. All stuff is from 1930s-2000s, collected through years, a lot of gifts came from visitors. Industrial machines, vehicles, school class, housewares and many more. Great place to get acquainted with russian and soviet culture!

04/10/2017

Heading to Moscow to get challenged at 1st national TV channel show with our 'Trip in the dark experience' #первыйканал

27/09/2017

Our guest and good friend Sydney made a footage of her experience with trip in the dark in Yekaterinburg city, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TiRMHFiLd8

The first stop of our three weeks travel along the Trans-Siberian was Yekaterinburg. We couchsurfed at Kirill's place and had an excursion with his friend Vl...

31/08/2017

Short but inspiring review from italian girl Sydney, she and her friend are shooting videos for their blog, so there will be a full length video of their trip soon!

27/08/2017

Ural nature is well known for its beauty, marvellous forests and mountains, thousands of lakes and fresh air.

Picnic in the dark is a unique opportunity to feel nature much closer, taste its flavour and merge with the harmony of ural landscapes.

We will travel to one of the finest corners of the region on the riverside of the Chysovaya river.

Duration: 5 hours

Quantity of guests: 1 or 2

Trip contains:

- transfer to the location and back on the comfortable car
- walk in the dark through the forest, where an air is full of flavours of trees, berries and bird’ songs
- orienteering master-class in the forest in complete darkness using special devices
- “The science of smelling” quest
- chilled out boattrip with an instructor
- visiting the forest zoo and feeding animals
- dinner in the dark in a café, pier or right on the boat
- guide and instructor services all the way long.

You put the mask upon arrival to the location and take it off in the boat after completing all of the activities. Then we go backwards with our eyes open and you repeat your experience in the other way!

Why you should do this:

Meet new world of blind people and discover how happy life in complete darkness looks and feels like
Get new emotions by merging with nature harmony using just smell, taste and tactile sensation
Have a memorable date with you beloved person, friend or colleague, learn how to interact and feel each other without light
Gain new abiities and skills in our orienteering master-class and quest
Have an unforgettable and active time on the fresh air, riding the boat, feeding animals in the forest zoo and chatting with our guides and instructors.

Don’t hesitate, just go!

27/08/2017

Trip in the dark is a city tour with your eyes closed (by wearing a special mask). During this tour you will immerse into the other side of the world, filled with sounds, smells, tactile sensations and other new unforgettable impressions! The route goes through the streets of the Yekaterinburg city. You will have an opportunity to use public transportation, ride a subway and have a lunch in a russian style cafe. Everything will be happening in a complete darkness.
Duration is 2,5 hour
Quantity of guests: 1 or 2
Tour contains:
- Excursion on the central streets of the city
- Orienteering master-class: learn orienteering techniques, how to navigate in the city in complete darkness, stories about how blind people travel in the world
- Acquaintance with modern technologies for blind users (speaking phone, currency identifier, navigator for blind people)
- Public transortation ride (subway), fare is included
- Dinner in complete darkness in a russian style café (there is an option for vegetarian people as well), 4-6$/per person, not included.

Trip in the dark is an opportunity to feel the world in a different way, look at your experience from the other angle, may be solve a problem or make a step forward to achieve your goals. Meeting new world and new emotions will definitely give you piece of strength and energy.

The guides are:
Vladimir Vaskevich, sertified coach, master-class in the dark guide and traveller. Blind from birth but never gave up, transformed his disability into advantage. For now has visited 20+ countries hitchhiking, by yacht, bike and by foot. Ready to share his optimism and life-loving attitude with you!
Kirill Carpente, unusual city spots lover and guide, couchsurfing guru and translator, traveller. He will make some pictures of your trip.

Trip in the dark is an unforgettable journey into non-standart perceprtion of the world! DM for booking!

19/08/2017

Its the city celebration day today, lots of activities in the city spaces, music, food, exhibitions, social aspects. View from the highest city building on the 294th anniversary of the city centre

17/08/2017

Review from the trip in the dark experience with Will from New Zealand and Helen from the UK

17/08/2017

Short video from the trip in the dark experience with Will from New Zealand and Helen from the UK