Ethnopark "Nomad" - a piece of real tundra in the suburbs

Have you been fascinated and fascinated by stories about the life of nomadic people since childhood? Today you can go on a visit to the peoples of the North, without going far from Moscow. Just 10 kilometers from the Moscow region of Sergiev Posad there is a unique ethnopark "Nomad". Here you can see the traditional dwellings of different nationalities and get acquainted with the bearers of different cultures.

Installation for tourists or lifestyle?

As you know, thematic museums and all kinds of reconstruction are today a fashionable entertainment attraction. So is the ethnopark "Nomad" - this is also another "decorative" village for tourists? Answer to this question can be both affirmative and negative. Of course, the northern nomads in the suburbs did not appear by chance, but in order to receive visitors and acquaint them with the peculiarities of their culture and traditions. However, this ethno park will not be called exclusively entertaining. Its main task is popularization and acquaintance of the population with the traditions of small nationalities. In the open-air museum , the real Northerners work and almost always live, and not specially made-up actors. During the tour, you can hear from the first mouth a lot of interesting facts and exciting stories. Of course, during a visit to the park you will not get bored. Since the theoretical part of the excursion is completely intertwined with the practical. Here you can try national cuisine, sit in a nomad's dwelling or participate in an unusual master class dedicated to one of the folk arts.

Population of ethnopark

On the territory of the complex, excursions are conducted by guides who understand the subject under discussion, like no other. Alla Nabutova, the hostess of the plague, is nationality kumandinka and she is very proud of this, since there are about 2000 people left in this country today. This is in the "Nomad" Alla walks in the national clothes of the Nenets ladies and gladly treats the guests with national dishes. In the main profession, this amazing woman is a journalist, the author of a project dedicated to the small nationalities of the Russian North.

Hadri Okotetto is a real nomad, Nenets by birth, whose family moved to a settled way of life only to the first class of his son. Today he also works as a correspondent and often acts as a consultant on the issues of Nenets culture and way of life.

Umka Kaipanau is a sea chukcha, with the greatest pleasure he talks about the traditional dwelling of his people - the yaranga, and also happily visits the neighboring Kyrgyz and Mongolian yurts. Come to the ethnopark "Nomad" - and you can personally communicate with all these wonderful people and learn many new and interesting things about life in the tundra.

Sightseeing tour

A unique complex under the open sky occupies the territory corresponding to the average size of the village. Here are just the houses here are very unusual. These are: plague, yarangi, as well as Kazakh, Mongolian and Kyrgyz yurts. In addition to residential buildings, there is also a public catering - a tea yurt (here you can also have a snack) and a nomadic coffee house. The ethnopark "Nomad" is famous for its zoo. In spacious enclosures, hand-held camels live here, curiously leaning their heads toward each visitor in anticipation of a treat, and the Mongolian yaks, because of their huge horns, seem more dangerous. And geese, goats and donkeys calmly roam the whole territory of the complex.

Additional services and activities

Regularly in the ethnopark there are various concerts, national holidays and other events. During such events, you can see rituals of communication with spirits, listen to national songs and even participate in the dances of northern peoples. It also offers the ethnopark "Nomad" (Sergiev Posad) to all wishing to participate in unique master classes. During the lessons you can master the original craft techniques and create a unique souvenir for your memory. Additional services of the complex include: dog and reindeer sleigh rides, feeding animals from their hands (feed can be bought only on site). Also on the territory of the ethnopark, national drinks and dishes are served at an additional cost, you can buy souvenirs or hold a photo session in the costumes of the peoples of the North.

Where is the "Nomad" and how much is the entrance ticket?

The exact address of the ethno park: Moscow region, Sergiev Posad district, the village of Khotkovo. The nearest landmark is the village of Morozovo. Now you know where the ethnopark "Nomad" is. How to get to this amazing place? If you go on a trip by private car, you should drive along the Yaroslavl highway 45 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road. By public transport - to the city of Sergiev Posad (suburban electric trains or buses / shuttles from Moscow), then to the village of Khotkovo. The admission fee is 250 rubles for adults, 150 for children, visitors under 7 years old are free of charge accompanied by their parents.

Reviews of visitors to ethnopark

The Moscow region of the tundra leaves incredible impressions. Everything here seems so realistic and real that it is difficult to describe in words. According to visitors, when you go to the ethnopark, the Moscow region seems very far away, and it is impossible to believe that you have come to this place without an air flight or a long train journey. Excursions are conducted in an informal atmosphere. Animals can be touched and fed, which is especially popular with children. On the territory, photography is allowed (and encouraged). Ethnopark "Nomad" reviews are positive among the vast majority of visitors, it is difficult to find who was here and was dissatisfied.