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PRICE
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1290 euros for scientifits / lecturers
1190 euros for students
25 days of excursions for 30 participants
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Soil-Ecological Excursion
through all ecozones of Western Siberian Plain:
from steppe (near Kazakhstan border)
to tundra (near the Arctic Ocean coast)
German students can receive a financial support from the DAAD. Please check the procedure.
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MAPS & ROUTES
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PHOTOS:
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GENERAL PICTURES
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ITINERARY:
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INCLUDED IN PRICE
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1. Accompaniment of the group by interpreters and scientific guids
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2. All transfers during the excursion
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3. Three meals a day
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4. All costs for activities (visit museums, national parks, bannyas, excursions guids for special events,...)
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5. 3% of sponsoring for education program for Siberian children (more info...)
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NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE
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1. International air-fare to Omsk
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2. Passport and Visa fees
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3. International insurance
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4. Additional meals, alcohol drinks and extra accommodation.
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(more info about additional costs...)
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ACCOMMODATION & FOOD
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1. Tents (please provide your own equipment)
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2. Typical Russian and Buryiat Dishes
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3. Special meals for vegetarian
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS
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Transports: Bus or Minibus
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International flights: please note that the excursion starts in Omsk airport and finishes in Novyi Urengoi airport.
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Itinerary modifications: Some modifications can be made on the itinerary because of climate conditions, and in the case of changing of international flights. The SIEI Baikal Tours reserves the right to alter the itinerary.
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BOOK NOW
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N.B.: In case of unpredictable changes on exchange rate between euros, dollars and rubles, or on current prices for good, gas, etc...., the exact price of the excursion will be known by the end of spring 2006.
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Please also note that since the beginning of our activitym, we have never resorted to this procedure.
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The excursion covers all latitude bio-climatic zones from dry steppe near Kasachzstan border to bay coast on the Arctic Ocean through aspen-birch forest-steppe, subtaiga, typical Siberian taiga with three subzones (southern, middle and northern) to forest-tundra and southern part of tundra zone on one of the biggest accumulation lowland in the world - West Siberian Plain.
 The field trip is aimed at demonstrating the real potential of ecosystems undisturbed by human activities as reference objects for ecological research in the developed countries to solve current problems on long-term development of the biosphere. The main focus is soil formation processes resulting from the interaction between climate, vegetation and geological substrata, interesting geographical conditions and experimental sites, not to mention research projects in various regions. You can see specifics of soil formation and ecosystem succession under continental climate conditions as well as the impressive wealth of unaltered or virtually untouched landscapes of great beauty compared with agricultural and forest lands. During the trip you can encounter a lot of soil types. Most of these soils are presented by unique local varieties and have  different signs of cryogenic processes.
One of the complimentary aims of the excursion is to enable an interdisciplinary exchange of experience and knowledge, to get beyond the language barrier and to  promote scientific co-operation with the Russian colleagues.
Experienced Russian scientists (a soil specialist, a geo-botanist, and a landscape scientist) are on hand to provide you with any information. Since opinions and interpretations usually differ among participants, the outcome is often a highly instructive, expert debate. Organizers have already had 8 years of experience in carrying out the  excursions.
Both excursion route and focus of scientific commentary can be changed a bit, in case the majority of excursion participants wish to do so due to their specific interests.
Scientists and students specializing in ecology, soil science, botany, geomorphology and any related disciplines are welcome . 
Ideally, the group would be made up of 40% undergraduates, 40% graduate students and at least 2 lecturers, to do justice to both educational aims of the trip and academic interaction.
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Please, feel free to contact us
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in Austria
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in Russia
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Dr. Prof. Andreas Richter
Department of Chemical Ecology & Ecosystem Research; Faculty Center of Ecology, University of Vienna; Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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Dr. Pavel A. Barsukov
Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, 18 St. Sovetskaya, Novosibirsk, 630099, Russia
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Tel.: +43 1 4277-54252
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Tel.: + 7 (3832) 225 088
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Email: Andreas.Richter@univie.ac.at
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Email: pavel-b@inbox.ru
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