* March in Yamal is still winter, with frosts and blizzards, winds and snowfalls. The main feature of this time is a much longer daylight hours than in twilight January. And at this time it is customary to organize the main holiday of the indigenous people of Yamal – Reindeer Herder's Day. Reindeer teams come to villages and towns, they carry poles and fur coverings for the plague and the simple belongings of tundra and forest nomads. Entire towns of plague grow up on the banks of rivers, and reindeer herders in their best traditional clothes compete in speed, accuracy, skills and strength. In 2024, the village of Muzhi, located in the south-west of Yamal, opens a series of these bright holidays. This territory has long belonged to the ancestors of the Khanty, and in the first half of the 19th century, the Izhemsky Komi-Zyryans crossed the Ural Mountains with their reindeer and settled on the banks of the Little Ob River, next to the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, built in 1840. Incredibly, the village of Muji is even mentioned in Jules Verne's novel "Caesar Cascabel", whose characters visited here in 1868. Beautiful winter landscapes and an eco-friendly atmosphere attract guests who want to touch the local lifestyle of residents who have remained true to their traditions. It is generally believed that Yamal is a tundra and Nenets. But here you will see a different Yamal: with forests along the banks of the Ob River, where Khanty and Komi-Zyryans live. Reindeer Herder's Day in Muzh is an unforgettable event built on the centuries–old traditions of local peoples and amazing local history. An additional highlight will be given to it by the spring mood of your favorite holiday in early March! This trip will be a wonderful gift for the women you love! The tour includes traveling along the Salekhard – Muzhi – Salekhard route by car. The program includes a reindeer sledding parade, a national skills competition, exhibitions and master classes. The key elements of the competition in national sports are reindeer sledding, cross-country skiing, throwing tynzyan on a horse, triple national jump, sled jumping, tug of war and national wrestling.