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We handle the logistics. You get the North
NORVEL is a team from Arkhangelsk that has been taking guests where no roads go since 2022. Two lodges of our own, our own helicopters, our own guides.
- 2022NORVEL’s first season. Arkhangelsk
- 2lodges of our own: the Megra in the taiga and Kanin Nos in the tundra
- 3helicopters of our own: Robinson R66, Gazelle, AS350 B2
- 10films about our rivers, made by well-known filmmakers
Four kinds of trips, one team
We open up the Russian North to our guests: fishing for Atlantic salmon and Arctic char, spring and fall goose hunting, expeditions across the tundra and along the coast of the Arctic Ocean.
We started with fishing on the Megra. Then we built the only lodge on the Kanin Peninsula, bought helicopters and brought together a team of guides, hunting guides and cooks. Today that means two lodges, three helicopters and a season that runs from late January to October.
Our emblem is the guriy—a cairn, the pile of stones travelers in the North use to mark the way. Come across one in the tundra and you know that others have passed this way before you, and the route is proven. That is exactly what we give our guests.
The people you’ll spend your trip with
Guides, hunting guides, pilots and cooks—all our own, from Arkhangelsk and the North.
What we promise every guest
The contract says it all
Helicopter, house, meals, guides, tackle and licenses—each one a line in the contract. No hidden charges.
We reply within 30 minutes
9 am – 9 pm Moscow time (GMT+3). We explain how the trip works and what you won’t have to worry about.
We don’t fly if the pilot has doubts
The pilot decides whether to fly. If the weather won’t allow it, we wait for a window or reschedule the trip.
We take no more than the license allows
We respect nature and the people who live here. We arrange the licenses ourselves, and the catch stays within them.
10 films
Andrey Pitertsov, Roman Baikov, Vladimir Korytko, the Forshmak YouTube channel and the Dikiy TV channel.
Who we are, officially
I still can’t quite take it all in. You’re completely cut off from civilization—there are no roads, the only way in is by helicopter—and yet everything is really comfortable. A superb dining room, excellent food, a banya. It’s just an hour and twenty minutes from Moscow and forty minutes by helicopter, and you’re in a completely different world.
Let’s talk
Tell us which part of the North you’re drawn to, and we’ll suggest where to begin.