In Yamal, the Ingilor Nature Park is becoming a major attraction for tourists. Since the beginning of the year, more than five thousand tourists have visited local wildlife sanctuaries and reserves. Over four thousand of them explored the Ingilor trail routes, Andrey Garanin, Deputy Governor of YNAA and Director of the Regional Department of Natural Resources and Environment, told a press conference. This is reported by Sever-press.

The official reminded that visits to the district's specially protected natural areas can be arranged from any region of the country through the Yamal Internet platform of the Unified Cartographic System. In fact, 98% of all permits issued this year were requested through this resource. An automated response is usually sent to the applicant's e-mail within three minutes.

'Protected areas are an integral part of Yamal's tourism industry,' emphasised the head of the specialised department. 'Our main task is to make them accessible to travellers without damaging the ecosystem.'

According to Andrey Garanin, a new tourist route called 'Harbey' was opened in Ingilor this year. The 85-kilometre trail runs through the unique landscapes of the Polar Urals. The route is fully equipped with gazebos, tables, campfire sites, wooden platforms for tents, toilets and rubbish bins. Navigational posts are provided for ease of travel. The route culminates in a sanitary heating module where travellers can wait out bad weather.

'The main places in the nature park that people aspire to visit are the Rai-Iz and Pusierka mountains, Nephritovaya Valley, Hadatayoganlor Lake and the world's largest musk ox nursery. More or less clear routes have already been created here, and it's possible to travel by all-terrain vehicles,' added Andrey Garanin.

In 2024, volunteers from the Green Arctic expedition cleaned Ingilor for the first time. They dismantled eight dilapidated structures and collected 75 tons of scrap metal.

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