UGRA NATIONAL PARK

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About the project

UGRA NATIONAL PARK

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

National park Ugra excels at combination of nature and cultural-historical resources which stands out Ugra among other parks in Centra Russia region. Ugra National park territory has more than 200 tourist sights that are situated betwen picturesque forests, meadows, Ugra and Zhizdra rivers. Ugra river is a very historical spot where the Golden Horde retreated. The dense broadleaved forests of Zhizdra were natural shield wall protecting Moscow kingdom from attacks of steppe tribes. Going to Ugra national park you will visit to not only nature sights of Kaluzhskaya region but historical memorials. It is a famous Optyna Pustin monastery, Shamordinskiy monastery, Chertovo Gorodische (Town of Deavil), Obolenskiye manor, defensive fortresses and other ones.

💼 What the programme involves

Installation of defensive elements of Stolpitskaya fortress - wooden fence, gates, forest block, trench digging, construction of earthen shaft. All elements are built from logs, they must be brought to the working site - this is a hard physical work

🏠 Accommodation on site

Hotel of the park (simple accommodation), toilets and shower inside. Lake Lenivoye nearby. Cooking in turns in the summer kitchen.

📍 About the location

Visiting the famous spiritual centers of Russia - monasteries, the unique Town of Devil, an excursion to the Obolensky Manor, visitor centers and museums of the national park, master classes in traditional crafts.

⚠️ Requirements

Be ready for physically demanding work

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📅 Available sessions

AYA 2

13/07/2018 → 23/07/2018

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

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French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast, Russia

Russian Federation

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Russia Ruble (RUB / ₽)

Exchange rate

1 RUB = 0.010802 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Moscow Standard Time

Local time: 21:33 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

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📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English Russian