Located on the right bank of Ob River, is the city of Nizhnevartovsk. The city has the honor of being the second largest city in Khanty-Mansi Automous Okrug, Russia.
What makes this city worth visiting is the climate as the temperature can drop to -50 degrees. In such a whether the inhabitants build ice packs and play areas with snow. Ice sculptures are also made here. Most of them depict the image of Father Frost who is the Russian Santa.
Nizhnevartovsk Airport is located at a distance of 4 km in the northwest direction from it. You can car hire at the airport to enter the city where you can enjoy skating or making snowman with your children.
The fame of Nizhnevartovsk
Nizhnevartovsk is famous for shopping. Car hire from Nizhnevartovsk Airport and go to as many malls as you can. The “Service Center” is the most suitable place for shopping. Food court, food store, gym and fitness centre is also located inside the Service Center.
The Aliesha Sculpture
It is a sculpture of a worker holding a torch in his hand. The Aliesha sculpture is located on the crossroads of the highways. Don’t forget to take pictures of you standing beside the sculpture.
Nearby Tourist Cities
As you leave the airport on your rented car, you can visit various tourist cities.
- Surgut: It is 172 kilometers away from Nizhnevartovsk. You can reach Surgut in 2 hrs and 14 minutes.
- Pokachi: Pokachi is 96 kilometers from Nizhnevartovsk. Your rented car will take you to Pokachi in 1 hr and 24 minutes.
- Megion: It is only 26 kilometers away. You can reach Megion in less than 30 minutes.
- Lokosovo: The city of Lokosovo is 96 kilometers away from Nizhnevartovsk. Even if you are left with a single day of vacation, you can visit Lokosovo and have an exciting experience.
- Raduzhnyy: It is 138 kilometers away. Drive on your rented car to reach this city in 1 hour and 47 minutes.
- Poykovskiy: Having a day at hand, you can head to Poykovskiy to have fun. It is 176 kilometers away from Nizhnevartovsk.
When you reach Nizhnevartovsk Airport, don’t think that you will be visiting a single city. A lot of cities that are located near Nizhnevartovsk should not be missed. Being on a vacation means that you have time and thought to have fun and visit all the new places.
