Uray: Konda Riverbank and Oil History

Discover Uray through several specific themes: the promenade along the Konda, the history of the first oil field, and walking tours of the city. Together, they offer different perspectives on the place—from the riverbank and named stops around the city to historical and sports-related topics. For planning your trip, the first question is which of these aspects you would like to focus on.

Two walking tours of Uray

The “Pervye na Konde” walking tour follows the Konda riverfront promenade in Uray. The “Komsomoltsy – molodye stroiteli goroda” route runs from the Discoverers’ Square along I. P. Shestakov Street to MBOU SOSH No. 4. One tour follows the riverbank, while the other visits named stops around the city. You can choose based on what interests you more: the Konda or a route through parts of the city’s history.

If you would like to include one of these tours in your plans, check in advance whether it is offered on your travel dates.

Sukhoy Bor: Oil history on the Konda riverbank

The historic “Sukhoy Bor” complex is associated with the first oil field and is located on a high bank of the Konda. An excursion goes to this site. The complex opened to visitors in 2004, marking the 40th anniversary of Shaim oil. This date places its history as a visitor attraction in context; if you are planning a visit, check in advance whether it is currently accessible.

The complex brings together two specific points of interest: its location on the Konda and the history of oil production.

Silava nearby

Near Uray, the “Silava” ethnographic village is located on the grounds of the “Ely Khotal” community. It is 13 km from Uray in the direction of Polovinka, at the site of the abandoned Mansi village of Silava. Alongside Uray’s routes and historic sites, this adds a distinct nearby point of interest: an ethnographic village located at an abandoned village site.

The city and sports as another tour theme

The “Uray sportivny” tour runs near a group of modern sports facilities in Sportivny Skver. The guide talks about these facilities and offers visits to the city stadium, the Dvorets sporta “Start,” and Uray Arena. Unlike the routes along the Konda and through named city stops, this tour focuses on sports facilities and the visits offered by the guide. Check whether the tour is currently available before making plans.

Regional context: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

In the wider travel destination of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Samarovsky Chugas Nature Park is located in Khanty-Mansiysk. It protects particularly valuable natural complexes, rare plants and animals, pristine forests, and unique landscapes at the confluence of the Ob and Irtysh. Its aims also include creating conditions for regulated recreation and environmental education.

Khanty-Mansiysk also has distinctive cultural and historical attractions: the collections of the Museum of Nature and Man include more than 100,000 records of Yugra’s history and culture. The Museum of Geology, Oil and Gas displays minerals, materials related to geological exploration, paleontological finds from the region, and equipment used by geologists and oil workers. At the Torum Maa open-air museum, an educational excursion follows a hunting trail and explores the hunting tools of Indigenous peoples.

Surgut offers another regional highlight. The Monument to the Founders of the City is a bronze group of four figures: Prince Fyodor Boryatinsky, voivode Vladimir Onichkov, a Cossack carpenter, and an unnamed priest. The nature park, museums, open-air museum, and monument are quite different from Uray’s local attractions, offering further distinct cultural and nature-related interests to explore.

Choose accommodation to suit the focus of your trip

If Uray itself is the focus of your trip, search for a holiday rental in Uray and choose among its local attractions related to the Konda, oil history, and walking tours. If you would rather focus on the museums mentioned in Khanty-Mansiysk or the monument in Surgut, treat those places as separate destinations.

Discover more destinations: Khanty-Mansiysk, Mezhdurechensky, Nizhnesortymsky, Raduzhny, Sovetsky, Izluchinsk, Surgut, Promyshlennaya Zona Pionernaya.

See the wider travel overview: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.