Northern Lights on the 69th parallel

The Northern Lights are a unique natural phenomenon, flashes of light in the night sky. This show can last from a few minutes to several days. But the Arctic is not only the northern lights, it is also the icy waves of the Arctic Ocean, endless snow, illuminated by multicolored lights of the city in the polar night, Sami sleighs pulled by reindeer, affectionate smart huskies, snowmobile safaris in majestic winter huts. The North is calling!Day 1, 03.01.23: Arrival at Murmansk airport or railway station.

Meeting and transportation to the Meridian Hotel in the city center. Lunch is recommended at the hotel restaurant. Meeting with the guide at 15:00 and departure for a city tour, including an excursion on the first nuclear icebreaker "Lenin". At 18:00, return to the hotel. Overnight. Subject to a favorable forecast, in the evening the guide takes the group on a hunt for the Northern lights (for an additional fee).

Day 2, 04.01.23: Breakfast. At 09.00, departure from Murmansk. You have to drive through high plateaus, open to all winds, to reach the coast of the Barents Sea. Upon arrival in Teriberka, you will be shown the filming locations of the famous movie "Leviathan". Then you will descend to a wide sandy beach to see the unfrozen expanse of the Barents Sea. Lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, you will travel to the winter fjords of the Barents Sea, where you will go by sleigh for snowmobiles. You will see a beach of round stones, a frozen waterfall and guns of the coastal battery of the Great Patriotic War. Return to Murmansk in the evening. Overnight at the hotel. Subject to a favorable forecast, in the evening the guide takes the group on a hunt for the Northern lights (for an additional fee).

Day 3, 05.01.23: Breakfast. Departure to Husky Park at 09:30. You will learn the amazing history of the Siberian Husky breed, go to the aviaries and be able to chat with charming and intelligent dogs. You will visit the reconstructed Sami camp, get acquainted with the way of life and way of life of the Sami people, as it was more than a century ago. Then you will enjoy dog sledding through the forest and frozen lakes. During a lunch of national Sami dishes (ear on cream, venison, berry pie), you will listen to an interesting story about the northern nature and traditions of the peoples of the North. After a 3-hour program, transportation to Kirovsk to the Severnaya SPA Hotel in the city center. The accommodation includes 1.5 hours of stay in the SPA complex: swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, hammam. The complex is open from 8.00 to 22.00. Lunch is recommended in the hotel restaurant. Subject to a favorable forecast, in the evening the guide takes the group on a hunt for the Northern lights. (for an additional fee).

Day 4, 06.01.23: Breakfast. At 09:40, transportation to the Snow Village, to the beginning of a 3.5-hour snowmobile safari. You will drive through the through Kukisvum Valley connecting the northern and southern parts of the Khibiny. Under favorable weather conditions, you can climb the Vostochny Petrelius Pass, which offers a magnificent view of the valleys of the Malaya Belaya and Kuniyok rivers. Upon return, lunch at the Tirvas Sanatorium hotel near the Snow Village, followed by a guided tour of the Snow Village. This is a unique structure made of ice and snow, a magical winter country, palaces and labyrinths with ice paintings, figures and decorations. You can go downhill on cheesecakes and walk on giant skis, ride a huge plastic "banana" behind a snowmobile (for an additional fee). At 16:00 transfer to Murmansk to the Meridian Hotel. Subject to a favorable forecast, in the evening the guide takes the group on a hunt for the Northern lights (for an additional fee).

Day 5, 07.01.23: Breakfast. Transportation to the airport.

Program Specification:
Attractions of the program:

• Murmansk: the first nuclear icebreaker "Lenin"
• Lovozersky district: Husky Park (reindeer and dog sledding)
• Kirovsk: Snow Village, snowmobile safari
• Kirovsk: SPA complex in the hotel: swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, hammam
• the coast of the Barents Sea: waves of the Arctic Ocean, fjords, frozen waterfall, WWII artillery pieces
• Teriberka village: the filming location of the famous movie "Leviathan"

Accommodation:

• 3 nights in a double room at the Meridian Hotel**** in Murmansk
  
• 1 night in a double room at the Seevernaya Hotel*** in Kirovsk
  

Group size: 9-16 people

Duration: 5 days

Dates: 03.01 – 07.01.2023

Price:  69,000 rubles per person (surcharge for single accommodation 14700 rubles per person)

The price includes: placement

• transportation from Murmansk airport to Murmansk city and back
• transportation from Murmansk to Husky Park and then to Kirovsk
• transportation from Kirovsk to the Snow Village
• transportation from the Snow Village to Murmansk
• a trip to the Barents Sea and to the village of Teriberka with departure to the shore of the Barents Sea on a sled for a snowmobile
• Husky Park program, including dog sledding
• 3.5 hour snowmobile safari in the Khibiny mountain tundra
• 3-hour tour of the city of Murmansk, including a visit to the icebreaker "Lenin"
• entrance ticket to the Snow Village

For an additional fee: departure for the hunt for the Northern lights - 4000 rubles per person (transportation and services of a photographer guide are included)

Documents: passport, medical policy