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Polar Dawns (3 days)

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3 d
200 km


the first day:Route of the day: Murmansk.



On the first day of the tour, you will be able to go on a sightseeing tour of the city of Murmansk and get acquainted with its main attractions. On this day, you will be able to see and take photos of the world's first vessel with a nuclear power plant — the nuclear icebreaker Lenin, as well as visit the lighthouse — memorial to sailors who died in peacetime from a real fragment of the Kursk submarine cabin installed on its territory. You will have the opportunity to admire the Orthodox Church of the Savior on the Waters and the naval cathedral under construction nearby. Memorial to the Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Second World War (Alyosha), visit the best observation deck overlooking Murmansk and the Kola Bay with ocean liners on the roadstead, as well as the monument to "Those who Know How to wait" — a monument to a woman waiting for her sailor to return.After a fascinating tour of the surroundings of the city of Murmansk, a delicious hot lunch awaits you.In the evening we propose to go on an exciting "Hunt for the Northern Lights". We will visit the best locations of the Murmansk region to search for "Aurora Borealis". The best and unforgettable views of the northern nature and, of course, the most wonderful of nature — the Northern Lights are waiting for you.


The Second Day:Route of the day: Murmansk — Teriberka — Murmansk.



On the second day of the tour you will go to the Pomeranian village called "Teriberka". It is located in the Kola district of the Murmansk region, on the banks of the river of the same name, 125 km from Murmansk. During the tour You will learn the history of the Teriberka settlement, see the present of the village and look into its future! You will be able to see a beautiful waterfall that carries its stormy waters directly into the ocean, as well as visit the lair of the "Stone Dragon", of course, if the sea allows. You will be able to visit the filming locations of the movie "Leviathan", see the cemetery of old wooden carbases, the bed of an ancient river, the first weather station in the Kola North, founded in 1893. You will be able to visit the "Eggs of the Stone Dragon" beach and the beautiful Teriberskaya Bay and numerous modern installations.During the tour, you will have a hearty picnic on the shore of the Arctic Ocean.If in the evening of the first day the forecast did not allow us to leave for Hunting, we will do it today and go on an exciting "Hunt for the Northern Lights". We will visit the best locations of the Murmansk region to search for "Aurora Borealis". The best and unforgettable views of the northern nature and, of course, the most wonderful of nature — the Northern Lights are waiting for you.


Third Day:Route of the day: Murmansk — Sami Village — Murmansk.



On the third day of the tour you will have an excursion to The Sami village. You will get acquainted with the culture and life of the Sami people, perform the ritual of sacrifice according to the ancient rite (you need to have coins of 10, 50 kopecks with you), take part in Sami games: throwing nyartala (lariat), Sami pal (Sami ball). In addition, you will have a pleasant acquaintance with reindeer, you will be able to feed them and take photos with them in national clothes. You will also have lunch at the national cafe "Petroglyphs" with traditional dishes: "lim" (salmon soup), venison with buckwheat (for an additional fee) drink "pakula" (national herbal tea), black tea, sugar, lovozersky bread.


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