Winter holidays in the Murmansk region

A long but mild polar winter, pure snow, which lies for more than eight months a year, attracts many. Tourists come here for real winter fun: downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling, reindeer and dog sledding.

In total, there are 11 ski resorts operating in the Murmansk region, which have already started their season.

Snowmobile tours will help you enjoy the real northern landscapes and unity with nature. Tour operators offer short walks and multi-day tours of the Khibiny and Lovozersk Mountains, from the White Sea to the Barents Sea.

The Northern Lights Hunters tours are particularly popular. At the same time, tours are organized both by snowmobiles and simply by buses with stops in places where you can see the Northern Lights. In the village "Aurora Village", which is located 49 km from Murmansk in the direction of Teriberka, you can book a house and watch the Northern lights without leaving it.

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of universal fun and experience all the delights of a real northern flavor with your children: visit the residence of Santa Claus in the Lapland Nature Reserve, ride dog and deer sleds, get acquainted with polar ostriches on a farm near Murmansk. In the vicinity of Murmansk, in the Kola district, guests and residents of the region can visit an equestrian sports club, a kennel of sports huskies, relax at recreation centers. 

In the village of Loparskaya, Kola district, you can visit the ethnographic object "On a visit to the deer", as well as get acquainted with the Sami culture in the ethnic village at the recreation center "Lights of Imandra" (16 km from the city of Apatity), where the largest plague in Russia is located.

A 2-hour drive in Lovozersky district to get acquainted with the traditions of the indigenous inhabitants of the Kola Peninsula in the Sami village "Sam-Syit". Here, under the open sky, exotic kuvaks tents are adjacent to the quite European-style comfortable cafe "Petroglyphs", where you can taste dishes of traditional Sami cuisine.

In addition, in the Lovozersky district, you can visit the husky park "Lesnaya Elan".

To organize a trip, you can contact the tourist companies of the region, information about which is posted on the portal.