The 6 Best Day Trips from in Murmansk Oblast, Northwestern District

About the tour to Teriberka The village of Teriberka is situated in the north west part of Russia, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean at a distance of 120 km from Murmansk city, the capital of Kola peninsula and Murmansk region. This wild place became famous after the release of Oscar nominated Leviathan movie of russian film director Andrey Zvyagintsev in 2014 due to unforgettable sceneries of the Arctic ocean coast. The tour to Teriberka starts from Murmansk. The road passes through Arctic tundra, a vast treeles areas of Northern Russia, Canada and Greenland with severe climate throughout the year. Our destination is the village of Teriberka, where you will see the unique northern nature and take a walk along the coast of the Arctic Ocean! The tour guide service during the trip is included.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Guide service

Exclusions: Lunch

Take our unique excursion to settlement of Sami people, ancient native inhabitants of Kola peninsula and reindeers farm. During the tour we get acquainted with the reindeer, we learn about the features of their breeding, lifestyle, habits and make selfie with them. Also we meet with the real representative of Sami people, who will talk about the Sami culture, customs, beliefs, and will tell stories by the campfire. We will visit seyd — Sami sacred stone, which Sami anciently worshiped and which has a secret mystical power according to Sami beliefs. In winter we will have a snowmobile trip in the sledge in the surrounding area, where we can explore the beautiful places around and enjoy the beauty of northern nature. The program also includes observing of traditional Sami buildings — kuoksa and vezha and participation in national Sami games. At the end of the program we taste northern tea made of local herbs and a delicious cranberry cake. Other option: try fish soup and reindeers meat.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Guide service, Snacks, All Fees and Taxes

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Excursion to the waterfall, to the shore of the Barents Sea (egg-stones), visiting the cemetery of ships, Sightseeing tour of Teriberka

Inclusions: guide, transfer, sleigh ride on a snowmobile

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We start for hunting the Northern Lights from Murmansk, the Kola peninsula of Russia. Our tour takes place in the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Since we are located above the Arctic Circle we have Northern Lights 7 months per year. We start on tour from Murmansk. In the city there are a lot of city lights which bother to observe the Northern Lights, that’s why we go away from the city. We define the date and place of the trip in advance and coordinate it with you. To get the tour you need to contact us to agree on the date of your arrival. Upon arrival to Murmansk you are booked in a hotel and in the evening we pick you up from your accommodation and deliver to the «hunting» place. At the end of the program we drive you back to the hotel.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Local expert guide (English-speaking), Photosession

Exclusions: Dinner

This tour is a great opportunity to enjoy to the largest and most beautiful mountains of Kola Peninsula, which is more than 350 million years old. They are rich in different stones and minerals, many of which can be found nowhere else in the world. At the foot of the mountains there are two cities – Apatity and Kirovsk, and along the western sides of the Khibiny you can see beautiful lake Imandra. You will enjoy the majestic mountain sceneries and visit the Mineralogy Museum which has a unique collection of minerals from all over the world. Itinerary: Breakfast at the hotel 09:45 am - 06:00 pm - observing opened quarry where minerals are extracted, walking to the shore of spectacular Imandra lake (the largest lake of Kola peninsula), visiting the cities of Apatity and Kirovsk, lunch in Kirovsk, visiting Snow village (snow cave with Ice sculptures), visiting mining and mineralogical museum in Kirovsk city, watching an unique collection of stones and minerals from all over the world.

Inclusions: Local Expert Guide Service, Air-conditioned vehicle, Lunch

Exclusions: Gratuities

Northern lights - one of the most exciting natural phenomena! And the Kola Peninsula (Murmansk region) is the most comfortable place in Russia for its observation. Tour program: * Night photo hunt for radiance (beginning at 21-00, duration 3-5 hours) in our comfortable car * Stories about the nature of this phenomenon * master class on photographing radiance (setting up your cameras). If your camera is not suitable for shooting, do not worry, we will photograph everything and everyone :) photos as a gift! * tea party with sweets

Inclusions: tea with sweets, foto

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