Day -1
➤Meet and greet at Murmansk airport
➤Transfer to your eco-lodge in the tundra or city hotel
➤Optional: Russian banya
➤Northern lights hunt in tundra
Eco Lodge in the Arctic
Arrive Murmansk. Meet & greet at the airport, transfer to your eco-lodge in the tundra or city hotel (subject to availability). Sheltered behind forests and lakes from the urban bustle, our eco-lodge has an excellent transportation availability: only 10 minutes drive from the centre of Murmansk and 30 minutes from the airport. We stay in the only 4* countryside resort at the Kola Peninsula with free wi-fi available. Welcome to enjoy the Russian Arctic weekend! Alternative options include comfortable wooden houses made of cedar wood, with en-suite facilities.
Comfy house for families
You may choose to stay in a standard room or in a private 2 & 3 bedroom houses if you travel with friends or family. Prepare for your Northern Lights Hunt tonight – or the other night if the forecasts hints on better chances. Our ground team is constantly monitoring the forecast. We travel to tundra to the locations where Aurora is best seen.
Arctic eco lodge
In the evening, you may experience Russian banya.
DAY-2
TERIBERKA, THE ARCTIC OCEAN
Teriberka – Day Schedule
➤Breakfast
➤Transfer to Teriberka village
➤Full day Teriberka village tour including snowmobiling access to the best attractions
➤Graveyard of ships, Arctic ocean and impressive waterfalls
➤”Dinosaur Eggs”
➤Lunch in a local cafe
➤Transfer back to Murmansk
Lost World
Transfer to Teriberka village, 130 km, 3 hours drive. (Northern Lights possibility: average) to the shores of the Arctic Ocean. It is the only place in Russia where you can reach the northern ocean by road.
Teriberka is one of the oldest settlements at Kola peninsula, founded in XVIth century as a fishermen village at the shores of cold Barents sea. Fascinating Arctic nature is the biggest treasure, though there is a decent set of historical and cultural highlights to visit. Apart from arctic flora and fauna and splendid northern landscaped, recent appearance in famous Russian movie “Leviathan” have started to attract more and more visitors.
Aurora at Teriberka
Teriberka, being now the most popular village in Russia, sets the purest sample of cognitive dissonance: numerous visitors from Moscow and St Petersburg, travelling by expensive Land Cruises and other luxury vans, rising number of international travellers…coming to the semi-abandoned village with the old collapsing houses and the average salary of 150 USD per month.
Other accommodation options available
What else to do and see at Teriberka? Old wooden ships cemetery, beautiful sand beaches, abandoned historical part of the village, waterfall, battery of coastal defense, observation posts and strengthenings’ of WWII. Please note, that due to bad road conditions and polar night, we depart at 4 PM. For custom overnight stays, please inquire.
Return to our hotel in Murmansk
Arctic meals
For custom tours or small groups travelling together, we advise staying in one of the comfy and cozy lodges in the tundra. Fully serviced.
Northern lights in Teriberka
Here in Teriberka, you will find yourself in the lost world, on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. We use snowmobiles to reach such highlights as the cemetery of abandoned ships and other attractions. However, life goes on and local cafes are now serving decent meals to international travelers. You can taste fresh crab, sea scallops, sea urchins, and seasonal catch of the day (weather permitting).
DAY-3
SAMI VILLAGE
Reindeer sleigh tour – Day Schedule
➤Breakfast
➤Transfer to husky park & Sami village
➤Park tour and husky dog sleigh ride
➤Sami village tour and reindeer sleigh
➤Deer’s feeding
➤Sami lunch in a “chum”
➤Transfer to airport for departure flight
Sami people
Sami village tour. Meet & greet in the Sami language, and take a guided tour around the settlement. Acquaintance with national Sami culture, traditions and way of living in plagues, kuvaksami and utensils traditional Sami lunch in “chum”. Then, make a colorful photos in traditional clothes. Experience reindeer sleigh riding in the tundra!
Husky sleigh ride
Visit the husky park, meet cute dogs and take a ride through tundra! There are over 50 dogs in the park. After lunch, take a transfer to airport for your evening departure flight.
