Spend a long weekend in the Arctic. Stay in a cozy wooden house, take up all the main types of outdoor activities: northern Husky dogs, reindeer, Sami, Teriberka and the Arctic Ocean and, of course, hunt the Northern Lights. You will go to remote places of rare and harsh beauty of the Russian North, which cannot be reached by car. You will walk through the tundra, where snow lies around and above you and there is no horizon line. You will experience real Arctic hospitality.
Tour program
Day 1
Day 1
Murmansk
Arrival to Murmansk from Moscow, Saint Petersburg or other Russian city
Transfer to the tundra lodge or city hotel
Lunch at a tundra lodge or local restaurant
Optional: Cross-country skiing, tundra walks, hover boat ride along frozen river Tuloma
Optional: Discover of Russian Banya
Optional: City tour of Murmansk. Duration 2,5 hours
Dinner at a tundra lodge or local restaurant
Excursion: Midnight Northern Lights hunting (if the weather is forrable)
Gastronomical lunch of Arctic meals at a local restaurant
Dinner at a tundra lodge or local restaurant
Overnight in tundra lodge or hotel
Day 3
Day 3
Murmansk
Breakfast at tundra lodge or hotel
Excursion: Husky park and Saami village (eco lodge). Duration 5 hours, snowmobiling access to the park and village.
Saami lunch at a "choom"
Dinner at a tundra lodge or local restaurant
Excursion: Midnight Northern Lights hunting (if the weather was not forrable at the first day)
Overnight in tundra lodge or hotel
Day 4
Day 4
Murmansk
Breakfast at tundra lodge or hotel
Departure transfer
Saint Petersburg classic city tour
A relatively young city, Saint Petersburg was founded in 1703, and has been playing key role in the history of Russia ever since. Our sightseeing tour will acquaint you with the main architectural and historical monuments of Saint Petersburg. You will take a ride along its main streets and prospects enjoying its splendid sights: numerous palaces and cathedrals, rivers and channels, bridges and parks. The guide will treat you to savoury stories on the city's background, present time's morals & manners, renowned sights and less known curiosities. Even this fleeting encounter with this city won't leave you indifferent, but if you are inclined to spend in St. Petersburg more than one day we will be glad to unveil more mysteries here and arrange individual sightseeing program.
Sights you will see:
Admiralty
Alexander Column
Anichkov Bridge
Bank Bridge
Trinity Cathedral
New Holland
Our Lady of Vladimir Church
General Staff Building
Cruiser Aurora
Kunstkammer
The Monument to Catherine II
The Monument to Nicholas I
Rostral Columns
Russian Museum
St. Isaac's Cathedral
The Kazan Cathedral
The Bronze Horseman
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Smolny Cathedral
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Peter and Paul Fortress
Summer Garden
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
Nevsky Prospekt
The Saint Petersburg City Duma
The Great Gostiny Dvor
The Winter Palace
The Spit of Vasilievsky Island
The Field of Mars
The Mikhailovsky Castle
The Marble Palace
The Palace Bridge
Palace Square
The Twelve Collegia Building
Nikolaevsky Palace
Church birth Ioann Predtecha (Chesmenskaya)
Grand Choral Synagogue
Troitsky (Trinity) Bridge
Neva River
Fontanka River
Krukov Canal
Moyka River
Ethnographic Museum
Erarta Gallery
The Hermitage & Winter Palace
One of the largest museums in the world, the State Hermitage occupies six magnificent buildings situated along the embankment of the Neva River. It would take 15 years to see all the exhibits treasured in the Hermitage. We suggest you to admire the gems of the collection. In the course of the excursion you will be familiarized with masterpieces by outstanding artists from Italy, Spain, Holland, Flanders, France, England, Germany, and other Western European countries.
Sights you will see:
Alexander Column
The State Hermitage Museum
The Winter Palace
The Palace Bridge
Palace Square
Peterhof - Great Palace and Lower park
We invite you to see one of the best known suburbs of Saint Petersburg, Peterhof or Petrodvorets. This gem of Russian 18-19 century architecture used to be the favourite and most beautiful summer residence of the Royal family. The world-famous palace, fountain and park ensemble of Peterhof is an outstanding landmark that witnessed huge stratum of Russian history. The Lower Park is an ideal place for walking. Not only will you amaze at various fountains of different sizes and shapes but also learn the symbolic motive of each sculpture complex.
Sights you will see:
Peterhof Park and Palaces
Faberge museum
The Faberge eggs are the extraordinary standard of the jeweller's art. For their creation, only precious materials, such as gold, silver, diamonds, pearls, rubies, velvet, suede, and rock crystals, were used. The very first exhibit, which is offered for seeing in the Faberge Museum is the "Kurochka" (The "First Hen Egg") Egg, which was made by order of the Tsar Alexander III for his wife. It's the first egg in the collection of fifty-two imperial eggs made by the Peter Carl Faberge jewellery house for the Russian Imperial Family. Other extraordinary exhibits include the Imperial Coronation Egg, made in 1897 to commemorate the coronation of the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II. It was given as a gift to his wife, Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna. Visitors may find another famous eggs. such as the Bay Tree egg which Nicholas II presented to his mother Maria Feodorovna for the Easter in 1911, the Rosebud Egg which Nicholas II presented to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna for the Easter in 1895, the Lillies of the Valley Egg, and the Fifteenth Anniversary egg (also known as the Love Trophies egg), and the Order of St. George egg, made in 1916, which Nicholas II of Russia presented to his mother Maria Feodorovna as well.
Sights you will see:
Faberge museum
Teriberka village tour: Graveyard of ships, Arctic ocean, impressive waterfalls and "Dinosaur Eggs".
With this special excursion you will meet the polar tundra in the north of Kola Peninsula which ends in village Teriberka. On our way your guide will tell about the impressionable changes in plant life with elevations of the tundra and the history and life of the Teriberka village which is known since the year 1523.
We will hike to the "Rolling Stones" beach - one of the less places on Earth where the waves of the Sea are able to lift huge stones and during thousands of years polish them to egg shapes -, a beautiful waterfall which falls directly into the Arctic Ocean and to the cannons on top of the cliffs left after the last World War. In winter the waterfall is frozen and looks like a "pipe organ".
Night boat tour along the rivers and canals
Take the mind-blowing night river tour of Saint Petersburg, and you may tell everyone back home you've seen all in life! The most picturesque time for such a trip is, of course, the white nights when evening dusk fuses with the morning twilight, and the sun barely sets in the waters of Neva river just to rise up in the east in a few hours.
Sights you will see:
Anichkov Bridge
Neva River
Krukov Canal
Moyka River
Russian Art Museum
It is one of the largest depositories of Russian fine art in the world. The museum was established in 1895 by Emperor Nicholas II and the collection was initially based on the artworks from the Hermitage Museum. The museum's extensive collection includes a wide variety of Russian art, from ancient icons to avant-garde pieces. It features works by renowned Russian artists such as Ilya Repin, Ivan Aivazovsky, Mikhail Vrubel, and many others. The museum provides a comprehensive overview of Russian art history, spanning from medieval icons to 20th-century avant-garde movements.
Sights you will see:
Russian Art Museum
Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral
This excursion introduces the history of the construction of the Peter and Paul Fortress and tells about the importance of the fortress for the occurrence and initial construction of Saint Petersburg. The Peter and Paul Fortress is presented as a first-class military fortifications of the fisrt years of the18th century, the first architectural ensemble of St. Petersburg and the place of detention of political prisoners. The tour also includes a visit to the Peter and Paul Cathedral - a remarkable architectural monument of the Peter's Baroque, with the tombs of Russian emperors Peter I to Nicholas II, and the prison Trubeckogo bastion - the last political prison in the fortress.
Sights you will see:
Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral
Kronstadt - defensive Fortress and Fort
Kronstadt is a historic fortress and naval base located on Kotlin Island in the Gulf of Finland, near St. Petersburg, Russia. It was founded by Peter the Great in 1704 as a fortified outpost to protect the approaches to St. Petersburg and to secure Russia's access to the Baltic Sea. The fortress played a crucial role in defending the Russian imperial capital and served as a strategic naval stronghold. Kronstadt's defensive system includes a network of forts and fortifications, constructed to safeguard the city and its naval facilities. The fortifications were designed to repel both land and sea-based attacks, and they were an essential component of Russia's coastal defense strategy.
Sights you will see:
Kronstadt
The Imperial Porcelain Factory
The Imperial Porcelain Factory, also known as the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, is a historic and renowned porcelain manufacturing company in Russia. It was founded in 1744 by Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great, and has since played a significant role in Russian decorative arts. The factory's products include a wide range of handcrafted porcelain items, such as tea sets, dinnerware, decorative vases, figurines, and ornamental pieces. The designs often reflect the rich artistic traditions of Russia, incorporating themes from Russian folklore, historical events, and the natural beauty of the country.
Sights you will see:
The Imperial Porcelain Factory
Folklore Show at the Nikolaevsky Palace
The Nikolaevsky Palace constructed in the middle of XVIII century originally served as a residence of Emperor Nicolas I's son, Grand Duke Nicolas. Today the classic building preserving the memory of the city history has been carefully restored and regularly serves as venue for bright folklore shows that enjoy immense popularity both with locals and tourists. The musicians of the Russian folk ensembles play traditional accordion, balalaika as well as some rare and even exotic musical instruments. Lyrical dances of the Russian North will let you feel the mysterious Russian soul, stirring dances and songs of the Cossacks will amaze you.
Sights you will see:
Nikolaevsky Palace
Tour includes
Tour includes
Accommodations for 3 nights in Murmansk (Tundra lodge or city hotel)
8 meals: 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners
3 included excursions:
Teriberka village tour; Husky park and Saami village (eco lodge); Midnight Northern Lights hunting
Comfortable vehicle for all transfers and excursions
Entrance tickets to the museums and sightseeing sites
Exclusive service of a local guide speaking: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish
*No minimum pax, for groups and individuals
Additional options
Additional options
Cross-country skiing, tundra walks, hover boat ride along frozen river