Hiking tour in Monche Mountains
Day 1, Sunday: Arrive in Monchegorsk. Hotel check-in upon arrival. Guide will come to the hotel
in the evening to meet you and check equipment. Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2, Monday: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to start point in mountain. From there hike to the pass through the mass-mountain
of the Monche tundra ridge. From a top of the pass proceed down on a path to the west slopes of Monche tundra and the Vite River’s valley and
make camp. Distance of hike: 8 km.
Day 3, Tuesday: Hike along the west bank of the Seidjavr Lake through the virgin pine and spruce forests which age is 400-500 years
old. If we are lucky we can see elks, bears, fox or reindeers. It’s possible to fish in the rivers. Cross the Vite River and proceed to the
Seidjavr Lake. Make camp. Distance of hike: 4 km.
Day 4, Wednesday: Leave rucksacks in camp and walk light to the Pingkyauranch Lake. The nature there is like Japan banzai gardens where
mountain and forest landscape are shown in miniature. There are really special trees on a bank of the lake whose water has unusual light-green
colour. Proceed the beautiful river delta. Distance of hike: 15 km.
Day 5, Thursday: Hike to the valley Lemkorr and climb up to the second high peak on the Kola Peninsula
- 1114 above the sea level. From the very top a breathtaking view opens to blue forests with pearls of lakes and shining
fillets of rivers: all fairy-tale Lapland is on your palm! Distance of hike: 12 km.
Day 6, Friday: Cross the Vite River and proceed up to the mountain ridge of Monche tundra. Stop to look round the waterfall
Devichyi Kosi (Girl’s plaits). Continue the route to the beginning of a tectonic cleft, where snow is kept until the end of Summer, and walk
down to the foot of Monche tundra. From there transfer to Monchegorsk. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 7, Saturday: Breakfast at the hotel. Departure.
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