Acquaintance with the amazing nature of Russian Lapland, watching Aurora Borealis, meeting reindeer, dog sledding, snowmobiling, seeing the mystic lake Seydozero, Russian sauna, national Saami cuisine and so on.
A great vacation for family or friends! Accommodation in a comfortable house with all amenities on the shores of Lovozero Lake with a beautiful view of the Lovozero tundra Beside this all: it is possible to watch the beautiful Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
This snowmobile safari is more than 340 km in 3 days!
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Level: | No experience in snowmobiling is necessary |
Group size: | From 6 to 8 persons |
Duration: | 3 days and 340 km! |
Dates: | [../kolatravel.dates/ktss29-dates.htm] |
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Prices are depending of groupsize. Please contact us. |
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Documents: | Passport must be valid at least 6 months after date of return. A Russian visa is required for tourists from most countries. See your country’s Russian consulate or embassy for details. We handle the tourist invitation. |
Insurance: | The participant must possess medical insurance that at very least covers the European part of the Russian Federation. |
Day 1: A guide collects you from a hotel in Kirovsk city.
Transfer to the start point in Snow Village.
After brief introduction and dressing warm clothes we start to drive snowmobiles via mountains to Lovozero tundra.
Wilderness lunch.
Dinner and overnight in a wooden lodge (LD).
Distance of snowmobiling: 130 km
Day 2: : Breakfast. Today we have a trip to the mystic Seydozero Lake.
Return to the guest house for lunch.
After lunch, we do a trip to Lovozero village.
We meet life and traditions of reindeer herders and do dog and reindeer sledding.
In the evening, return to the guest house. A wood-fired sauna, swimming in the snow, Dinner.
If the weather permits, we can watch the Northern Lights in the sky lying outside on reindeer fur (BLD).
Distance of snowmobiling: 80 km
Day 3: Breakfast. Then we start to drive to direction of Khibiny mountains.
If the weather permits we drive up to the one of the highest point of Khibiny – Mannepakh peak with a breathtaking view to Umbozero lake and mountain landscapes.
Then via Partomchorr pass we snowmobile back to Kirovsk. Farewell dinner in a restaurant (BLD)
Distance of snowmobiling: 150 km
This Snowmobile safari "Lappish Holiday" can be extended with the following optionals:
Name Safari | Hours | Km | Dates |
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'Kukisvumchorr Pass' | 1,5-2h | 20 | Daily |
'Charm of Kuelporr' | 2,5h | 40 | Daily |
'Ramzai Pass' | 3-4h | 40 | Daily |
'Mystic Petrelius' | 3-4h | 45 | Daily |
'Peak Kaskasnyunchorr' | 4-5h | 50 | Daily |
'Northern passes' | 4-5h | 60 | Daily |
'Partamchorr Pass' | 5h | 60 | Daily |
'Academic Lake' | 5-6h | 70 | Daily |
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