Snowmobile expedition 'Planet Kola'

Snowmobile expedition 'Planet Kola'

Day 1: Meeting at the railway station Kandalaksha in the early morning. Transfer to the start point of the tour to Varzuga village (240 km). Lunch. Changing clothes. Snowmobiling to the mouth of Varzuga river and to an ancient village Kuzomen to White Sea shore, ice fishing. Coming back to Varzuga, hiking in the village, watching ancient churches and wooden houses. Coming back to the guest house. Dinner. Sauna. Overnight. (LD)
Distance of snowmobiling: 40 km

Day 2: Breakfast. We snowmobile along and on the ice of the White sea shore to a very desolated area where there are some of the small old villages of Sea dwellers, only. Wilderness lunch at a campfire. Overnight in a guest house in the village Strelna. Dinner of traditional local dishes: mostly salmon, mushrooms, berry jam. (BLD)
Distance of snowmobiling: 125 km

Day 3: Breakfast. Snowmobiling in the neighbourhood watching interesting places: the village Chavanga, the wooden lighthouse Nikodimsky, ice fishing. Overnight in a guest house. Sauna. Dinner. (BLD)
Distance of snowmobiling: 80 km

Day 4: Breakfast. Early in the morning we start to drive by a snowmobile to the Saami village Krasnoschelye. On the way we will see a left village Sludyanka and the famous village Chalmny-Varre where the ancient rock carving pictures have been found. The route of the day goes via the most desolated part of Kola. It is very possible to see wild animals. Wilderness lunch. Overnight in a guest house in the village Krasnoschelye. Dinner. (BLD)
Distance of snowmobiling: 230 km

Day 5: Breakfast. Excursion in the village, visit to a local museum. Start to snowmobile in Lovozero village direction. On the way we come to a camp of reindeer breeders. We will meet their severe life, sledge behind reindeers. For overnight we stay in a Guest house Yulinskaya Salma on a cape of Lovozero Lake. Sauna. Dinner. (BLD)
Distance of snowmobiling: 140 km

Day 6: Breakfast. This day we take a mountain route Yulinskaya Salma – Umbozero Lake – Khibiny mountain. We will see fascinating rocks and valleys as well as the mystic Seidozero Lake – the Saint place of Saami people where "Dancing Shaman named Kuiva" has been frozen on the rock forever. Then we will drive via Khibiny mountains on passes watching the world from a bird’s eye. We will see snow covered peaks and frozen streaming waters. If you are looking for adrenaline you will get it here. The tour is finished in Kirovsk city with a farewell party in a restaurant. Transfer to a hotel or to a railway station Apatity. (BLD)
Distance of snowmobiling: 150 km

This Snowmobile expedition 'Planet Kola' can be extended with the following optionals:

• Single- or double-entry invitations for Russian visa request.
• Murmansk:
  • Tickets for museums and museum excursions cost between RUB 25,-- and RUB 400,-- per person.
  • Entrance ticket to Atomic Icebreaker to join an excursion in Russian language: RUR 150 pp. Individual excursion to Atomic Icebreaker with a lecture in English language can be arranged.
  • City excursions in Hero city Murmansk.
  • Trip to Husky Farm close to Murmansk (year round).
  • Trip to Saami settlement close to Lovozero.
  • Trip to Teriberka and the Barents sea shore.
  • Trip to Husky Park close to Lovozero (only in winter).
  • Trip to Lovozero village; Capital of the Saami.
• Train/plane/bus tickets in or outside Russian Federation.
• Transfers from/to KuusamoIvalo/Rovaniemi and Kirkenes airports.