Photo tour to the Kola Peninsula for the first snow and the Northern Lights

From 75 000₽ per person

Category:

Adventures and fun activities

Subcategory:

Photo tour

Description

Type: Multi-day activity
* Of course, the Kola Peninsula is very interesting for travelers and photographers, for lovers of northern nature, as well as history. The route we have developed is very diverse in terms of landscapes. During a short trip, just over a week, you will have time to see and photograph mountains, rivers and lakes, tundra and taiga, and visit the shores of two seas, the White Sea and the Barents Sea. You can say that you will touch the Arctic Ocean. In addition, the Kola Peninsula is one of the few polar and polar regions of Russia in the country where not only a diverse route can be built, but its infrastructure allows you to build a comfortable route. That is, to see all this, you will not need to carry heavy backpacks and live in tents, like somewhere in Yakutia. You can get anywhere by car, and if you walk with your feet, then it's not far and light. And it will be possible to live everywhere in hotels and at the same time close to the most interesting places. All travel on the route in a comfortable and spacious minibus, including meeting at the airport and transfer to the airport for the return flight. The transport will definitely not be crowded. All overnight stays in hotel rooms (inns). Accommodation in double occupancy. No physical exertion! We'll get to all the main filming locations by car. All planned hiking trails are relatively simple and small in distance. Well, maybe we can climb Volosyanaya Hill as much as we can, but this is not necessary at all. !!! You need to be ready to get up in the middle of the night and go to the shooting points if there are favorable conditions for observing the aurora borealis! If you want, of course.
Available languages

Russian

Group type

Group

Age restrictions

Kids are allowed

Training level

Not required

Transfer

Transfer included

day 01
Type of accommodation:Hotel
Arrival at Murmansk airport. It is advisable to arrive no later than the middle of the day. The group gathers at the airport, and on the same day we have to leave directly from the airport to Kirovsk. Therefore, the arrival of the participants should not vary too much in time. If you want to see Murmansk, you can arrive a day earlier and spend time there on your own. Or stay a day later, it's just a day off. You can also come to Murmansk by train, but this must be agreed with the organizer. On this day, we are going to Kirovsk, and we are staying at a hotel.
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day 02
Type of accommodation:Hotel
Morning and evening shooting in the Khibiny mountain range. Getting to know the surrounding area. Overnight in Kirovsk.
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day 03
Type of accommodation:Hotel
Morning shooting in the Khibiny mountain range. Then we leave Kirovsk and Khibiny and drive towards the White Sea to the Tersk coast. We will be based in Umba for two days. Now it is the regional center, and earlier it was an ancient Pomeranian village at the mouth of the river of the same name. In the evening, check-in at the hotel. Overnight at the Umba Hotel.
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day 04
Type of accommodation:Hotel
Today we have a full-day trip to Varzuga, with a stop at such interesting places as Kashkarantsi with a lighthouse on the shore of the White Sea and Cape Korablik, where the manifestation of amethysts is located. Varzuga is also an ancient Pomeranian village, mentioned in charters as early as 1466. We return to Umba in the evening. Overnight in Umba.
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day 05
Type of accommodation:Hotel
After a morning photo shoot in the vicinity of Umba and breakfast, transfer to Kandalaksha. On the way there are stops in Kolvitskaya Bay and on the rapids of the Kolvitsa River. In the evening, there is also a trip to these locations and an attempt to see and film the northern Lights. Overnight in Kandalaksha.
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day 06
Type of accommodation:Hotel
Morning photography on Kolvica and in the bay, as well as climbing Volosyanaya hill, from where the Kandalaksha Bay is clearly visible. In the afternoon we drive to the Pomeranian village of Kovda. The Northern Lights hunt may be here, or it may be back on Kolvice. Let's look at the weather and forecasts.
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day 07
Type of accommodation:Hotel
Today we have a long journey from the White Sea to the Barents Sea. We will leave Kandalaksha and reach Teriberka. Check-in at the hotel. Night hunting for the northern Lights, if the forecast is good.
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day 08
Type of accommodation:Hotel
Let's explore the surroundings of Teriberka. Stone beach, coastal lakes, waterfall, ascent to the hill. Hunting for the northern Lights at night.
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day 09
Type of accommodation:Not included
Transfer from Teriberka to Murmansk airport. Departure from Murmansk on this day should be in the afternoon or even in the evening.
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Details

Included

All transportation costs on the route

All overnight stays in hotels are subject to double occupancy

Breakfast in hotels in Kandalaksha and Kirovsk

Excluded

Flights (transfers) to Murmansk and back

Meals (everywhere there will be an opportunity to eat in a cafe)

Single occupancy in hotels (inns)

Souvenirs, personal expenses

Recommend to bring

Warm jacket, trousers or overalls, overalls

Thermal underwear

Warm hat

Gloves

Socks are warm

Good tracking bots at least. But Arctic shoes of the Baffin type are better. Or at least boots with galoshes

Head lamp

Starting point

* the city of Murmansk

Finish point

* the city of Murmansk

Cancellation policy

* One month before the start is irrevocable

Сергей Карпухин
Сергей Карпухин
Organizer
Фототуры и фотоэкспедиции по России. Уникальные и труднодоступные регионы. Кавказ, Кольский Полуостров, Полярный Урал, плато Путорана, Байкал, Якутия, Магаданская область и многое другое

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