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Chasing The Northern Lights

Snow Drive in Russia

Trip Overview

The North is like a magical magnet and remains a lifetime attraction for those who have been here at least once. The Russian Arctic – the Kola Peninsula – is located in the very north of the European part of Russia, washed by the cold White and Barents Seas. Winter lasts for eight months here, complemented by astonishing 42 days of impenetrable polar nights. However, as a reward for winter inconvenience, local residents get to enjoy the most colorful northern lights in the world! In summer, the Aurora and the dark nights are replaced by a polar day and white nights for 50 days, when the whole peninsula is lit around the clock.

  • See Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights. It’s considered great luck to witness the Lights, and we bring you to the best places to experience this natural phenomenon!
  • Join us for the Ultimate Arctic Adventure!

About the trip

Travel Dates
22nd Feb to 5th March, 2025
Duration
12 Days
Trip Cost
INR 4,85,000/- Per Person ( Considering two people in one car on twin sharing basis)
Trip Style
Self-Drive Road Trip
Vehicle
SUV (UAZ Patriot)
Driving Distance
1400 kms (approx.)
Landscapes
Snow-capped mountains, Serene lakes and rivers, Ice-covered landscapes, Vast Siberian forests
Activities
  • Visit a Siberian Husky farm for playtime and sledding.
  • Ride a Khivus (hovercraft) on smooth ice.
  • Enjoy snowmobile rides or snowboarding.
  • Try reindeer sledding

Route Map

Itinerary

Day 1 St. Petersburg

  • Arrival
  • Exploring the Nevsky Prospekt
  • Option to visit the Hermitage Museum
Hermitage Museum in Russia

Day 2St. Petersburg – Sortavala

  • Drive across Ladoga Lak
  • Explore Karelian forests and Ruskeala
    Nature Reserve
  • Discover the Ruskeala quarry and Ruskeala
    Mountain Park
St. Petersburg – Sortavala

Day 3 Sortavala – Petrozavodsk

  • Visit to Siberian Husky farm, playing and sledding
    with the huskie
  • Fireplace lunch in traditional Northern chum (tent)
    with a local band playing ethnic instruments
  • Strolling across the waterfront promenade on the
    Onega Lake
Siberian Husky farm

Day 4Visit to Kizhi Island

  • Ride a khivus (hovercraft) along the
    smooth ice surface of Lake Onega to
    Kizhi Islan
  • Exploring the architecture of Kizhi
    Island
  • Touring the museum grounds
Kizhi Island in Russia

Day 5Petrozavodsk – Medvezhyegorsk

  • Exploring the Kivach Falls located on Suna
    River
  • Discovering Girvas, a 3 billion year old volcano
    crater
  • Overnight stay at tourist lodge
Petrozavodsk – Medvezhyegorsk

Day 6 Medvezhyegorsk – Kalevala

  • Discover village of Povenets, the starting point of
    White Sea Baltic Canal
  • Drive across the breathtaking scenery, backwaters
    and villages
  • Exploring the runes of the Museum of the Rune
    Singers Museum
Medvezhyegorsk

Day 7Kalevala – Kirovsk

  • Entry to Kola Peninsula in the Arctic
  • Exploring Apatity city
  • Probability to view the Northen
    Lights at night
Kola Peninsula - Russia

Day 8 Kirovsk

  • Visit to Snow Village
  • Enjoy snowmobile rides
  • Option to pick snowmobiling,
    alpine skiing or snowboarding
Kirovsk

Day 9 Kirovsk – Sami Village – Aurora Village

  • Visit to settlement of the local indigenous Sami people
    and explore their lifestyle
  • Reinder sledding
  • Witnessing the birth and dancing of the Northern Lights
    in bed / deck
Kirovsk – Sami Village – Aurora Village

Day 10 Aurora Village – Teriberka – Murmansk

  • Exploring Teriberka village, located on the shore of
    the Arctic Ocean, weather permitting
  • Visit to Dinosaur Eggs beach
  • Discovering the cemetery of abandoned ships
Teriberka – Murmansk

Day 11 Murmansk – Moscow

  • Explore Murmansk, if conditions permit
  • Visit to Lenin, the first nuclear powered icebreaker in the world, if conditions permit
  • Flight to Moscow
Murmansk – Moscow

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