The Kola Peninsula is the best place in Russia that gives you high chances to watch the Northern Lights in action.
The Kola Peninsula is the best place in Russia that gives you high chances to watch the Northern Lights in action.
Small group tour: Hunting The Northern LightsTour Type:
Small group
View full info: Save (PDF)Season: November - AprilCities:
Murmansk
Teriberka
Lovozero
Murmansk
Duration: 3 daysGrade: EasyThis tour fits any age and fitness levelRate: from $620 USD per personKola Peninsula is the top destination in Russia for Aurora Borealis viewing. Clear skies and solar activity are the critical conditions to watch Aurora Borealis, best timing is from 8:00 pm till 2:00 am. We will travel to the best locations to hunt this amazing wonder of nature. Besides, we have Teriberka, husky park and saami village tours included!
Small group: Aurora Kola ExplorerTour Type:
group or private
View full info: Save (PDF)Season: November - AprilCities:
Murmansk
Teriberka
Lovozero
Tundra Glamping
Murmansk
Duration: 5 daysGrade: EasyThis tour fits any age and fitness levelRate: from $1,320 USD per personWe have prepared a diverse excursion program with a visit to the fishing village of Teriberka, which is located on the very Edge of the Earth, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean, a visit to the reindeer farm and the indigenous people of the Arctic - Saami. Besides, we have an Arctic glamping experience, Murmansk exploration and starlight dinner in a glass dome. Have we mentioned a Northern Lights hunt?
The Northern Lights WeekendTour Type:
Private
View full info: Save (PDF)Season: November - AprilCities:
Murmansk - Tundra -Murmansk
Duration: 3 daysGrade: ModerateConsider some walking (about 2 hours per day).Rate: from $575 USD per personTake a break for a daily routine. Discover the thrills of Aurora Borealis in Russia. Fly to the Arctic to enjoy amazing winter tundra, plenty activities and tours available, as well as delicious Arctic meals. Hunt Northern Lights, taek a husky dogs ride, .
We customize tours on request and kids are welcome too!
Murmansk & Tundra: the Arctic experienceTour Type:
Private
View full info: Save (PDF)Season: November - AprilCities:
Murmansk
Teriberka
Lovozero
Murmansk
Duration: 4 daysGrade: ModerateConsider some walking (about 2 hours per day).Rate: from $1,221 USD per personAmongst many wonders in nature there is one that truly stands apart: Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights. The colours, the scale, the mightiness, the severe yet fragile beauty of this sheer spectacle next to the Arctic Circle. Nothing compares to it on Earth. The Kola Peninsula is the best place in Russia with the highest chances to view the Northern Lights in action.
We customize tours on request. Arctic Glamping: The Northern LightsTour Type:
Private
Season: November - AprilCities:
Murmansk
Teriberka
Tundra Glamping
Lovozero
Murmansk
Duration: 5 daysGrade: ModerateConsider some walking (about 2 hours per day).Rate: from $1,785 USD per personTry Igloo - Arctic glamping - for the best expeirence. Imaging staying comfy and warm in your glass dome in the middle of tunrda, under the Northern Lights and enjoying delicious Arctic meals. A vacation to remember! If you travel with friends, consider one of cedar wood 2-4 bedroom houses as the ideal, safe and secure starting point to explore the area. Saami village tour is experienced best when you stay in the village or nearby settelements lost between lakes, rivers and tundras. NOTE: clear skies and solar activity are the critical conditions to watch Aurora Borealis.
We customize tours on request. Lovozero Tundras. Saami & Northern LightsTour Type:
Private
Season: November - AprilCities:
Murmansk
Lovozero
Lovozero
Murmansk
Duration: 5 daysGrade: ModerateConsider some walking (about 2 hours per day).Rate: from $1,446 USD per personThis tour takes you first to Murmansk. the largest city in the world above the Arctic Cirle. Then, to amazing Lovozersky Tundras, a mountain range in the west of the Kola Peninsula with an area of about a thousand square kilometers. This is a wild and, at times, harsh place, with a very unusual and beautiful nature, and one of the best locations to see Northern Lights. It is also a home to Saami people who will will visit.
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We customize tours on request. Tundra & Northern Lights DeluxeTour Type:
Private
View full info: Save (PDF)Season: November - AprilCities:
Murmansk -Tundra Lodge
Teriberka
Lovozero Tundras
Duration: 5 daysGrade: ModerateConsider some walking (about 2 hours per day).Rate: from $1,979 USD per personChoose stunning Arctic, Kola Peninsula as your winter getaway in Russia. It is the best travel destination to see spectacular Northern Lights. Travel to the heart of tundras to enjoy husky, snowmobiles, ice fishing, banya and other activities. Feel the magic of the Arctic Circle. Stay in hand-picked hotels and eco lodges.
We customize tours on request. White Xmas and the Northern lightsTour Type:
Private
Season: December - FebruaryCities:
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Kola Peninsula
Murmansk
Lovozero
Duration: 12 daysGrade: ModerateConsider some walking (about 2 hours per day).Rate: from $2,965 USD per personMake your Christmas truly magical. Explore majestic St Petersburg and vibrant Moscow in spectacular winter glory, then hunt for the Northern Lights at the North of Russia. Real Russian White Christmas - an incredible journey awaits!
When is the best time to see Northern Lights in Murmansk or Khibiny?
There is none. It's about sun and solar activity and dark nights rather then climate or season. You may catch any throught the year following a few simple rules: avoid cities where night lights prevent from see the real Lights (though, it still possible to see Aurora in the cities!), stay for a few days to increase your chances (though, you might be lucky with a one night stay as well), stay awake through the night (though during winter months you may see Aurora Borealis during daytime). As you see, there are no rules to follow. We suggest, based on other activities availalbe in the area - seasonal issue - a few trips per year. In winter, you will see endless snow-white covered tundra and Aurora in the skies. Beautiful? Yes... But think of lakes and rivers free from ice and snow and mesmerizing Northern Lights reflecting in the waters during autumn or early spring...Who would dste to.claim what's better?
Lovozero is the top destination of Kola Peninsula for Aurora Borealis viewing, there are very high chances to observe it directly at the eco lodges of Lovozero national park. However we recommend to spend at least 3 nights here to maximize the chances of Aurora Borealis viewing, and due to remoteness of the location. Besides, Lozovero is famous for a very special mountain tundra terrain.
NOTE: clear skies and solar activity are the critical conditions to watch Aurora Borealis, best timing is from 8:00 pm till 2:00 am.
6 HINTS FOR A BEST NORTHERN LIGHTS TOURS IN MURMANSK
There can be a bit of confusion on how to set off in search of Aurora Borealis, because weather is unstable, viewing is unpredictable and so much depends on the solar activity. In fact, there are just a few simple rules.
1. Be at the North. For instance, Trondheim (Norway) is not north enough for good viewing.
2. Too short visit to see the lights. It means: forget an idea of 1-2 days trip. Spend at least 3-4 days at one location.
3. Pick the best time, that is October, February and March. Don't ask us why. (LOL)
4. The right clothing. Take the North seriously. Even in October.
5. Pick the best location. You need a place between a lake and mountains, the clouds have a tendency of pulling apart, if perhaps just briefly, even during the worst of weather.
6. Plan other activities. Fill your days with other fun activities so that even if you have terrible luck with the Northern Lights you’ll still have had an amazing time.
The Ultimate Arctic Adventures: Murmansk & Kola Peninsula Tours
The Kola Peninsula is located in the north-west of the European part of Russia, in the Murmansk region. Its area is about 100 thousand square kilometers. Most of the territory of the peninsula is located above the Northern Arctic Circle. The Kola Peninsula, washed by the Barents and White Seas, is a unique natural region of Russia, covered with mountains, lakes, swamps and rivers. It is one of the most picturesque, virgin and harsh Russian regions. A severe land for people who are attracted by unusual, unpredictable and extreme environments and boundless northern wilderness. The virgin forests, magnificent mountains, endless tundra, and crystal-clear rivers and lakes will make an indelible impression upon you. You will travel in time visiting ancient artefacts, historical memorials and witnessing tradional specalties of the local people.
Saami, or lopari, settled on the lands of the Kola Peninsula from ancient times. This is the indigenous northern people, whose ancestors appeared here in the 2nd millennium BC. e. And the first Russian settlements on the Kola Peninsula arose in the 9th-11th centuries BC. e. Currently, 1.9 thousand representatives of a small northern people live on the peninsula. Kola Sami are engaged in traditional crafts - reindeer husbandry, fishing and hunting.
Wildlife and nature
The reserves of the Kola Peninsula - Kandalakshsky, Lapladsky, Pasvik - are replete with an amazing variety of plant and animal life. Among the inhabitants of the Lapland Reserve, included by UNESCO in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, reindeer remains the main one. The Kandalaksha Reserve, which includes 50 islands, is famous for the nesting of a rare northern bird - gaga. The border of Russia and Norway runs through the territory of the world-famous Pasvik reserve.
There are several mountain ranges, the most famous of which are the Khibins and Lovozersky tundra. These places have attracted tourists from all over the world for more than a decade with their northern impregnable beauty. And not in vain: the geological age of Khibin is about 350 million years, and the Lovozersky tundra from ancient times are considered the "place of strength" of the ancient Sami.
Tours of Murmansk region
Take a trip around the Murmansk oblast and Kola Peninsula, the Arctic pearl and visit the shores of the Barents and White Seas, learn about the culture of the Sami and Pomors, feed deer, taste local cuisine and see the famous icebreaker Lenin. See the Arctic Ocean when taking a trip to now famous Teriberka village, once abandonded fishing village. Our Treriberka Tour can be a day tour or overnight.
The Rybachy Peninsula is a peninsula in the north of European Russia, the place is ambiguous and amazing. It is part of the Pechenga district of the Murmansk region of Kola Peninsula. It is washed by the Barents Sea and the Motovsky Bay. The village of Teriberka is the only place in Russia on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, where you can get by road. During our journey we will enjoy stunning views of the Arctic Ocean.
Fishing Tours
Incredible fishing attracts travelers from all around the world: seed and palium, cigar, trout, harius, pike, etc. Cod, flounder, halibut, wash, herring, crab are abundant in the seas washing the peninsula, and sea cabbage grows.
Sea fishing on the Barents Sea: comfortable conditions for marine fishing in the north begin in March and continue until the end of October.
Fishing for salmon in the Murmansk region: the fishing season for salmon fish breeds (salmon, kumzha, palia, salmon) begins in May and continues until the end of October. This is the period of the main entry of fresh, strong fish from the sea (some specimens of marine salmon reach from 15-25 kg. Fishing is carried out on the river Kola and Kitsa in the Murmansk oblast.
Verkhnetulomskoye reservoir: the "fisherman's dream." Fishermen of all stripes and degrees of professionalism come here to enjoy successful fishing.