Bicycle tour description: |
Day 1. Saturday: Start from Murmansk, or from Finnish territory or
arrive in Kandalaksha by train. Kandalaksha is the most south city behind the
Polar Circle. From Kandalaksha we drive by an off-road vehicle to the remote
village named Kuzreka on the White Sea shore. Sauna, dinner and overnight in a
country wooden house.
Day 2. Sunday: After breakfast we start bicycling on a forest road along
the coast of the White Sea. Wilderness lunch at the sea. After we continue our
bicycling via plentiful nature of the north sea. In the evening we have a
campfire dinner and overnight in tents close to the mouth of Salnitsa Spring on
the sea shore. Bicycling distance: 51 km of forest road.
Day 3. Monday: After breakfast we bicycle to Kashkarantsy - one of old
Pomor villages. After we take a field road leading along the sea shore and being
amazing beautiful. On the shore there is a Chapel of one “Unknown Monk” the
story of whom comes from the XIII century. Lunch at the sea. Later we reach
Amethyst rock on the Cape Ship – a long cape coming deeply to the sea. It
consists of Amethyst rock and we can easily find there, as they say, “Amethyst
brushes” – crystals of Amethyst growing on the rock. For overnight we stay in
wooden houses in wilderness. Sauna. Campfire dinner. Bicycling distance: 35 km
of forest road.
Day 4. Tuesday: After breakfast we continue our trip and bicycle on the
bottom of the sea along the ebb-tide. Then we will take a shore road and came to
the amazing beautiful area of sandy dunes and pine trees. Wilderness lunch in
the pine dunes. After lunch we bicycle on a forest road leading to a gravel road
ended in Varzuga village. Varzuga village is the earliest settlement on the
Tersky Coast of the White Sea with a famous functioning Orthodox church, erected
in a 1674 without any single iron nail. Sauna, dinner. Overnight in a country
wooden house. Bicycling distance: about 35 km.
Day 5. Wednesday: After breakfast we will visit the oldest wooden church
(1684) of the Kola Peninsula. Then we take a hike to watch the village walking
among old wooden houses. We will be brought by boat to another side of Varzuga
River and walking on wooden pavements between small cosy houses. We will make a
hike to a very special place - Magic Springs in a dense forest. After lunch in
the country house we follow the main red sand road bicycling to the wilderness
camp on the sea shore. Sauna, campfire dinner. Overnight in the houses.
Bicycling distance: about 20 km.
Day 6. Thursday: Breakfast. The off-road vehicle brings us back to
Kandalaksha city. From Kandalaksha you can go to Murmansk by bus, taxi or train,
to Saint-Petersburg or Moscow by train, or to Finland by bus or using our
transport services.
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Bicycle tour details |
Accommodation: |
• 4 nights in wooden houses
• 1 night in tent in wilderness
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Level: |
The participant must have experience in long distances bicycling
in hilly and stony areas and must have a good condition. Knowledge about
repairing bicycle on the route is preferable.
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Group size: |
2-11 persons (international
participation possible) |
Duration: |
6 days |
Dates: |
On request from 15th of June to 15th of September.
Click here for asking start dates!.
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Price: |
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Price includes: |
Accommodation, mentioned meals, transfer by off-road vehicle
from/to Kandalaksha city, luggage transport, experienced local guide and English
interpreter, visa invitation, medical rescue insurance including helicopter
evacuation in emergency case. |
Optional: |
• ATB Bicycles: EUR 15,-- per
day
• Rental of light weight 2-persons tent (2,5 kg): EUR 7,--/day
• Transfer from/to Finland to/from Kandalaksha (EUR 400,- per a 4 person car
one way)
• Transfer from/to Murmansk to/from Kandalaksha (EUR 150,- per a 4 person car
one way)
• Lunch in Kandalaksha in first and/or last day (EUR 12,- per person)
• Booking accommodations, excursions, activities in Finland, Norway, Karelia, Saint-Petersburg and Moscow.
• Booking train / plane / bus tickets.
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Documents |
Passport must be valid at least 3 months after date of return. A visa is required. We handle the tourist invitation. |
Program Overview Bicycle holidays: |
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Code
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Name |
Days |
Group |
Departure data (dd.mm.yy) |
Activity |
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Bicycling on the Kola with luggage
transport and guide on the bike. |
7 |
3-11 |
On request from 15th of June to 15th of September.
Click here for asking start dates!.
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Bicycle
Adventure
Discovery
Culture |
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Bicycling on the Kola with luggage
transport and guide on the bike. |
6 |
3-11 |
On request from 15th of June to 15th of September.
Click here for asking start dates!.
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Bicycle
Adventure
Discovery
Culture |
| Legend: |
Blue=departure dates,
Green=guaranteed departure dates,
Orange=some places free,
Red=fully booked |
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