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Car Holiday from
Saint-Petersburg to the Barents sea
Cruise by own car from the Baltic Sea to
the Barents Sea
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Savour freedom while cruising the roads of this
unique northern land, stopping now and then to stretch
your legs in ancient villages and modern-day Russian
cities of the Northwest Russia. See the magnificent
collection of Hermitage, which used to be the official
winter residence of the Russian tsars in the Northern
Russian capital Saint-Petersburg. Get acquaintance with
ancient monasteries in Karelia and the Saami culture in
Russian Lapland. Visit the numerous historical and
cultural points of interests, make a boat excursion
between the multitude of islands in the Archipelago of
the White Sea’s Kanda Bay and pass the unique Kandalaksha
Nature Reserve. Explore Murmansk - the city-harbour which
is the capital of Murmansk region and the biggest in the
world city above the Polar circle.
Your tour description is waiting for you and also the keys of your hotel rooms are waiting at the reception desk.
With the support of Kola Travel your Car holiday on the Kola Peninsula in Russia will be pleasant and hassle-free; you will have the freedom of being without a guide, yet feel at ease in unfamiliar cities.
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Car Holiday from Saint-Petersburg to
the Barents sea description: |
Day 1: Cross the Russian border from
Finland and travel via Vyborg to Saint Petersburg and
check-in at a minihotel.
Day 2: Breakfast. At 11:00 o’clock a guide comes
to meet you at downstairs of the hotel. Three-hour
guided sightseeing tour by a car of a guide + 2 hour
guided excursion in the Hermitage. Overnight at the
hotel. (B)
Day 3: Breakfast. Excursion to Petrodvorets on
your own. Overnight at the hotel. (B)
Day 4: Breakfast. Travel to Petrozavodsk and
check-in at a hotel. (B)
Day 5: Breakfast and check-out from hotel. Boat
trip to Kizhi (open air museum). To collect the
tickets it’s necessary to come to the harbour station
and find excursion department (ЭКСКУРСИОННЫЙ ОТДЕЛ).
Show the voucher. The boat departs from Petrozavodsk
at 11:00 o’clock. Arrival in Kizhi at 12:15 o’clock.
Departure time from Kizhi is at 15:15 o’clock.
Arrival time in Petrozavodsk at 16:30 o’clock. Drive
to the direction of Kivach Waterfall. Overnight at
camping “Alexandrovka”.
Day 6: You can visit to Kivach Waterfall,
Historical Museum and Dendrarium. Visit to first
Russian resort Marsialnye Wody. Drive to Kem and
Rabotcheostrovsk. Overnight in a nice hotel complex
Prichal close to the harbour. Tickets for boat is at
the reception desk.
Day 7: Breakfast. Boat trip to Solovetsky Islands
at 8:00 o’clock. It takes 2,5 hours. In the afternoon
it leaves Solovetsky at 17:30 o’clock. Overnight in
the hotel complex Prichal. (B)
Day 8: Breakfast. Drive to Kandalaksha; check-in
at hotel. At the reception desk pick up an
information package which includes route descriptions
and museum and restaurant recommendations. Drive up
to a high point on the shore of the White Sea. Seals
and even beluga whales can be spotted in the sea.
With a ticket provided by Kola Travel, travel by boat
to the Babylon Labyrinth, a stone structure of
archaeological interest. Return to Kandalaksha,
explore the town. Enjoy a late dinner in a
restaurant; if you wish check out a discotheque.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9: Drive to Kirovsk, and explore the town;
check-in at hotel. With tickets reserved by us, you
can visit the Botanical Garden located close to
Kirovsk. In Apatity (15 km away) visits can be made
to the Museum of the European North of Russia, and to
the shop Salma which sells jewellery, and stone
carvings and other folk art. If you wish, drive to a
village nearby to visit the wooden house where the
first geologist to explore the region lived. In the
evening enjoy a dinner in a Bowling Center or in a
restaurant at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: Drive to Monchegorsk; check-in at hotel.
Places to visit in Monchegorsk include the largest
Orthodox Cathedral on the Kola Peninsula and the
Museum of Coloured Stones. Drive to the top of the
mountain above the city to see the view. You may also
take a short yacht-trip around Imandra Lake with its
multitude of islands. For dinner there is an
excellent small restaurant close to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Drive to the village of Lovozero - the
capital of Russian Lapland. Lappish people live to
the east of Murmansk and although their way of life
has changed drastically in recent years, they
continue to be “Reindeer People”. Visit Lovozero’s
Historical Museum. Proceed to Murmansk. Arrive in
Murmansk; hotel check-in. At the reception desk pick
up an information package.
Day 12: We suggest you visit the Regional
Historical Museum, the Art Museum and the Folk Art
Centre. Dinner in a recommended restaurant, which has
an excellent and inexpensive menu and fine music.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 13: There are a number of interesting places
to visit that are related to the sea and maritime
culture. These include the Naval Museum, the Museum
of the Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries
and Oceanography (not open to the general public but
a visit can be arranged for you), and the Oceanarium
(tickets can be reserved upon request). For groups of
5-15 persons an excursion to an operational atomic
icebreaker can be arranged (requests must be made 3
weeks in advance).
Day 14: Spend a few hours in Murmansk or drive
directly to the border at Lotta (Finland) or Kirkenes
(Norway). Visit the old churches in Kola Village on
route.
Distance from Murmansk to the border point at Lotta
(close to Ivalo Finland): 245 km and to border point
Borisoglebski (close to Kirkenes, Norway): 245 km.
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Car holiday from Saint-Petersburg to the Barents sea details |
Accommodation: |
• 3 nights in standard class room incl. shower and toilet in a
minihotel (incl. breakfast) in Saint-Petersburg
• 1 night in standard class room incl. shower and toilet in standard
class hotel (without breakfast) in Kandalaksha
• 5 nights in standard class rooms incl. shower and toilet in
business class hotels (incl. breakfast) in Kirovsk, Monchegorsk and
Murmansk
• 1 night in Camping "Alexandrovka"
• 1 night in a hotel in Petrozavodsk
• 2 nights in a hotel in Kem or Belomorsk
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Level: |
Not applicable |
Group size: |
From 1 person |
Duration: |
14 days |
Dates: |
Any date you want! Just send your request!
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Price: |
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Price includes: |
• Accommodation
• Saint-Petersburg program
• 2-way ticket to Kizhi and entrance fee incl. guideservice
• 2-way ticket to Solovski and entrance fee
• Sea excursion to labyrinth “Babylon”
• Entrance fee to Oceanarium.
• Excursion to Botanical Garden.
• Visa invitation
• Maps, detailed information about the routes and cities
• Support by Kola Travel's Helpdesk (in Russian, English, Dutch and
German language). |
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• Ticket for sailing yacht on Imandra Lake (on request) – EUR
30,-- per group.
• Excursions in Murmansk.
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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. |
Insurance: |
The participant must
possess medical insurance that at very least covers the European
part of the Russian Federation. |
Program Overview Car holidays: |
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From White Sea to
the Barents Sea. Visit almost all cities on the Kola Peninsula. This
Car holiday starts in Salla (Finland) and it finishes at Lotta (close to Ivalo,
Finland) or Borisoglebsky (close to Kirkenes in Norway). |
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Car holiday from Saint-Petersburg to the
Barents sea. Visit cities and places of interests in Northwest Russia. |
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Blue=departure dates,
Green=guaranteed departure dates,
Orange=some places free,
Red=fully Booked |
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