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Travel with the Murmansk Express
The Train holiday for individual travellers
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Would you like to travel on your own through
Northwest Russia, but don’t want to drive your own car?
No problem. You can easily travel by train and bus with
our invisible support!
The Murmansk Express departs from Saint Petersburg and
steams via Karelia to Murmansk; the northern most biggest
city above the Arctic circle on the Kola Peninsula. The
journey is full of excursions and plenty of time to visit
the interesting places like Kizhi and Solovetsky
Monastery. At the end of the trip you will explore Saint Petersburg.
Everything has been gathered for you by Kola Travel in our
Murmansk Express package
tour. With the support of Kola Travel your holiday in
Northwest Russia will be pleasant and hassle-free; you will have
the freedom of being without a guide, yet feel at ease in
unfamiliar cities.
Our service includes:
- Visa support.
- Tickets for trains/planes/buses.
- Information on crossing the Russian border.
- Information on documents and insurance required for your trip.
- Hotel reservations.
- City maps indicating places of interests.
- Recommendations on what to see, where to eat, and where to relax.
- Information on prices of local excursions and food/meals.
- Kola Travel’s stand-by telephone numbers, should you require assistance
within your trip.
- Design of alternate tour programme upon request.
Discover Russian North with our invisible support!
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Proposed Train holiday programme: |
Day 1, Saturday:
Arrival in Saint Petersburg. In evening leave for Petrozavodsk using train
tickets provided by us. Overnight on the train. You will
visit Saint Petersburg at the end of this journey.
Day 2, Sunday: Arrive in Petrozavodsk in morning. At the
Excursion bureau in the harbour you collect the boat tickets. At the harbour, board a
boat to Kizhi Island for a walking excursion there. Return to
Petrozavodsk; visit museums and walk through the city as you wish.
Depart for Kem at night. Overnight on the train.
Day 3, Monday: Arrive in Kem before noon. If you like, you can
explore the town first, or leave immediately for your hotel by taxi; the
hotel is located 20 km away, on the seashore. At the hotel get ferry
tickets to the Solovetsky Islands. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4, Tuesday: Leave for Solovetsky Islands in the morning (the
harbour is close to the hotel). On Solovetsky you can explore the
Monastery and its lands. Return to your hotel in the evening and take
a taxi to the train station. Depart for Murmansk on late train.
Overnight on the train.
Day 5, Wednesday: Arrive in Murmansk; hotel check-in. At the
reception desk pick up an information package. 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 6, Thursday: There are a number of interesting places to
visit that are related to the sea and maritime culture. We suggest you
to visit the highest point of Murmansk city - the Memorial of the Second
World War "Alyosha" and to see the city from a bird's eye. Also it's
interesting to see a harbour where atomic icebreakers can be.
Another places of interests 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
for this upon request). Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7, Friday: Start a journey by bus through the Kola Peninsula.
Arrive in Monchegorsk before noon; check-in at hotel. Places to visit in
Monchegorsk include the largest Orthodox Cathedral on the Kola Peninsula
and the mineralogical museum. 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 8, Saturday: Continue by bus to Kirovsk in the Khibiny
Mountains; hotel check-in. The town has an interesting Museum of
History. The Bowling Centre serves good meals. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9, Sunday: With tickets reserved by us, you can visit the
Botanical Garden located close to Kirovsk (take a taxi from the hotel).
To come to Apatity city is necessary to take a bus - it is 12 km far
from Kirovsk. 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. In the evening continue south by
the prepaid taxi to Kandalaksha; upon arrival check-in at hotel. Overnight at the
hotel.
Day 10, Monday: You may walk around the old quarter of
Kandalaksha, and up to a high point on the shore of the White Sea. Seals
and even beluga whales can be spotted in the sea. The Museum of the
Kandalaksha Reserve is worth a visit; there is a great view from a
plateau in
front of the museum to the mouth of the Kanda River, old Kandalaksha and
Kandalaksha Bay with its numerous islands. With a ticket provided by
Kola Travel you can travel by boat to the Babylon Labyrinth, a stone
structure of archaeological interest. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11, Tuesday: Leave by train for Saint Petersburg during the
day. Overnight on the train.
Day 12, Wednesday: Arrive in Saint Petersburg before noon; hotel
check-in. At the reception desk, pick up a package containing tickets
for a number of excursions, and route descriptions. We recommend you
visit the Hermitage today (this ticket is not provided but can be easily
purchased on your own). Overnight at the hotel.
Day 13, Thursday: An excursion to the Peter-and-Paul Fortress.
Stroll and shop in downtown Saint Petersburg. In the evening enjoy a party
at Nikolaevsky Palace with a folklore program and traditional Russian
snacks. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 14, Friday: Excursion to Petergof. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 15, Saturday: Departure from Saint Petersburg.
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Train holiday details |
Highlights:
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• Petrozavodsk: Trip by ferry to and from Kizhi Island
• Kem: Trip by ferry to and from Solovetsky Islands with excursions
in the Monastery
• Kandalaksha: Sea excursion to labyrinth “Babylon”
• Saint Petersburg: Visit to Peter-and-Paul fortress
• Saint Petersburg: Visit to Petergof Palace and Park
• Saint Petersburg: Visit to Folklore program incl. traditional
Russian snacks
• Murmansk: Sea animal show in Oceanarium.
• Murmansk: Excursion to the Museum PINRO ( the Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography).
• Murmansk: Visit to the Historical Museum in Murmansk
• Murmansk: Visit to the Naval Museum of the Northern Fleet
• Monchegorsk: Visit to to the Museum of Coloured Stones
• Kirovsk: Visit to Botanical Garden.
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Accommodation: |
• 6 nights in double room incl. shower and toilet in standard class
hotel.
(1 in Kem (incl. breakfast), 2 in Kandalaksha (excl. breakfast), 3
in Saint Petersburg (incl. breakfast))
• 4 nights in double room incl. shower and toilet in business class
hotel.
(2 in Murmansk (incl. breakfast), 1 in Monchegorsk (incl.
breakfast), 1 in Kirovsk (incl. breakfast))
• 4 nights in first class 2p-coupe of train. |
Level: |
not applicable |
Group size:
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From 1 person
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Duration:
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15 days in total:
• 5 days and 4 nights in Karelia
• 6 days and 6 nights on Kola Peninsula
• 4 days and 3 nights in Saint Petersburg.
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Dates:
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Dates on request from the second half of June up to the first half of
September>>
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Price:
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Price includes:
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• Accommodation in hotels
• All mentioned highlights
• Train tickets from Saint Petersburg to Petrozavodsk in first
class 2p-coupe
• Train tickets from Petrozavodsk to Kem in first class 2p-coupe
• Train tickets from Kem to Murmansk in first class 2p-coupe
• Train tickets from Murmansk to Saint Petersburg in first class
2p-coupe
• Bus and local train tickets inside of Murmansk region
• Visa invitation
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Additional:
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• Entrance fee Kizhi Island (~ EUR
12,--) per person.
• Taxi transfers from railway station Kem to Hotel “Prichal” in
harbour (20 km) and back
(~ EUR 4,50 per one way transfer ).
• Taxi transfers in Murmansk (between EUR 1,50 and 5,-- per transfer
depending on distance).
• Bed clothes for the trains (~ EUR 1,50
per person per transfer).
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Optional:
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• Ticket for yachting on Imandra Lake (depending on group size
and on request)
• Ticket for Atomic Icebreaker (only for groups and on request)
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Documents
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Passport must be valid at least 3 months after date of return. A
visa is required. We handle the tourist invitation.
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Insurance:
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The participant must possess medical insurance that at very
least covers the European part of the Russian Federation.
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Program Overview Train holidays: |
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Code |
Name |
Days |
Group |
Data (dd.mm.yy) |
Activity |
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The Murmansk Express.
Travel individually from Saint Petersburg through Karelia to Murmansk on top
of the Kola
Peninsula. |
15 |
From
1 |
Dates on request from the second half of June up to the first half of
September>>
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Train
Culture
Excursions |
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Russian Metropolis Express.
Groups travel to the 'metropolis' of Russia; Moscow - Saint Petersburg and Murmansk. Full
of memorable excursions to the most beautiful places of Northwest Russia. |
21 |
9-30 |
Dates on request from the second half of June up to the first half of
September>>
Click here!
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Train
Culture
Excursions |
| Legend: |
Blue=departure dates,
Green=guaranteed departure dates,
Orange=some places free,
Red=fully booked |
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