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Program: Mineralogical holidays >>KTMH01

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15 days Mineralogical expedition
 in Khibiny Mountains on the Kola Peninsula

 

Take the opportunity to take part in an enthralling mineralogical holiday, an expedition for geologists, semi geologists, hobbyists or hunters for rare stones and minerals into the Khibiny Mountains. You will spend 11 days in the mountains in 3 mineralogical sessions. During the sessions you will spend the night in tents. Our experienced guide will show you the nice places, cook and take care for you. The nights between these sessions of your mineralogical holiday you will spend in the lumberjack guesthouse Yolki-Palki located at the food of Khibiny.

 

Within the days of rest we will visit three mineralogical museums full of the rarest and uncommon minerals and listen to fascinating stories of their discovering and finding. You can have a look at the most skilful articles (things and adornments) made of rare, rarest, semi-precious and precious stones in a very specialized shop.

 

 

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Proposed programme Mineralogical expedition:

 
Day 1. Arrival in a lumberjack guesthouse Yolki-Palki located on foot of Khibiny Mountains. Check-in at a twin rooms. Dinner, sauna, overnight.
 
Day 2. After breakfast drive by four-wheel-drive car to Khibiny Mountains. Walk 5 km more to the place. Make camp not far from the Ramzai valley. Spend the rest of the day in mountains searching minerals as Tinguaite, Evdialite and others. Overnight in tents.
 
Day 3. Spend the day in mountains searching minerals. Overnight in tents.
 
Day 4. Spend the day in mountains searching minerals. In late afternoon we go back to the guesthouse. Dinner, sauna,  overnight.

Day 5. Day of rest in the guesthouse. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, sauna.
Optional: Excursion in cities Kirovsk and Apatity incl. a visit to mineralogical museums. Lunch in a restaurant.

Day 6. After breakfast drive by four-wheel-drive car to the Kukisvumchorr Pass in Khibiny Mountains. Walk 1 km more to the place. Make camp. Spend the rest of the day in mountains searching minerals as Egiryn, Albit, Zircon and others. Overnight in tents.
 
Day 7. Spend the day in mountains searching minerals. Overnight in tents.
 
Day 8. Spend the day in mountains searching minerals. In second half of the day we go back to the Kukisvumchorr Pass, where our car waits for us. Back to the guesthouse. Dinner, sauna,  overnight.
 
Day 9. Day of rest in the guesthouse. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, sauna.
Optional: Excursion in the Polar Botanical Garden. Lunch in a restaurant.
 
Day 10. After breakfast drive by four-wheel-drive car to the Yukchorr Pass in Khibiny Mountains. Walk 7 km more to the place. Make camp at mountain mass Eveslogchorr. Spend the rest of the day in mountains searching minerals as Astrophilite, Evdialite and others. Overnight in tents.
 
Day 11. Spend the day in mountains searching minerals as Astrophilite, Evdialite and others. Overnight in tents.
 
Day 12. Spend the day in mountains searching minerals. Overnight in tents.
 
Day 13. Spend the day in mountains searching minerals. Overnight in tents.
 
Day 14. In morning we go back to the Yukchorr Pass, where our car waits for us. Back to the guesthouse. Dinner, sauna and overnight.
 
Day 15. After breakfast - departure.
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Mineralogical expedition details

Accommodation:
• 6 nights in twin room in a guesthouse (a toilet is in corridor and a shower is in sauna)
• 8 nights in tents in wild nature
Level:
Experiences in hiking in stony areas. Good physical condition and capabilities to carry knapsack.
Group size:
From 4 - 11 persons
Duration:
15 days
Dates:
Every third week from June to September. Other dates on request >> info@kolatravel.com
Price:
Prices on request. Click here for an offer!
Price includes:
• Accommodation incl. sauna
• Four-wheel-drive car transport to Khibiny Mountains and back to the guesthouse
• Three meals a day excl. day 1 and day 15
• Visa invitation
• Guide and interpreting services
• Rescue insurance what incl. a helicopter evacuation in emergency case
Optional:
• Rental of light weight 2-persons tents (2,5 kg) packed in 2 bags: EUR 7,--/day
• Transport from and to Murmansk airport, or Kirovsk airport, or Apatity railway station
• Excursion to cities Kirovsk and Apatity incl. mineralogical museums
• Excursion to Botanical garden
• Excursions in other cities of Kola Peninsula
• Transport from/to Kuusamo, Ivalo or Rovaniemi (Finland) or Kirkenes (Norway) airport
• Accommodation in Finland or Norway
Documents:
Passport must be valid at least 6 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 Mineralogical holidays:

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Code

Name

Days Group Departure data (dd.mm.yy) Activity
KTMH01
Mineralogical Expedition in Khibiny Mountains on the Kola. Find Astrophilite stars in green Egiryn and white Albit, Evdialite called "Saamese blood", Tinguaite, Pegmatits with Astrophilite, Zircon, Amazonite, Apatite, Ametyst, and others. 15 4-11
Every third week from June to September. Other dates on request >> info@kolatravel.com
Geology
Hiking
Discovery
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