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Kirovsk city surrounded by Khibiny mountains as part of the Terksy coast bus tour on Kola Peninsula. Visit Kandalaksha en Umba. kolatravel bus excursion tour Kola Peninsula Tersky coast White sea Kandalaksha Umba touring-car Khibiny tundra mountains kirovsk

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Bus route from Rovaniemi to Kandalaksha and Umba on the Tersky Coast and Kirovsk surrounded by Khibiny Tundra on Kola Peninsula Russia kolatravel bus excursion tour Kola Peninsula Tersky coast White sea Kandalaksha Umba touring-car Khibiny tundra mountains kirovsk
Kirovsk city surrounded by Khibiny mountains as part of the Terksy coast bus tour on Kola Peninsula. Visit Kandalaksha en Umba. kolatravel bus excursion tour Kola Peninsula Tersky coast White sea Kandalaksha Umba touring-car Khibiny tundra mountains kirovsk

Bus tour "Tersky Coast and Kirovsk" on the Kola Peninsula

 

Travel 4-days by luxurious bus on the Kola Peninsula and visit interesting cities likeKandalaksha – the cradle of Russian navigation on the White Sea,

Umba– the old Pomor fishing settlement situated in a beautiful spot on the Tersky Coast where two bays probe deeply into the land and
Kirovsk – one of the first mining cities on the Kola Peninsula surrounded by the majestic Khibiny Mountains.

 

Acquaintance yourself with the culture and the unique flora and fauna of the Kola Peninsula during our Polar Days – when the sun will not set.

Our bus will start and end in Rovaniemi Finland, but on request we can start and end from every city.

 
Handy crafts of Pomor vfishing village Umba on Tersky Coast of Kola Peninsula kolatravel bus excursion tour Kola Peninsula Tersky coast White sea Kandalaksha Umba touring-car Khibiny tundra mountains kirovsk

 

Kirovsk city surrounded by Khibiny mountains as part of the Terksy coast bus tour on Kola Peninsula. Visit Kandalaksha en Umba. kolatravel bus excursion tour Kola Peninsula Tersky coast White sea Kandalaksha Umba touring-car Khibiny tundra mountains kirovsk
 

Bus excursion tour description:

Day 1: At 08.00 start from Rovaniemi. Lunch on halfway in military village Alakurtti. First city on our way is Kandalaksha on the White Sea – the cradle of Russian navigation. Hotel check-in. Time to have a walk on the cosy central square.
In the evening a good meal, drinks and fine music awaits for you in a nice Russian restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2:Drive to Umba; the Pearl of the Tersky Coast. Sight-seeing by feet in Old Umba; visit the Pomor’s Museum and learn about the old Pomor Culture; visit the craft shops and watch delightful crafts: wonderful clocks and baskets, adornments and charms, toys and pictures; and witness - or participate in - plays and old dances that were composed by the White Sea natives’ ancestors and performed by the Pomor Folk Ensemble of Umba. Lunch between our visits in a restaurant. After a tasty Russian Shashlyk party return to Kandalaksha hotel.

Day 3: Sea trip to Labyrinth 'Babylon'.We will boat on the Kanda Bay to one of mystic artefacts of the area – ancient stone structure Labyrinth dated 2000 years before our era. The environs of the labyrinth are quite stunning, consisting of islands, sand beach and pine forest.
Lunch cooked on open fire.
Drive to Kirovsk in afternoon. Check-in at a hotel. Dinner in a restaurant with possibility for playing Bowling. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Adventure in the northernmost and oldest Polar-Alpine Botanical garden in the world. Local flora as well as trees and plants not native to the Kola Peninsula area grow in the Garden, including a section of jungle in a greenhouse. It is quite amazing that southern flora manage to flourish in this Arctic region, with its 24-hour sunlight in summer and total darkness in winter.
We will walk a special ecological path leads up the mountain adjacent to the botanical Institute, and highlights the changes in plant life with elevation.
Drive to Apatity city. Visit to the famous souvenir shop Salma. Lunch in a restaurant. Afternoon leave for the border at Salla.  A basket lunch will be provided. Arrive in Rovaniemi late afternoon.
View on Kandalasha - the cradle of Russian Navigation on the White Sea kolatravel bus excursion tour Kola Peninsula Tersky coast White sea Kandalaksha Umba touring-car Khibiny tundra mountains kirovsk Old Pomor fishing village Umba on Tersky Coast of Kola Peninsula kolatravel bus excursion tour Kola Peninsula Tersky coast White sea Kandalaksha Umba touring-car Khibiny tundra mountains kirovsk Arctic vegitation on ecological path in Polar-Alpine Botanical garden on Kola Peninsula kolatravel bus excursion tour Kola Peninsula Tersky coast White sea Kandalaksha Umba touring-car Khibiny tundra mountains kirovsk
 

Bus excursion tour details

Tour highlights:
• Kandalaksha: Boat excursion to Labyrinth "Babylon"
• Kandalaksha: Russian evening with dinner in nice restaurant
• Umba: Excursion to National Pomor museum
• Umba: Pomorsky Saami folk concert
• Umba: Excursions to handicraft workshops
• Umba: Traditional Russian shashlyk party
• Kirovsk: Excursion to Botanical garden
• Apatity: Visit to the famous souvenir shop 'Salma'.
Accommodation:
��� 2 nights in double rooms incl. shower and toilet in standard class hotel
• 1 night in double rooms incl. shower and toilet in business class hotel
Level:
not applicable
Group size:
20 - 47 persons. For smaller groups travel by smaller bus possible.Click here for an offer!
Duration:
4 days
Dates:

From beginning of June till end of September. Click herefor asking start dates!.

Important note(s) about Tersky Coast excursions:
1.
Umba became in 2007 more restricted and foreigners need permission for entering the village and for visiting the performances of the Umba Folk Ensemble. We take care for the permission.
Price:
Prices on request.Click here for an offer!
Price includes:
Transfers by comfortable touring-car bus incl. toilet, all mentioned tour highlights, accommodation, 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners in a restaurant, 1 outdoor lunch, 1 picnic basket, visa invitation, medical insurance, guide and interpreting services
Optional:
• Other start and end city than Rovaniemi is possible.Click here for an offer!
• Accommodations and/or activities in Finland, Norway
Documents
Passport must be valid at least 3 months after date of return. A visa is required. We handle the tourist invitation.
 

Program Overview Bus excursions tours:

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Name

Days

Group

Data (dd.mm.yy) Activity
KTBU01
Bus excursion tour "Tersky Coast". From Rovaniemi to Kandalaksha and old fishing village Umba. 3 20-47

From beginning of June till end of September. Click here for asking start dates!.

Important note(s) about Tersky Coast excursions:
1.
Umba became in 2007 more restricted and foreigners need permission for entering the village and for visiting the performances of the Umba Folk Ensemble. We take care for the permission.
Bus
Culture
KTBU02
Bus excursion tour "Tersky Coast and Kirovsk". From Rovaniemi to Kandalaksha, Umba and Kirovsk in Khibiny Mountains. 4 20-47

From beginning of June till end of September. Click herefor asking start dates!.

Important note(s) about Tersky Coast excursions:
1.
Umba became in 2007 more restricted and foreigners need permission for entering the village and for visiting the performances of the Umba Folk Ensemble. We take care for the permission.
Bus
Culture
KTBU03
Bus excursion round trip "From C2C on the Barents Road" Travel from C2C! From Rovaniemi to Kirovsk, Monchegorsk, Saami village Lovozero, navy Murmansk on the Barents Sea to Ivalo. 6 20-47

From beginning of June till end of September. Click here for asking start dates!.

Bus
Culture
KTBU11
Winter bus excursion tour "Frozen Tersky Coast". From Rovaniemi to Kandalaksha and Umba. 3 20-47

From beginning of December till end of May. Click here for asking start dates!.

Important note(s) about Tersky Coast excursions:
1.
Umba became in 2007 more restricted and foreigners need permission for entering the village and for visiting the performances of the Umba Folk Ensemble. We take care for the permission.
Bus
Culture
KTBU12
Bus excursion round tour "Winter impressions on the Kola Peninsula". From Rovaniemi to Kirovsk, Monchegorsk, Saami village Lovozero, navy city Murmansk on the Barents Sea to Ivalo. 4 20-47

From beginning of December till end of May. Click here for asking start dates!.

Bus
Culture
KTBU13
Bus round trip "Barents Road on the winter Kola Peninsula". Travel from Rovaniemi to Kandalaksha on the White Sea, Umba, Kirovsk, Lovozero, Murmansk on the Barents Sea and Ivalo. 6 20-47

From beginning of December till end of May. Click here for asking start dates!.

Important note(s) about Tersky Coast excursions:
1.
Umba became in 2007 more restricted and foreigners need permission for entering the village and for visiting the performances of the Umba Folk Ensemble. We take care for the permission.
Bus
Culture
KTOR01
Polar Off-road adventure tour. Discover the Tersky Coast and the inlands of the Kola Peninsula. Visit old or abandoned villages and desolate places 10 1-7
Groups can request any date! Individuals may participate in groups.
For detailed program description or request of dates: >> info@kolatravel.com
Now we have tours the whole year round! Especially Polar Off-road Winter Adventure KTOR13 is very special.
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