An active tour in one of the best ski resorts in Russia "BIGWOOD" Khibiny, Kirovsk. 

The tour is designed for family holidays, coming with children you will ride for your pleasure, and we will take care of all the worries. 

Our team will put you on skis or snowboards in a short time, hone your skiing technique and fall in love with the Russian North!

One day we will go to the edge of the earth to Teriberka, and if the whales are in the bay, we will organize a real photo hunt for whales.

The cost of the tour without accommodation is 35,000 rubles/person.
The cost of the tour with accommodation is 51,750 rubles/person.

Location

Russia, Murmansk region, Apatity
from
US$ 398
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Duration
6 Days
5 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • 17 – 22 Dec
    • 31 Dec, 2024 – 5 Jan, 2025
    • 18 – 23 Feb, 2025
    • 4 – 9 Mar, 2025
    • 18 – 23 Mar, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Hotel
    5 nights
Comfort
  • Upscale
Difficulty
Moderate
Low physical intensity for amateurs and non-experienced travelers
Group
Up to 12 people
Minimum age
12 years old
Group meet at
Russia, Murmansk region, Apatity
Contact the tour coordinator
Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Ski delight
Let's go skiing or snowboarding in one of the best ski resorts in Russia "BIGWOOD"
Family holidays
When you come with children, you will ride for fun, professional instructors will take care of them
Northern lights
We will go on a real hunt for the Northern Lights and maybe we can admire this incredible natural phenomenon

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Arrival in Apatity. The snow village. The Hunt for the Northern Lights

    You arrive in Apatity, Murmansk region, by air or rail, where our team will already be waiting for you!

    Transfer to the hotel.

    Check-in.

    In the evening we go to get acquainted with the ski resort.

    We visit the Snow Village.

    Welcome dinner at the restaurant (self-paid).

    With a favorable forecast, we go hunting for the northern lights.

    This amazing natural phenomenon does not leave indifferent even those who, it would seem, are accustomed to the wonderful iridescences of color in the night sky. What can we say about those who saw it for the first time! 

    We suggest you go on an exciting "Hunt for the Northern Lights". You will not be able to watch the flashes burning in the sky in the city. All the beauty is revealed far from the city lights, in the expanses of northern nature. 

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  • Day 2 - Skiing on the slopes
  • Day 3 - Skiing on the slopes
  • Day 4 - The Edge of the world
  • Day 5 - Skiing on the slopes
  • Day 6 - Completion of the program. Final skating
Difficulty
Low physical intensity for amateurs and non-experienced travelers

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    5 nights
Comfort
  • Upscale

The cost of the tour with the Standard fare (without accommodation) is 35,000 rubles/person.

The cost of the tour with the Comfort tariff (with accommodation at the Rus hotel) is 51,750 rubles/person.

The surcharge for single occupancy is 20,000 rubles/person. There is no single occupancy on public holidays.

If there are places in the hotel, you can extend your stay and your vacation.

The Rus Hotel 5 nights

The three-star Rus Hotel is located 12 km from the town of Apatity.

Surrounded by a magnificent forest near Lake Imandra. It offers comfortable, warm rooms to stay in, a shared lounge, a terrace, a restaurant serving local cuisine, a wood-burning sauna and a sauna with a Jacuzzi, free private parking.

Drying equipment and ski and snowboard storage facilities are available for winter sports enthusiasts.

All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV. They are equipped with a wardrobe and a private bathroom, underfloor heating.

A continental breakfast is served daily at the Rus Hotel, which is included in the room rate. 

The restaurant also serves lunches, dinners and creates magical buffets!

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Tour conditions

Group
up to 12 tourists
Minimum age
12 years old
Duration
6 days 5 nights
Group meets at
Russia, Murmansk region, Apatity

Included in price

The Standard tariff:

  • the work of a group instructor;
  • meeting with the group daily at the ski complex;
  • all excursions and tourist trips.

Accommodation is not included in the price, you can book a suitable accommodation yourself or we will tell you and help you book.

Comfort rate:

  • accommodation in a country house in 2- and 3-bed rooms;
  • transfers according to the program;
  • entrance tickets to sightseeing sites (snow village, fairy forest, Museum of Mineralogy, Teriberka);
  • breakfast at the hotel;
  • the work of a group instructor; 
  • transfer from and to the airport or railway station.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to and from Apatity;
  • accommodation, when choosing the "Standard" tariff;
  • breakfast, when choosing the "Standard" fare;
  • transfer from and to the airport or railway station, when choosing the Standard fare;
  • SKIPASS;
  • ski equipment rental (you can take your own equipment, specify this when booking);
  • an individual instructor (the cost depends on the season, the number of people and the age of the participants), an approximate price range (check the information when booking a tour) — from 1,000 to 3,500 rubles/hour;
  • lunches and dinners (average check: lunches 1 200 – 1 500 rubles, dinners 2 500 – 3 000 rub.);
  • meals marked "Self-paid";
  • boat trip (paid for on the spot on your own);
  • personal expenses. 

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour

Documents and money 

  • passport;
  • MHI policy;
  • tickets; 
  • cash; 
  • wallet with credit cards; 
  • a voucher for a transfer or car rental; 
  • confirmation of the apartment/hotel reservation;
  • map; train and bus schedules with directions to the place of residence (for independent travel);
  • medical insurance.

Skiing equipment (own or for rent)

  • skiing or snowboarding, depending on your preferred method of skiing;
  • boots, respectively, ski or snowboard;
  • sticks if you go skiing;
  • helmet;
  • mask;
  • the backpack you'll be riding with.

If you are going to a ski resort with your equipment, do not forget to purchase the following accessories: comfortable ski covers; ointment or paraffin candle against snow sticking; helmet and body protection (for beginners); goggles mask; shoe dryer.

Riding clothes and shoes:

  • jacket;
  • trousers, options: thin membrane, insulated, with warm shorts;
  • thermal underwear — T-shirt (2 pieces);
  • thermal underwear — long johns;
  • fleece jumper without hood;
  • thin down jacket;
  • gloves or mittens;
  • balaclava or buff;
  • special socks. 

Clothes and shoes not for skiing:

  • warm fleece jacket;
  • jeans/pants;
  • T—shirts with long and short sleeves - warm (wool, for example) and thin (cotton);
  • warm socks;
  • lingerie;
  • a hat or a buff;
  • gloves: wool, leather, softshell — which ones do you like best;
  • walking shoes. 

Other

  • Portable charging;
  • personal hygiene items;
  • personal first aid kit;
  • a backpack for personal belongings.
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Dates and Prices

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  • from US$ 398
    17 – 22 Dec 6 days 5 nights
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  • from US$ 398
    31 Dec, 2024 – 5 Jan, 2025 6 days 5 nights
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  • from US$ 398
    18 – 23 Feb, 2025 6 days 5 nights
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  • from US$ 398
    4 – 9 Mar, 2025 6 days 5 nights
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  • from US$ 398
    18 – 23 Mar, 2025 6 days 5 nights
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