Gastronomic tour "New Year's Northern Lights on Kola"

This is not an ordinary tour where you only pay for accommodation and excursions. 

This is a gastronomic trip, so we also included a lot of food, wine and delicious activities in the price!

Location

Russia, Murmansk
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Duration
5 Days
4 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 3 – 7 January, 2025
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Accommodation
  • Hotel
    3 nights
Comfort
  • Premium
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 14 people
Minimum age
6 years old
Group meet at
Russia, Murmansk
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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Gastronomic pleasure
The freshest seafood from the Barents Sea, beer tasting, barbecue dinner, venison and farm products, famous berry tinctures of the Arctic
Arctic Cuisine Master Class
From the brand chef of the restaurant — resident of the Gastronomic map of Russia. You definitely won't cook such dishes for yourself — these are all author's recipes!
Hunting for the fabulous Northern Lights with a photographer
A professional photographer will be with us so that you can take with you a super photo with one of the most beautiful and amazing natural phenomena

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Welcome to the Kola Peninsula!

    To the ends of the Earth and in the heart of Russian Scandinavia!

    We will meet you at Murmansk airport and drive to the hotel located on the main square of the city – the square of Five Corners.

    According to our tradition, a bottle of sparkling wine with fruits will be waiting for you in the room to relax after the flight and tune in to a beautiful and bright vacation!

    We have a little rest and in the evening we meet for a welcome dinner at a very tasty northern restaurant! 

    We are waiting for the author's cuisine of the Tundra in an unusual design. For an appetizer, we will taste dried venison with mustard cream.

    For the hot meal, we will be served the back of Arctic cod with pike caviar, trout, halibut and black risotto.
    Of course, with a wine accompaniment that perfectly emphasizes the shades of flavors!

    And at the end of the dinner, we will try the signature northern dessert from the brand chef with a cup of taiga tea.

    All the food is already included in the price of the tour, you just need to relax and enjoy!

    A delicious, wine-filled and spiritual journey to the ends of the Earth is declared open! Hurray!

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  • Day 2 - Murmansk, a master class in Arctic cuisine, snowmobile safari and hunting for the northern lights!
  • Day 3 - The edge of the earth, the Arctic Ocean, scallops and Kamchatka crabs
  • Day 4 - The northernmost brewery, Sami, reindeer, barbecue dinner and the northern lights!
  • Day 5 - Fish market and plane home!
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    3 nights
Comfort
  • Premium

The tour includes accommodation: 

  • Murmansk — hotel Meridian 4* (4 nights).

The cost of the tour for 1 person, RUB.:

  • double occupancy — 128,000;
  • single occupancy — 148 000.

The discount for a child of 12 years old when placed in an additional place is 25%. If the child will be accommodated in the main place, the discount is not provided.

Meridian 4* or Park Inn by Radisson 4* or 3 nights
Meridian 4*

Located in the heart of Murmansk, Meridian Congress Hotel offers rooms with satellite TV. Free Wi-Fi is available anywhere in the hotel.

All rooms at the Meridian Hotel are simply furnished. Some rooms have a living room.

There is a 24-hour front desk at the property. The hotel also has a massage room.

A variety of local and international dishes are served at the hotel's restaurant. The bar offers light snacks and refreshing drinks.

Another option
Park Inn by Radisson 4*

Offering panoramic views of the Kola Bay, Park Inn by Radisson Poliarnie Zori is located in the center of Murmansk. The hotel has a fitness center with a sauna, a small pool and a hot tub.

The rooms at Park Inn by Radisson Poliarnie Zori feature a work desk and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. An electric kettle with tea and coffee is provided. The bathrooms come with underfloor heating, a hairdryer and free toiletries. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property.

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Another option
Cosmos 4*

Cosmos Murmansk Hotel is located in the city center near such famous attractions as the Murmansk Regional Drama Theater and the Orthodox Church of the Savior on Waters.

Near Cosmos Murmansk Hotel there are business and shopping centers, public transport stops. You will be pleasantly surprised by the proximity of the hotel to the port on the shore of the Kola Bay, located just 2 km away, as well as to the end point of the Arctic Bridge, which makes it an ideal base for business travelers. Murmansk Airport (MMK) is just 30 km away.

In the rooms at Cosmos Murmansk Hotel, guests will appreciate amenities such as underfloor heating in the bathroom, orthopedic beds, free Wi-Fi and breakfast, which is included in the room rate. The hotel is non-smoking only. The restaurant of the Polyarnye Zori Hotel offers specialties of Russian and European cuisine and a varied daily breakfast buffet. In the hotel's nightclub, you can listen to live music every Wednesday or relax in one of the two cozy bars in the lobby of the hotel.

It offers a fitness center, sauna and beauty salon to help restore strength. If you are planning a business meeting or event in Murmansk, then multifunctional conference rooms that can accommodate up to 160 guests are at your service. The hotel has the latest security system, fire alarm system and 24-hour parking.

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Tour conditions

Group
up to 14 tourists
Minimum age
6 years old
Duration
5 days 4 nights
Group meets at
Russia, Murmansk

Included in price

  • accommodation in a 4* hotel in the center of Murmansk;
  • all breakfasts at the hotel;
  • all meals according to the tour program (lunches and dinners in restaurants included in the Gastronomic map of Russia, with wine accompaniment);
  • meeting and seeing off at the airport for recommended flights;
  • guide support throughout the tour;
  • all excursions and tastings;
  • snowmobile safari;
  • gastronomic master class of Arctic cuisine with a chef;
  • visit to the northernmost brewery and beer tasting;
  • "hunting" for the Northern Lights with a professional photographer;
  • all entrance tickets according to the program;
  • transfers within the tour by comfort class minibus (Mercedes Sprinter);
  • gifts for all participants of the tour.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Murmansk and back;
  • personal expenses and souvenirs;
  • transfer from/to the airport for an additional fee (comfort class transfer 2000 rubles one way), except for recommended flights;
  • extra charge for single occupancy.

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour
  • thermal underwear and a sweater;
  • warm windproof jacket and dutiki pants;
  • scarf, gloves and hat; 
  • comfortable winter shoes;
  • swimming trunks / swimsuit and slates (for the bath).

Optional:

  • outerwear in bright, saturated shades to make brighter, more beautiful photos with the northern lights.
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Dates and Prices

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    $1,288
    3 – 7 Jan, 2025 5 days 4 nights
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Reviews

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    Olga
    24 Nov, 2024
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    The organization was excellent. The hotels and restaurants were wonderful. Special thanks to our guide Sergey!
    24 Nov, 2024
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    Tatyana Kolentseva
    22 Nov, 2024
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    The tour was organized by the host party to the highest standard, both during the booking process and throughout the trip itself. Everything went exactly as planned, with no changes, and the program was packed with activities. I was pleasantly surprised by the gift on the final evening—a personalized certificate for crossing the Arctic Circle and a customized thermos cup. Such a thoughtful touch! A big thank you to everyone involved!
    22 Nov, 2024
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