Big Country Travel: Trips to Russia, Adventure Tours & Vacation Packages

8 more

Imagine that you are rushing across the tundra on a snowmobile, overcoming kilometers of cold ground. It is the height of the Polar Night around, when the sun does not rise above the horizon for more than two months. Welcome to the Khibiny, where you can watch the long blue-pink twilight, when everything around is painted in delicate pastel tones. Finns call this time the "blue clock". Daylight lasts only a few hours and is a bright twilight, and then the world around us is plunged into darkness again. You will see frozen lakes, pristine landscapes, forests and mountains.

The tour is available for groups of 4 people or more on request on any dates except New Year holidays.

Location

the city of Kirovsk

Snowmobile tours

from

Contact the tour coordinator

Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)

Or text us in messengers

Tour highlights

Bathhouse with an ice hole

In the evening, you will find a Russian sauna with an ice hole in the Kuniyok mountain river

"Blue Watch"

We will see an incredible long blue-pink twilight, the Finns call this time the "blue clock"

Northern lights

The opportunity to see a beautiful natural phenomenon

Itinerary

Day 1 - Snowmobile ring route
10:00 Meeting of guests at our snowmobile center in Kirovsk in the area of the Botanical Garden, briefing, snowmobile driving training, selection of equipment.
Departure to the mountains by snowmobile along the route: Botanical Garden, Ramzai Pass, Kukisvumchorr pass — hotel "Kuelporr".
Accommodation in double rooms.
Lunch.
Snowmobile ring route through the surrounding area.
In the evening, a Russian sauna with an ice hole in the Kuniyok mountain river.
A homemade dinner in a cozy mess room.
The day trip is 50-60 km.
Day 2 - A trip to the East Petrelius Pass
Breakfast.
Departure along the route along several passes (the standard link is the Northern Rischorr — Partomchorr passes).
Lunch.
The route to the Vostochny Petrelius pass (height 883.3 m) with an overview of the valley of the Malaya Belaya River – Kukisvumchorr pass.
Return to Kirovsk by 18:00.
The day trip is 60-70 km.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Guest House

1 night

Comfort

Basic+

The tour provides accommodation in the guest house "Kuelporr" — 2-bed rooms with amenities (shower, toilet, equipment dryer).

The cost of the tour for 1 person is 70,000 rubles/person.;

The route is conducted for groups of 4 people or more.

Age restrictions: as a passenger — from the age of 10, driving a snowmobile — from the age of 16.

The organizers do not recommend double occupancy on a snowmobile due to the fact that having a passenger makes it difficult to control the snowmobile, and traveling as a passenger is quite tedious.

Kuelporr Guest House is located in the north of Khibiny in a picturesque valley on the banks of the Kuniyok River. In winter, the guest house can be reached by snowmobile or skiing. The Kuelporr Guest House is a modern one-storey building with an attic. Large hall with fireplace. Electricity, hot water. 2-bed rooms with amenities (shower, toilet, equipment dryer) in the room. 6-bed rooms (shower, toilet on the floor). There is a mobile connection. Internet is available for an additional fee. The guest house "Kuelporr", according to our guests, is a very atmospheric place.

3 more photos

Tour conditions

Group

From 2 to 12 tourists

Minimum age

10 years old

Duration

2 days 1 night

Group meets at

the city of Kirovsk

Included in price

nutrition:
- Day 1: Lunch, dinner;
- Day 2: Breakfast, lunch;
habitation;
bathhouse;
rent of Lynx snowmobiles and fuel;
equipment rental (overalls, helmet, balaclava, special boots).

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Kirovsk and back;
breakfast of the first day, dinner of the second day;
alcoholic beverages.

It's important to know

T-shirts, underwear, cotton socks;
Thermal underwear made of thin polartek;
Sweatpants made of thick polartek (fleece), a sweatshirt made of thick fleece, preferably with a "throat" or a sweatshirt or a thick sweater;
A down sweater (thin single-layer down jacket) under a jumpsuit or a normal down jacket on top of a jumpsuit in case of severe cold weather. You can use a ski jacket or a jumpsuit;
Sweatpants for staying in guest houses;
Thick wool socks 2 pairs, one pair of thermal socks, also thick;
Ski gloves + fleece gloves;
Ski cap, if there is – your balaclava, if not – we provide;
The scarf is warm, if there is a windproof mask on the face. The balaclavas provided by the organizers cover the face well from the cold, but we recommend having additional protection;
Downy climbing slippers (highly recommended), rubber slippers for the bath, a personal bath towel (almost everywhere in guest houses they provide, but it is advisable to have your own;
If you know that your lower back is stiffening, then take with you something warming like a scarf, shawl;
Personal hygiene kit (brush, paste, etc.);
Cold face cream;
Personal first aid kit (if there is a need for special medicines);
Ski mask - worn on top of the helmet (the combination of helmet and ski mask is most optimal for long-distance snowmobile trips);
Sunglasses;
A small (up to 30 liters) shoulder backpack helps to keep your back warm, in addition, you can put small items you need on the road in it;
Some participants of our tours recommend taking their own small thermoses for tea, it happens that someone does not have enough to drink on the route;
Chocolates, nuts, sweets are also often not superfluous.

Things must be packed either in a bag, or in a backpack, or in a trunk with a volume of no more than 60 liters. Suitcases are prohibited.

Equipment provided:

A jumpsuit made of thick fabric with a single-layer sintepon lining;
2 balaclavas — thin and thick;
helmet with a double-glazed visor - if you have a large head, focus our attention on this;
snowmobile boots with felt liner;
mittens with fur of the "fur coat" type in case of very severe cold weather.

The magic of the Polar Night