To the ends of the earth: Sredny and Rybachy Peninsulas

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

The climate of the Rybachy peninsula is special, which is due to its location almost in the middle of the Barents Sea. The weather on the peninsulas can be very different even from the villages of Pechenga or Zaozersk located near the sea. This is due to the nature of the Barents Sea and the fact that the peninsulas are separated from the mainland by the relatively high Musta-Tunturi range. The mountains may keep out bad weather, or they may, on the contrary, block the path of rain clouds that will hang over Rybachy for months.

In summer, the sun hangs above the horizon all day long, so the local seasons don't match up too much with the generally accepted seasons. It is cold here all year round, even in summer the average monthly temperatures do not rise to 20C, and at the same time the weather changes very sharply.

The best time to travel is the second half of summer, when the peninsula is still warm by local standards. In June and July, mosquitoes and midges are found on Rybachy, in August they are no longer there.

From Murmansk to Sredny (Titovka checkpoint) is about 140 kilometers (3 hours drive) north along a partially paved, but generally unpaved road.

There is a large paved parking lot at the checkpoint. There are also grocery and souvenir shops, and groceries are the last opportunity to eat in relative civilization. Be sure to try the fish pies! There will be no further stores!

Further, the entire route passes through absolute off-road conditions.

1. The route is conducted in the format of an expedition of 2-5 vehicles for 6 people. The feeling of a "crowd" on the peninsula is completely absent, guests will feel the power of nature and solitude. The format of the expedition is necessary for support on the route (to pull the car out of the pit, etc.).
2. The age limit is 10+ years.
3. When booking a tour, we kindly ask you to inform us about the tourist accommodation in Murmansk. 
4. The day before departure, the guide contacts the guests and approves the exact time of departure, as a rule, we pick up from the place of residence.
5. Accommodation on the peninsula is provided at a campsite with partial amenities. Eco-friendly toilet on the street (wooden cabin) and washbasins on the street, there is a field bath. Guests stay in tents with heaters, cots, sleeping bags, bed linen and blankets.
6. In 2023, we expanded the campsite and started accepting large groups of up to 50 people (Sobol SUVs).
7. Due to the proximity of Norway, as well as military bases, tourists are issued passes. The entrance to the peninsula passes through a checkpoint. 
8. The Sredny and Rybachy Peninsula is a specially protected natural area, it is important to observe the rules of behavior in nature.
9. There is a fisherman and a cook in the tent camp, if tourists do not eat fish, it is almost impossible to replace the dishes, only cereals and stew will be available from our side. The menu may vary depending on the season.
10. Alcohol is sold in the city until 21:00.
11. You won't find any shops on the peninsula, so we stop at the supermarket before the trip. Take your favorite sweets, alcoholic beverages, and cigarettes with you if you smoke.
12. We recommend turning off the Internet on your phone, as very often mobile devices catch the Norwegian network and greet you "in the land of trolls and fjords."
13. Any automatic application update will be very expensive.
    If someone has dietary restrictions, be sure to let us know! 
14. Interesting restaurants in Murmansk: Tsarskaya Okhota Restaurant, Terrace Lounge Cafe, Tundra Restaurant, Grill & Bar, 7 Sky Panoramic Bar (in Azimuth Hotel), Grey goose Lounge Cafe, Deli Cafe, White Rabbit Restaurant — it is advisable to book seats in advance. 
15. Taxi services are available in Murmansk.
16. The Murmansk Region lives in the UTC+3 time zone. The time coincides with Moscow time.

1. The Company reserves the right to change the procedure for providing services without reducing their volume.
2. In case of unforeseen circumstances, the company reserves the right to replace excursions without reducing the total volume of the excursion program.
3. The Company cannot influence possible delays related to the actions and activities of government agencies, traffic jams, road works and other situations beyond the control of the Company.
4. During periods of worsening weather (heavy snowfalls, drifts on roads, very low/very high air temperatures, heavy rains, floods, mudslides, fog, etc.), the Company reserves the right in exceptional cases to change the tour program: to replace objects with others, and if replacement is not possible, to exclude objects from the program (with subsequent refund the cost of visiting the facility), which, in the weather conditions at the time of the tour, may endanger the safety of tourists. The decision on the specified replacement/cancellation of facilities is made unilaterally by the tour guide and the lead tour manager.
5. The tourist is personally responsible for damage to property in the hotel, on the bus and at the display facilities, violation of the norms of behavior, as well as being late for the tour and loss of valuables. 
6. If you are late for the tour or if you do not attend the tour for a disrespectful reason, the tour fee will not be refunded.

The nature of the Rybachy Peninsula is unique and extremely beautiful. 

The views are breathtaking. Walking through the tundra, you will get a lot of pleasure: everything is visible for kilometers ahead and at every step there is something interesting. It's an exotic animal or bird, then beautiful reindeer, then a rusty "echo of war". And how many berries and mushrooms! Blueberries, cloudberries, horseradish, white and even northern ginseng.

The crystal clear rivers and lakes of the peninsula are full of fish, but what! Trout, trout, salmon. Killer whales frolic in the coastal waters, whales come to the deserted shores to play in the open.

Any impact on nature will have irreversible consequences. Please read the information provided below carefully.

Trees cut down for the sake of a campfire will grow again only after fifty years, the grass cover of the tundra, through which cars pass, is not restored, but turns into sand!

Basic household rules will help you stay in harmony with nature.:

1. If you smoke, be sure to get a bag or a jar for cigarette butts. It is forbidden to throw them in the tundra!
2. Many plants of the peninsula are listed in the red Book, therefore it is forbidden to pick flowers, it is also necessary to move along the moss as carefully as possible, it is forbidden to collect and uproot it!
3. There are no equipped toilets on the route, only in the campground. To leave a place suitable for other people to visit, give up wet wipes. The fact is that these hygiene products take too long to decompose in nature. All used napkins have been lying for years and block the flow of plants.

Violation of the established regime of the natural park and other legislative norms on environmental protection entails administrative, criminal and other liability established by the current legislation.

The territory of the Rybachy and Sredny peninsulas is unique in the distribution of rare plant species and is of great interest for biogeographic research. Historical and cultural monuments are represented, the territory has a memorial significance as a monument of military glory during the Great Patriotic War. Objects of environmental value are represented in six specially protected areas (RAM). RAM "Guba Skorbeevskaya" with an area of 4509 hectares.

The territory includes the seaside terraces of Skorbeevskaya Bay, as well as most of the drainage basin of the Skorbeevka River and is characterized by high floral and phytocenotic richness. The only known place of growth of squat gerbils in the Russian Federation. There is a high concentration of plant species listed in the Red Books of the Russian Federation and the Murmansk region. Zubovskaya Guba RAM with an area of 2,970 hectares. 

The largest of the Rybachy Bays is located directly north into the Barents Sea. It has a wide variety of habitats, resulting in a high floral wealth, including rare plant species. Archaeological sites. RAM "Tsypnavolok" with an area of 332 hectares.

The territory has a significant floral wealth (more than 230 species of vascular plants, of which more than 30 are listed in the Red Books of the Russian Federation and the Murmansk region). Monuments of the history of the development of the North. Gorodetsky Bird Bazaars with an area of 517 hectares. 

The largest bird colonies are on the northern coast of the Kola Peninsula. A nesting place for rare large birds of prey. Guba Ein RAM with an area of 2,745 hectares. The vegetation of the Ein Bay is distinguished by the highest majority of the groupings characteristic of the Barents Sea part of Fennoscandia. There are 25 rare plant species. 

Naturalized cultivated and overgrown meadow plants native to much more southern regions grow. RAM "Rocks of the Sredny peninsula" with an area of 320 hectares. There are 14 rare plant species in a relatively small area. 

If a historical and cultural monument or a museum reserve is created on the territory reserved for the creation of a natural park, the territories of these RAM are subject to protection as natural monuments before the expiration of the reservation period.

The Sredny and Rybachy peninsulas are the most beautiful places in the North of Russia. The extreme point of the European mainland of Russia, Cape German, is located here. The peninsulas are washed by the waters of the Arctic Ocean. During the war, due to its geographical location, Rybachy was an outpost of our country and took the strongest blow from the German invaders.

Since then, Russian and German fortifications have been preserved here. Now the old monuments of military glory have been restored and new ones built along the route to the peninsula, as well as on Sredny and Rybachye proper. These places are still very popular among historians and local historians.

Rybachy is located 350 km from the Arctic Circle, so there is a polar night on its territory – it lasts 42 days (from December 2 to January 12), and a polar day – 59 days (from May 24 to July 21). The peninsula is located in the zone of the highest frequency of occurrence of the Aurora Borealis (Polar Light) — one of the most beautiful natural phenomena.

The relief of the peninsula is beautiful in itself. The height of individual hills reaches 300-350 meters. There are many rivers and lakes. All these are natural attractions of the Kola region! People from all over our country come to see and study them.

Cape German is the northernmost point of the European mainland of Russia. Foreigners have long been called "Germans" in Russia. In the Middle Ages, Swedes or Danes lived here for a while. 

This is probably the reason why the cape is named "German". There is a weather station and a lighthouse on the cape. A stone well has been discovered nearby, estimated to be more than 300 years old. This is the edge of the earth, and beyond that is the harsh Barents Sea and the ocean.

The Sredny Peninsula (its dimensions are 25 by 13 km) is connected to the Rybachy Peninsula by an isthmus. On one side is Ozerko Bay, on the other side is Bolshaya Volokovaya Bay. In the old days, ships were dragged here to shorten the long and unsafe route around the peninsulas.

In the northern part of the Sredny Peninsula there is a unique natural monument "Two Brothers", formed by two 30s. meter-high cliffs.

Wind and rain, frost and sun destroyed the rocks, and the stones sometimes took on shapes similar to humans or animals. Among the Sami, they were considered sacred stones. They were deified and worshiped. To appease the spirits, deer or fish carcasses were brought to them.

The "Two Brothers" offers a magnificent panorama of the Ainu Islands, which are part of the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve. The route includes an inspection of the defense line during the Great Patriotic War.