Travel to The Arctic Sunny Nights

After breakfast, we start our trip along the seashore to Tetrina tonya. 

Tetrina Tonya is a place where a family of sea dwellers lived in old time. It is very specific, because it has been reconstructed in its original form, as it looked 5 centuries ago. The house and outbuildings were not simple reproduced according to the model of ancient architecture, but everything here works for their intended purpose. 

A family of sea dwellers lives here as centuries ago and they are very hospitable. We will be offered herring, prepared in the traditional Pomor way, grilled salmon and other delicacies of Pomor cuisine. 

After lunch, we will continue our journey. 

If the weather is hot, we can stop to swim in the waters of the White Sea. 

Further on our way we will see an old village Kashkarantsy, which preserves the special style of architecture inherent in northern Pomor villages. 

We will visit the Chapel of Unknown Monk, whose story borders on mysticism, and a healing spring nearby. In the evening, we will arrive in Varzuga village and check-in at a country hotel. 

Dinner.

Breakfast at 08:00. 

At 09:00, meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby. 

Today we will dive into the history of Pomor villages. We will make an off-road trip to the ancient village of Kuzomen at the mouth of the Varzuga River. A sandy road leads to the village, passing only for four-wheel drive vehicles. 

The pine forest ends with a real desert with sand dunes. We will walk along the authentic Pomor village streets, following wooden sidewalks, viewing traditional buildings, observing everyday rural life. 

In the desert environs of the village, we will see wild horses that willingly make contact with tourists, accustomed to taking delicacies from their hands: bread and apples. 

From the village, our way lies along the sea, along the low tide, to the place where the amethyst brush was mined in Soviet times. 

The open-pit mine is located deep in the forest, more than a kilometer from the sea. Return to the hotel by 14:00. 

Dinner. 

After lunch, we are going to meet Varzuga village. 

We will visit the church complex, the oldest building of which is the Assumption Church, built without a single nail in 1674 The village is divided by the river into two parts: Nikolskaya and Uspenskaya. 

We will move by boat to the Nikolskaya part of the village, from where we will go along the ecological path from one road cross to another. The trail leads through the forest and through large gentle hills with small lakes. The area is fantastically beautiful. 

We will go to the sacred springs along the forest path deep in the ancient forest. The worship crosses preserved by the springs date back to the 17th century. It is believed that the water from the spring relieves sorrow and illness. 

The path leading to the springs sometimes reaches a depth of 15 centimeters, because thousands of feet have walked along it over the past centuries. 

Return to the hotel by 19:00. 

Free time. 

Dinner at 20:00. 

Overnight.

Breakfast at 07:00. 

At 08:00, get into a bus for transfer to Murmansk. 

Lunch in a restaurant in Kandalaksha. 

3-hour city excursion including a visit to the first nuclear icebreaker Lenin upon arrival in Murmansk. 

Check-in at Meridian Hotel. 

Time on your own. 

Dinner in a recommended restaurant.

Breakfast. 

Transfer to the airport.