Ski Marathon Northern Festival Murmansk program description: |
Day 1, Saturday: Arrival in Murmansk airport. Transfer to a hotel in Monchegorsk (140 km). Check-in, dinner in Russian café
and overnight in the hotel.
Day 2, Sunday: Breakfast at the hotel. This day we train and try-out our equipment
in the surroundings of Monchegorsk close to Khibiny Tundra. Lunch during skiing day. Distance of skiing: 20
km (or more, if want). In the afternoon we will have a Russian shashlik party in the forest. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 3, Monday: Breakfast. Today we will meet our snowmobile guide whom takes care
for luggage transport and we start our ski-tour with crossing Imandra Lake towards Khibiny Tundra to a small
village named Imandra Station. Overnight in a country house in more person room. Distance of skiing: 25 km.
Day 4, Tuesday: Breakfast. We continue beside the foot of the mountains and change
the lake area for a beautiful forest landscape. After a campfire lunch we will come in a valley which leads us to
the centre of Khibiny Tundra. Dinner and overnight in a small wilderness hotel surrounded by mountains. Distance of skiing: 30 km.
Day 5, Wednesday: Breakfast at the hotel. First we ski to eastwards to have a
beautiful view on the forest valley and then we ski through the valley to the South. Campfire lunch during
tour. Dinner and overnight in Sanatorium Health hotel in twin room with shower and toilet. The evening can be
spent with the additional services of the SPA; special showers, massage and other healthy and medical services. Distance of skiing: 25 km.
Day 6, Thursday: Breakfast. We continue our way westwards. Today will be the summit of the ski-tour! We ski through valleys to the
famous Ramzai Pass, a cleft with high steep walls. We will ski in the desolate white world of snow plateaus surrounded
by the highest mountains of Khibiny Tundra. Campfire lunch during way. Later we ski over the lake with lots of islands on the foot
of the mountains. We stay overnight at the Tourist Base in Kislaya Bay in small wooden houses. Distance of skiing: 40 km.
Day 7, Friday: Breakfast. Transfer to Murmansk and check-in at the hotel. Lunch on
your own in the hotel. At 2 PM a guide comes to the hall of the hotel to pick you up for excursion in the city and
a harbour. Visit to the Naval Museum with its photographs, artefacts and models of the Northern Russian
Navy. In evening a skating possibility in the Ice Palace. Dinner on your own in the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8, Saturday: Breakfast. Training on the ski tracks close to the city in the morning. Pickup the start documents.
Watching a reindeer racing competition or ice swimming competition on Semyenovskoe Lake which starts around 11 o’clock.
In evening a skating possibility in the Ice Palace. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9, Sunday: Breakfast. At 11 o’clock the ski Marathon starts. The guide brings you to the place and later will pick up to bring you back
to the hotel because it’s quite long distance. The same day Lappish Games are in the same sport pot. In evening – a festive rewarding
ceremony of winners of the Marathon on the central square. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 10, Monday: Departure. Transfer to Murmansk airport by taxi.
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Marathon on Festival of the North in Murmansk
+ skiing in Khibiny region program details: |
Tour Highlights:
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• 50 km ski marathon
• ice swimming
• reindeer race competition
• 5 day ski-tour in Khibiny tundra
• Skating possibility in the Ice Palace
• Lappish Games
• Festive rewarding ceremony of winners
• Murmansk city tour
• Northern Navy Museum.
• Oceanarium.
• Excursion to Ship museum.
• Visit to reindeer pasture
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Accommodation: |
• 2 nights in standard class hotel incl. breakfast
• 1 night in simple house in more persons rooms
• 1 night in a wooden house in double rooms
• 1 night in a wilderness hotel in double or more persons rooms
• 1 night in standard class spa hotel incl. breakfast
• 3 nights in business class hotel in standard class rooms including breakfast
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Level: |
For well trained cross-country skiers |
Group size:
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From 4 to 12 persons
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Duration:
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10 days
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Dates:
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from the 29th von March zu 7th von April
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Price:
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Price includes:
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• Accommodation incl. breakfast
• Dinner on first day in Russian Café in Monchegorsk
• Three meals per day within the ski tour days 3-6
• Wilderness lunch and Shaslyck party at Day 2
• At least 2 times banya (sauna)
• Luggage transport by snowmobile within the ski-tour days 3-6
• Guide services for 8 days (days of arrival and departure are
without guiding; transfer from\to airport by prepaid taxi.)
• Translation in German Language during visit Murmansk
• Excursion to the Navy Museum
• Visit to the Oceanarium
• All mentioned transfers
• Visa invitation
• Insurance
• Advance application made
• Registration fee for participation on the ski marathon 2009
• Rescue insurance (including helicopter evacuation in emergency case)
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Additional:
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• The travel to Murmansk.
• Participants need to bring own cross-country ski equipment, sleeping-bag.
• An equipment list will be provided at booking.
• Taxi von Murmansk Zentrum zu Murmansk airport: EUR 15,-- per taxi.
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Optional:
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• Schaatsen in Murmansk Ijspaleis:
√ Toegang: EUR 3,-- per uur
√ Schaats vermietung: EUR 3,-- per uur
• Transfer from/to airports in Finland or Norway: EUR 99,-- pp one way (5,5 hours)
Kola Travel has partners in Finland, Norway, Karelien, Sint Petersburg und
Moskau. mit pleasure we can make reservations für Unterkunften, Exkursionen,
activities und Zug / bus tickets. Do you know that we offer the cheapest
flight tickets von Sint Petersburg und Moskau zu Murmansk und visa versa?
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Documents: |
Passport must be valid at least 6 months after date of return. A visa is required. We handle the tourist invitation.
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Insurance: |
• The participant must possess medical insurance that at very least covers the European part of the Russian Federation.
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Program Übersicht
Skitouren: |
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Code |
Name |
Days |
Gruppe |
Data (dd.mm.yy) |
Activity |
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Skitour to
Chibiny tundra:
geführte Ski langlauftour und Gepäcktransport. Total length:
140 km
Average daily distance: between 20 und 40 km per day. |
8 |
4-12 |
From the second week von January weekly until end von April starting von Saturday zu Saturday.
Click here für asking start dates!
29.03 - 05-04- (guaranteed departure date)
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Skiing
Kultur |
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langlauf marathon
"Prazdnik Severa" as part von yearly Fest des Nordes Murmansk in
end von March/ beginning von April
Marathon length:50 km in free style cross
country skiing. |
4 |
From
1 |
• Date langlauf Marathon as part von nordenern Festival Prazdnik Severa in Murmansk:06-04-
•4 days program incl. registration und
3 nachts in hotel: 04.04 - 07.04.
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Skiing
Kultur |
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langlauf marathon
Fest des Nordes Murmansk+ thrilling Kultural program in Weltweit größte Pool Stadt;
Murmansk |
10 |
From
1 |
from the 29th von March zu 7th von April
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Skiing
Schnee-
Mobiling
Kultur |
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langlauf marathon
Fest des NordesMurmansk + Skitour in Chibiny tundra.
This ist a combination von program KTCS04 und KTCS11.Participate und win the First Price! |
10 |
4-12 |
from the 29th von March zu 7th von April
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Skiing
Kultur |
| Legend: |
Blue=departure dates,
Green=guaranteed departure dates,
Orange=some places free,
Red=fully booked |
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In General:
