Kayaking tour on Voronia River to the Barents Sea (7 days)

Kayaking tour on Voronia River to the Barents Sea

Day 1: Arrival at Murmansk airport and transfer to Monchegorsk city. Check-in and overnight in a hotel. Dinner on your own in a recommended restaurant.

Day 2: After breakfast transfer to Saami village Lovozero with our off-road bus. After visiting the National Saami Museum transfer to the start point of the kayaking tour on the shore of Lovozero Lake in the centre of the Kola Peninsula. Paddling the first stretch between the many islands to the beginning of the Voronia River. Lunch during the day and dinner on the shore of the River. Overnight in tents. Kayaking distance: 20 km.

Day 3 to 5: Every day after a good breakfast we paddle about 20 km with a snack stop on the water, a lunch break (with campfire) on one the many beautiful shores of the river and at the end of the paddling day we make a camp with campfire and have a good dinner. During the tour we can try our luck in fishing. Overnight in tents. Kayaking daily distance: 20 km.

Day 6: Breakfast. Today we are going to finish our trip in the Northern part of Kola Peninsula. Our off-road bus is waiting on the shore close to a big dam of a hydro electricity station. Transfer to Murmansk and check-in at a hotel. Dinner on your own. Kayaking distance: 20 km.

Day 7: Breakfast in the hotel. Departure.

This kayaking tour on Voronia River to the Barents Sea can be extended with the following optionals:

• Monchegorsk:
  • Entrance tickets museums: approx. 50 roubles per person
  • 2 hour yacht excursion on the biggest lake of Kola peninsula named Imandra. Up to 8 persons.
  • One day hiking tour to the waterfall Devichyi Kosi (Girl's plaits) in Monche Tundra with campfire lunch.
  • One day bicycling tour in hilly area with campfire lunch.
  • One day kayaking on Imandra Lake.
  • Karting centre in Monchegorsk.
  • Cross-country skiing in Monchegorsk suburbs (winter).
  • Skating in Ice stadion in Monchegorsk (winter).
  • See link above for more info.
• Moermansk:
  • Tickets voor museum- en museumexcursies kosten van 100 roebel tot 1000 roebel per persoon.
  • Excursie in een nucleaire-ijsbreker met een rondleiding in het Russisch of Engels.
  • Stadstour in Heldenstad Moermansk.
  • Excursie naar een Husky kennel bij Moermansk.
  • Dagexcursie naar een Saami – nedersetting.
  • Dagexcursie naar de Barentz zee en Teriberka dorp.
  • Dagexcursie naar Husky Park bij Lovozero dorp.
  • Dagexcursie naar Lovozero dorp; Hoofdstad van de Saamen.
• Single- or double-entry invitations for Russian visa request.
• Train/plane/bus tickets in or outside Russian Federation.
• Transfers from/to KuusamoIvalo/Rovaniemi and Kirkenes airports.