Moscow & Murmansk: Aurora hunting adventure

Arrival to Moscow (flight TBA). Meeting by driver or guide with the name plate, transfer to the hotel. 14:00 check-in. Day free. Overnight at the hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 meeting with the guide. Panoramic city tour with stops at the most famous sights: the MSU observation deck, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Red Square, St Basil's Cathedral (outside) and the GUM department store. Visit to the Kremlin and the cathedrals. The Moscow Kremlin is a fortified complex in the centre of the city overlooking the Moskva River, and the best known of the citadels. Return to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel, check out. Meeting with the driver, transfer to the airport. Flight to Murmansk (not included). Arrival to Murmansk, meeting with the driver. Murmansk city tour with a photostop at the "Lenin" icebreaker. Transfer to the hotel and check-in. Photo hunt for the Northern Lights - Aurora hunting tour, three hours. Overnight at the hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide. Tour to Teriberka natural park. The village sits on the coast of the Arctic Ocean, 120 kilometres from Murmansk, the capital of the Kola peninsula. The place became famous after the Oscar nominated film "Leviathan" by Andrey Zvyagintsev in 2014, thanks to the sceneries of the Arctic coast. You will see Arctic nature, the Dragon Eggs beach and the Teriberka ship graveyard. Photo hunt for the Northern Lights - Aurora hunting tour, three hours. Overnight at the hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide. Visit to an ethnic Saami village to learn about the traditions and life of the Saami people. Traditional games, a meeting with reindeer, and quad biking in summer or banana snowmobile in winter, weather permitting. Visit to the alley of sacred idols, where you can make a wish - bring six yellow coins for this. The programme includes lunch and traditional tea. Overnight at the hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide, transfer to the airport. Flight Murmansk - Saint Petersburg (not included). Arrival to Saint Petersburg, meeting with the driver, transfer to the hotel and check-in. Overnight at the hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 meeting with the guide. 10:00-14:00 city tour around Saint Petersburg. A stroll along Nevsky Prospect, the first and main street of the city, past Gostiny Dvor, Dom Knigi, the Stroganov Palace and the Admiralty - the first shipping yard of Saint Petersburg. Then the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island, with its panorama of the city centre, and Hare Island, where Peter the Great began building the Peter and Paul fortress in 1703. Visit to the Peter and Paul fortress, the cradle and historical core of Saint Petersburg, founded in 1703. Its architect was Domenico Trezzini, who shaped the early building and urban design of the city. Free time for lunch. 15:30-17:00 excursion to the Hermitage, the largest museum in Russia and one of the best known in the world. Its 353 rooms hold masterpieces by Raphael, Titian, Giorgione, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, and the collection totals around three million pieces. The Knights' Room holds tournament, parade and hunting gear, armour and weapons; the room of Ancient Egypt contains an Egyptian mummy. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel. Read more

Breakfast at the hotel. 12:00 check out. Transfer to the airport, flight departure (flight TBA). End of services. Read more