New year's RUSSIA GROUP TRIP
WITH TECHNO, ST.PETERSBURG & NORTHERN LIGHT
QUICK OVERVIEW
Date
July 19-28
Arrival Airport
Murmansk-Moscow
Accommodation
3 star hotels/ Homestay
Duration
12 nights
Meals
12 breakfasts
Group size
12-14
SHORT ITINERARY :
RUSSIA GROUP TRIP DAY 1 : MURMANSK SIGHTSEEING
Welcome to Russia, Our immigration will be done in Moscow. Today evening, we will reach Murmansk : The biggest city in arctic circle located at city in the extreme northwest of Russia. Our Russia group trip starts here 🙂
As its a long flight, today we will do only basic chores & just get to know each other and the town a bit. We will procure sim , needed winter apparels and some food for the onward journey.
People who don't want to do Murmansk , can skip to Day 5. They can fly in directly to St.Petersburg.
DAY 2 : VISIT HUSKY FARM, & NORTHERN LIGHTS HUNT
Following is going to be the most beautiful 24 hours of your recent months . We start with a visit to the husky farm . We will playing with them & go for a short ride in a husky sledge.
We have professional local guides who keep a close look on the upcoming nights for several weeks . This increases our chances to get much better views.
Tonight , after an evening quick-nap , we will head out for the northern lights ( Aurora Borealis) hunting.
DAY 3 : TOUCH THE END OF THE EARTH: TERIBERKA. XMAS
It’s the last point after which arctic ocean starts , so basically the end of main land as we know it. It takes about 8 hours to go and come back. Note that the weather in this region is too harsh and the possibility of this visit lies, entirely depends if there is highwind / Storm or not.
The day is extreamely Windy . Carry your best gears today
DAY 4 : EXTRA DAY FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS HUNT
Witnessing Aurora is a matter of luck and timing . Hence we keep 1 more Buffer day to increase our possibility to see this.
Did you know ?
Aurora also Happens in other planets ?
It is possible to predict geomagnetic activity and aurora a day or so in advance by detecting solar Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) near the sun.
Aurora also has a sound ?
Note that northern lights depends on weather conditions and isnt guaranteed.
DAY 5 : FLY OUT TO ST. PETERSBURG, SEE SAVIOUR OF SPILLED BLOOD.
Well hello people, Let’s start St.Petersburg with a walk in the Christmas streets after a few hours of nap for those who are jet lagged. If you have read enough of my posts, you know how we give importance to simple things like going out for a night walk.
Post which we will also go out to see one of these bridge open up for incoming ships. It’s an event worthwhile watching . 1000s of locals come see this every night and clap when it’s all done. Its a 2 am thing, so if you cant stay up until then, you will miss it.
DAY 6 : ENJOY A WALKING TOUR OF THE CITY AND THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM
We will take a walking tour of the town by 11am-1pm. After lunch , let’s head to the world’s second largest museum : home to over 3 million art pieces, which means you will stay there for nearly six years if you spend 1 minute by each piece of artwork, not to mention that you’d cover the distance of about 24 km (15 mi) , walking from one exhibit to the other.
Moreover, there are 117 staircases in the Hermitage & more than 18,800 doors! .Yes, you will get lost, multiple times.
But you will know where to find me:).
Since it is a long day , we will relax sometime , watching a street performance as we wait for others to join us at the Palace square. Find the orange jacket folks. Today we will do a cookout session with others if you are game.
DAY 7 : EXPLORE THE C 189 SUBMARINE AND SUMMER PALACE
Here is a chance to look into the history of Submarines by getting into one. You will see Torpedos, Old communication instruments and even the living quarters of the Submarine staff.
Built at St. Petersburg's Baltic Factory and launched in 1954, the C-189 is a 613-class diesel-electric submarine that saw 35 years service in the Soviet fleet.
The Guide will be one of the people who actually worked in one of these submarines. (Click here to see)
After lunch, we will head to the Peterhof palace. Peterhof is a town within the Petrodvortsovy district in St. Petersburg, at the shore of the Gulf of Finland, located just 30 kilometers west of St. Petersburg. There’s a popular joke in St Petersburg about how locals wish the island on which the city stands on could drift toward Finland by sea. Or, as it has been told after the Crimea referendum, that St Petersburg should hold its own vote to join Finland once and for all.On the way back , we will also see the europe’s tallest building.
The Summer Palace was planned in 1710, at a vantage location on the bank of the Fontanka River, by Peter the Great, the first Russian Emperor, the Russian Tsar.
DAY 8 : TAKE A MORNING TRAIN TO MOSCOW, EXPLORE A NUCLEAR BUNKER.
By evening we will head out to a nuclear bunker- 80 metre under earth. It is so well hidden that even when you are standing in front of it, you won’t realise the grand scale of it.
We will reach back to Red square at night for its a place to be as they lit up the whole area. (Click here to see).
DAY 9 : EXPLORE VLADIMIR AND SPEND THE NIGHT IN SUZDAL
We will head out from Moscow on a morning train to Vladimir. Only carry couple of pairs of clothes as we will only spend a night in Suzdal. We will be commuting by public transport to Suzdal from Vladimir, and back. Out of the the entire Russia trip, you will remember Suzdal the most.