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Russian North

WOODEN ARCHITECTURE OF RUSSIAN NORTH
Northen lands of European Russia have been inhabited for a long time. Up to know there are many wonderfully carved wooden churches and chapels, pretty houses left and lost in small villages in the middle of the forest. Thier charming natural beauty and simplicity will leave great impession and will help you feel the real Russain village. And a trip to the famous island of Kizhi will be something beoynd imagiantion, a 22-domed wooden church towering over the island and changing color during the day will stay in the memories forever.
 
KHIBINY MOUNTAINS
Located on the Kola Peninsula these mountains represent well northern landscape. Khibiny are not very high, and the entire region was influenced greatly by the past glacier, so typical elements of glacial landscape are found everywhere. This is a nice place for easy trekking and is also nice for skiing in early spring.

    


TOURS


Biking in Karelia

This is a special trip for those who are keen on biking. You will get an opportunity to see old woodenchurches, chapels and peasants' houses as well as the oldest Russian cities. Visiting Khizhi will bring you back for several centuries and you will be able to imagine yourselves just  a simple Russian peasant living during the rule of Peter the Great and later.

Khibiny Mountains

Khibiny is not very high mountain massif on the Kola peninsula, located  almost 150 km to the north from the Polar Circle. The highest altitude is Chasnachorr mountain - 1191m. Here the traveler can enjoy quick succession of landscapes including tundra which is unique for the European mountain systems. It makes Khibiny inimitable in their beauty.     

Ski-Tour In Khibiny

The program is designed to give a chance to ski fans to explore skiing possibilities in the Northern Russia.


Wonders of the Russian North

The trip starts with sightseeing in St.Petersburg: world-known Hermitage, Peterhof – summer residence of Russian tsars, with its splendid palace and wonderful park famous for its fountains. The city itself is like an open-air museum beautifully located on the banks of the Neva river which flows into the Baltic Sea.But we will continue our trip and fly to Arkhangelsk which is situated close to the White Sea coast.

Homestay Biking

This is a unique opportunity for those who would like to experience the real life of the rural Russia. The small villages that have preserved many attributes of Russia in the past will take you back in time.


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