Excursion trip: The summer charm of Russian Lapland (3 days)

Day 1: Welcome to Murmansk
Arrival at Murmansk airport. Meeting and transfer to the Meridian Hotel**** in the city center. Lunch is recommended at the hotel restaurant. After lunch, a guide will come to the hotel for a city tour with sights such as the Alyesha memorial, viewpoint over the city for the taking panoramic photos and visiting the world's first nuclear icebreaker "Lenin". Return to the hotel at 7:00 PM. Dinner is recommended at the hotel restaurant. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 2: Teriberka on the Barents sea
Breakfast. At 9 AM a guide will pick you up for a day excursion by minibus to the village of Teriberka on the Barents sea. We drive through the vast, open landscape of the northern tundra. Upon arrival in Teriberka, the guide will show you the filming locations of the famous movie 'Leviathan'. Then we continue to observe a wide sandy beach of the Barents Sea and to feel, taste (and to swim???) the water. Lunch is offered in a restaurant. After lunch we walk to the fjords of the Barents Sea. We visit a beach with large round stones (Dragon Eggs Beach), a sparkling waterfall falling into the Barents Sea and WWII artillery guns preserved on the hilltop. In the evening you return to Murmansk. Dinner in a recommended restaurant. Overnight stay at the hotel.(B,L)

Day 3: Excursion to the Saami settlement.
Breakfast and check-out. At 8:30 AM, meet the guide and depart for a Saami village. The owner of the village will tell you about the history, culture and epic of the Saami. You can make a wish while standing in front of one of the 9 Sami amulets: wooden idols that symbolize natural elements that the Saami believe in. Various northern animals can be seen in the village: raccoons, arctic foxes, rabbits, husky dogs and of course reindeer. You can feed the animals, pet them and take photos with them. You will visit a mysterious lake that was created by a meteorite impact. The Sami believe that the water of this lake has healing powers and that the Master of the lake grants cherished wishes. Then there are various Saami games: lasso throwing with a Nyarta, playing Saami ball (a kind of football), tug of war between 'Wolves' and 'Reindeer' and others games. Instead of a winter reindeer sleigh ride, you can drive yourself on the summer mode of transport of modern Saami - 4x4 Quads. If you want, you can dress in national clothing and take a photo with the Saami guide, the tents or with reindeer. Of course there are also souvenirs and handmade magical amulets for sale. Following the hospitality customs of the Saami people, you will be treated to a lunch of traditional dishes: salmon chowder, reindeer meat and berry cheesecake with Saami Pakula tea. At 1:30 PM you will board the bus again and be taken to Murmansk airport. Arrival at the airport between 3 and 3:30 PM  (B,L).