Roman Gribkov
English
Roman is the guide listed by the tour organizer for this Arctic itinerary. Confirm the guide assignment and working language for your departure before booking.
Aurora. Sea. You.
Four winter days in Murmansk with two northern-lights hunts, a Teriberka coast and sea excursion, and a Sámi cultural park.
- Duration
- 4 days
- Group size
- 4-18
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Minimum age
- 6+
Overview
Discover the Russian Arctic over four days and three nights from Murmansk. The program combines two attempts to see the northern lights, a panoramic Murmansk tour, a full day in Teriberka, and a visit to a Sámi-themed cultural and animal park. The group has 4-18 travelers, welcomes children from age 6, and has a difficulty rating of 1 out of 5.
The Teriberka day includes either a two-hour coastal boat trip or a visit to the protected natural park, depending on the selected option and conditions. Whale and other wildlife sightings are possible but never guaranteed. Ice floating is also conditional on advance selection. Confirm the exact package, weather-dependent substitutions, and final price before booking.
Clubok takes care of domestic connections, transfers, accommodation and halal meals throughout the agreed trip. Share your arrival city in Russia and dietary requirements; we put the complete arrangements and price in writing before payment.
Tour route
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Meeting and travel
Clubok arranges your domestic journey to Murmansk, airport or station welcome, hotel transfers, and pickup for each excursion. Send us your arrival city in Russia and international flight details so we can include the right connections in your complete quote.
Hotel check-in is after 14:00. Excursion times follow the aurora forecast, road access, sea conditions and snow cover; we coordinate any changes and your onward transfer.
Your day-by-day journey
1Day 1 - First northern-lights hunt
Check into the hotel after 14:00. The evening departure is scheduled between 19:00 and 22:00 according to the aurora forecast. The trip normally lasts 3-5 hours, with hotel pickup and a drop-off at your accommodation in Murmansk.
The photography guides use high-sensitivity cameras and provide digital photographs when conditions allow. The hunt may finish between midnight and 03:00, run longer in difficult conditions, or move to another night of the tour if the forecast is poor.
2Day 2 - Panoramic Murmansk and a second aurora hunt
Depart the hotel around 09:30 for a 5-6 hour city program. Visit Murmansk Sea Port and the nuclear icebreaker Lenin, with an onboard excursion planned, subject to access. Continue to the Lighthouse memorial for sailors lost in peacetime and the fragment of the Kursk submarine, the Alyosha memorial to the defenders of the Soviet Arctic, and the Waiting Woman monument. A set lunch at a Murmansk restaurant follows.
If ice floating was selected in advance, continue across the Kola Bridge to a yacht club. After a safety briefing, change into a waterproof immersion suit and float in the ice-free Kola Bay before warming up with tea. Guests not taking part can wait in the tea house. Without ice-floating participants, the daytime excursion may finish around 15:30; with the activity, return is around 16:30-17:00.
The second northern-lights hunt departs between 19:00 and 22:00 and normally lasts 3-6 hours. The same forecast and rescheduling conditions apply.
3Day 3 - Teriberka, the edge of the land
Leave Murmansk around 08:00 for a 9-11 hour excursion. Stop in the open tundra and view the Kola Wind Farm, whose 57 turbines form a striking Arctic landscape. In Teriberka, visit the old ship cemetery.
From 12:00 to 14:00, take the selected route: a coastal boat trip with a chance to see whales and other marine life, or a visit to Dragon Eggs Beach and Battery Waterfall. Depending on snow cover, the land route may be on foot or by sled behind a snowmobile. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.
After a set lunch, stop at the sandy beach in Old Teriberka to see the giant swings, a fishing vessel washed ashore, and the whale skeleton associated with the film Leviathan. Return to Murmansk around 18:30-19:30.
If the sea trip is cancelled because of a storm, it is replaced with a visit to the protected Teriberka nature park. The short winter daylight prevents doing both. If the road to Teriberka closes, the organizer replaces the day with an excursion to Khibiny.
4Day 4 - Sámi motifs
Depart the hotel around 09:00 or 12:00 for a 3-4 hour visit to the Sámi Motifs park. After a safety briefing, meet and feed the park's reindeer and Siberian huskies. In a traditional tent, hear stories about northern peoples, take part in a wish ritual, and try northern tea and a tasting adapted to the agreed halal menu.
Try Sámi games such as football, stick pulling, or axe throwing. The program also includes a 500 m reindeer-sled ride and a 500 m snow-banana ride; quad bikes replace them if there is not enough snow. Free time is provided for photographs and optional food at the park café. Return to Murmansk around 13:30-14:30 or 16:30, depending on the departure slot. Clubok arranges a halal lunch around the park visit and your departure schedule.
Accommodation
Three hotel nights in Murmansk, based on twin sharing. We confirm the hotel, room arrangement and check-in details in your written itinerary. Tell us if you prefer a single room so we can include it in your quote.
Your guides
Your Clubok package includes
We include the services below in your agreed package. The complete quote reflects your arrival city, dates and travel arrangements. Displayed estimates and demo prices are not final quotes.
- Three hotel nights in Murmansk.
- Two northern-lights hunts, the Murmansk city tour and the Sámi cultural park visit.
- The Teriberka coastal boat trip or nature-park route selected in your quote, including required tickets and permits.
- Tea and snacks on the aurora outings, with digital photographs when conditions allow.
- The stated reindeer-sled and snow-banana rides, or their weather-dependent alternatives.
- Domestic connections within Russia and airport or station transfers specified in your complete Clubok quote.
- Halal breakfast, lunch and dinner during the agreed trip, including free days; meal timings follow your arrival and departure schedule.
- English- and Arabic-speaking guide support, plus 24/7 WhatsApp assistance. Remote routes may have limited connectivity.
- Travel insurance arranged for your itinerary; we confirm the insurer, covered activities and policy terms before payment.
Budget separately
These costs are not covered by the tour price. Optional activities are your choice.
- International travel to and from Russia and personal visa or document fees.
- Ice floating and other optional activities unless selected in your quote.
- Souvenirs, personal purchases and upgrades you choose outside the agreed quote.
What to pack
- Bring warm layers, mittens, warm socks, a hat, scarf, and thermal underwear. Check the weather forecast immediately before travel.
- Pack chargers, a power bank, camera, and phone.
- Carry your original passport, especially for Teriberka, the Sredny and Rybachy peninsulas, and any sea trip. A phone photograph may be useful within Murmansk but does not replace the original when it is required.
- Tell Clubok which Arctic dishes you would like to try; we arrange suitable restaurants and halal alternatives.
- Share each traveler's nationality with Clubok so we can help with the applicable visa paperwork and entry preparations.
Booking and cancellation
Before you pay, Clubok sends a written quote with the deposit, balance due dates and cancellation schedule for your complete trip. Domestic tickets, accommodation and activities may have different refund conditions; we explain any non-refundable amounts in that document.
Contact Clubok to request a change or cancellation. We coordinate with the providers and confirm any applicable charges and refund. Weather-dependent activities may be rescheduled or replaced; the options and any price adjustment are agreed with you.