What does the Russian European North offer tourists?

Европейский Север в нашей стране представлен Murmansk region and Karelia. Today, these are well-developed centers of tourism of international class, which surprise with the wonderful beauty of the forest-tundra, tundra, rivers and lakes, mountains and hills, and the exotic coast of the Barents and White Sea.

The European North and Northwest of Russia arethe region where the summer sun sets and the polar night lasts all winter. There are many places of memory associated with the ancient world and the recent socialist past. Tourists are offered conditions for fishing and hunting wild animals, mountaineering, water and mountain tourism, alpine skiing.

Nowadays, the European North is not the edgeland. There is air communication not only with Moscow and with the northern capital of the country, but also with the majority of large cities. Shipping Company actively supports tourism in the northern regions of the European part of the country. Atomic icebreakers deliver tourist groups to the North Pole and to Franz Josef Land. These cruises last up to two weeks and are attended by travelers from all over the world.

Attractive dog sledding trips.And the presence of good central highways in the region and off-road in the vicinity attracts motorists from other countries and from Russia. Their European North attracts the opportunity to take part in jeep tours. Experienced instructors offer more than ten such off-road tours, up to a thousand kilometers long, through forests and rivers. And the prices for routes in snowy deserts are much lower than in neighboring countries.

Snow safaris are carried out on snowmobiles.cars, brand Polaris Sport Touring-550. Routes are organized with different categories of difficulty. The group includes both drivers and passengers who are placed in a double sleigh. The length of the routes is from forty to six hundred kilometers along the snow-covered tundra. On the way there are historical monuments and buildings, beautiful northern landscapes. Guest houses and cottages have been prepared for the night.

To feel the power over the water element regardless of age and level of sports training allows rafting or boat routes on the northern rivers, which abound in the European North of Russia.

В некоторых районах края выделены площадки для development of therapeutic and recreational recreation. In all districts, guests are received with cultural, educational, ethnic and environmental programs and with the gathering of berries and mushrooms.

Murmansk region - the European North of ourscountries - it borders with our Karelia and Arkhangelsk, as well as with the countries of Norway and Finland. Its administrative center - the city of Murmansk is almost two thousand kilometers away from Moscow. The terrain is difficult. Hills, mountains and tracts formed by glaciers are very attractive for tourists. Dolomites, amethysts and other mineralogical sights are world famous. The subarctic climate is mild by warm currents, so in some places even the Barents Sea does not freeze in winter. And in winter, the temperature regime is in the range of minus eight to minus fifteen degrees Celsius.