Russia to the Arctic — Seven Nights from Moscow to Murmansk
Russia's two great cities and then a flight north above the Arctic Circle, which is a combination almost no other itinerary in this range offers.
Journey overview
The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.
Russia's two great cities and then a flight north above the Arctic Circle, which is a combination almost no other itinerary in this range offers.
Journey snapshot
The shape of this journey at a glance — where it starts, where it ends and everything it passes through.
Duration
- 7 Nights / 8 Days
Starts
- Moscow
Ends
- Murmansk
Route
- Moscow → St Petersburg → Murmansk
Travel style
- Cultural
Journey highlights
The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.
- Moscow, St Petersburg and Arctic Murmansk in one itinerary.
- The high-speed Sapsan train between the two capitals.
- The Hermitage Museum with the entrance included.
- The nuclear icebreaker Lenin on a Murmansk city tour.
- A full-day excursion to Teriberka on the Barents Sea.
Day-by-day itinerary
You are met at Moscow's international airport by a representative and driven to your hotel in a private vehicle. Moscow is built on a scale that takes adjusting to — wide avenues and long distances. The rest of the day is free. · Moscow
You meet an English-speaking guide at the hotel for a panoramic city tour of Moscow, followed by a cruise on the river. Seeing the city from the water gives you the Kremlin walls and the embankments in one pass, which the road tour cannot. · Moscow
A day exploring Moscow by metro and private vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Several of the older metro stations were built as public palaces, with chandeliers, mosaics and marble, and they are among the most unexpected sights in the city. · Moscow
A private transfer takes you to the Moscow station, where you board the high-speed Sapsan service to St Petersburg, and a private transfer meets you on arrival. The line runs almost arrow-straight between the two cities and the journey is quick. · St Petersburg
You meet an English-speaking guide at the hotel for a private day out to Peterhof, the palace built on the Gulf of Finland with terraces of fountains running down towards the sea, and to the Peter and Paul Fortress, the original citadel around which the city grew. · St Petersburg
A private guided day in St Petersburg with an English-speaking guide, including entrance to the Hermitage. The museum occupies the Winter Palace and several buildings beside it and holds one of the largest art collections anywhere in the world. · St Petersburg
Private transfers take you to St Petersburg airport and from Murmansk airport to your hotel. Airfare on the domestic sector is not included. A Murmansk city tour follows, taking in the Second World War landmarks and the nuclear icebreaker Lenin, and later a northern lights hunting tour. The aurora cannot be guaranteed on any night. · Murmansk
A full-day excursion to Teriberka on the Barents Sea, a former fishing settlement at the end of the road north where the tundra runs out at the Arctic Ocean. You then continue to the airport for your onward journey.
Accommodation, meals & transport
What the journey covers day to day, taken from this package's own inclusions.
🏨 Accommodation
- Comfort standard
- Seven nights' accommodation across Moscow, St Petersburg and Murmansk.
🍽 Meals
- Daily breakfast at the hotel, from Day 2 to Day 8.
🚆 Transport
- Private airport transfer on arrival, Moscow airport to your hotel.
- Moscow metro and private vehicle tour with an English-speaking guide.
- High-speed Sapsan train Moscow to St Petersburg, with private transfers to and from both stations.
- Private transfers on the Murmansk sector — to St Petersburg airport and from Murmansk airport to your hotel.
Flights, visa & practical
Arranged separately from the journey itself — listed here so there are no surprises.
✈ Flights
- International airfare is extra and is not included.
- Domestic and internal airfare is extra and is not included.
- Airfare on the St Petersburg to Murmansk sector. The private transfers at both ends are included; the flight itself is not.
🛂 Visa
- Visa is extra and is not included — visa fees, associated service charges, airport taxes and any related charges.
🛡 Insurance
- Travel insurance is extra and is not included.
What's included & excluded
Exactly what your journey covers — set out clearly, with no surprises, so you know precisely what to expect.
Included
- Seven nights' accommodation across Moscow, St Petersburg and Murmansk.
- Daily breakfast at the hotel, from Day 2 to Day 8.
- Private airport transfer on arrival, Moscow airport to your hotel.
- Panoramic Moscow city tour and river cruise with an English-speaking guide.
- Moscow metro and private vehicle tour with an English-speaking guide.
- High-speed Sapsan train Moscow to St Petersburg, with private transfers to and from both stations.
- Private guided day to Peterhof Palace and the Peter and Paul Fortress with an English-speaking guide.
- Private guided day in St Petersburg with entrance to the Hermitage Museum included.
- Private transfers on the Murmansk sector — to St Petersburg airport and from Murmansk airport to your hotel.
- Murmansk city tour including the nuclear icebreaker Lenin.
- Northern lights hunting tour in Murmansk.
- Full-day excursion to Teriberka.
Excluded
- GST is extra and is charged on the final amount.
- TCS is extra and is charged on the final amount.
- International airfare is extra and is not included.
- Domestic and internal airfare is extra and is not included.
- Visa is extra and is not included — visa fees, associated service charges, airport taxes and any related charges.
- Travel insurance is extra and is not included.
- Airfare on the St Petersburg to Murmansk sector. The private transfers at both ends are included; the flight itself is not.
- Entrance fees other than the Hermitage. The source states the entrance is included for the Hermitage specifically and says nothing about Peterhof, the Peter and Paul Fortress or the icebreaker.
- All meals other than the daily breakfasts listed above, and any meal expressly listed as part of a named included component. Lunches, dinners and drinks with meals are not included otherwise.
- Every activity the itinerary marks as optional. Optional excursions are named so you know what is available locally; none of them is included in the price.
- City tax, tourist tax or resort fee. Most European cities levy a per-person per-night tax which the hotel collects directly at check-in or check-out. It is not included.
- Any transfer other than those specified under Inclusions.
- Any sightseeing, entrance ticket or excursion not specifically listed under Inclusions.
- Tips and gratuities.
- Personal expenses — laundry, telephone, minibar, and anything of a personal nature.
- Early check-in and late check-out charges, and any hotel upgrade.
- Anything not specifically listed under Inclusions.
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