Northern lights is a unique physical phenomenon, an interaction of the solar wind and the Earth’s magnetic field. It is available on the territories beyond the Artic Circle. Murmansk and Murmansk region is the best place to watch Northern lights from late September till late March. Aurora appears in a clear night sky as swirling rivers of greenish-blue and sometimes greenish-red light. They move and dance unpredictably, can last from few minutes till half an hour. Just leave the city and in a company of an experienced guide hunt for Aurora, find the best place, enjoy fantastic view and take wonderful photos for memory
Snow kiting or snow skiing is an outdoor winter sport where people use kite power to glide on snow or ice. It is a lot easier to learn than kiteboarding on the water. It is easier to stand on snow, which makes the whole process easier. It also takes a lot less wind to drive a board or skis across snow than it does across water. One needs a large area free of obstacles to practice snow kiting. There a lot of frozen lake near Murmansk that makes snow kiting one of the most popular entertainments for locals and for the visitors.
Ice floating is a relaxing and slightly surreal experience that involves bobbing and floating in icy waters. Cold water swimming is gaining attraction around the world as a meditative, therapeutic activity and ice floating is simply the next stage. Other Nordic countries offer ice floating in frozen lakes with large waterholes when in Murmansk and in Teriberka you can float around the Arctic sea. And since the insulated suites are so thick you cann’t really swim, you simply have to lie back, look at the sky and meditate. Floating in the sea is quite meditative experience with a back-to-nature vibe.
Snow shoeing is something between skiing and winter’s hiking. Snowshoe is relative to crampon, but crampons are pointy and serious, when snowshoe are flat, friendly and often come in bright colors that is great, because sometimes it is hard to find something in white snow in case this something is not colorful. Everyone can pick up snowshoeing technique quickly as snowshoeing is really what it sounds like – you put on shoes that allow you to walk on the snow, because snowshoes allow you to spread your weight over a bigger surface area, so you don’t just sink into the snow when you step on it. Snowshoeing allow you to cross vast valleys covered in deep snow and get great meditative walk in wild nature. It is fun walking on the snow.
Snow bus is a mountain transport in Khibiny, mountain range in Murmansk region. The Snow bus route passes the picturesque sights of Khibiny including beautiful mountain lake Maly Vudijar. The snow bus ride takes about 40-45 minutes and includes 2-3 stops to allow passengers to take photos of the most breathtaking sights.
Scuba diving in the Arctic. Challenge yourself to reach depths that even the midnight sun can’t penetrate and go for scuba diving in Barencevo sea at Teriberka. See rich and colorful marine life or Arctic waters including urchins, starfish, huge glittering jelly fish and even maybe humpback whales, which are the frequent guests of Teriberka bey from late November till late February when they come here to hunt for herring. So, if you are adventurous enough to consider Arctic diving you better experience it in Teriberka, Murmansk region.
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