Stage 40: St. Petersburg to Helsinki
6 to 19 September 2009
To North Cape
Travel through Karelia from St. Petersburg to North Cape via Murmansk. This stage is surely one of the rarest and also most spectacular routes in Northern Europe. Landscapes from tundra to forest and fjord offer the attentive observer one new impression after another. Helsinki is finally reached via the Finnish lakes.
Minimum number of participants
8 people
Price of journey per person excluding flight(s):
3,899 EUR

Day 1
Individual arrival in St. Petersburg, organizational matters/vehicle instruction, dinner together and overnight in hotel in St. Petersburg
Day 2
Sightseeing in St. Petersburg including the Hermitage, dinner together and overnight in hotel in St. Petersburg
Day 3
Stage for the day: St. Petersburg – Medvezhyegorst (550 km), travel through the province of Karelia with its many lakes, camp overnight near Medvezhyegorst
Day 4
Stage for the day: Medvezhyegorst – Kandalaksha (660 km), camp overnight near Kandalaksha
Day 5
Stage for the day: Kandalaksha – Murmansk (250 km), dinner together and overnight in hotel in Murmansk
Day 6
Sightseeing in Murmansk, visit the navy base for the Russian North Sea fleet, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Murmansk
Day 7
Stage for the day: Murmansk – Tanabru (380 km), travel along the Barents Sea, cross border from Russia into Norway, camp overnight near Tanabru
Day 8
Stage for the day: Tanabru – Nordkap (410 km), travel to Nordkap, camp overnight at Nordkap
Day 9
Stage for the day: Nordkap – Karasjok (280 km), travel along Porsangen Fjord to Lappland, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Karasjok
Day 10
Stage for the day: Karasjok – Tekojärvi (250 km), cross border from Norway into Finland, travel through Lappland, camp overnight at Lake Tekojärvi
Day 11
Stage for the day: Tekojärvi – Pudajärvi (370 km), travel through Lappland, camp overnight near Pudajärvi
Day 12
Stage for the day: Pudajärvi – Vesano (430 km), travel through the lake region of Finland, camp overnight in the lake region near Vesano
Day 13
Stage for the day: Vesano – Helsinki (420 km), travel through the lake region of Finland, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Helsinki
Day 14
In the morning, sightseeing in Helsinki and an excursion to the fortress of Suomenlinna (island off Helsinki), individual departures from Helsinki in the evening