May - September 2011 Summer activities in Kirkenes Welcome to Kirkenes Booking and information The frontier town at 70°North 30°East Excursions are to be booked at your hotel recep- There is a whole range of activities waiting for you in tion or through the operators one day in advance, the frontier town of Kirkenes. Join one or more of the before 3 pm. sche duled trips and excursions offered and gain an insight into the rich culture and history of this region. • Cancelling: Booked activities must be cancelled one day Visit the surroundings and experience the fantastic in advance, before 3 pm, if not you will have to pay nature we have! 100% of the price (other cancelling rules for groups) • Kirkenes and the municipality of Sør-Varanger has • We recommend bringing warm clothes/good shoes approximately 9500 inhabitants. Finnmark is Norway’s along. On most of the excursions warm clothes are northernmost county, and it is the largest in Norway incl. in the price. • Kirkenes is as far east as Istanbul and Cairo, and as far north as Point Barrow in Alaska. • The operators have the right to cancel excursions in case of bad weather/driving conditions. • The Midnight sun can be seen in Kirkenes from the 18th May until the 26th July. • Not all activities are run the whole summer, please check each activity. • The average temperatures in Kirkenes are: May +5º C, June +8º C, July +14º C, August +11º C. • Some activities run all year, please check each activity. • Sights in Kirkenes: The Borderland Museum and Savio Museum, Andersgrotta, Russian monument, monument • Some activities include a meal. They are signed with «Mothers in war», viewpoint Prestefjell. the symbol knife and fork. • Shopping: Kirkenes has a wide selection of shops and • All tours depart from Kirkenes and transport from/to services, as well as a shopping center, «AMFI Kirke nes», Kirkenes is incl. in the price. Other places of departure where you will find among other things the pharmacy, the on request (hotel, harbour, airport etc.). post office and the liquor store. Please ask for a city map for more information. • We can take no responsibility for any possible errors • Restaurants: Gapahuken restaurant, Gabba restaurant, or lack of information. Changes (prices, time of depar- Ritz, Rica Arctic Hotel, Rica Hotel Kirkenes, Thon Hotel, ture..) may also have been made after the brochure Pizzeria Siciliana, Shang Hai Restaurant, Surf & Turf, was printed. Tanjas Spiseri (in AMFI), Sparelandkaféen, Centrum Café. • Accommodation: Rica Arctic Hotel, Rica Hotel Kirkenes, Thon Hotel, Barents Frokost Hotel, Hotel Wessel, Sollia Gjestegård, as well as private accomodation, camping ground, and cabin rental. • Bars and pubs: Ritz, Ofelas, Rallarn Pub, Henry’s Bar (Rica Arctic Hotel). • Other activities: Cinema, swimming pool, fitness center, hiking, fishing and hunting. More information about Kirkenes: Front page photos: Pasvikturist AS, Arctic Adventure Resort, Barents Safari. www.kirkenesinfo.no Day Activity Price pr person Duration Comment M x KS 1 Andersgrotta Nok 100,- 10.30- Includes: Guiding in the Tu x Andersgrotta is a wartime bomb-shelter and was reopened for 11.00 Andersgrotta, film presen- W x Children under tation Th x visitors in 1990. A guided tour and a video are showing why and 11.00- F x how this bombing affected the civilians in Kirkenes. Located in 12 years: Nok 50,- 11.30 Sa x town centre. Valid: 01.05 - 30.09 Su x 0,5 hours Radius Kirkenes, Tel: +47 78 97 05 40 Other times on request www.radius-kirkenes.com for groups of more than 10 persons M x KS2 Kirkenes sightseeing by foot Nok 180,- 10.30- Includes: Guide Tu x One hour walk with our local guide. You will receive information 11.30 W x Children under Valid: May - October Th x about Kirkenes’ history and the current development of Kirkenes F x town. We will visit the market place, war monument, Russian 12 years: Nok 90,- 1 hour Sa x monu ment, passing the bomb-shelter Andersgrotta and visit the Minimum 2 persons Su x church. You get a lot of information about daily life here in the North. Start from our office in the pedestrian zone at 10:30 am Saturday and Sunday only (booking in advance is recommended). on request. Shorter trips in Kirkenes and surroundings Pasvikturist AS, Tel: +47 415 44 346 www.pasvikturist.no M x KS 6 Sightseeing to the Russian border and the mining Nok 480,- 13.00- Includes: Transport, guide Tu x town Bjørnevatn 15.00 W x Children under Periode: May - October Th x A guided trip by bus to the Russian border and the mining town F x Bjørnevatn. First we visit the border and have views of the Russian 12 years: Nok 240,- 2 hours Sa x community of Boris Gleb on the other side. Your guide will provide Minimum 2 persons Su x information on the various historical events which took place in this area. We continue to the mining town Bjørnevatn which has gone Saturday and Sunday only through dramatic changes over the last years. The mines were closed on request. in 1996 and reopened in 2009. Here we gain an insight into 90 years of mining history. We continue our trip to the viewpoint «Storfjell» where we get a nice view over the fjord. Pasvikturist AS, Tel: +47 415 44 346 www.pasvikturist.no M KS 32 Sightseeing in the Pasvik valley Nok 750,- 16.00- Includes: Transport, guide, Tu x A guided trip by bus to the Pasvik valley. The valley is one of the 19.30 coffee/tea W Children under Th x last wilderness areas in Europe and known for its big brown bear F population. You get both a nice nature experience and information 12 years: Nok 375,- 3,5 hours Valid: June - August Sa about the interesting history of this area right beside Russia. We fol- Sightseeing trips by bus & guide Su low the Pasvik river (border river to Russia) all the way to Svanvik. Minimum 2 persons Visit at the National Park Centre which provides information about fauna and flora. After that we continue to a viewpoint where you Other days on request. can see our neighbour in Russia, the mining town Nikel. Next stop is «Bjørkelund Gård» where we will be taken 150 years back in time. We serve coffee/tea before returning to Kirkenes. Pasvikturist AS, Tel: +47 415 44 346 www.pasvikturist.no M=Monday, Tu=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, Th=Thursday, F=Friday, Sa=Saturday, Su= Sunday Day Activity Price pr person Duration Comment M x KS 39 Midnight sun at Grense Jakobselv Nok 800,- 20.30- Includes: Transport, guide, Tu The small village Grense Jakobselv is located close to the Arctic Sea. 24.00 coffee/ tea W x Children under Th Only a narrow river separates the village from Russia. Along the F x bor der you can observe both Norwegian and Russian border guards. 12 years: Nok 400,- 3,5 hours Valid: June - August Sa Grense Jakobselv is located about 60 km East of Kirkenes. The tour Su to Grense Jakobselv is a wonderful nature experience and on a Minimum 2 persons short scale you will experience fjord, mountains, the ocean and the fertile valley. We will be passing King Oscar II’s chapel from 1869, Other days on request. Sightseeing .... the vicar’s house and take a coffee break on a sandy beach by the Arctic Ocean. Are you tough enough to take a bath in the Arctic Ocean right beside Russia? Don’t forget your bathing suit. Pasvikturist AS, Tel: +47 415 44 346 www.pasvikturist.no M x KS 15 Riverboat tour to the Russian borderline Nok 890,- 09.45- Includes: Guide, transport Tu x Visit Boris Gleb - An Icon of Norwegian-Russian Border History. 12.15 from/to Kirkenes, boat trip, W x Children under warm clothes, rain poncho Th x You’ll learn that the cultural history associated with the region of 14.00- F x Norway that borders Russia is rich, varied and interesting. We 12 years: Nok 400,- 16.30 and life jacket, meal as des- Sa x serve you a cup of coffee and local cloudberries at the tour at cribed in the program. Su x 09.45. In addition, at the tours at 14.00, 18.00* and 20.00*, *18.00- Max 60 persons. grilled salmon with salads and white wine is included. Local cloud- 20.30 berries with cream. Fully licensed. Sale of souvenirs. *20.00- *Tours at 18 and 20 must be 22.30 booked in advance. Barents Safari – Incoming Kirkenes, Tel: +47 901 90 594 www.barentssafari.no 2,5 hours Valid: 01.06 - 30.09. Tours by riverboat Tours M x KS 17 River boat trip along the Russian borderline in Nok 950,- 15.00 - Includes: Transport, guide, Tu the land of brown bears 19.00 boat trip, light meal, coffee/ W x Children under tea Th A very personal tour with much information about history, nature and F the way of living in the North. Start from Kirkenes and an app. 20 12 years: Nok 475,- 4 hours Sa min drive to our base «Solvang Gård» in the beautiful Pasvik valley. Valid: 10.06 - 10.09 Su After safety instructions, we go on board and start our trip on the Pasvik River to experience the nature with Russia on the other side. Minimum 2 persons The boat trip takes 1,5 h with several stops on our way. We go ashore on a small island which is half Russian and half Norwegian.