Programme description

The Brown Bear and other rare animals such as the wolverine (Gulo gulo) and sometimes wolves, can be viewed from our specially designed hides. Watching and photographing hides are equiped with comfortable viewing chairs, sleeping places and dry toilets. For the photographers the site with its smaller photo hides offers excellent photographing opportunities.

The hides are situated close to the Russian border in Kuhmo area.

Programme information

Season: February to october

Place: Lentiira, Kuhmo

Duration: one night or day depending the season

Persons: 1-8 persons

Price: 90-145 €/ person

Price Includes: snacks in hides, sleeping bags, use of hide.

Detailed programme

Program: time will change depending the season
from may to august:
14.00-14.30 Arrival to the meeting point
Information about the hides, bears and safety
Walk (less than 1 km) to the hides with the picnic packet, camera and binoculars
07.00-08.00: we come back after an interesting observation night.

February to April and september-october on agreement.

Good to know

Rules:
– use of alcohol not allowed
– be quiet, and enjoy the sound or the silence of Finnish taiga forest.
– no smoking in and around the hides
– no flash
– stay in hide the duration of the trip, all night, there is toilet inside.
– follow the information and rules given by the guide.

Price includes:
– One night in a hide
– Refreshment and sandwiches in the hide
– Use of sleeping bags
– Guiding in English, French, Finnish

Optional
* Breakfast, B&B accommodation, dinner before the hide night
* Black grouse, capercaillie, beaver, wild forest reindeer, diver photographing
* Flying squirrel, elk, wild forest reindeer watching safaris

Equipment recommended: clothes according to the local weather forecast, binoculars, video and camera, tripod and head of tripod.

Service languages: Finnish, English, French