Kanin in three days. The edge of the mainland from the air
By helicopter from Arkhangelsk to the place where the White and Barents Seas meet. A lighthouse on the cape, waterfalls in the canyons and the Shoyna sand desert. You stay in houses at the only lodge on the peninsula.
Three days at the end of the earth
The order of the days may change with the weather and the wind on the coast.
Three hours over taiga that gives way to tundra, thousands of lakes and the White Sea coast.
Settle into your 65 m² house, then lunch: Pomor cooking—northern fish, reindeer, cloudberries.
A route across the tundra to a canyon with waterfalls that no road reaches.
A hot banya, tundra to the horizon, silence.
Where the White Sea meets the Barents Sea—the edge of the mainland.
A historic lighthouse on a cliff above the sea. A walk along the coast.
A walk along the shore and a picnic on the tundra, with the helicopter waiting nearby.
Back to the lodge, the banya and, from late August, the northern lights.
A walk by the water, fishing for anyone who wants it, a picnic on the tundra.
A sand desert often called Europe’s northernmost: dunes, houses buried in sand, a striped lighthouse on a hill.
A three-hour flight; you’re in the city by evening.
What you’ll see in three days
The edge of the mainland
Where the White and Barents Seas meet, seen from the air and from the shore.
Kanin’s lighthouses
The Kanin Nos lighthouse on the cape and Shoyna’s striped lighthouse in the dunes.
The tundra from the air
Thousands of lakes, canyons and coastline below the helicopter.
The Shoyna desert
Sand dunes by a cold sea and houses buried up to the roof.
Waterfalls in the canyons
Tundra rivers cut through the rock—reachable only by all-terrain vehicle.
Our own lodge
65 m² houses, a restaurant, a banya. The only lodge on the peninsula.
Pomor cooking
Our chef cooks with northern fish, reindeer and tundra berries.
Your own helicopter
The aircraft flies your group alone. We land where it’s beautiful and permitted: on the cape, by the waterfalls, on the coast.
Shoyna. The northernmost desert
A village on the White Sea shore that the sand buries a little more every year, and a striped lighthouse on a dune. It’s often called Europe’s northernmost desert—and it’s one of the strangest and most beautiful places in the North.
Included: the helicopter for the whole route, lodging, chef, banya, guide, all-terrain vehicles and permits. The only extras are flights to Arkhangelsk, a night in town, alcohol and personal insurance. A group of 3 flies in a Robinson R66, a group of 4 in a Gazelle, a group of 5 in an AS350 B2; groups of 6 or more fly in two helicopters.
A 50% deposit secures your dates; the balance is paid on arrival in Arkhangelsk.
Helicopter, house and meals—all included
Not included
- Flights to Arkhangelsk and the night in town before departure
- Alcohol
- Personal insurance and expenses outside the program
No extra charges at the lodge.
If the weather grounds the helicopter
The pilot decides whether to fly based on the weather along the route. If the helicopter can’t fly, we move the departure to the next flying window; if there isn’t one, we move your whole trip to dates that suit you. You don’t lose your deposit.
Kanin in short videos
Helicopter, all-terrain vehicle, tundra, sea, lighthouse and lodge—what you’ll see in three days.
The route on camera
Check availability
Tell us how many of you there are and when suits you—we’ll confirm the dates and the helicopter and send you the itinerary.
