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Russia Kola Peninsula – Welcome to the real salmon heaven

We at Lax-A have been going to Russia for that elusive trophy salmon for over 30 years.

We offer prime slots in the Kola River and in the Yokanga river, we can with our expertise organize your dream trip to most of the rivers on the Kola peninsula.

For that trophy salmon we recommend June slots in the Kola River and Yokanga.

Go to Russia with love and a full arsenal of gear strong enough for that Monster Salmon

Flight and Visa

Flights to Murmansk.

If you want to use the charter flight from Helsinki, please contact us and ask for our electronic booking form.

Other options:

Saint Petersburg – Murmansk – Arrive Friday evening Murmansk (MMK.) – You stay one night in Murmansk (Hotel Meridian –

For more info see below

Saturday morning you take a Taxi back to MMK. Airport where you have be not later than 10.50 AM. – Lax-á representative will meet you and arrange further transport to the camp Moscow – Murmansk – same process as above Kirkenes – MMK. – Bus from Kirkenes to MMK. Same process as above Contact you local travelling agency for more information, prices and booking.

Visa

The Russian Embassy will stamp the Visa direct into your passport and we feel it is both safer and more convenient for everyone that you send the paper to your local Russian Embassy or special designed travel company in your country that deals with this. If you for any reason find problems with your visa, please do not hesitate to contact us immediately.

The normal time to get the Visa is 7 working days plus mail which means approx. 2 weeks.

After receiving your booking form filled out and signed we will send the special Russian invitation that is needed to get the Visa For 2008 season Lax-á will start the invitation process in April month.

To process your Visa you will need to send to consulate or local visa agent:

1 – Russian Invitation

2 – Questionnaire to be filled out and signed at the bottom – this questionnaire can varied from country to country, so please contact your local Russian consulate / Visa support for further information.

3 – Your Passport

4 – Four Passport photos (with some Embassies it is enough with two)

Agents dealing with Russian Visas:

England: Visa & Passport Service, Ground Floor, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, www.visaservice.co.uk

.Tel: 08708 900 185, Fax: 020 7229 7656, Mobile: 07850 426241, E-mail: visa-passport@btclick.com Ask for Lisa.

France: Visas Express, 54, Rue de l`quest, BP 48 – 75661 Paris Cedex 14, Phone: 0144 1072 72

Common questions asked:

When will I receive my invitation letter?

After emailing us the questionnaire filled out we email it out to Russia and await your invitation letter. We give them about a 7-10 days to make the letter and they will email it to us and we forward it on to you. Then you can apply for your russian visa.

How or where do I apply for the visa?

Normally you can apply for the visa in the Russian Embassy or Consulate in your country. It is different from country to country how strict rules they have of how long your passport should be valid from after your stay in Russia, you should check with them, normally it is from 3-6months.