KARELIA (summer tour)

The nearest dates: 29.07.2024-03.08.2022 06.08. 2024-12.08. 2024

 

In our travels you will be able to see incredible landscapes that are not available on conventional vehicles. Overcome the mountains, cut through the dense forest and overcome the rivers, enjoying the unique natural beauty.

 

 

Itinerary programme

6 days (4 running), 700+ km distance

Day 1

• Arrival day.

At the railway station of Medvezhyegorsk you are greeted by a group transfer.
We're going to tour base.
Where we settle on the tour base "Little Bear"

• Free time.

The opportunity to enjoy clean air, local views of the Yanisjoki River.

• Dinner.

Later in the evening we will gather for dinner in the restaurant to enjoy delicious dishes and spend time in pleasant company.

• Meet the team.

After dinner, you will meet the team to create a friendly atmosphere and feel the team spirit.

• Briefing, briefing.

An important point of the day will be briefing and briefing, which will help participants to be ready for upcoming events and get the necessary information.

 

Day 2

• Breakfast at the hotel 8:00.

The morning starts with breakfast at the hotel at 8:00.

• Departure for 10:00.

After breakfast, the group leaves for the route at 10:00.

• Medvezhyegorsk.

In Medvezhyegorsk we will visit the Finnish rock barracks. And we will visit the observation deck, the defense line of Medvezhyegorsk and fortifications.

• A trip through Padun.

After lunch, we will walk through the village of Padun, then we will stop at the observation deck where we will admire the views of Kollozer.

• Lunch prepared by our cook.

Lunch is waiting for us on the way. Where you will admire the beauty of the great lake which is sometimes called “Russian Lapland”.

• Move towards base tour.

From lunch, we will continue to move towards the tour of bases in Gimola. Along the way you will enjoy the beauty of Karelian.

• Finish at Gimola.

We finish on a tour base in Gimola, where we have dinner and recuperate.

 

Day 3

• Breakfast at the hotel 8:00.

In the morning at 8:00, the team gathers for breakfast to start their day with energy and delicious meals.

• Departure for 10:00.

At 10 a.m., we are on a new adventure.

• Movement from P. Gimola around Mount Vottovaara.

On this day we will be able to drive around the mountain Vottovaara - the most mysterious and mystical place in Karelia. Mount Vottovaara is considered a sacred mountain - the crown of the mystical belt of Karelia, a place of pilgrimage of shamans from all over the world, with incredibly powerful energy. Mystics consider the mountain the location of a portal to other worlds, and UFOs – entities and aliens from parallel worlds.

• Lunch.

Lunch where you will enjoy the delicious dishes of our chef.

• Finish.

Return back to Gimola to the tour base where you will spend your unforgettable holiday.

• Dinner, rest.

At dinner we will enjoy delicious dishes.

 

Day 4.

• Breakfast at the hotel 8:00.

In the morning at 8:00, the group will gather for breakfast at the hotel to recharge before the adventure begins.

• Departure for 10:00.

We leave at 10:00 and start our journey.

• Drive towards the lunch point.

From the base tour, you go on a long and very exciting road where you get a lot of emotions.

• Lunch stop.

After us, there is a delicious lunch, which will be prepared by the chef.

• Arrival to the monument to Peter Abramovich Tikilainen.

In the Great Patriotic War - commander of the 52nd Infantry Regiment of the 71st Infantry Division of the 7th Army.

• Arrival at the Battle of the Colle memorial.

On the territory of the memorial, 15 burials were found, who died in the battles of 1939-1940 (Battle of Kolle), 1941-1944 Soviet and Finnish soldiers.

• End of the day.

This day of our trip will end in the recreation center.

• Dinner.

At dinner we will enjoy delicious dishes.

 

Day 5

• Breakfast at the hotel 8:00.

The morning starts with breakfast at the hotel at 8:00.

• Departure for 10:00.

After breakfast, the group leaves for the route at 10:00.

• Arrival at White Bridge Falls.

About the life boiling once here resemble only the remains of millstones, which could be found on this place in the 90s of the last century.

• Lunch.

After driving on this route, our chef will greet us with a delicious lunch.

• Arrive at Hamekoski Dam.

The most interesting fact is that from the dam to the hydroelectric power plant, water flows through a long conduit, which is located above the level of the riverbed.

• Arrival at the Laskel HPP.

We go along the route by technology to the nearest attractions, such as the Lyaskel HPP, where we will visit and get acquainted with the device of the Karelian HPPs.

• Finish at Sortavala.

We finish in the hotel, where we have dinner and recuperate.

• Final briefing, summing up the expedition and presentation of memorable gifts.

After the dinner, the final briefing will take place, where we will sum up the results of our exciting trip and present memorable gifts to the participants. This will be a time for sharing experiences and a joyful ending to our adventure. This will end our day filled with movement, the beauty of nature and the taste of adventure. We will create unforgettable moments that live in our hearts and memories.

 

Day 6

• Breakfast at the hotel 9:00.
• Group transfer to the starting point.

You leave the hotel and go to the starting point. This will complete your journey and you can return home or continue your adventures.

 

• Residence
• Three meals a day.
• Transfer from/to railway station
• Services of guide, mechanics and videographer
• Refueling transport

Payable separately:

• Transfer of personal equipment
• Flight
• Single accommodation
• The rent of our equipment is paid additionally, if necessary.