Colors of the North

Meeting with a guide at the railway station under the clock from the side of the apron of tourists arriving by train No. 18.

When arriving by other trains transfer - for an additional fee.

Breakfast at the café.

Bus sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk + walking tour of the unique open-air museum of modern art (exposition of sculptures on the embankment of Lake Onega).

During the tour you will get acquainted with the history of the city and its modern appearance.

Optionally, for an additional fee to choose from (excursions are booked and paid when buying a tour):

• A trip on a comet to Kizhi Island. Kizhi Island is a pearl of Zaonezhye, located among the Kizhi skerries. The main attraction of the island is the Museum of wooden architecture, in the center of which is the ensemble of the Kizhi Pogost. During the tour of the island you will visit the traditional peasant’s house, learn about Karelian crafts and traditions, listen to the bells and see one of the main Orthodox shrines of the Russian North – the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus. Return to Petrozavodsk. Cost: 3,700 rubles. Man.
• Or the rafting on the rafts (inflatable rafts) on the river Shuya. Distance ~ 8 km, 4 thresholds, 1 category of difficulty. Safety is guaranteed by experienced instructors. There are no age restrictions. Lunch is a picnic in nature. Return to Petrozavodsk. Place of gathering of the group - Gagarin square, 1. Cost: 1,500 rubles. Man.

Accommodation in the selected hotel is possible from 14:00.

Early rise.

Breakfast (lunch box).

Transfer to the city of Sortavala (~250 km).

On the way, visit the memorial "Worshipful Cross", established in memory of the Soviet-Finnish war.

Departure by "meteor" on Lake Ladoga to the island of Valaam. Balaam - North Athos, holy abode, magical land. At one time, Nicholas Roerich, Ivan Shishkin, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Fyodor Tyutchev, representatives of the Romanov dynasty, prominent church figures loved to visit Valaam.

Excursion to the Central Estate of the monastery and to the Resurrection Skete.

Lenten lunch in the monastery refectory.

Return to Sortavala.

Excursion to the Ruskeala Mountain Park is the famous marble canyon. The steep marble walls of the canyon make a strong impression on visitors. After the tour - a visit to Tokhmin waterfalls, where the film "And the dawns are quiet here" was filmed.

Later arrival in Petrozavodsk.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Excursion to the Kivach reserve is the oldest in Russia and the first in Karelia. During the tour of the reserve you will see the most famous waterfall of Karelia Kivach and the arboretum of the famous Karelian birch.

Excursion to the first Russian resort "Martial Waters". A unique opportunity to taste healing water from three sources known since the time of Peter I. Inspection of the Church of St. Apostle Peter (1721).

Return to Petrozavodsk.

Lunch at the cafe.

≈17:30-18:30 Transfer to the railway station.