Karelia Light (Valaam + Kizhi and Ruskeala)

1 day:

Meeting in Petrozavodsk at the railway station at the 9th car of train No. 18. A guide with a plaque on it.

Breakfast at the café.

Sightseeing tour of the capital of Karelia and a walk along the Onega embankment. And now we offer you to plunge into the friendly atmosphere of the northern city - the capital of Karelia - the city of Petrozavodsk.

On the sightseeing tour you will see the beautiful embankment of Lake Onega, where the “Wish Tree” and other avant-garde sculptures donated to the city by sister cities await you.

For an additional fee: (booked and paid together with the tour, adult - 3800 rubles / person).

Tour to Kizhi Island. Trip on the "comet" (1 hour 20 minutes on Lake Onega). Kizhi Island is a “business card” not only of Karelia, but also of Russia.

The unique ensemble of Pogost is known all over the world, and every year the flow of tourists who want to visit the island is only growing! Excursion program to the museum-reserve with a visit to the Intercession Church and ethnographic expositions.

Return to Petrozavodsk.

Hotel accommodation. Free time.

 

Note:

Guests who did not go to Kizhi will be able to hand over things to the hotel storage room and devote their free time to an independent study of Petrozavodsk.

Accommodation in the selected hotel after 14:00.

 

Day 2:

Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant.

Free day, for rest. If desired, you can spend a day on your own or book an excursion for an additional fee.

Excursion to Valaam Island and Ruskeal Mountain Park (booked when buying a tour, paid on the spot, adults - 6500 rubles / person, children under 12 years - 5500 rubles / person).

Early rise. Breakfast is with a box lunch.

06.30 Departure by bus to Sortavala (275 km). Arrival in Sortavala.

Departure by “meteor” to Valaam Island (45 minutes on Lake Ladoga).

Arrival at the monastery bay.

Sightseeing tour of the central estate of the monastery with a visit to the Transfiguration Cathedral, chapels, cell buildings, economic and hotel buildings.

Lunch at the monastery refectory.

Moving to the Big Nikon Bay.

Visit the Resurrection Skete, where the Podvoy of the Valaam Monastery is located.

Return to Sortavala.

Excursion to the Ruskeala Mountain Park - created in 2005 on the basis of the unique monument of the industrial heritage of Russia Ruskeal marble quarry. Marble mining was started here in 1769 by decree of Catherine II to decorate the famous buildings of St. Petersburg: the Marble Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Mariinsky Palace, etc.

Attention: water excursion to the island. Valaam will take place under favorable weather conditions!

Day 3:

Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant. Room release. Departure for the excursion program.

Trip to the first Russian resort "Martial waters", founded by Peter I in 1719. Visit to the church of St. Peter (1721), tasting water from famous natural springs.

Inspection of the Museum and Church of Peter and Paul - 1721.

Visit the Kivach waterfall - one of the largest plain waterfalls in Europe.

You will also visit the arboretum, the decoration and pride of which are the famous Karelian birch trees.

Lunch is on its way.

Return to Petrozavodsk to the railway station by 17:00.

Departure to Moscow, train No. 17 or St. Petersburg, train No. 805Ch ("Swallow").