Karelian trails

1 day

Meeting of the group at the railway station of Petrozavodsk near the carriage of your train (guide with a sign "Karelia").

Breakfast in the cafe of Petrozavodsk (cover).

Bus tour of the capital of Karelia.

For new discoveries go to the reserve "Kivach" (75 km).

We will see the waterfall of the same name and get acquainted with the national reserve, nature museum and arboretum. In the arboretum, along with exotic trees, we will see different forms of the mystery tree - the famous Karelian birch.

We accommodate the rooms of the hotel "Karelia" (Kondopoga, Lenin Square 5).

Lunch at the hotel cafe (buffet).

After lunch - walking to the landing site on boats. (300m from the hotel).

16:00 - Water excursion "The famous island of Kizhi".

UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site since 1990.

Travel by water 1 hour and 30 minutes one way on covered taxi boats from Kondopoga.

During the water cruise we will admire not only Lake Onega, but also numerous islands - Kiga skerries. And here we are – a temple complex, built almost without a single nail.

We will learn about all its secrets when inspecting the ensemble of the Kizhsky Pogost, visit the estate of a Zaonezh peasant and one of the oldest wooden churches in Russia - the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus, rumored to have the ability to heal all ailments. You will also have a unique opportunity to visit the Church of the Transfiguration, opened after a long restoration work.

Duration of the tour: about 6 hours. Time spent on Kizhi Island is 3 hours.

Upon return to the mainland 22:00 - late dinner in the hotel cafe (cover).

2 days

05:45 - Early buffet breakfast at the hotel cafe.

- Room release.

06:30 - Go on a romantic trip to the North-West of Karelia, in "Old Finland". We do not need a passport or a visa (290 km).

And here we are greeted by the old Serdobol (Sortavala). The city is rightly called the “architectural encyclopedia of European architecture”.

11:00 - water excursion "Legendary North Athos..." (Valaam Island).

The time of water travel by meteor from Sortavala to the island on Lake Ladoga is 45 minutes one way. Like the fabulous backs of whales or old giant fish rise from the water of Ladoga skerries - fjords. And here we are in the center of the spiritual and Orthodox life of Russia.

Lunch at the refectory.

During the excursion: acquaintance with the central estate of the monastery, a visit to the majestic architectural monument - the functioning Spaso - Transfiguration Cathedral, where the relics of the founders of the monastery Herman and Sergius Valaamsky rest,

Nikolsky skit.

Attention! Children up to 12 years inclusive - a discount on an excursion to the island of Valaam 1300 rubles.

17:00 - departure to the mainland (water transfer 45 minutes).

At 18:30 we will take you to the railway station of Sortavala (school children coming from (through) St. Petersburg). Train number 822h "Swallow", departure at 18:45.

- For those leaving by later trains - a sightseeing tour of the city of Serdobolsk granites (Sortavala).

The city is rightly called the “architectural encyclopedia of European architecture”. He gave creative inspiration to Robert Christmas, Bella Akhmadulina and many other poets and composers.

Dinner at the cafe in Sortavala (cover). The cost is 350 rubles. Man.

- By 20:00 we will take you to the railway station of Sortavala (school children coming from (through) Moscow). Train 160A, departure at 20:25.