Kizha one-day

1 day

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

- Moving to Kondopoga (45 km).

- Carillon music watch. At the entrance to the city there are unusual hours, we will stop for a while at the belfry. Today, 23 northern bells will perform familiar tunes just for you.

- Breakfast at the café.

Walking to the landing site on boats. (300 m).

- 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 5.5 hours. Time spent on the island is 2.5 hours.

Upon returning to the mainland - a late lunch in a cafe (buffet).

For new discoveries go to the reserve "Kivach" (38 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.

- Moving to Petrozavodsk (45 km).

- Bus survey in the capital of Karelia.

At 20:30 we will take you to the railway station of Petrozavodsk (school children coming from (through) Moscow).

Dinner in a cafe in Petrozavodsk (cover). The cost is 350 rubles per person.

At 22:00 we will take you to the railway station of Petrozavodsk (school children coming from (through) St. Petersburg).