On the thresholds of the Shui River

The journey begins in Petrozavodsk, where you need to get yourself. We recommend train No. 018A with arrival in Petrozavodsk at 7:50 on the day of the start of the tour and No. 017A departure from Petrozavodsk on the last day of the program. We are ready to help with the purchase of tickets, if necessary, leave a comment in the application.

Important: if there are no trains on your dates, then you need to arrive in Petrozavodsk on the eve of the start of the program, and plan your return departure / departure by train the next day after the end of the program.

Day 1 Arrival in Petrozavodsk and the beginning of rafting

After the meeting at the Petrozavodsk station, you will be taken to the place of the beginning of the route - to the village of Hautovaara. Here you will prepare equipment, pass safety briefings and a training session on the water, and then start rafting on the Shuya River.

The name Shuya comes from the Karelian word “suo”, which means “swamp”, since at the beginning of its flow the river has low banks. However, in the place where rafting will begin, the shores become higher and fascinated with their pine forest.

On the route, you will find several thresholds of 2-3 difficulty categories: Tsapfovsky, Hout and Sizovsky. In the middle of the day you will make a stop for lunch and rest, and then continue rafting. In the evening you will camp on the banks of the river, have dinner by the fire and spend the night in tents.

The length of the route is 125 km by car, 11 km of rafting.

Day 2 Passing the Shui Thresholds

After breakfast, you will gather camp and continue rafting on Shuya. Today you have to overcome many thresholds. Most of them have 1-2 difficulty categories - these are sills Sizovsky, Dog (Island), Valoine, Sarikoski. The decision to pass or skirt difficult areas is taken by the instructor depending on the preparedness of the group.

After lunch you will explore the picturesque threshold of Keniaikoski (3-4 hp) Passing the threshold of Kumio (2-3 hp), you will complete the alloy and camp on the shore. In the evening you will have dinner and rest in tents.

The length of the route is 32 km of rafting.

Day 3 Returning home

After breakfast, you will go to the final part of the alloy. On the rafts, you will walk along the rapids and Shivers of Shui to the village of Sodder, where the route ends. You will hand over the equipment, relax a little after rafting and have lunch in nature. Then there will be a transfer to Petrozavodsk to evening trains (departing after 18:00).

The length of the route is 18 km of rafting, 110 km by car.