Rest in Karelian
Description:
1 day:
We will meet you at the railway station of Petrozavodsk at the 9th car of train No. 18.
Breakfast at the café.
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. Be sure to visit the Governor’s Park.
After an interesting sightseeing tour you will make a trip to the National Museum of the Republic of Karelia. The museum is one of the oldest museum institutions in the North-West of Russia. A wide range of museum collections (nature, archaeology, ethnography, culture, history of Karelia) will provide an opportunity to present the uniqueness of the region in the context of Russian and world history.
Continuation of the excursion program:
A journey into the world of the mysterious stone is shungite. A visit to the souvenir shop, where you can buy figurines, cosmetics, shungite jewelry at wholesale prices.
As well as visiting a relaxation room filled with the life force of shungite. Natural black stone is a miracle. A cure for many diseases, saving lives. It is suitable for an old man and a baby, a man and his house, it can make any place bright, clean and blessed.
Lunch at the café.
Hotel accommodation. Free time.
Day 2:
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
After breakfast you will take a trip out of town.
Undoubtedly, the most outstanding "attraction" of Karelia is its nature and pure, crystal air! We will have the opportunity to spend a day in the pristine bosom of Karelian nature, but with all the usual comfort and coziness of the XXI century.
You will find a welcome tea from a samovar with Karelian pastries, and then an entertainment program that will give you the opportunity to travel back in time to the past and participate in the Pioneer Parade.
And, of course, no holiday is complete without delicious treats, surprises and gifts!
We are waiting for a hot and hearty picnic in nature!
Return to Petrozavodsk. Free time.
Day 3:
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Room release.
For an additional fee, we offer you a tour to choose from:
1. "Visiting the Husky" (booked when buying a tour, paid on the spot). The cost is 4500 rubles / person.
Meeting with a representative of the firm. Departure for the excursion program to the country dog nursery is the only kennel of Chukotka Sled Dogs in Russia, and there are other breeds of sled dogs, such as: Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute, Taimyr Sled Dog, Samoyed Dog. Acquaintance with kayur and sled dogs. Participation in the preparation of the harness for the trip, briefing. Sled riding along the prepared route 2 km. A unique opportunity to touch the little-studied and almost forgotten life of the northern peoples. Feel the spirit of the far north! Lunch in the Guest Plague.
Return to Petrozavodsk, approximately by 16:00.
2. Excursion to Ruskeal Mountain Park (booked when buying a tour, paid on the spot). Cost: adults - 3000 rubles, schoolchildren - 2800 rubles.
Departure by comfortable bus to Western Karelia (290 km).
Visit to the Ruskeala Mountain Park.
These are former Tsarsika quarries. 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. The most popular place to visit with guests and residents of Karelia!
The combination of the nature of Karelia and human activity has given these quarries an amazingly picturesque look that attracts travelers not only from Karelia.
On the way, visit the memorial "Worshipful Cross", established in memory of the participants of the Winter War - 1939-1940.
Lunch is on its way.
On the road stop at the Ruskeal waterfall Ahvenkoski. Translated from the Finnish language “Okunev threshold”. Locals sometimes call it the “waterfall by three bridges”. On this waterfall was filmed the scene of bathing one of the heroines of the film “And the dawns are quiet here”. Amazingly picturesque nature invariably attracts the creators of modern films with its mysterious beauty and some mysterious power. In 2010, a fantasy film “The Dark World” was shot here.
Return to Petrozavodsk, approximately at 22:00.
For guests who do not go on an additional excursion: room vacancy at 12:00 (things to the hotel storage room), free time.