Solovki - Kizhi - Valaam

What awaits you

Excursion tour of the Russian North

On this journey you will explore the Arkhangelsk region and Karelia, moving from north to south. You are waiting for individual excursions, various hiking routes and sea walks on the islands of the White Sea.

This tour will introduce you to the history, culture and nature of the Russian North:

• During a walk on the Big Solovetsky Island you will learn about the millennia of development of the archipelago, harsh Orthodox ascetics, tribes of the Karelians and Sami
• By boat you will go to Cape Beluzhii - the only place in the world where beluga whales can be observed directly from the shore.
• climb to the top of the island German Kuzov, from the height of which opens a magnificent panorama of the entire archipelago of Kuzov
• on the island of Big Zayatsky you will see labyrinths and ancient Sami religious structures from boulders
• Visit the famous Solovetsky monastery, founded in the XV century
• during an individual tour of the island-reserve of Kizhi you will get to its most remote corners
• In the ethnic village of Kinerma, get acquainted with the traditional life and customs of the southern Karelians and taste local cuisine prepared in a Russian oven.
• walk through the labyrinths of the Ruskeala mountain park, where in the XVIII century there were marble mining galleries
• While walking, visit the secluded hermitages on the island of Valaam, where the monks live in harmony with the wild northern nature.

Note: we can conduct this program on any other dates in an individual format, see the cost in the "Important to know" block.