Weekend tour to Karelia

1 day:

Meeting in Petrozavodsk at the railway station at the 9th car of train No. 18.

Breakfast at the café.

Sightseeing tour of the capital of Karelia and a walk along the Onega embankment.

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.

For an additional fee: (booked and paid together with the tour, adult - 3800 rubles / person).

Excursion to Kizhi Island.

Trip on the "comet" (1 hour 20 minutes on Lake Onega). Kizhi Island is a “business card” not only of Karelia, but also of Russia.

Excursion program to the museum-reserve with a visit to the Intercession Church and ethnographic expositions.

Return to Petrozavodsk.

Hotel accommodation. Free time.

Guests who did not go to Kizhi will be able to hand over things to the hotel storage room and devote their free time to an independent study of Petrozavodsk.

Accommodation at the hotel after 14:00.

 

Day 2:

Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant.

Free day, for rest. If desired, you can spend a day on your own or book an excursion for an additional fee.

Excursion to Valaam Island and Ruskeal Mountain Park (booked when buying a tour, paid on the spot, adults - 6500 rubles / person, children under 12 years - 5500 rubles / person).

Early rise. Breakfast is with a box lunch.

06.30 Departure by bus to Sortavala (275 km). Arrival in Sortavala. Departure by “meteor” to Valaam Island (45 minutes on Lake Ladoga).

Arrival at the monastery bay. Sightseeing tour of the central estate of the monastery with a visit to the Transfiguration Cathedral, chapels, cell buildings, economic and hotel buildings.

Lunch at the monastery refectory. Moving to Nikon Bay. Visiting the Red Skete.

Return to Sortavala.

Excursion to the mountain park Ruskeala. -

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.

Attention: water excursion to the island. Valaam will take place under favorable weather conditions!

Day 3:

Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant.

Room release. Meeting the instructor.

Going alloy. You need to have spare clothes, shoes (shoes should be of a sports type - sneakers, sneakers, light summer shoes of the "flippers" type are allowed, but with a fixed back). In case of rain, a rain cape.

Departure to the beginning of the alloy M. Yumanishka. Safety briefing.

Delivery of equipment (rescue vests, oars).

Raft rafting on the river Shuya, 8 km. Arrival in the town of Polyana, delivery of equipment, change of clothes.

Picnic by the fire.

Return to Petrozavodsk to the railway station approximately by 16:00.

Departure to Moscow, train No. 17 or St. Petersburg, train No. 805Ch ("Swallow").