Tour to Karelia on June 12

1 day:

Meeting in Petrozavodsk at the railway station at the 9th car of train No. 18. A guide with a plaque on it.

Breakfast at the café.

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

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

ExcursionKizhi.

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. The unique ensemble of Pogost is known all over the world, and every year the flow of tourists who want to visit the island is only growing! 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 in the selected hotel after 14:00.

Day 2:

Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant.

Free day to rest. If desired, you can spend a day on your own or go on a tour 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 11.99 years old - 5500 rubles / person).

Early rise. Breakfast is with a box lunch.

06.30 Departure by bus to Sortavala (275 km).

Arrive at Sortavala at the dock.

Departure by “meteor” to the island of Valaam (45 minutes on Lake Ladoga).

Arrive at Monastery Bay. Sightseeing tour of the central estate of the monastery with a visit to the Transfiguration Cathedral and inspection of chapels, cell buildings, household and hotel buildings.

Lunch at the monastery refectory.

Moving to Nikon Bay.

Visiting the Sunday Skete.

Return to Sortavala.

Excursion to the Ruskeala Mountain Park - former royal quarries of the 18th century.

Back to the hotel. On the way, visit the memorial "Worshipful Cross", established in memory of the participants of the Winter War - 1939-1940.

Attention: a water excursion to Valaam Island will take place under favorable weather conditions!

Day 3:

Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant.

Room release. Departure for the excursion program.

Visit the Kivach waterfall - one of the largest plain waterfalls in Europe. You will also visit the arboretum, the decoration and pride of which are the famous Karelian birch trees.

Karelian birch is a tree to which nature gave the amazing beauty of wood, resembling marble in its pattern.

Lunch is on its way.

A visit to the fish shop of a Karelian farmer who has been growing rainbow trout for more than 20 years, the fish has unique taste qualities, which is facilitated by the ecological purity of the reservoirs of Karelia. Karelian fish and caviar will be the best gift from Karelia on the family table.

Return to Petrozavodsk to the railway station by 17:00. Goodbye to the guide. See you again!

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