To Karelia for a marble fairy tale

1 day

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

Breakfast at the café.

Departure by comfortable bus to western Karelia (~280 km).

Excursion to Ruskeal Mountain Park.

The park was created in 2005 on the basis of the unique monument of industrial heritage of Russia Ruskeal marble quarry. 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 combination of the nature of Karelia and human activity has given these quarries an amazingly picturesque look that attracts travelers not only from Karelia.

Arrival in Sortavala.

Hotel accommodation.

Dinner at the cafe.

2 days

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Getting on the bus with things.

Moving to the dock.

*Departure by "meteor" to Valaam Island (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. Visit of Nikonovsky and Gethsemane sketes.

Return to Sortavala.

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

Departure to Petrozavodsk.

Hotel accommodation.

Time to rest.

Breakfast buffet in the hotel restaurant

Meeting with a guide in the hotel lobby.

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. Be sure to visit the Governor’s Park!

Tour to Kizhi Island.

For an additional fee (booked and paid with the tour). The cost of an adult - 3800 rubles / person

A trip on the “comet” (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.

Shuya River rafting (booked when buying a tour, paid on the spot, adults - 1500 rubles / person, children under 12 years - 1400 rubles / person).

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 Shuya River, ~8 km.

Arrival in the town of Polyana, delivery of equipment, change of clothes.

Picnic by the fire.

Back to the hotel.

Attention: the rafting will take place, when recruiting a group of 6 people!

Return to Petrozavodsk.

Free time.

Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant.

Room release.

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. Even in the XXI century. among scientists there is a debate about the origin of this amazing tree!

Picnic with ear + pork barbecue + vegetable slice + tea + pastries.

~16:00 return to Petrozavodsk at the railway station